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What is the non-continuous noise of irregular pulses or spikes of duration with high
amplitudes?
A. Wander
B. Jitter
C. Hits
D. Singing
2. What theorem sets a limit on the maximum capacity of a channel with a given noise
level?
A. Nyquist theorem
B. Hartley law
C. Shannon-Hartley theorem
D. Shannon theorem
3. Quantizing noise occurs in
A. PCM
B. PLM
C. PDM
D. PAM
4. Noise always affects the signal in a communications systems at the ________.
A. transmitter
B. channel
C. information source
D. destination
5. _________ is the random and unpredictable electric signals from natural causes, both
internal and external to the system.
A. Interference
B. Attenuation
C. Distortion
D. Noise
6. Noise from random acoustic or electric noise that has equal energy per cycle over a
specified total frequency band.
A. Gaussian noise
B. Whiter noise
C. Thermal noise
D. All of the above
7. Which causes a quantization noise in PCM system?
A. Detector
B. Discriminator
C. Phase Shifter
D. Limiter
1. Jitter
2. Shannon-Hartley theorem
3. PCM
4. channel
5. Noise
8. Limiter
9. What is the reference noise temperature in degrees Celsius?
A. 17
B. 273
C. 25
D. 30
10. Unwanted radio signal on assigned frequency.
A. Splatter
B. RFI
C. Noise
D. EMI
11. What is the reliable measurement for comparing amplifier noise characteristics?
A. White noise
B. Galactic noise
C. Impulse noise
D. Atmospheric noise
13. Which standard recommends crosstalk limits?
A. CCIT G.152
B. CCIT G.150
C. CCIT G.151
D. CCIT G.161
14. Which standard is utilized in intermodulation noise rates on PCM audio channels?
A. 800 Hz
B. 1000 Hz
C. 1500 Hz
D. 3400 Hz
16. Reference temperature use in noise analysis
A. 75 K
B. 250 K
C. 290 K
D. 300 K
9. 17
10. Noise
15. 800 Hz
16. 290 K
17. Which noise is produced by lighting discharges in thunderstorms?
A. White noise
B. Extraterrestrial noise
C. Industrial noise
D. Atmospheric noise
18. Man-made noise is usually from _______.
A. Non-intrinsic figure
B. Noise improvement factor
C. Narrow intermediate frequency
D. Noise interference figure
20. Industrial noise frequency is between _____.
A. 0 to 10 KHz
B. 160 MHz to 200 MHz
C. 15 to 160 MHz
D. 200 to 3000 MHz
21. External noise fields are measured in terms of _______.
A. rms values
B. dc values
C. average values
D. peak values
22. Form of interference caused by rain or dust storms.
A. Precipitation static
B. Shot-noise
C. Galactic noise
D. Impulse noise
23. At 17˚ C, the noise voltage generated by 5kΩ resistor, operating over a bandwidth of
20KHz is
A. 1.3 nV
B. 1.3 µV
C. 1.3 pV
D. 1.3 mV
24. ________ is an electric noise produced by thermal agitation of electrons in conductor
and semiconductor.
A. External noise
B. Internal noise
C. Thermal noise
D. Flicker
17. Atmospheric noise
23. 1.3 µV
A. 5.23 dB
B. 14.77dB
C. 30 dB
D. 40 dB
26. The noise figure of the first circuit in tandem connection is 10.5 dB while its power gain
is 15, what is the over all noise figure if the second circuit has a noise figure of 11 dB?
A. 11.59 dB
B. 11.23 dB
C. 10.79 dB
D. 10.5 dB
27. Is the interference coming from other communications channels?
A. Jitter
B. Crosstalk
C. RFI
D. EMI
28. What is the reference noise level?
A. 10 pW
B. 0 dBm
C. 1mW
D. -90 dBm
29. What is the unit of noise power of psophometer?
A. pWp
B. dBa
C. dBm
D. dBrn
30. A large emission of hydrogen from the sun that affects communications.
A. Solar flare
B. Cosmic disturbance
C. Ballistic disturbance
D. Solar noise
31. Atmospheric noise is known as _______noise.
A. static
B. cosmic
C. solar
D. lunar
32. Standard design reference for environmental noise temperature.
A. 300 K
B. 290 K
C. 32 ˚F
D. 212˚F
25. 5.23 dB
26. 10.79 dB
27. Crosstalk
29. pWp
31. static
32. 290 K
33. Absolute temperature in Kelvin.
A. ˚C + 273
B. ˚C + 75
C. ˚C + 19
D. ˚C + 290
34. If bandwidth is doubled, the signal power is _________.
A. not changed
B. quadrupled
C. tripled
D. doubled
35. Name one or more sources of noise bearing on electronic communications.
A. Steam boiler
B. Galaxies
C. Internal combustion engine
D. Both B and C
36. The transmitter technique adopted to reduce the noise effect of the preceding question
is called
A. noise masking
B. anitnoise
C. noise killing
D. preemphasis
37. Deemphasis in the receiver in effect attenuates modulating signal components and noise
in what frequency range?
