NOISE

1. What is the non-continuous

noise of irregular pulses or
spikes of duration with high
amplitudes?
A. Wander
B. Jitter
C. Hits
D. Singing
2. What theorem sets a limit
on the maximum capacity of a
channel with a given noise
level?
A. Nyquist theorem
B. Hartley law
C. Shannon-Hartley theorem
D. Shannon theorem
3. Quantizing noise occurs in
A. PCM
B. PLM
C. PDM
D. PAM
4. Noise always affects the
signal in a communications
systems at the ________.
A. transmitter
B. channel
C. information source
D. destination
5. _________ is the random and
unpredictable electric signals
from
natural
causes,
both
internal and external to the
system.
A. Interference
B. Attenuation
C. Distortion
D. Noise
6. Noise from random acoustic
or electric noise that has
equal energy per cycle over a
specified
total
frequency
band.
A. Gaussian noise
B. Whiter noise
C. Thermal noise
D. All of the above
7. Which causes a quantization
noise in PCM system?
A. Serial transmission errors
B. The approximation of the
quantized signal
C.
The
synchronization
between encoder and decoder
D. Binary coding techniques

8. A particular circuit that

rids FM of noise
A. Detector
B. Discriminator
C. Phase Shifter
D. Limiter
9. What is the reference noise
temperature
in
degrees
Celsius?
A. 17
B. 273
C. 25
D. 30
10. Unwanted radio signal on
assigned frequency.
A. Splatter
B. RFI
C. Noise
D. EMI
11.
What is
the reliable
measurement
for
comparing
amplifier
noise
characteristics?
A. Thermal agitation noise
B. Noise factor
C. Noise margin
D. Signal-to-noise
12. _________ is measured on a
circuit when it is correctly
terminated but does not have
any traffic.
A. White noise
B. Galactic noise
C. Impulse noise
D. Atmospheric noise
13. Which standard recommends
crosstalk limits?
A. CCIT G.152
B. CCIT G.150
C. CCIT G.151
D. CCIT G.161
14. Which standard is utilized
in intermodulation noise rates
on PCM audio channels?
A. CCIT Rec. G.151
B. CCIT Rec. G.172
C. CCIT Rec. G.190
D. CCIT Rec. G.190
15. What is the reference
frequency of CCIT phosphomeric
noise measurement?
A. 800 Hz
B. 1000 Hz
C. 1500 Hz
D. 3400 Hz

16. Reference temperature use

in noise analysis
A. 75 K
B. 250 K
C. 290 K
D. 300 K

agitation
of
electrons
in
conductor and semiconductor.
A. External noise
B. Internal noise
C. Thermal noise
D. Flicker

17. Which noise is produced by

lighting
discharges
in
thunderstorms?
A. White noise
B. Extraterrestrial noise
C. Industrial noise
D. Atmospheric noise

25. Three identical circuits

having 10 dB signal noise-tonoise ratio each are connected
in tandem with each other,
what is the overall S/N?
A. 5.23 dB
B. 14.77dB
C. 30 dB
D. 40 dB

18. Man-made noise is usually

from _______.
A. transmission over power
lines and by ground wave
B. sky-wave
C. space-wave
D. troposphere
19. nif stands for
A. Non-intrinsic figure
B. Noise improvement factor
C.
Narrow
intermediate
frequency
D. Noise interference figure

26. The noise figure of the

first
circuit
in
tandem
connection is 10.5 dB while
its power gain is 15, what is
the over all noise figure if
the second circuit has a noise
figure of 11 dB?
A. 11.59 dB
B. 11.23 dB
C. 10.79 dB
D. 10.5 dB

20. Industrial noise frequency

is between _____.
A. 0 to 10 KHz
B. 160 MHz to 200 MHz
C. 15 to 160 MHz
D. 200 to 3000 MHz

27. Is the interference coming

from
other
communications
channels?
A. Jitter
B. Crosstalk
C. RFI
D. EMI

21. External noise fields are

measured in terms of _______.
A. rms values
B. dc values
C. average values
D. peak values

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

29. What is the unit of noise

power of psophometer?
A. pWp
B. dBa
C. dBm
D. dBrn

23. At 17 C, the noise

voltage
generated
by
5k
resistor, operating over a
bandwidth of 20KHz is
A. 1.3 nV
B. 1.3 V
C. 1.3 pV
D. 1.3 mV

