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Test Bank for Modern Electronic Communication 9th Edition by

Beasly and Miller

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Book Title: Modern Electronic Communication

Edition: 9th Edition

Author: Beasly and Miller

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Exam

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MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.

1) Which of the following is NOT produced when two sine waves are combined through a nonlinear 1)
device?
A) Components at the sum and difference frequencies
B) Harmonics of the two original frequencies
C) Components of each of the two original frequencies
D) an ac level

2) Which of the following is considered a nonlinear device? 2)

A) Capacitor B) Resistor C) Transistor D) Potentiometer

3) Which of the following modulation techniques is the most economical? 3)

A) Medium-level B) Ultra low-level C) Low-level D) High-level

4) If the % modulation of an AM transmitter is 60% and the unmodulated antenna current is 10 A, 4)

what is the modulated current?
A) 14 A B) 5 A C) 13 A D) 11 A

5) If the carrier transmits 12 kW, what is the modulated power from Problem 4? 5)
A) 14 kW B) 12 kW C) 16 kW D) 10 kW

6) The reason modulation is used in electronic communication is: 6)

A) Audio frequency radio waves do not propagate long distances very reliably
B) Efficient transmission and reception of radio waves are not possible unless extremely large
antennas are used.
C) Since all intelligence signals occur at approximately the same frequency, there would be
catastrophic interference problems if these frequencies were used.
D) All of the above

7) Which of the following is not created by nonlinear mixing? 7)

A) Harmonics of the sum and difference frequencies
B) dc (0 Hz)
C) The original two frequencies
D) The sum and difference of the two original frequencies

8) A 2 kHz sinewave is mixed with a 1.5 MHz carrier sinewave through a nonlinear device. Which 8)
frequency is not present in the output signal?
A) 1.498 MHz B) 3.004 MHz C) 1.502 MHz D) 3 MHz

9) A 2.5 MHz carrier is modulated by a music signal that has frequency components ranging from 9)
100 Hz to 5 kHz. What is the range of frequencies generated for the upper sideband?
A) 2.495 MHz to 2.499 MHz B) 2.495 MHz to 2.505 MHz
C) 2.5 MHz to 2.505 MHz D) 2.5001 MHz to 2.505 MHz

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10) Overmodulation: 10)
A) is undesirable because it produces sideband splatter.
B) causes the AM signal to become distorted so that the receiver cannot produce a clean replica
of the original intelligence signal.
C) results when the modulation index exceeds unity.
D) all of the above.

11) The total output power of an AM transmitter that is being operated at 50% modulation is 11)
measured to be 1800 watts. What is the carrier power?
A) 900 watts B) 1440 watts C) 1600 watts D) 2025 watts

12) A 250W carrier is to be modulated at an 85% modulation level. What is the total transmitted 12)
power?
A) 430.6 watts B) 340.3 watts C) 356.3 watts D) 183.7 watts

13) An AM broadcast station operates at its maximum allowed output power of 80W at a percent 13)
modulation of 60%. What is the upper sideband power?
A) 12.2 watts B) 9.23 watts C) 6.1 watts D) 18.47 watts

14) The antenna current of an AM transmitter is 5A when it is not modulated. It increases to 6A when 14)
it is modulated. Its modulation index expressed as a percentage is:
A) 83.3% B) 69.4% C) 93.8% D) 63.2%

15) An intelligence signal is amplified by a 65% efficient amplifier before being combined with a 250W 15)
carrier to generate an AM signal. If it is desired to operate at 100% modulation, what must be the
dc input power to the final intelligence signal amplifier?
A) 384.6W B) 162.5W C) 83.3W D) 192.3W

16) High-level modulation is used: 16)

A) when the intelligence signal is added to the carrier at the last possible point before the
transmitting antenna.
B) when the transmitter must be made as power efficient as possible.
C) in high-power applications such as standard radio broadcasting.
D) all of the above.

17) The process of neutralization is: 17)

A) the process of adjusting the percent modulation to its desired level in a modulator stage.
B) the process of adjusting the tank circuit so that the transmitter produces the proper output
frequency.
C) placing a negative feedback capacitor in an RF amplifier to reduce the tendency for
self-oscillation.
D) a technique for filtering out all of the undesired frequencies produced by mixing action in a
nonlinear amplifier except for the carrier, sum, and difference frequencies.

18) The O.T.A. is: 18)

A) an operational transconductance amplifier.
B) a special type of op amp used to create an AM signal.
C) a linear integrated circuit that creates AM with an absolute minimum of design
considerations.
D) all of the above.

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19) The last stage of intelligence amplification before mixing with the carrier occurs in: 19)
A) the modulated amplifier B) the RF linear amplifier.
C) the buffer. D) the modulator.

20) The equation defining the AM envelope is 20)

A) e = Ec sin wc*t e = Ei sin wi*t
B) e = Ec sin wc*t
C) e = Ei sin it + sin wc*t
D) e =(Ec +Ei sin wi*t) sin wc*t
E) none of the above

21) The result of the trigonometric identity (sin x)( sin y) is 21)
A) 0.5 cos(x-y) - 0.5 cos(x+y)
B) -0.5 cos(x-y) + 0.5cos(x+y)
C) cos(x-y) - cos(x+y)
D) -0.5 cos(x-y) + cos(x+y)
E) none of the above

22) The typical output impedance for an RF transmitter is 22)

A) 50
B) 8
C) 75
D) 16
E) none of the above

23) Determine the side frequency voltage if the modulation index is 70% and the carrier amplitude is 23)
50V.
A) 25
B) 35
C) 50
D) 17.5
E) none of the above

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Answer Key
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1) D
2) C
3) D
4) D
5) A
6) D
7) A
8) B
9) D
10) D
11) C
12) B
13) C
14) C
15) D
16) D
17) C
18) D
19) D
20) D
21) A
22) A
23) D