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DSP: Digital Signal Processing

Subject : it-skills
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1. Uses a process called the Discrete Fourier Transform or DFT - used to determine the frequency content of a continuous signal






2. Type of decomposition relies on the use of a function known as the delta function or unit _____function






3. Imax-Imin /4*( 2^n - 1)






4. Echo Location uses: radar - sonar - _______






5. Signal comprised of a continuous set of values; -not digital or discrete






6. Description of how one parameter is related to another - ex. voltage which varies with time is common in analog electronics






7. Imax-Imin / 2^n - 1






8. Means that sample number zero has a value of one - while all other samples have a value of zero -delta function is frequently called the unit impulse.






9. States any periodic waveform can be approximated by a sum of harmonically related sinusoids






10. Radar - Sonar - Data Communication






11. Two separate units - one for tracking targets - one for illumination of targets for weapons guidance (SAMs etc)






12. Uses multiplexing - compressions - and echo control






13. A formal mathematical operation - takes two signals and produces a third signal






14. DSP Applications: - radar and sonar - oil exploration - space exploration - _______






15. A projection onto real axis






16. The negative half cycle of the function waveform is the same shape as the positive half - except inverted - Both sine and cosine functions have this - Functions with this have only odd harmonics.






17. Used for detection and tracking of underwater acoustic signals - consists of a dry end and a wet end - dry end;






18. Uses a signal that has been quantized into discrete values rather than a continuous signal






19. Used for two general purposes: (1) separation of signals that have been combined - and (2) restoration of signals that have been distorted in some way.






20. Processing involves improving quality a signal- e.g. image enhancement - data compressions - noise reduction - ________ - filtering - etc.






21. For any sinusoidal signal with fundamental frequency f 0 - there exists an infinite number of ________frequencies or frequencies which are integer multiples of f 0 .






22. Industry Apps / Major Areas: Telecommunications - Audio Processing - ___________ - Image processing






23. Obtained by recording the values of x(t) at equally spaced time instants - the result is a sequence of numbers whose individual values are samples of the analog signal






24. Used in medical fields - space - commercial imaging products






25. Graphical representation of the frequency content of a signal - allows us to quickly and easily see the relationship between different frequency components and their amplitudes






26. Use only the current and past input samples to calculate the current output sample; -no feedback -non recursive filters






27. Represented mathematically by an indexed sequence of numbers






28. Filter output sample depends on previous input samples and previous filter output samples - these filters always have a feedback component - recursive filters






29. Occur frequently in nature - sound waves - electromagnetic radiation - any type of periodic waveform can be constructed from this signal






30. Processing of signals by digital means






31. Two properties lead to simplifications of mathematical analysis: - __________ - time-invariance






32. Waveform is symmetrical about the origin or f(x) = -f(-x); - Sine is this function - only sine terms and no constant term.






33. The conversion of analog or continuous signals to digital or discrete signals - referred to as analog-to-digital conversion - value of signal is sampled at discrete time intervals; time intervals are usually uniform






34. A special case of amplitude modulation - When two sinusoids of different frequencies are multiplied






35. Equivalent to the principle of superposition - if the input is the sum of two or more scaled sequences - we can find the output of each sequence acting alone - then add (superimpose) the separate scaled output






36. A phenomenon of sinusoids changing frequency during sampling; sinusoid assumes a frequency other than its own






37. Process of multiplying a (relatively) low frequency message signal by a high frequency sinusoid






38. Refers to what we are familiar with as the signal itself - with amplitude values plotted against time values






39. Waveform is symmetrical about the vertical axis or f(x) = f(-x); - Cosine is this function - only have cosine terms and may have a constant.






40. Uses a relatively low frequency message signal to modulate or vary the frequency of a relatively high frequency carrier signal






41. A phasor rotating in negative (clockwise) direction






42. Measurement at regular intervals of the amplitude of a varying waveform (in order to convert it to digital form)






43. Controls how much the carrier frequency varies around its unmodulated value.






44. Involves music - speech generation - speech recognition






45. If an input is delayed (shifted) by n0 - then the output is delayed by the same amount






46. Varying quantity that is a function of time; time is continuous - then the value of the signal can be found at any point in time; - not discrete