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

31. Atmospheric noise is known

as _______noise.
A. static
B. cosmic

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

35. Name one or more sources

of noise bearing on electronic
communications.
A. Steam boiler
B. Galaxies
C. Internal combustion engine
D. Both B and C
36. The transmitter technique
adopted to reduce the noise
effect
of
the
preceding
question is called
A. noise masking
B. anitnoise
C. noise killing
D. preemphasis
37. Deemphasis in the receiver
in
effect
attenuates
modulating signal components
and noise in what frequency
range?
A. dc
B. low
C. intermediate
D. high
38.
Atmospheric
noise
or
static is not a great problem
A. at frequencies below 20
MHz
B. at frequencies below 5 MHz
C. at frequencies above 30
MHz
D. at frequencies above 1 MHz
39.
What
procedure

is
for

the
proper
suppressing

electrical noise in a mobile

station?
A.
Apply
shielding
and
filtering where necessary
B. Insulate a all plain sheet
metal surfaces from each other
C. Apply anti-static spray
liberally to all nonmetallic
D. Install filter capacitors
in series with all dc wiring
40.
Where
is
the
noise
generated
that
primarily
determines the signal-to-noise
ratio
in
a
VHF
(150MHz)
marine-band receiver?
A. Man-made noise
B. In the atmosphere
C. In the receiver front end
D. In the ionosphere
41. The difference between
signal strength at a given
point and a reference level
is________.
A. power
B. dBm
C. level
D. ratio
42.
Interfering
effect
of
noise, C message weighted, is
_________.
A. dBa
B. dBm
C. dBmc
D. dB
43. F1A weighting
___________.
A. -90 dBm
B. dBrnc0
C. dBrnc
D. F1A handset

refers

to

44. Reading a 58 dBrnC on your

Western Electric 3A test set
at a +7 test point is equal to
______ dBrnc0.
A. 58
B. 51
C. 65
D. 27
45. Reading a 58 dBrn, at a +7
test
point
is
equal
to
________ dBa0.
A. 26
B. 65
C. 51
D. 46

46. A reading of -50 dBm on

the disturbing pair, and -80
on the disturbed pair equals
_____
dB
of
crosstalk
coupling.
A. 20
B. 30
C. 60
D. 25
47. Power is __________.
A. actual amount of power
reference to 1mW
B. logarithmic ratio of two
powers
C. definite amount of energy
per time period
D. current flow per time
period
48.
15 dBa
F1A
equals ___________.
A. -90 dBm
B. -82 dBm
C. -85 dBm
D. -70 dBm

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,

49. You are measuring noise in

a voice channel with a Lenkurt
601A, F1A weighting network
and a flat meter. Your meter
reads -47dBm. What is this
reading in dBa?
A. 77 dBa
B. 35 dBa
C. 38 dBa
D. 32 dBa
50. You are measuring noise at
a +3 dB level point, using the
Lenkurt 601A, F1A weighting
network, and a flat meter. The
meter reading is -57dBm. This
is ________dBa0.
A. 20
B. 15
C. 25
D. 17
51. You are measuring noise at
a -6 dB level point, using the
Lenkurt 601A, F1A weighting
network, and a flat meter. The
meter reading is -59 dBm. This
is _________ dBa0.
A. 24
B. 12
C. 23
D. 32
52. A measurement of -75 dBm,
C-message weighted, would be
_________ dBrnc.
A. 8

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

61. Indicate the noise whose

sources
are
in
category
different from that of the
other three?
A. Solar noise
B. Cosmic noise
C. Atmospheric noise
D. Galactic noise
62.
Indicate
the
false
statement.
A.
Industrial
noise
is
usually of the impulse type
B.
Static
is
caused
by
lightning
discharges
in
thunderstorms
and
other
natural electric disturbances
occurring in the atmosphere
C. Distant stars are another
source of man-made noise
D. Flourescent lights are
another source of man-made
noise
63. Which of the following is
not a source of industrial
noise?
A. Automobile ignition
B. Sun
C. Electric Motors
D. Leakage from high voltage
line
64.
Indicate
the
false
statement
A. The noise generated in a
resistance or the resistive
component of any impedance is
random.
B. Random noise power is
proportional to the bandwidth
over which is measured
C. A random voltage across
the resistor does not exist
D. All formula referring to
random noise are applicable
only to the value of such
noise.
65. The value of the resistor
creating
thermal
noise
is
doubled.
The
noise
power
generated is therefore.
A. halved
B. quadrupled
C. doubled
D. unchanged