A. dc
B. low
C. intermediate
D. high
38. Atmospheric noise or static is not a great problem
A. Man-made noise
B. In the atmosphere
C. In the receiver front end
D. In the ionosphere
33. ˚C + 273
36. preemphasis
37. high
A. power
B. dBm
C. level
D. ratio
42. Interfering effect of noise, C message weighted, is _________.
A. dBa
B. dBm
C. dBmc
D. dB
43. F1A weighting refers to ___________.
A. -90 dBm
B. dBrnc0
C. dBrnc
D. F1A handset
44. Reading a 58 dBrnC on your Western Electric 3A test set at a +7 test point is equal to
______ dBrnc0.
A. 58
B. 51
C. 65
D. 27
45. Reading a 58 dBrn, at a +7 test point is equal to ________ dBa0.
A. 26
B. 65
C. 51
D. 46
46. A reading of -50 dBm on the disturbing pair, and -80 on the disturbed pair equals _____
dB of crosstalk coupling.
A. 20
B. 30
C. 60
D. 25
47. Power is __________.
A. -90 dBm
B. -82 dBm
C. -85 dBm
D. -70 dBm
41. level
42. dBmc
43. dBrnc
44. 51
45. 46
46. 30
A. 77 dBa
B. 35 dBa
C. 38 dBa
D. 32 dBa
50. You are measuring noise at a +3 dB level point, using the Lenkurt 601A, F1A weighting
network, and a flat meter. The meter reading is -57dBm. This is ________dBa0.
A. 20
B. 15
C. 25
D. 17
49. 38 dBa
50. 25
51. You are measuring noise at a -6 dB level point, using the Lenkurt 601A, F1A weighting
network, and a flat meter. The meter reading is -59 dBm. This is _________ dBa0.
A. 24
B. 12
C. 23
D. 32
52. A measurement of -75 dBm, C-message weighted, would be _________ dBrnc.
A. 8
B. 7
C. 9
D. 15
53. Your Western Electric 3A test set meter reading is -23 dBm at at test point level of -8
dB. This is ______ dBrnc0.
A. 75
B. 29
C. 30
D. 31
54. At what power level does a 1 KHz tone cause zero interference (144 weighted)?
A. 90 dB
B. 90 dBm
C. -90 dBm
D. -90 dBm
55. Reference noise is ___________.
A. positive
B. negative
C. imaginary
D. fractional
57. What is the reference level for noise measurement, F1A weighted?
A. -90 dBm
B. -82 dBm
C. -67 dBm
D. -85 dBm
58. What is the reference tone level for dBrn?
A. -90 dBm
B. -82 dBm
C. -67 dBm
D. -85 dBm
51. 32
52. 15
53. 75
56. positive
A. -90 dBm
B. -82 dBm
C. -67 dBm
D. -85 dBm
60. Atmospheric noise becomes less severe at frequencies
A. above 30 MHz
B. below 30 MHz
C. above 3000 kHz
D. below 3000kHz
61. Indicate the noise whose sources are in category different from that of the other three?
A. Solar noise
B. Cosmic noise
C. Atmospheric noise
D. Galactic noise
62. Indicate the false statement.
A. Automobile ignition
B. Sun
C. Electric Motors
D. Leakage from high voltage line
64. Indicate the false statement
A. halved
B. quadrupled
C. doubled
D. unchanged
66. Indicate the false statement.
63. Sun
65. unchanged
A. 40 µV
B. 4.0 µV
C. 400 µV
D. 4.0 mV
68. The first stage of a two-stage amplifier has a voltage gain of 10, a 600 Ω input resistor,
a 1600Ω equivalent noise resistance and 27kΩ output resistor. For the second stage, these
values are 25, 81kΩ, 19kΩ, and 1MΩ, respectively. Calculate the equivalent input-noise
resistance of this two stage amplifier.
A. 2,518 kΩ
B. 2,518 Ω
C. 251.8 Ω
D. 12,518 Ω
69. The noise output of a resistor is amplified by a noiseless amplifier having a gain of 60
and a bandwidth of 20 kHz. A meter connected at the output of the amplifier reads 1mV
RMS. If the bandwidth of the amplifier is reduced to 5kHz, its gain remaining constant, what
does the meter read now?
A. 0.5 mV
B. 0.5 µV
C. 5.0 mV
D. 5.0 µV
70. The front-end of a television receiver, having a bandwidth of 7Mhz, and operating at a
temperature of 27˚C , consists of an amplifier having a gain of 15 followed by a mixer
whose gain is 20. The amplifier has a 300 Ω input resistor and a shot noise equivalent
resistance of 500Ω; for the mixer, these values are 2.2kΩ and 13.5kΩ respectively, and the
load resistance of the mixer is 470 kΩ. Calculate the equivalent noise resistance for this
television receiver.
