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Analog and Digital Converters problems


  • 1. An 8-bit digital-to-analog converter (DAC) has a resolution of 0.125 V.

  • Options
  • A. True
  • B. False
  • Discuss
  • 2. If we double the number of bits in our digital representation of a number from 4 to 8 bits, we double the relative accuracy of the conversion from digital to analog.

  • Options
  • A. True
  • B. False
  • Discuss
  • 3. A digital-to-analog converter (DAC) is said to be nonmonotonic if the magnitude of the output voltage increases every time the input code increases.

  • Options
  • A. True
  • B. False
  • Discuss
  • 4. A(n) ________ converts an analog input to a digital output.

  • Options
  • A. flash converter
  • B. bipolar converter
  • C. ADC
  • D. DAC
  • Discuss
  • 5. The characteristic that a change of one binary step on the input of a digital-to-analog converter (DAC) should cause exactly one step change on the output is called ________.

  • Options
  • A. resolution
  • B. monotonicity
  • C. linearity
  • D. accuracy
  • Discuss
  • 6. ________ analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) use no clock signal, because there is no timing or sequencing required.

  • Options
  • A. Actuator
  • B. Dual
  • C. Flash
  • D. Bipolar
  • Discuss
  • 7. The problems of the binary-weighted resistor digital-to-analog converter (DAC) can be overcome by using ___________.

  • Options
  • A. an 8-bit binary-weighted resistor DAC
  • B. an R/2R ladder DAC
  • C. a staircase DAC
  • D. a flash DAC
  • Discuss
  • 8. A binary-weighted resistor used in a digital-to-analog converter (DAC) is only practical up to a resolution of ________.

  • Options
  • A. 10 bits
  • B. 2 bits
  • C. 8 bits
  • D. 4 bits
  • Discuss
  • 9. Inaccurate analog-to-digital conversion may be due to ____________.

  • Options
  • A. constant analog input voltage
  • B. linear ramp usage
  • C. intermittent counter inputs
  • D. faulty sample-and-hold circuitry
  • Discuss
  • 10. ________ analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) have a fixed value of conversion time that is not dependent on the value of the analog input.

  • Options
  • A. Substandard
  • B. Dual
  • C. Recessive approximation
  • D. Successive approximation
  • Discuss

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