Unit 4: The Continuous Time Fourier Transform and Sampling - Practice Quiz

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1 The Continuous Time Fourier Transform (CTFT) of a signal is defined as:

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2 The inverse Continuous Time Fourier Transform is given by:

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3 The Fourier Transform is primarily used to represent a signal in which domain?

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A. Frequency domain
B. Phase-only domain
C. Time domain
D. Spatial domain

4 The Fourier Transform of a periodic signal consists of:

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A. A single impulse at the origin
B. A flat constant spectrum
C. A continuous smooth spectrum
D. A train of impulses in the frequency domain

5 The Fourier Transform of is:

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6 The linearity property of the Fourier Transform states that if and , then :

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7 According to the time-shifting property, if , then transforms to:

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8 Convolution in the time domain corresponds to what operation in the frequency domain?

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A. Convolution
B. Addition
C. Multiplication
D. Subtraction

9 The Fourier Transform of the impulse function is:

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10 Parseval's relation for the Fourier Transform relates the energy of a signal in the time domain to its energy in the:

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A. Sample domain
B. Frequency domain
C. Laplace domain
D. Phase domain

11 The frequency-shifting (modulation) property states that multiplying by causes its spectrum to be:

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A. Shifted by in frequency
B. Scaled by
C. Shifted by in time
D. Reflected about the origin

12 Sampling is the process of converting a:

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A. Signal into its frequency spectrum
B. Discrete-time signal into a continuous-time signal
C. Periodic signal into an aperiodic signal
D. Continuous-time signal into a discrete-time signal

13 According to the sampling theorem, to reconstruct a signal with maximum frequency , the sampling frequency must satisfy:

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14 The minimum sampling rate equal to twice the maximum signal frequency is called the:

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A. Reconstruction rate
B. Bandwidth rate
C. Aliasing rate
D. Nyquist rate

15 If the highest frequency in a signal is 4 kHz, the Nyquist rate is:

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A. 16 kHz
B. 8 kHz
C. 4 kHz
D. 2 kHz

16 Ideal reconstruction of a band-limited signal from its samples is performed using which filter?

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A. Ideal low-pass filter
B. Ideal high-pass filter
C. Band-stop filter
D. All-pass filter

17 The interpolation function used in ideal reconstruction from samples is the:

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A. Sinc function
B. Exponential function
C. Step function
D. Square function

18 Aliasing occurs when a signal is sampled at a rate that is:

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A. Below the Nyquist rate
B. Above the Nyquist rate
C. Equal to the Nyquist rate
D. Equal to the signal bandwidth

19 The main effect of aliasing on a sampled signal is that:

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A. The signal amplitude doubles
B. The signal becomes periodic
C. The sampling rate increases automatically
D. High frequencies appear as lower frequencies

20 In software, the algorithm commonly used to compute the frequency spectrum of a sampled real-world signal is the:

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A. Direct Time Transform (DTT)
B. Rapid Sampling Transform (RST)
C. Fast Fourier Transform (FFT)
D. Fast Convolution Transform (FCT)

21 The continuous-time Fourier transform of with is:

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22 The Fourier transform of a rectangular pulse of unit height and width centered at the origin is:

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23 The Fourier transform of a periodic signal consists of:

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A. A sinc function centered at
B. A single impulse at
C. A continuous smooth spectrum
D. A train of impulses at with area

24 The Fourier transform of is:

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25 If , then the Fourier transform of is:

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26 According to the convolution property of the CTFT, convolution in time corresponds to which operation in frequency?