A. 8760 Ω
B. 875 Ω
C. 8.76 Ω
D. 0.876 Ω
71. One of the following is not a useful quantity for comparing the noise performance
receivers.
A. the ratio of the S/N power supplied at the input terminal of a receiver or amplifier to
the S/N power supplied to the output or load resistor
B. noise factor expressed in decibels
C. an unwanted form of energy tending to interfere with the proper and easy reception
and reproduction of wanted signals
D. S/N of an ideal system divided by S/N at the output of the receiver or amplifier
under test, both working at the same temperature over the same bandwidth and fed
from the same source
67. 4.0 µV
68. 2,518 Ω
69. 0.5 mV
70. 875 Ω
72. an unwanted form of energy tending to interfere with the proper and easy reception and
reproduction of wanted signals
73. Calculated the noise figure of the amplifier whose Req equals 2518Ω (RT=600Ω) if its
driven by a generator whose output impedance is 50Ω.
A. 39.4
B. 3.94
C. 394
D. 0.394
74. Calculate the noise figure of the receiver whose RF amplifier has an input resistance of
1000Ω and an equivalent shot-noise resistance of 2000Ω, a gain of 25 and load resistance
of 125 kΩ. Given that the bandwidth is 1.0MHz and the temperature is 20˚C, and that the
receiver is connected to an antenna with an impedance of 75Ω.
A. 30.3
B. 3.03
C. 303
D. .303
75. A receiver connected to an antenna whose resistance is 50 Ω has an equivalent noise
resistance of 30Ω. Calculate its equivalent noise temperature if the noise figure is equal to
1.6.
A. 17.4 K
B. 174 K
C. 1.74 K
D. 17 K
76. Most internal noise comes from
A. Shot noise
B. Transit-time noise
C. Thermal agitation
D. Skin effect
77. Which of the following is not a source of external noise?
A. Thermal agitation
B. Auto ignition
C. The sun
D. Fluorescent lights
78. Noise can be reduced by
A. microvolts
B. milivolts
C. volts
D. kilo volts
80. Which circuit contributes most of the noise in a receiver?
A. IF amplifier
B. Demodulator
C. AF amplifier
D. Mixer
73. 39.4
74. 30.3
75. 174 K
79. microvolts
80. Mixer
81. Which noise figure represents the lowest noise in receiver?
A. 1.6 dB
B. 2.1 dB
C. 2.7 dB
D. 3.4 dB
82. The transistor with the lowest noise figure in the microwave region is a
A. MOSFET
B. Dual-gate MOSFET
C. JFET
D. MESFET
83. What is the noise voltage across a 300Ω input resistance to a TV set with a 6MHz
bandwidth and temperature of 30˚C?
A. 2.3 µV
B. 3.8 µV
C. 5.5 µV
D. 5.4 µV
84. Which of the following types of noise becomes of great importance at frequencies?
A. Shot noise
B. Random noise
C. Impulse noise
D. Transit-time noise
85. The solar cycle repeats the period of great electrical disturbance approximately every
A. 11 years
B. 10 years
C. 9 years
D. 8 years
86. The square of the thermal noise voltage generated by a resistor is proportional to
A. its resistance
B. its temperature
C. the bandwidth over which it is measured
D. All of the above
87. Noise occurring in the presence of signal resulting from a mismatch between the exact
value of an analog signal and the closet available quantizing step in a digital coder.
A. Quantizing noise
B. Thermal noise
C. Impulse noise
D. Crosstalk
88. Noise consisting of irregular pulses of short duration and relatively high amplitude,
A. Quantizing noise
B. Tone interference
C. Impulse noise
D. Cross talk
81. 1.6 dB
82. MESFET
83. 5.5 µV
85. 11 years
A. Crosstalk
B. Quantizing noise
C. Reference noise
D. Tone interference
90. Sources of impulse noise induced in communication channels.
A. Impulse noise
B. Thermal noise
C. Quantizing noise
D. Miscellaneous noise
92. ___________ is device that measures the internal open circuit voltage of an equivalent
noise generator having an impedance of 600Ω and delivering noise power to a 600 Ω load.
A. Psophometer
B. Barometer
C. Reflectometer
D. Voltmeter
93. External noise originating outside the solar system
A. Cosmic noise
B. Solar noise
C. Thermal noise
D. Lunar noise
94. A noise whose source is within the solar system.
A. Solar noise
B. Thermal noise
C. Cosmic noise
D. Johnson Noise
95. The total noise power present in a 1-Hz bandwidth .
A. Noise density
B. Noise figure
C. Noise limit
D. Noise intensity
96. Which of the following is not a way of minimizing if not eliminating noise?
A. Use redundancy
B. Increase transmitted power
C. Reduce signaling rate
D. Increase channel bandwidth
89. Crosstalk
92. Psophometer
97. Lightning
97. What is the primary cause of atmospheric noise?
A. Thunderstorm
B. Lightning
C. Thunderstorm and lightning
D. Weather condition
98. What do you call the noise coming from the sun and stars?
A. Black-body noise
B. Space noise
C. Galactic noise
D. All of these
99. The major cause of atmospheric or static noise are
A. Thunderstorms
B. Airplanes
C. Meteor showers
D. All of these
100. Which of the following low noise transistors is commonly used at microwave
frequencies?
