JNTUH R22 - DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING
IMPORTANT QUESTIONS UNIT-WISE (ECE - III YEAR II SEMESTER)
UNIT 1: Discrete Time Signals, Systems, and Multirate DSP
Topics:
- Classification of discrete time signals
- LTI system properties: causality, stability
- Difference equations and impulse response
- Z-transform and its properties
- Sampling rate conversion: down-sampling, up-sampling, interpolation
Important Questions:
1. Check causality and stability of systems like y(n) = x(-n-3), y(n) = nx(n)
2. Find the impulse response for: y(n) + y(n-1) - 2y(n-2) = x(n-1) + 2x(n-2)
3. Explain interpolation and show it is a time-variant system.
4. Derive output using Z-transform for a given difference equation.
5. Discuss multirate sampling and show block diagram of up-sampling.
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UNIT 2: DFT, DFS, and FFT
Topics:
- DFT and DFS definitions and properties
- Circular convolution
- Radix-2 FFT: DIT and DIF
- Linear filtering using DFT
- Overlap-add and overlap-save methods
Important Questions:
1. Compute 8-point DFT using DIT-FFT: x[n] = [1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0]
2. Perform circular convolution of two sequences using DFT and IDFT
3. Find the output of a system using overlap-save method
4. Explain FFT algorithm and its advantages in signal processing
5. Prove time-shifting and convolution properties of DFT
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UNIT 3: IIR Filter Design
Topics:
- Analog filters: Butterworth and Chebyshev approximations
- Bilinear transformation and impulse invariant method
- Frequency transformation techniques
Important Questions:
1. Design a Butterworth or Chebyshev filter from specifications
2. Use bilinear transformation to convert H(s) to H(z)
3. Compare bilinear and impulse invariant methods
4. Explain steps to design analog low-pass filter
5. Realize IIR filter from given analog prototype
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UNIT 4: FIR Filter Design
Topics:
- FIR filter characteristics and types
- Windowing techniques: Rectangular, Hamming, Blackman, Kaiser
- Linear phase condition and frequency sampling method
Important Questions:
1. Design FIR LPF using Rectangular or Kaiser window
2. Explain FIR linear phase and prove the condition
3. Describe frequency sampling method for FIR design
4. Compare window techniques for filter design
5. Derive FIR impulse response using Hamming window
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UNIT 5: Realization and Word Length Effects
Topics:
- Realization structures: Direct Form I/II, Cascade, Parallel
- Word length effects: quantization, overflow, limit cycles
- Fixed-point and floating-point arithmetic
Important Questions:
1. Realize digital filter using Direct Form I or II
2. Explain round-off and quantization effects in digital filters
3. What are zero-input limit cycles? Give example
4. Compare different realization structures
5. Explain dead-band effect in quantized systems
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IMPORTANT SHORT QUESTIONS (2-3 Marks)
- Define causal, stable, LTI system
- Properties of Z-transform
- Time-shifting property of DFT
- Differences between FIR and IIR
- Kaiser window characteristics
- Fractional sampling rate conversion
- Realization blocks of digital filter structures
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