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Explore the key differences between analog and digital signals with this comprehensive question and answer set. Covering topics from signal characteristics and conversion methods to the nyquist theorem and quantization, this resource is ideal for students and professionals in electronics engineering. Understand the advantages and disadvantages of each signal type, and test your knowledge with detailed explanations. Perfect for exam preparation and deepening your understanding of signal processing principles. A solid foundation for understanding signal processing concepts.
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analog - ANSWER speech and most music are ___ signals analog - ANSWER ____ signals are continuous in time no - ANSWER are analogue signals restricted in time? no - ANSWER are analogue signals restricted in amplitude infinite - ANSWER in analog signals there is a ____ number of values digital - ANSWER these signals are discrete or finite digital - ANSWER limited set of values these signals can have discrete, equally spaced - ANSWER audio signals are sampled at _____, _____ moments in time Higher Fidelity - ANSWER digital signals have the possibility of making _______ copies of the signal degraded, NEARLY perfect - ANSWER taped copies are always ____ where digital copies are ____ noise, degradation - ANSWER digital signals are more resistant to ____ and _____ for storage and transmission digital - ANSWER which system is very flexible?
A to D - ANSWER name the three ways to also represent analog to digital conversion discrete numbers - ANSWER ADC has a representation of continuous signal by... electronic integrated circuit - ANSWER ADC usually performed by an... analog, digital value - ANSWER an ADC samples the ____ signal at regular intervals of time, and converts it into a _____ cannot - ANSWER a practical ADC____ (can or cannot) make an instantaneous conversion held constant - ANSWER in ADC the input value must be _____ during conversation each sampling period - ANSWER in ADC one value is assigned to.... continuous- time, discrete-time - ANSWER Sampling converts a _____ signal into a ____ signal analog signal - ANSWER the sampling rate determines how often the ____ is sampled throws away - ANSWER sampling ____ the info between samples Nyquist Theorem - ANSWER in order to accurately reconstruct an analog signal, the sampling rate should be at least two times the highest frequency present in the analog signal. Nyquist frequency - ANSWER half the sampling rate is called... aliasing - ANSWER not following the nyquist theorem leads to...
quantization error - ANSWER the difference between the actual input value and its quantized value is referred to as... yes - ANSWER does the quantization process discard info? 2 - ANSWER the discrete values available is a power of... bits - ANSWER quantized values are expressed in... 2 - ANSWER how many values can a bit represent bit - ANSWER the smallest unit of info is... how many levels can be represented - ANSWER the amount of bits determines... 1,000 - ANSWER the storage capacity of a magnetic stripe on a credit cars is about.... 30,000,000 bits - ANSWER a 3 minute song is about.... its analog - ANSWER if we increase the resolution to 21 steps the signal looks more like ______ version but it still looks clipped no - ANSWER can analog signals be 100% represented quantization noise - ANSWER the digital signal must change in fixed steps, yielding... quantization noise - ANSWER the difference between actual input value and its quantized value
+or-1/2 - ANSWER the continuous analog signal is always within ____ of its true value more - ANSWER to minimize error we use more or less steps digital-to-analog converter (DAC) - ANSWER the numeric amplitudes are converted back to voltages through a...