A. MOSFET
B. GASFET
C. MESFET
D. JFET
97. Lightning
99. Thunderstorms
100. MESFET
101. An amplifier operating over a 2 MHz bandwidth has a 80 ohms input resistance. It is
operating at 27 degree Celsius, has a voltage gain of 200 and input signal of 6 microvolts
rms. Calculate the output rms noise.
a. 325.6 millivolts
b. 0.326 millivolts
c. 32.55 microvolts
d. d. 0.3255 microvolts
102. Man-made noise is caused by
a. Lightning discharge
b. Solar eruptions
c. Distant stars
d. Arc discharges in electrical machines
103. Cosmic noise is produced by
a. Lightning discharge
b. Solar eruption
c. Distant stars
d. Industrial electrical discharges
104. One of the following type of noise becomes of great importance in high frequencies. It
is the
a. Shot noise
b. Random noise
c. Impulse noise
d. Transit-time noise
105. Indicate the false statement
a. Halved
b. Quadrupled
c. Doubled
d. Unchanged
107. One of the following is not useful for comparing the noise performance of receivers
a. Solar noise
b. Cosmic noise
c. Atmospheric noise
d. Galactic noise
106. Unchanged
a. Flicker
b. Thermal agitation
c. Device imperfection
d. Temperature change
110. Convert noise factor of 4.02 to equivalent noise temperature. Use 300 K for
environmental temperature
a. 876 K
b. 900 K
c. 906 K
d. 875 K
111. Atmospheric noise is less severe at frequencies above
a. 10 GHz
b. 30 MHz
c. 1 GHz
d. Audio level
112. The most common unit of noise measurement in white noise voltage testing
a. NPR
b. dBrn
c. dBW
d. dBm
113. What is the major cause of atmospheric or static noise?
a. Meteor showers
b. Sunspots
c. Airplanes
d. Thunderstorms
114. Background noise is the same as the following EXCEPT
a. Impulse noise
b. Thermal noise
c. White noise
d. Gaussian noise
115. Noise is caused by the thermal agitation of electrons in resistance
a. White noise
b. Thermal noise
c. Johnson’s noise
d. All of these
116. The unit of noise power of psophometer
a. dBa
b. pWp
c. dBm
d. dBm0
109. Thermal agitation
110. 906 K
111. 30 MHz
112. NPR
113. Thunderstorms
116. pWp
117. Extra-terrestrial noise is observable at frequencies from
a. 0 to 20 KHz
b. Above 2 GHz
c. 8 MHz to 1.43 GHz
d. 5 to 8 GHz
118. What signal-to-noise ratio is required for satisfactory telephone services?
a. 50 dB
b. 30 dB
c. 40 dB
d. 20 dB
119. A diode generator is required to produce 12 micro V of noise in a receiver with an input
impedance of 75 ohms and a noise power bandwidth of 200 KHz. Determine the current
through the diode in milliamperes.
a. 0.4 A
b. 298 mA
c. 0.35 A
d. 300 mA
120. The equivalent noise temperature of the amplifier is 25 K. What is the noise figure?
a. 0.4 A
b. 298 mA
c. 0.35 A
d. 300 mA
121. The resistor R1 and R2 are connected in series at 300 K and 400 K temperature
respectively. If R1 is 200 ohms and R2 is 300 ohms, find the power produced at the load
(RL = 500 ohms) over a bandwidth of 100 KHz.
a. 0.05 nanowatts
b. 0.2 nanowatts
c. 0.5 femtowatts
d. 2.0 femtowatts
122. The random unpredictable electric signals from natural causes, both internal and
external to the system is known as
a. Distortion
b. Noise
c. Distortion
d. Interference
123. Given a factor of 10, what is the noise figure in dB?
a. 20 dB
b. 10 dB
c. 50 dB
d. 40 dB
124. The signal in a channel is measured to be 23 dBm while noise in the same channel is
measured to be 23 dBm while noise in the same channel is measured to be 9 dBm. The
