Preparatory Guidebook For Comprehensive Examination: N JWN
Preparatory Guidebook For Comprehensive Examination: N JWN
QUESTION BANK
DSP
One sided Z-transform contains information about the signal x (n) for negative values of time:
A. True
B. False
The Poles of a Z-Transform X (z) are the values of Z for which X (z) = 0. (infinity)
A. True
B. False
The zero of a Z-Transform X (z) is the values of Z for which X (z) = .
A. True
B. False
Linear filtering, correlation and spectrum analysis are all Applications of:
A. FFT
B. X (ω)
C. H (ω)
D. DTFT
x (n-k) represents:
A. Time reversal by k
B. Scaling by k
C. Time delay by a factor of k
D. none of the above
The Sum of Products (SOP) is the key element in most DSP algorithms.
A. True
B. False
The distribution of Energy in the signal is called the spectral density of the waveform.
A. True
B. False
In DSP, to measure the similarity between two different signals _______ can be used.
A. Auto Correlation
B. Cross correlation
C. Convolution
D. none of the above
N 1
X (k) = x (n) .e-j2 kn/N
is an expression to find DFT. The letter ‘N’ represents:
n 0
A. Total number of samples
B. Order
C. Period
D. domain
When the number of data points N in the DFT is a power of 4, we can always use a radix-4
algorithm for the computation. However, it is more efficient computationally to employ a radix-2
FFT algorithm.
A. True
B. False
FFT algorithm can also be used to compute the IDFT. Use ifft!
A. True
B. False
Application of FFT includes linear filtering, correlation and spectrum analysis.
A. True
B. False
FFT algorithms are used for computing the DFT when the size N is a power of 2 and when it is a
power of 4.
A. True
B. False
Sum of Product computations in DSPs are called MAC (Multiply and Accumulate) operation.
A. True
B. False
Answer: A
DSP processors are optimized to perform multiplication, division and addition operations.
A. True
B. False
The process of converting a signal from one rate to another is called “sample rate conversion.
A. True
B. False
The basic operations employed in sampling rate alteration process are called “Up-sampling” and
“down-sampling”
A. True
B. False
The N-point DFT of a finite length sequence x[n], defined for is given by 0 n N 1
N 1
.
X [ k ] x[ n]e j 2kn / N
n 0
A. True
B. False