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A. Correlation of the transforms
B. Multiplication of the transforms
C. Addition of the transforms
D. Convolution of the transforms

27 Using the scaling property, the Fourier transform of for is:

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28 Parseval's relation for the CTFT states that the total energy of equals:

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29 The duality property implies that if a rectangular pulse in time gives a sinc in frequency, then a sinc in time gives:

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A. Another sinc in frequency
B. An impulse train in frequency
C. A rectangular (ideal low-pass) shape in frequency
D. A triangular shape in frequency

30 For a real-valued signal , its Fourier transform satisfies:

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C. is purely imaginary
D. (conjugate symmetry)

31 The differentiation-in-time property gives the Fourier transform of as:

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32 A signal band-limited to must be sampled at a minimum rate of:

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33 The sampling theorem states that a band-limited signal can be perfectly reconstructed if the sampling frequency satisfies:

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B. where is the maximum frequency
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34 Ideal impulse-train sampling of with period produces a spectrum that is:

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A. A single copy of scaled by
B. Periodic replicas of spaced apart
C. An impulse at only
D. A continuous non-periodic spectrum

35 Ideal reconstruction of a band-limited signal from its samples uses interpolation with which kernel?

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A. A rectangular pulse
B. The sinc function
C. A Gaussian function
D. A triangular (linear) function

36 A zero-order hold reconstruction produces a staircase output. Its frequency response distortion is best corrected by:

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A. A high-pass filter with infinite gain
B. An impulse train multiplier
C. A compensating (anti-imaging) filter
D. A differentiator

37 A sinusoid is sampled at . The apparent (aliased) frequency observed is:

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38 Aliasing occurs when:

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A. The signal is band-limited and oversampled
B. The sampling rate is less than twice the highest frequency component
C. The sampling rate is much greater than the Nyquist rate
D. An ideal low-pass reconstruction filter is used

39 To prevent aliasing before sampling, a system typically uses:

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A. A zero-order hold before the sampler
B. A high-pass filter after the sampler
C. An amplifier to boost signal power
D. An anti-aliasing low-pass filter before the sampler

40 In a software simulation, a sine wave sampled at will appear as a wave of frequency:

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41 The continuous-time Fourier transform of for is:

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42 If , what is the Fourier transform of ?

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43 For a periodic signal with Fourier series coefficients and fundamental frequency , the continuous-time Fourier transform is:

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44 A signal is bandlimited to Hz. It is multiplied by before sampling. What is the minimum sampling rate to avoid aliasing of the product?

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A. Hz
B. Hz
C. Hz
D. Hz

45 A sinusoid at kHz is sampled at kHz. What apparent (aliased) frequency appears in the baseband kHz?

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A. kHz
B. kHz
C. kHz
D. kHz

46 By Parseval's relation, if , then equals:

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47 The Fourier transform of the unit step is:

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48 In ideal band-limited reconstruction, the interpolation kernel used to reconstruct from samples spaced apart is:

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49 If is the transform of , the transform of is:

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50 A signal has spectrum nonzero only for Hz (bandpass). What is the theoretical minimum uniform sampling rate exploiting bandpass sampling?

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A. Hz
B. Hz
C. Hz
D. Hz

51 Two continuous sinusoids at Hz and Hz are sampled at Hz. After sampling, they become indistinguishable because both alias to:

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A. Hz
B. Hz
C. Hz
D. Hz

52 The inverse Fourier transform of (height 1 over ) is:

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53 The duality property implies that if , then (function of ) transforms to:

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54 The Fourier transform of an impulse train is:

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55 When computing the spectrum of a finite-length real-world signal using the DFT/FFT, a rectangular window causes spectral leakage primarily because:

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A. Truncation convolves the true spectrum with a sinc-shaped window transform having high sidelobes
B. The FFT algorithm introduces rounding errors at each butterfly stage
C. The signal is not sampled fast enough to satisfy Nyquist
D. The DC component is not removed before transforming

56 A zero-order hold (ZOH) reconstruction filter has frequency response magnitude proportional to:

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57 If is real and even, then its Fourier transform is:

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A. Real and odd
B. Real and even
C. Purely imaginary and even
D. Purely imaginary and odd

58 A signal bandlimited to Hz is sampled at . In the sampled spectrum, aliasing distortion appears in the band:

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59 In a simulation, a Hz sine is sampled at Hz and reconstructed. The observed reconstructed frequency is:

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A. Hz
B. Hz
C. Hz
D. Hz

60 The Fourier transform of for is:

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