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  • Question
  • The stability of the ADC process can be improved by using a(n) ________ to hold the analog voltage constant while the A/D conversion is taking place.


  • Options
  • A. sample-and-hold circuit
  • B. op-amp comparator
  • C. NPN amp
  • D. current loop

  • Correct Answer
  • sample-and-hold circuit 


  • Interfacing to the Analog World problems


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    • 1. A 4-bit stairstep-ramp A/D converter has a clock frequency of 100 kHz and a maximum input of 10 V, and has 6 V applied to the input. The conversion time will be ________.

    • Options
    • A. 10 microseconds
    • B. 160 microseconds
    • C. 90 microseconds
    • D. 6250 seconds
    • Discuss
    • 2. For each bit that is added to a digital ramp ADC, the conversion time ________.

    • Options
    • A. doubles
    • B. triples
    • C. decreases by one-third
    • D. decreases by one-half
    • Discuss
    • 3. A(n) ________ converts an analog input to a digital output.

    • Options
    • A. ADC
    • B. DAC
    • C. flash converter
    • D. bipolar converter
    • Discuss
    • 4. The figure given below represents a ________.


    • Options
    • A. successive-approximation A/D converter
    • B. dual-slope A/D converter
    • C. tracking A/D converter
    • D. dual-approximation D/A comparator
    • Discuss
    • 5. A digital voltmeter converts an analog voltage to its ________ representation.

    • Options
    • A. BCD-code
    • B. decimal
    • C. digital
    • D. alias
    • Discuss
    • 6. There are many applications in which analog data must be digitized and transferred into a computer's memory. The process by which the computer acquires these digitized analog data is referred to as ________.

    • Options
    • A. sampling
    • B. multiplexing
    • C. data acquisition
    • D. prescaling
    • Discuss
    • 7. A simultaneous A/D converter is also known as a(n) ________ A/D converter.

    • Options
    • A. flash
    • B. synchronous
    • C. comparator
    • D. asynchronous
    • Discuss
    • 8. A major application for DSP is in ________ and ________ of analog signals.

    • Options
    • A. sending, receiving
    • B. digitizing, weighting
    • C. filtering, conditioning
    • D. leveling, translating
    • Discuss
    • 9. The input of an analog-to-digital converter is ________.

    • Options
    • A. a voltage level
    • B. a clock pulse
    • C. a binary number
    • D. any of the above
    • Discuss
    • 10. The characteristic that a change of one binary step on the input of a DAC should cause exactly one step change on the output is called ________.

    • Options
    • A. resolution
    • B. linearity
    • C. monotonicity
    • D. accuracy
    • Discuss


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