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

followed by a mixer whose gain

is 20. The amplifier has a 300
input resistor and a shot
noise equivalent resistance of
500; for the mixer, these
values are 2.2k and 13.5k
respectively, and the load
resistance of the mixer is 470
k. Calculate the equivalent
noise
resistance
for
this
television receiver.
A. 8760
B. 875
C. 8.76
D. 0.876
71. One of the following is
not a useful quantity for
comparing
the
noise
performance receivers.
A. Input noise voltage
B.
Equivalent
noise
resistance
C. Noise temperature
D. Noise figure.
72.
Indicate
the
false
statement. Noise figure is
defined as
A. the ratio of the S/N power
supplied at the input terminal
of a receiver or amplifier to
the S/N power supplied to the
output or load resistor
B. noise factor expressed in
decibels
C. an unwanted form of energy
tending to interfere with the
proper and easy reception and
reproduction of wanted signals
D. S/N of an ideal system
divided by S/N at the output
of the receiver or amplifier
under test, both working at
the same temperature over the
same bandwidth and fed from
the same source
73.
Calculated
the
noise
figure of the amplifier whose
Req equals 2518 (RT=600) if
its driven by a generator
whose output impedance is 50.
A. 39.4
B. 3.94
C. 394
D. 0.394
74. Calculate the noise figure
of
the receiver
whose RF
amplifier
has
an
input
resistance of 1000 and an
equivalent
shot-noise

resistance of 2000, a gain of

25 and load resistance of 125
k. Given that the bandwidth
is 1.0MHz and the temperature
is 20C, and that the receiver
is connected to an antenna
with an impedance of 75.
A. 30.3
B. 3.03
C. 303
D. .303
75. A receiver connected to an
antenna whose resistance is 50
has an equivalent noise
resistance of 30. Calculate
its
equivalent
noise
temperature
if
the
noise
figure is equal to 1.6.
A. 17.4 K
B. 174 K
C. 1.74 K
D. 17 K
76. Most internal noise comes
from
A. Shot noise
B. Transit-time noise
C. Thermal agitation
D. Skin effect
77. Which of the following is
not
a source
of external
noise?
A. Thermal agitation
B. Auto ignition
C. The sun
D. Fluorescent lights
78. Noise can be reduced by
A. widening the bandwidth
B. narrowing the bandwidth
C. increasing temperature
D.
increasing
transistor
current levels
79. Noise at the input to the
receiver can be as high as
several
A. microvolts
B. milivolts
C. volts
D. kilo volts
80. Which circuit contributes
most
of
the
noise
in
a
receiver?
A. IF amplifier
B. Demodulator
C. AF amplifier
D. Mixer

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

83. What is the noise voltage

across a 300 input resistance
to a TV set with a 6MHz
bandwidth and temperature of
30C?
A. 2.3 V
B. 3.8 V
C. 5.5 V
D. 5.4 V
84. Which of the following
types of noise becomes of
great
importance
at
frequencies?
A. Shot noise
B. Random noise
C. Impulse noise
D. Transit-time noise
85. The solar cycle repeats
the period of great electrical
disturbance
approximately
every
A. 11 years
B. 10 years
C. 9 years
D. 8 years
86. The square of the thermal
noise voltage generated by a
resistor is proportional to
A. its resistance
B. its temperature
C. the bandwidth over which
it is measured
D. All of the above
87. Noise occurring in the
presence of signal resulting
from a mismatch between the
exact
value of
an analog
signal
and
the
closet
available quantizing step in a
digital coder.
A. Quantizing noise
B. Thermal noise
C. Impulse noise

