Information theory and coding
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Information theory and coding questions with answers

90 multiple-choice questions. Open any question for its answer and explanation.

  1. Which among the below stated logical circuits are present in encoder and decoder used for the implementation of cyclic codes? 1. Shift Registers 2. Modulo-2 Adders 3. Counters 4. Multiplexers
  2. The distance between each symbol in given sequence and reference sequence is known as . . . . . . . .
  3. According to Shannon's second theorem, it is not feasible to transmit information over the channel with . . . . . . . . error probability, although by using any coding technique.
  4. For the 4 states of an encoder on vertical axis of Trellis diagram, what do/does the solid line indicate/s?
  5. The minimum distance of linear block code (dmin) is equal to minimum number of rows or columns of HT, whose . . . . . . . . is equal to zero vector.
  6. For a Gaussian channel of 1 MHz bandwidth with the signal power to noise spectral density ratio of about 104 Hz, what would be the maximum information rate?
  7. Which is more efficient method?
  8. In minimal polynomial, . . . . . . . . degree polynomial is present with coefficients in the basefield along with the zeros in extension field.
  9. Basically, Galois field consists of . . . . . . . . number of elements.
  10. Which among the following is used to construct the binary code that satisfies the prefix condition?
  11. If the channel is bandlimited to 6 kHz & signal to noise ratio is 16, what would be the capacity of channel?
  12. In digital communication system, if both power and bandwidth are limited, then which mechanism/choice is preferred?
  13. Which type of channel does not represent any correlation between input and output symbols?
  14. Coded system are inherently capable of better transmission efficiency than the uncoded system. A. True B. False
  15. In Trellis diagram, what do/does the horizontal axis represent/s?
  16. In Viterbi's algorithm, which metric is adopted for decision making?
  17. At any given time, the output of an encoder depends on . . . . . . . .
  18. In coding gain & bandwidth of TCM, if the signal energy is kept constant, the . . . . . . . . of constellation reduces the noise margin and results into the degradation of performance.
  19. On which factor/s do/does the channel capacity depend/s in the communication system?
  20. Entropy of a random variable is
  21. With respect to power-bandwidth trade-off, for reducing the transmit power requirement, the bandwidth needs to be . . . . . . . .
  22. In digital communication system, smaller the code rate, . . . . . . . . are the redundant bits.
  23. What is significance of D-frames in video coding
  24. Which type of ARQ system introduces the transmission delay between the transmitter and receiver before the reception of frame at receiver for the purpose of error detection?
  25. Which amount the following is capable of correcting any combination of three or fewer errors random errors in a block of 23 bits?