signal to noise ratio therefore is
a. 32 dB
b. 5 dB
c. -14 dB
d. 14 dB
118. 50 dB
119. 0.4 A
120. 0.4 A
122. Noise
123. 10 dB
124. 14 dB
125. If voltage is equal to twice its original value, what is its corresponding change in dB?
a. 3 dB
b. 6 dB
c. 9 dB
d. 12 dB
126. NIF stand for
a. 0.05 millivolts
b. 0.5 millivolts
c. 0.05 microvolts
d. 0.005 microvolts
128. What is the reference frequency of CCITT psophometric noise measurement?
a. 800 Hz
b. 1500 Hz
c. 3400 Hz
d. 1000 Hz
129. A three-stage amplifier is to have an overall noise temperature no greater than 70 K.
The overall gain of the amplifier is to be at least 45 dB. The amplifier is to be built by adding
a low-noise first stage with existing characteristics as follows: stage 2 has 20 dB power gain
and 3 dB noise figure. Stage 3 has 15 dB power gain and 6 dB noise figure. Calculate the
maximum noise figure (in dB) that the first stage can have.
a. 0.267 dB
b. 0.56 dB
c. 1.235 dB
d. 0.985 dB
130. A transistor has measured S/N power of 60 at its input and 19 at its output. Determine
the noise figure of the transistor.
a. 5 dB
b. 10 dB
c. 2.5 dB
d. 7.5 dB
131. Which does not affect noise in a channel?
a. None of these
b. Bandwidth
c. Temperature
d. Quantizing level
132. Reference noise temperature
a. 70 deg F
b. 30 deg C
c. 290 Kelvin
d. 25 deg C
125. 6 dB
128. 800 Hz
129. 0.56 dB
130. 5 dB
a. Thermal noise
b. White noise
c. Gaussian noise
d. All of these
135. A transistor amplifier has a measured S/N power of 100 at its input and 20 at its
output. Determine the noise figure of the transistor.
a. 14 dB
b. 7 dB
c. -6 dB
d. -3 dB
136. What does the noise weighing curve show?
a. -6 dB
b. 9 dB
c. 6 dB
d. -3 dB
138. In measuring noise in a voice channel at a -4 dB test point level, the meter reads -70
dBm (F1A weighted), convert the reading into pWp.
a. 53
b. 93
c. 63
d. 83
139. An amplifier with 20 dB gain is connected to another with 10 dB gain by means of a
transmission line with a loss of 4 dB. If a signal with a power level of -14 dBm were applied
to the system, calculate the power output.
a. 14 dBm
b. -12 dB
c. -20 dB
d. 12 dBm
133. 15 to 160 MHz
135. 7 dB
137. 6 dB
138. 63
139. 12 dBm
140. Two resistors, R1 and R2 have temperatures of 300 K and 400 K, respectively. What is
the noise power if the two resistors are connected in series at 10 MHz bandwidth?
a. 96.6 fW
b. 55.2 fW
c. 41.4 fW
d. 88.36 fW
141. Determine the shot noise for a diode with a forward bias of 1.40 mA over an 80 kHz
bandwidht. (q = 1.6×10 raised to minus 9 C)
a. 6 nA
b. 3 mA
c. 12 nA
d. 15 nA
142. The total noise power present in a 1 – Hz bandwidth
a. Noise density
b. Noise figure
c. Noise limit
d. Noise intensity
143. An amplifier with an overall gain of 20 dB is impressed with a signal whose power level
is 1 watt. Calculate the output power in dBm.
a. 50 dBm
b. 150 dB
c. 80 dBm
d. 100 dBm
144. What is the effect on the signal to noise ratio of a system (in dB) if the bandwidth is
doubled considering all other parameters to remain unchanged except the normal thermal
noise only. The S/N will be
a. Increased by a factor of 2
b. Decreased by ½ its value
c. Increased by a factor of 4
d. Decreased to ¼ its value
145. Express the ratio in decibels of noise power ratio 50 is to 10 watts.
a. 7 dB
b. 21 dB
c. 14 dB
d. 3.5 dB
146. What do you call the noise coming from the sun and stars?
a. Black-body noise
b. Space noise
c. Galactic noise
d. All of these
147. A satellite has a noise figure of 1.6 dB. Find its equivalent noise temperature.
a. 139 K
b. 192 K
c. 291 K
d. 129 K
140. 96.6 fW
141. 6 nA
143. 50 dBm
145. 7 dB
147. 129 K
148. What is the primary cause of atmospheric noise?
a. Thunderstorm
b. Lightning
c. Thunderstorm and lightning
d. Weather condition
149. In a microwave communications system, determine the noise power in dBm for an
equivalent noise bandwidth of 10 MHz.
a. -104 dBm
b. -114 dBm
c. -94 dBm
d. -174 dBm
150. The solar cycle repeats the period if great electrical disturbance approximately every
a. 11 years
b. 10 years
c. 9 years
d. 8 years
148. Lightning
150. 11 years
151. A current change that is equal to twice its original value will correspond to a change of
a. 3 dB
b. 9 dB
c. 10 dB
d. 6 dB
152. What does a power difference of –3 dB mean?
a. 10 volts/volt
b. 100 volts/volt
c. 1000 volts/volt
d. 10,000 volts/volt
154. ______ is mathematically equal to the logarithm to the base ten of the power ratio P1
over P2.