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

94. A noise whose source is

within the solar system.
A. Solar noise
B. Thermal noise
C. Cosmic noise
D. Johnson Noise
95. The total noise power
present in a 1-Hz bandwidth .
A. Noise density
B. Noise figure
C. Noise limit
D. Noise intensity
96. Which of the following is
not a way of minimizing if not
eliminating noise?
A. Use redundancy
B. Increase transmitted power
C. Reduce signaling rate
D. Increase channel bandwidth
97. What is the primary cause
of atmospheric noise?
A. Thunderstorm
B. Lightning
C. Thunderstorm and lightning
D. Weather condition
98. What do you call the noise
coming from the sun and stars?
A. Black-body noise
B. Space noise
C. Galactic noise
D. All of these
99.
The
major
cause
of
atmospheric or static noise
are
A. Thunderstorms
B. Airplanes
C. Meteor showers
D. All of these
100. Which of the following
low
noise
transistors
is
commonly used at microwave
frequencies?
A. MOSFET
B. GASFET
C. MESFET
D. JFET
101. An amplifier operating
over a 2 MHz bandwidth has a
80 ohms input resistance. It
is operating at 27 degree
Celsius, has a voltage gain of
200 and input signal of 6
microvolts rms. Calculate the
output rms noise.
a. 325.6 millivolts
b. 0.326 millivolts
c. 32.55 microvolts

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

117. Extra-terrestrial noise

is observable at frequencies
from
a. 0 to 20 KHz
b. Above 2 GHz
c. 8 MHz to 1.43 GHz
d. 5 to 8 GHz
118.
What
ratio
is
satisfactory
services?
a. 50 dB
b. 30 dB
c. 40 dB
d. 20 dB

signal-to-noise
required
for
telephone

119. A diode generator is

required to produce 12 micro V
of noise in a receiver with an
input impedance of 75 ohms and
a noise power bandwidth of 200
KHz. Determine the current
through
the
diode
in
milliamperes.
a. 0.4 A
b. 298 mA
c. 0.35 A
d. 300 mA
120.
The
equivalent
noise
temperature of the amplifier
is 25 K. What is the noise
figure?
a. 0.4 A
b. 298 mA
c. 0.35 A
d. 300 mA
121. The resistor R1 and R2
are connected in series at 300
K
and
400
K
temperature
respectively. If R1 is 200
ohms and R2 is 300 ohms, find
the power produced at the load
(RL
=
500
ohms)
over
a
bandwidth of 100 KHz.
a. 0.05 nanowatts
b. 0.2 nanowatts
c. 0.5 femtowatts
d. 2.0 femtowatts
122. The random unpredictable
electric signals from natural
causes,
both
internal
and
external to the system is
known as
a. Distortion
b. Noise
c. Distortion
d. Interference

123. Given a factor of 10,

what is the noise figure in
dB?
a. 20 dB
b. 10 dB
c. 50 dB
d. 40 dB
124. The signal in a channel
is measured to be 23 dBm while
noise in the same channel is
measured to be 23 dBm while
noise in the same channel is
measured to be 9 dBm. The
signal
to
noise
ratio
therefore is
a. 32 dB
b. 5 dB
c. -14 dB
d. 14 dB
125. If voltage is equal to
twice its original value, what
is its corresponding change in
dB?
a. 3 dB
b. 6 dB
c. 9 dB
d. 12 dB
126. NIF stand for
a. Non-intrinsic noise figure
b. Narrow interference figure
c. Noise improvement factor
d. Noise interference figure
127. Two resistors rated 5
ohms and 10 ohms are connected
in series and are at 27
degrees
Celsius.
Calculate
their combined thermal noise
voltage
for
a
10
KHz
bandwidth.
a. 0.05 millivolts
b. 0.5 millivolts
c. 0.05 microvolts
d. 0.005 microvolts
128. What is
frequency
psophometric
measurement?
a. 800 Hz
b. 1500 Hz
c. 3400 Hz
d. 1000 Hz

the
of

reference
CCITT
noise

129. A three-stage amplifier

is to have an overall noise
temperature no greater than 70
K. The overall gain of the
amplifier is to be at least 45
dB. The amplifier is to be

built by adding a low-noise

first
stage
with
existing
characteristics
as
follows:
stage 2 has 20 dB power gain
and 3 dB noise figure. Stage 3
has 15 dB power gain and 6 dB
noise figure. Calculate the
maximum noise figure (in dB)
that the first stage can have.
a. 0.267 dB
b. 0.56 dB
c. 1.235 dB
d. 0.985 dB
130. A transistor has measured
S/N power of 60 at its input
and
19
at
its
output.
Determine the noise figure of
the transistor.
a. 5 dB
b. 10 dB
c. 2.5 dB
d. 7.5 dB
131. Which does not
noise in a channel?
a. None of these
b. Bandwidth
c. Temperature
d. Quantizing level

