agitation
of
electrons
in
conductor and semiconductor.
A. External noise
B. Internal noise
C. Thermal noise
D. Flicker
28. What is
noise level?
A. 10 pW
B. 0 dBm
C. 1mW
D. -90 dBm
22.
Form
of
interference
caused by rain or dust storms.
A. Precipitation static
B. Shot-noise
C. Galactic noise
D. Impulse noise
30.
A
large
emission
of
hydrogen from the sun that
affects communications.
A. Solar flare
B. Cosmic disturbance
C. Ballistic disturbance
D. Solar noise
24. ________ is
noise
produced
an electric
by
thermal
the
reference
C. solar
D. lunar
32. Standard design reference
for
environmental
noise
temperature.
A. 300 K
B. 290 K
C. 32 F
D. 212F
33. Absolute
Kelvin.
A. C + 273
B. C + 75
C. C + 19
D. C + 290
34.
the
A.
B.
C.
D.
temperature
in
If bandwidth is doubled,
signal power is _________.
not changed
quadrupled
tripled
doubled
is
for
the
proper
suppressing
refers
to
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
weighted,
55.
Reference
noise
is
___________.
A. a 1000 Hz, -90 dBm tone
B. a noise that creates the
same interfering effect as a
1000Hz, -90dBm tone
C. a noise that creates zero
dBrn in a voice channel
D. B and C above
56.
A
practical
dBrn
measurement will almost always
in a _______ number.
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
59. What is the reference tone
level for dBa?
A. -90 dBm
B. -82 dBm
C. -67 dBm
D. -85 dBm
60. Atmospheric noise becomes
less severe at frequencies
A.
B.
C.
D.
above
below
above
below
30 MHz
30 MHz
3000 kHz
3000kHz
66.
Indicate
the
false
statement.
A. HF mixer are generally
noisier than HF amplifiers.
B. Impulse noise voltage is
dependent on bandwidth
C.
Thermal
noise
is
independent of the frequency
at which is measured.
D.
Industrial
noise
is
usually of the impulse type.
67. An amplifier operating
over the frequency range of
455 to 460 kHz has a 200 k
input resistor. What is the
RMS noise voltage at the input
to
this amplifier
if the
ambient temperature is 17C ?
A. 40 V
B. 4.0 V
C. 400 V
D. 4.0 mV
68. The first stage of a twostage amplifier has a voltage
gain of 10, a 600 input
resistor, a 1600 equivalent
noise
resistance
and
27k
output
resistor.
For
the
second stage, these values are
25,
81k, 19k,
and 1M,
respectively.
Calculate
the
equivalent
input-noise
resistance of this two stage
amplifier.
A. 2,518 k
B. 2,518
C. 251.8
D. 12,518
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 V
C. 5.0 mV
D. 5.0 V
70.
The
front-end
of
a
television receiver, having a
bandwidth
of
7Mhz,
and
operating at a temperature of
27C
,
consists
of
an
amplifier having a gain of 15
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
lowest noise figure in
microwave region is a
A. MOSFET
B. Dual-gate MOSFET
C. JFET
D. MESFET
the
the
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
89. Noise that occurs via
capacitive
or
inductive
coupling in a cable.
A. Crosstalk
B. Quantizing noise
C. Reference noise
D. Tone interference
90. Sources of impulse noise
induced
in
communication
channels.
A. Erroneous digital coding
bit caused by an error on a
transmission facility
B. Transients due to relay
operation
C.
Crosstalk
from
dc
signaling systems
D. All of these
91.
Crosstalk
due
to
incomplete
suppression
of
sidebands
or
to
intermodulation of two or more
frequency-multiplexed channels
which is unintelligible is
classified as
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 600
and delivering noise power to
a 600 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
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. HF mixers are generally
noisier than HF amplifiers
b. Impulse noise voltage is
independent of bandwidth
c.
Thermal
noise
is
independent of the frequency
at which it is measured
d.
Industrial
noise
is
usually of the impulse type
106. The value of a resistor
creating noise is doubled. The
noise
power
generated
is
therefore
a. Halved
b. Quadrupled
c. Doubled
d. Unchanged
107. One of the following is
not useful for comparing the
noise performance of receivers
a. Input noise voltage
b.
