Communication Principles

E- II    Communication Principles

                                                       Question Bank

Chapter-1

Introduction to Communication

1.    What do you mean by communication?

2.    Give classification of communication system.

3.    What is noise in communication?

4.    Explain communication system with neat block diagram and

    explain each block in detail.

5.    What do you mean by communication channel?

6.    Write a short note on electromagnetic(EM) spectrum.

7.    Define Bandwidth and channel capacity.

8.    State Shannon’s theorem.

9.    What is the significance of S/N ratio?

10.If the Bandwidth of communication channel is 10kHz and

     S/N ratio is 30 db.Calculate the channel capacity.

11.Define the Baud Rate.

12.Explain the importance of Channel Bandwidth.

13.  Differentiate between serial and parallel communication

      system.

14.    What is a Protocol?

15.    Differentiate between Synchronous and Asynchronous

           communication system.

16.   Explain the elements of a Protocol?

17.   What are simplex, Half and Full Duplex communication

       system? Give examples of each one.

18.   Explain TDM and FDM in detail.

                                        CHAPTER-2

                         

                    Modulation and Demodulation

1.What is a Modulation Process?

2. Explain the need of modulation.

3. Define Amplitude modulation and Angle modulation.

4. Give the expression for Amplitude modulated signal and    

      explain it.

5.What is modulation index and how it is calculated?

6. Describe the power division of AM wave.

7. What do you mean by overmodulation?

8. Draw the envelope of AM signal.

9.  Define Bandwidth of AM signal

10. What is demodulation process.

11. Explain Diode Modulator.

12. Explain Diode Demodulator circuit.

13. What are Sidebands in AM signal?

14. How much is power of  AM signal?

15. What do you mean by SSB transmission.

16. Draw the frequency spectrum of AM.

17. What is frequency modulation?

18. Differentiate or compare AM and FM.

19. Define Phase modulation.

20. Define Pulse modulation and explain different types of pulse

        Modulation.

21. Explain Pulse Amplitude Modulation (PAM).

22. Explain the advantage of delta modulation over PCM.

23. Draw the waveform of ASK and FSK for the data 110010101.

24. Explain Phase shift keying.

25. Draw the Phases diagram and constellation diagram for

       a QPSK system.

26. What is advantage of GMCK over MSK?

27 . “16 QAM is a combination of ASK and PSK”. Comment.

28. Explain the basic principle of PCM and explain the steps

    involved in PCM.

29. With a neat block diagram explain FSK transmitter and  

        receiver

30. Explain QPSK modem in detail.

31. Draw the constellation diagram of 16QAM and explain

      the  16QAM.

32. With a neat block diagram explain 16QAM modem.

33. Explain what is modem, How are they classified?      

      

                        

                             CHAPTER-3

     Multiplexing and Multiple Access Techniques 

 

1. Explain the term multiplexing? What is it’s need?

2. Give one point of differentiation between multiplexing

     and multiple access.

3. State different types of multiplexing techniques.

4. State one application of 1.FDM 2.SDM

5. Write a short note on CDM.

6. What is full form of FHMA/ CDMA

7. What do you mean by narrowband and wideband systems?

8. A cellular operator is alloted 20MHz for each simplex band

    and if it is Bguard is 10KHz and Bc is 25KHz,find the

    number of channels available in FDMA system.

9. How does a frequency hopped system help , to provide security

and immunity to fading?

10. Explain the self jamming problem in CDMA?

11. Compare FDMA and CDMA .

12. Explain the advantage of SDMA.

Long Answer questions

13. What do you mean by multiplexing? Explain with neat block

       Diagram.

14. Explain the concept of TDM. Discuss multichannel TDM.

15. Draw the block diagram of PAM multiplexer using TDM.

16. Explain with neat block diagram the transmitting / receiving

      FDM system.

17. Write a short note on FHMA.

18. What is CDMA? State important features of CDMA.

19. Why multiple access is necessary in a communication system?

CHAPTER  4

INTRODUCTION TO WIRELESS COMMUNICATION

1.    What is wireless communication?

2.    What is an antenna? What is its role in wireless communication system?

3.    What are Electromagnetic waves?

4.    What is Transmitting antenna?

5.    What is relation between frequency and wavelength?

6.    What is the relation between magnet flux density B and magnetic field intensity?

7.    Give any two examples of wireless systems?

8.    Define the radiation pattern  of an antenna.

9.    Define the gain of an antenna.

10.What do you mean by HPBW?