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

141. Determine the shot noise

for a diode with a forward
bias of 1.40 mA over an 80 kHz
bandwidht. (q = 1.6x10 raised
to minus 9 C)
a. 6 nA
b. 3 mA
c. 12 nA
d. 15 nA
142. The total noise power
present in a 1 Hz bandwidth
a. Noise density
b. Noise figure
c. Noise limit
d. Noise intensity
143. An amplifier with an
overall gain of 20 dB is
impressed with a signal whose
power
level
is
1
watt.
Calculate the output power in
dBm.
a. 50 dBm
b. 150 dB
c. 80 dBm
d. 100 dBm
144. What is the effect on the
signal to noise ratio of a
system
(in
dB)
if
the
bandwidth
is
doubled
considering
all
other
parameters to remain unchanged
except
the
normal
thermal
noise only. The S/N will be
a. Increased by a factor of 2
b. Decreased by its value
c. Increased by a factor of 4
d. Decreased to its value
145. Express the ratio in
decibels of noise power ratio
50 is to 10 watts.
a. 7 dB
b. 21 dB
c. 14 dB
d. 3.5 dB
146. What do you call the
noise coming from the sun and
stars?
a. Black-body noise
b. Space noise
c. Galactic noise
d. All of these
147. A satellite has a noise
figure of 1.6 dB. Find its
equivalent noise temperature.
a. 139 K
b. 192 K
c. 291 K

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

155. Noise that is produced by

the active components within
the receiver.
a. Thermal
b. External
c. Internal
d. White
156.
Noise due
to random
variation in the arrival of
charge carriers at the output
electrode of an active device
a. Shot
b. Impulse
c. Thermal
d. Dynamic
157. A network has a loss of
20
dB.
What
power
ratio
corresponds to this loss
a. 0.01
b. 0.1
c. 10
d. 100
158. A receiver connected to
an antenna whose resistance is
60 ohms has an equivalent
noise resistance of 40 ohms.
Calculate the receivers noise
figure in decibels and its
equivalent noise temperature.
a. 1.67 & 194K
b. 2.23 & 194K
c. 1.67 & 174K
d. 2.23 & 194K
159. _____ Noise is the most
prevalent noise found in urban
areas and is normally caused
by the arc discharge from
automobile
or
aircraft
ignition
systems,
induction
motors, switching gears, high
voltage lines and the like.
a. Industrial
b. Johnson
c. Flicker
d. Mixer
160. The noise figure of
totally noiseless device is
a. Unity
b. Infinity
c. Zero
d. 100

161. Indicate the noise whose

source
is
in
a
category
different from that of the
other three.
a. Solar
b. Cosmic

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

176. Any unwanted form of

energy that tends to interfere
with the wanted signal is
called
a. Noise
b. Spectrum
c. Radiation
d. Absorption
177. The correct
decibel is
a. DB
b. dB
c. Db
d. db

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

186. Which of the following is

not a source of space noise
a. Sun
b. Star
c. Lightning
d. Black body

179.
_____
is
the
created by man.
a. Solar
b. Industrial
c. Extraterrestrial
d. Galactic

187. Noise that is due to the

random and rapid motion of the
charge
carriers
inside
a
resistive component.
a. Johnson
b. Thermal Agitation
c. White
d. All of the above

noise

180. A voltage change that is

equal to twice its original
value correspond to a change
of
a. 3 dB
b. 6 dB
c. 9 dB
d. 10 dB
181.
Indicate
the
voltage
level in dB with reference to
one volt. This unit is used in
video or TV measurement
a. dBW
b. dBk
c. dBm
d. dBV
182. which of the following is
not an actual amount of power?
a. dB
b. dBm
c. dBw
d. dBk
183. In noise analysis,
reference temperature is
a. 75 K