a. bel
b. dB
c. bel/10
d. dB/2
155. Noise that is produced by the active components within the receiver.
a. Thermal
b. External
c. Internal
d. White
156. Noise due to random variation in the arrival of charge carriers at the output electrode
of an active device
a. Shot
b. Impulse
c. Thermal
d. Dynamic
157. A network has a loss of 20 dB. What power ratio corresponds to this loss
a. 0.01
b. 0.1
c. 10
d. 100
158. A receiver connected to an antenna whose resistance is 60 ohms has an equivalent
noise resistance of 40 ohms. Calculate the receiver’s noise figure in decibels and its
equivalent noise temperature.
151. 6 dB
154. bel
155. Internal
156. Shot
157. 0.01
a. Industrial
b. Johnson
c. Flicker
d. Mixer
160. The noise figure of a totally noiseless device is
a. Unity
b. Infinity
c. Zero
d. 100
161. Indicate the noise whose source is in a category different from that of the other three.
a. Solar
b. Cosmic
c. Atmospheric
d. Galactic
162. The ratio(in dB) of the power of a signal at point to the power of the same signal at the
reference point.
a. 50 watts
b. 55 watts
c. 60 watts
d. 62 watts
164. Which of the following types of noise becomes of great importance at high frequencies?
a. Shot
b. Random
c. Impulse
d. Transmit time
165. The input current of a network is 190 µA and the output is 1.3 µA. The loss in decibels
is
a. 20.2
b. 21.6
c. 28.6
d. 43.3
166. If a network connected in series have a gain of -0.5 dB, -0.3dB, -2dB and 6.8dB, the
overall gain is
a. 2 dB
b. –2 dB
c. 4 dB
d. –4 dB
159. Industrial
160. Unity
161. Atmospheric
163. 50 watts
165. 43.3
166. 4 dB
167. What is the gain, in dB, if the output to input ratio is 1000.
a. 20
b. 30
c. 40
d. 10
168. The following characteristics of noise except
a. Unwanted energy
b. Predictable in character
c. Present in the channel
d. Due to any cause
169. The equivalent noise temperature of the amplifier is 25 °K what is the noise figure?
a. 10.86
b. 1.086
c. 0.1086
d. 1.86
170. A receiver connected to an antenna whose resistance is 50 ohms has an equivalent
noise resistance of 30 ohms. What is the receiver’s noise temperature?
a. 464°K
b. 754°K
c. 400°K
d. 174°K
171. A theoretical antenna has a gain of 1dB. Its gain in nepers is
a. 8.686
b. 0.1151
c. 6.868
d. 0.5111
172. What is the equivalent output of a circuit in dBm, if it has an output of 10 watts?
a. 10 dBm
b. 30 dBm
c. 20 dBm
d. 40 dBm
173. An amplifier with an input resistance of 1000 ohms is operating over a 4 MHz
bandwidth. Calculate the rms voltage if the amplifier is operating at 27 °C.
a. 8.14 nV
b. 8.14 uV
c. 6.6 nV
d. 6.6 uV
174. The value of a resistor creating thermal noise is doubled. The noise power generated is
therefore
a. Halved
b. Quadrupled
c. Doubled
d. Unchanged
159. Industrial
160. Unity
161. Atmospheric
163. 50 watts
165. 43.3
166. 4 dB
175. One of the following is not a useful quantity for comparing the noise performance of
receivers.
a. Noise
b. Spectrum
c. Radiation
d. Absorption
177. The correct symbol for decibel is
a. DB
b. dB
c. Db
d. db
178. _____ is the noise created outside the receiver.
a. Internal
b. External
c. Shot
d. Industrial
179. _____ is the noise created by man.
a. Solar
b. Industrial
c. Extraterrestrial
d. Galactic
180. A voltage change that is equal to twice its original value correspond to a change of
a. 3 dB
b. 6 dB
c. 9 dB
d. 10 dB
181. Indicate the voltage level in dB with reference to one volt. This unit is used in video or
TV measurement
a. dBW
b. dBk
c. dBm
d. dBV
182. which of the following is not an actual amount of power?
a. dB
b. dBm
c. dBw
d. dBk
175. Input noise voltage
176. Noise
177. dB
178. External
179. Industrial
180. 6 dB
181. dBV
182. dB
183. In noise analysis, the reference temperature is
a. 75 K
b. 250 K
c. 290 K
d. 300 K
184. Noise from distant panels, stars, galaxies and other celestial objects are called
a. Cosmic
b. Extraterrestrial
c. Galactic
d. Black body
185. Indicate which one of the following types of noise does not occur in transistors
a. Shot noise
b. Flicker noise
c. Partition noise
d. Resistance noise
186. Which of the following is not a source of space noise
a. Sun
b. Star
c. Lightning
d. Black body
187. Noise that is due to the random and rapid motion of the charge carriers inside a
resistive component.
