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  • A major application for DSP is in ________ and ________ of analog signals.


  • Options
  • A. sending, receiving
  • B. digitizing, weighting
  • C. filtering, conditioning
  • D. leveling, translating

  • Correct Answer
  • filtering, conditioning 


  • Interfacing to the Analog World problems


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    • 1. A simultaneous A/D converter is also known as a(n) ________ A/D converter.

    • Options
    • A. flash
    • B. synchronous
    • C. comparator
    • D. asynchronous
    • Discuss
    • 2. 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
    • 3. 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
    • Discuss
    • 4. 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
    • 5. 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
    • 6. 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
    • 7. 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
    • 8. On a binary-weighted D/A converter the least significant binary input ________.

    • Options
    • A. connects to the smallest resistor
    • B. supplies the least voltage
    • C. connects to a 1 kΩ resistor
    • D. connects to the largest resistor
    • Discuss
    • 9. ________ ADCs use no clock signal, because there is no timing or sequencing required.

    • Options
    • A. Actuator
    • B. Dual
    • C. Flash
    • D. Bipolar
    • Discuss
    • 10. The circuit shown below is a(n) ________.


    • Options
    • A. R/2R ladder D/A converter
    • B. four-bit decoder
    • C. binary-weighted-input DAC
    • D. four-bit A/D converter
    • Discuss


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