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

191. Thermal noise

known as
a. Gaussian Noise
b. White Noise
c. Johnson noise
d. All of the above

is

also

192. This type of noise has a

power spectrum which decreases
with increasing frequency. It
is
most important
at low
frequencies from 0 to about
100 Hz).
a. Shot noise
b. Flicker noise
c. Diode noise
d. BJT noise
193. Industrial noise extends
up to what frequency?
a. 500 MHz
b. 500 GHz
c. 500 THz
d. 500 KHz
194. Impulse Noise is
a. A function of current
b. A shot duration pulse
c. Dependent of frequency
d. Dependent of temperature
195. When the power ratio of
the output to input of a
circuit is 200. What is the
gain in dB?
a. 23
b. 46
c. 23
d. 46
196. What is the reference
level
for
random
noise
measurement, FIA weighted?
a. 82 dBm
b. 90 dBm
c. 85 dBm
d. 77 dBm
197. A 10 dB pad has an output
level of -3 dBm. The level at
the input is:
a. 13 dBm
b. -7 dBm
c. 1 dBm
d. 7 dBm
198. The sum of three signals
of 45dBm each is ______ dBm.
a. 45
b. 135
c. 20
d. 50

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:

203. A system having an input

power of 2 mW an output power
of 0.8mW has a loss of:
a. 2.98 dBm
b. 3.98 dB
c. 3.98 W
d. 1.98 mW
204. An output of -10 dB means
that the power has been
a. Halved in value
b. Increased by a factor of
10
c. Reduced by a factor of 10
d. Doubled
205. Any unwanted form of
energy
interfering
the
reception of wanted signal is
called
a. Noise
b. Sideband
c. Harmonics
d. Modulation

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

in Europe where the standard

reference tone is 800 hertz, 1
picowatt.
a. dBa
b. dBm
c. dBaO
d. pWp
228. Noise produced mostly by
lightning
discharges
in
thunderstorms.
a. White noise
b. Industrial noise
c. Atmospheric noise
d. Extraterrestrial noise
229. Propagation of man made
noise is chiefly by
a. Transmission over power
lines and by ground wave
b. Space wave
c. Sky wave
d. None of these
230. A more precise evaluation
of the quality of a receiver
as far as noise is concerned
a. S/N
b. VSWR
c. Noise factor
d. Noise margin
231. NIF stands for
a. Non-intrinsic figure
b. Noise interference figure
c. Noise improvement factor
d.
Narrow
intermediate
frequency
232. External noise fields are
measured in terms of
a. Dc values
b. Rms values
c. Peak values
d. Average values
233.
Form
of
interference
caused by rain, hail, snow or
dust storms
a. Shot noise
b. Galactic noise
c. Impulse noise
d. Precipitation static
234. Extra-terrestrial noise
is observable at frequencies
from
a. 0 to 20 KHz
b. 8 MHz to 1.43 GHz
c. 5 to 8 GHz
d. 15 to 160 MHz

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

that can be traced

natural causes.
a. Man-made noise
b. Distortion
c. External noise
d. Internal noise

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

244. Refers to the temperature

that
corresponds
to
the
spectral energy distribution
of a noise.
a. Absolute temperature
b. Temperature band
c.
Noise-equivalent
temperature
d. Critical temperature

238. The noise generated

the
tube,
transistor
integrated
circuit
in
amplifier.
a. White noise
b. Amplification noise
c. Active noise
d. Dynamic Noise

by
or
an

239. Electrical noise inherent

to
a
particular
device,
circuit or system that remains
when
no
other
signal
is
present.
a. Shot noise
b. Thermal noise
c. Background noise
d. Static noise
240.
A
wideband
form
of
impulse noise generated by the
electric arc in the spark
plugs
of
an
internal
combustion engine. This noise
is a common problem in mobile
radio system.
a. Thermal noise
b. Shot noise
c. Amplification noise
d. Ignition noise
241. The amount of power in dB
referred to one Kilowatt
a. dBW
b. dBk
c. dBm
d. Dbv
242. Noise in
electromagnetic

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

250. Noise generated within

electronic equipment by either
passive or active components.
a. Shot noise
b. Thermal noise
c. Circuit noise
d. External noise