11. Draw a labeled diagram of a rectangular strip antenna.

12. Define (i) Broadside array antenna

                  (ii) End Fire array antenna

                   (iii) Omni directional antenna

13. What is RFID ?

14. State different technologies in the wireless field.

15. State the role of protocol in communication system.

16. State various features of protocols.

17. List the parameters of an antenna.

18. What do you mean by directivity for an antenna?

19. Define the terms (i) Antenna impedance

                                 (ii)  Polarization

                                   (iii) antenna bandwidth

20.Define Multielement of an array.

21.State types of ad-hoc networks.

22.State any two advantages of ad-hoc networks.

23.State disadvantages of ad-hoc networks.

24. What is radio paging?

25. State different components of    RFID technology.

26. State different types of RFID technology.

27. State applications of RFID.

Long Answer Questions 

1.    Explain the concept of an antenna ? 

2.    Write a short note on Zigbee technology.

3.    Explain the concept of  electric field with proper diagram.

4.    Explain the following parameters of an antenna : Directivity, HPBW , Front and back ratio and radiation pattern.  

5.    An antenna has a field pattern as

E( ѳ ) =sin²  (ѳ  )   for 0  <   ѳ    <  90  

Find the HPBW.

6.    Explain in detail about multielement antenna (array).

7.    Write a short note on microstrip patch  antenna.

8.    Discuss various types of antennas.

9.    Write a short note on Polarization of an  electric field.   

10.Compare Wrired and wireless communication system.

11. Write a short note on “ Ad-hoc networks”.

12. State different layers in a communication system and

      explain at least 2 in brief.

13.Compare Active and Passive RFID.

14. State different components of RFID technology.

15. Compare infrastructured and ad-hoc networks on the basis

      Of scalability, flexibility, coverage and reliability.

16. Compare RFID with barcode.

17. Write a note on (i) MANET (ii) WSN (iii) WPAN.

18. State advantages of RFID over other existing technology.

19. Draw different possible shapes of microstrip patch antenna.

20. List the application of wireless communication.

CHAPTER  5

MOBILE COMMUNICATION

Short answer questions

1.    What is a mobile communication?

2.    What has caused to reduce the size of mobile unit?

3.    Explain the basic principle of cellular system.

4.    What is the “ Hand off” facility of a mobile system?

5.    What is a cell in cellular mobile system?

6.    Give any two features of GSM.

7.    What are the limitations of conventional mobile telephone?

8.    Why is the hexagonal cell preferred over other in cellular concept?

9.    What is RTS-CTS protocol? Explain with specific example.

10.What do you mean by GPR? Explain with example.

11. What is the role of MTSO?

12. What is cell splitting?

13. What is cluster of a cell?

14. Give the relationship between the cell radius R and distance

       between two cells D.

15. What are  the basic operations of GSM?

16. What is the Bluetooth technology?

17. List the basic operations of GSM.

18. What are VLR and HLR in GSM architecture?

19. List the types of Handovers in GSM.

20.What is GPRS?

21. List the features of GPRS.

22. What is the basic requirement of GPRS?

23.List the applications of GPRS.

24. List the limitations of GPRS.

25. What is the data rate of the Bluetooth device?

Long answer questions

1.    State the advantages of mobile communication.

2.    State the functions and advantages of MTSO.

3.    Explain the concept of frequency re-use in mobile communication.

4.    Explain the demerits of conventional mobile system.

5.    Explain the characteristics of a cell.

6.    Write a short note on “ Handoff” in cellular mobile system.

7.    Explain an architecture of GSM with a neat diagram

8.    Explain the various interfaces used in GSM.

9.    Write a short note on RTS-CTS protocol.

10.Explain “ handovers” in GSM.

11. Discuss the Bluetooth architecture .

12. Explain the protocols in Bluetooth.

13. Explain  SMS ,EMS and MMS.

14. Explain security issue in Bluetooth .

15. Explain CG, LIG, DNS in GPRS architecture.

16. Explain an Intercell handover call flow in GSM.

17. Explain general architecture of GPRS with proper diagram.

18. Explain how is IR transmission .

19. Write a short note on GSM services.  

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