Equivalent
noise
resistance
c. Noise temperature
d. Noise figure
108. Indicate the noise whose
source
is
in
a
category
different from that
a. Solar noise
b. Cosmic noise
c. Atmospheric noise
d. Galactic noise
109. Considered as the main
source of an internal noise
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. Johnsons noise
d. All of these
116. The unit of noise power
of psophometer
a. dBa
b. pWp
c. dBm
d. dBm0
signal-to-noise
required
for
telephone
the
of
reference
CCITT
noise
affect
132.
Reference
temperature
a. 70 deg F
b. 30 deg C
c. 290 Kelvin
d. 25 deg C
noise
133.
Industrial
frequency is between
a. 200 to 3000 MHz
b. 15 to 160 MHz
c. 0 to 10 kHz
d. 20 GHz
noise
134.
Noise
from
random
acoustic or electric noise
that has equal per cycle over
a specified total frequency
band
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. Noise signals measured
with a 144 handsets
b. Power levels of noise
found in carrier systems
c. The interfering effect of
other frequencies in a voice
channel
compared
with
a
reference frequency of one
kilohertz
d. Interfering effects of
signals compared with a 3-KHz
tone
137. The signal power of the
input to an amplifier 100
microW and the noise power is
1 microW. At the output, the
signal power is 1 W and the
noise power is 40 mW. What is
the amplifier noise figure?
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
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
d. 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
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. A loss of one third of the
power
b. A loss of one-half of the
power
c. A loss of 3 watts of power
d. No significant change
153. A gain of 60 dB is the
same as a gain of
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
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. Transmission Level Point
b. Noise Figure
c. S/N Ratio
d. Neper
163. A network has a power
gain of 3 dB. If the input
power is 100 watts, the output
power is
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 A and the
output is 1.3 A. 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
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 receivers noise
temperature?
a. 464K
b. 754K
c. 400K
d. 174K
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
175. One of the following is
not a useful quantity for
comparing
the
noise
performance of receivers.
a. Input noise voltage
b.
Equivalent
resistance
c. Noise temperature
d. Noise figure
noise
symbol
for
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
178.
_____
is
the
noise
created outside the receiver.
a. Internal
b. External
c. Shot
d. Industrial
179.
_____
is
the
created by man.
a. Solar
b. Industrial
c. Extraterrestrial
d. Galactic
noise
the
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. Boltzmanns 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
is
also
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
201. A power level of 50 W
could be expressed as:
a. 1.39 dBm
b. -4.3 dBm
c. 1 dBm
d. -13 dBm
202. If a power
launched into a
with an overall
the output power
a. 250 /W
b. 31.6 W
c. 7.9 W
d. 15 dBm
of 0.25 mW is
fiber system
loss of 15 dB
would be:
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
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
a.
Industrial
noise
is
usually of impulse type
b.
Distant
stars
produce
atmospheric noise
c.
Active
switches
are
sources of man-made noise
d. Static noise is due to
lightning discharges and other
natural electric disturbances
occurring in the atmosphere.
217.
Noise
performance
of
microwave system is usually
expressed in terms of
a. Noise voltage, Vn = 4KTBR
b. Noise power, Pn = KTB
c. Noise temperature, Te = (F
1)290
d. Noise figure, F = (S/N)I /
(S/N)o
218. Which circuit contributes
most to the noise at the
receiver?
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 input resistance and is
operating at 300K. Determine
the noise power generated.
a. 1.656 x 10-14 Watts
b. 1656 nW
c. 1.656 pW
d. 1.656 uW
223. Generally used when noise
readings are measured using
the
C-message
weighting
network. The reference level
was 1 kHz tone, set at -90 dBm
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
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
235.
Industrial
noise
observable from
a. 15 to 160 MHz
b. 200 to 3000 MHz
c. 0 to 10 kHz
d. 8 Mhz to 1.43 GHz
is
to
non-
236.
Noise
that
becomes
significant at VHF range and
above
a. Atmospheric
b. Transit-time
c. Galactic
d. White
243.
The
frequency
range
wherein noise is said to be
intense.
a. Noise equivalent bandwidth
b. Spectral response
c. Cut-off frequency
d. Noise cut-off frequency
237.
Noise figure
for an
amplifier with noise is always
a. 0 dB
b. Infinite
c. Less than 1
d. Greater than 1
by
or
an
any form of
interference
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
249. The reduction of internal
noise level in a frequencymodulated (FM) receiver as a
result of an incoming signal.
a. Noise quieting
b. Noise limiting
c. Noise suppression
d. Noise degradation