a. Johnson
b. Thermal Agitation
c. White
d. All of the above
188. Indicate the false statement. The square of the thermal noise voltage generated by a
resistor is proportional to
a. Its resistance
b. Its temperature
c. Boltzmann’s Constant
d. The bandwidth over which it is measured
189. In a communication system, noise is likely to affect the signal
a. At the transmitter
b. In the channel
c. In the information source
d. At the destination
190. The noise power generated by a resistor is proportional to
a. Temperature
b. Bandwidth
c. a and b
d. NOTA
183. 290 K
184. Extraterrestrial
186. Lightning
190. a and b
191. Thermal noise is also known as
a. Gaussian Noise
b. White Noise
c. Johnson noise
d. All of the above
192. This type of noise has a power spectrum which decreases with increasing frequency. It
is most important at low frequencies from 0 to about 100 Hz).
a. Shot noise
b. Flicker noise
c. Diode noise
d. BJT noise
193. Industrial noise extends up to what frequency?
a. 500 MHz
b. 500 GHz
c. 500 THz
d. 500 KHz
194. Impulse Noise is
a. A function of current
b. A shot duration pulse
c. Dependent of frequency
d. Dependent of temperature
195. When the power ratio of the output to input of a circuit is 200. What is the gain in dB?
a. 23
b. 46
c. –23
d. –46
196. What is the reference level for random noise measurement, FIA weighted?
a. –82 dBm
b. –90 dBm
c. –85 dBm
d. – 77 dBm
197. A 10 dB pad has an output level of -3 dBm. The level at the input is:
a. 13 dBm
b. -7 dBm
c. 1 dBm
d. 7 dBm
198. The sum of three signals of 45dBm each is ______ dBm.
a. 45
b. 135
c. 20
d. 50
191. All of the above
195. 23
197. 90 degrees
198. 50
199. It is characterized by high amplitude peaks of short duration in the total noise
spectrum
a. Intermodulation voice
b. Impulse noise
c. Dropout
d. Phase hits
200. Originally was determined by measuring the interfering effect of noise in a Type 144
handset. A tone of 1 kHz, having a power level of 90 dBm was selected as the reference
level.
a. Noise figure
b. S/N ratio
c. Signal Figure
d. Figure of Merit
a. 1.39 dBm
b. -4.3 dBm
c. 1 dBm
d. -13 dBm
202. If a power of 0.25 mW is launched into a fiber system with an overall loss of 15 dB the
output power would be:
a. 250 µ/W
b. 31.6 µW
c. 7.9 µW
d. 15 dBm
203. A system having an input power of 2 mW an output power of 0.8mW has a loss of:
a. 2.98 dBm
b. 3.98 dB
c. 3.98 µW
d. 1.98 mW
204. An output of -10 dB means that the power has been
a. Halved in value
b. Increased by a factor of 10
c. Reduced by a factor of 10
d. Doubled
205. Any unwanted form of energy interfering the reception of wanted signal is called
a. Noise
b. Sideband
c. Harmonics
d. Modulation
206. Is the reduction of signal amplitude as it passed over the transmission medium.
a. Noise
b. Distortion
c. Attenuation
d. Interference
207. Signal waveform perturbation or deviation caused by imperfect response of the system
to the desired signal
a. Noise
b. Aliasing
c. Distortion
d. Interference
208. Signal attenuation can be corrected by
a. Filtering
b. Modulation
c. Equalization
d. Amplification
201. -13 dBm
202. 31.6 µW
203. 3.98 dB
205. Noise
206. Attenuation
207. Distortion
208. Amplification
209. Distortion in a waveform can be corrected by
a. Filtering
b. Modulation
c. Equalization
d. Amplification
210. Signal contamination by extraneous or external sources, such as, other transmitters,
power lines, and machinery.
a. Noise
b. Distortion
c. Harmonics
d. Interference
211. Man-made or industrial noise is also known as
a. Noise
b. Distortion
c. Interference
d. Thermal Noise
212. The noise performance of a receiver or circuit. It is expressed as ratio of the S/N power
at the output.
a. Noise figure
b. S/N ratio
c. Signal figure
d. Figure of merit
213. Noise that is caused by natural disturbances such as lightning discharge.
a. Static noise
b. Space noise
c. Atmospheric noise
d. A or C
214. Atmospheric or static noise becomes less severe at frequencies
a. Below 30 KHz
b. Between 30 KHz and 300 KHz
c. Between 300 KHz and 30 MHz
d. Above 30 MHz
215. Considered as space noise or extraterrestrial noise
a. Solar noise
b. Cosmic noise
c. Black-body noise
d. All of the above
216. Which statement is true
210. Interference
211. Interference
213. A or C
a. RF amplifier
b. Mixer
c. Detector
d. Local Oscillator
219. Which noise figure represents the lowest noise?
a. 1.5 dB
b. 2.0 dB
c. 3.7 dB
d. 4.1 dB
220. Denote the interference of noise in dB above an adjusted reference noise. The adjusted
reference noise level was a 1 kHz tone, set at -85 dBm
a. dBa
b. dBm
c. dBa0
d. pWp
221. The extent of noise referred to a test tone level of zero dBm.
a. dBa
b. dBm
c. dBa0
d. pWp
222. An amplifier operating over a 4 MHz bandwidth has a 100 Ω input resistance and is
operating at 300°K. Determine the noise power generated.
a. dBa
b. dBm
c. dBaO
d. dBmC
224. The measurement of noise was made with a C-message filter, and the reading is taken
at a test point where the level is zero dBm.
a. dBaO
b. dBmCo
c. dBa
d. dBmC
218. RF amplifier
219. 1.5 dB
220. dBa
221. dBa0
223. dBmC
224. dBmCo
225. Which of the following is not an important cause of distortion in DC signaling
a. line resistance
b. line inductance
c. line capacitance
d. all of the above
226. There are a number of different sources of radio noise, the most important being
a. Galactic noise
b. Man-made noise
c. Atmospheric noise
d. All of the above
227. The amount of noise power is measured using a psophometric weighting network. This
unit of measurement is generally used in Europe where the standard reference tone is 800
hertz, 1 picowatt.
a. dBa
b. dBm
c. dBaO
d. pWp
228. Noise produced mostly by lightning discharges in thunderstorms.
a. White noise
b. Industrial noise
c. Atmospheric noise
d. Extraterrestrial noise
229. Propagation of man made noise is chiefly by
a. S/N
b. VSWR
c. Noise factor
d. Noise margin
231. NIF stands for
a. Non-intrinsic figure
b. Noise interference figure
c. Noise improvement factor
d. Narrow intermediate frequency
232. External noise fields are measured in terms of
a. Dc values
b. Rms values
c. Peak values
d. Average values
225. line inductance
227. pWp
a. Shot noise
b. Galactic noise
c. Impulse noise
d. Precipitation static
234. Extra-terrestrial noise is observable at frequencies from
a. 0 to 20 KHz
b. 8 MHz to 1.43 GHz
c. 5 to 8 GHz
d. 15 to 160 MHz
235. Industrial noise is observable from
a. 15 to 160 MHz
b. 200 to 3000 MHz
c. 0 to 10 kHz
d. 8 Mhz to 1.43 GHz
236. Noise that becomes significant at VHF range and above
a. Atmospheric
b. Transit-time
c. Galactic
d. White
237. Noise figure for an amplifier with noise is always
a. 0 dB
b. Infinite
c. Less than 1
d. Greater than 1
238. The noise generated by the tube, transistor or integrated circuit in an amplifier.
a. White noise
b. Amplification noise
c. Active noise
d. Dynamic Noise
239. Electrical noise inherent to a particular device, circuit or system that remains when no
other signal is present.
a. Shot noise
b. Thermal noise
c. Background noise
d. Static noise
240. A wideband form of impulse noise generated by the electric arc in the spark plugs of an
internal combustion engine. This noise is a common problem in mobile radio system.
a. Thermal noise
b. Shot noise
c. Amplification noise
d. Ignition noise
233. Precipitation static
236. Transit-time
a. dBW
b. dBk
c. dBm
d. Dbv
242. Noise in any form of electromagnetic interference that can be traced to non-natural
causes.
a. Man-made noise
b. Distortion
c. External noise
d. Internal noise
243. The frequency range wherein noise is said to be intense.
a. Absolute temperature
b. Temperature band
c. Noise-equivalent temperature
d. Critical temperature
245. A passive circuit, usually consisting of capacitance and/or inductance, that I inserted in
series with the a-c power cord of an electronic device which will allow the 60-Hz current to
pass and suppressed high frequency noise components.
a. Noise filter
b. Noise limiter
c. Noise floor
d. Noise quieting
246. What do you call the level of background noise, relative to some reference signal.
a. Noise figure
b. Minimum noise
c. Reference noise
d. Noise floor
247. A circuit often used in radio receivers that prevents externally generated noise from
exceeding amplitude. They are also called noise clippers
a. Noise floor
b. Noise filter
c. Noise limiter
d. Noise clamper
248. It is referred to as a short burst of electromagnetic energy.
a. Pulse
b. Noise pulse
c. Spike
d. Noise floor
241. dBk
a. Noise quieting
b. Noise limiting
c. Noise suppression
d. Noise degradation
250. Noise generated within electronic equipment by either passive or active components.
a. Shot noise
b. Thermal noise
c. Circuit noise
d. External noise