Instrumentation Transducers Questions and Answers – Analog to Digital Converters

This set of Instrumentation Transducers Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on “Analog to Digital Converters”.

1. Typical conversion speed of ADC is _______________
a) Less than 1µs
b) Less than 100 µs
c) Less than 500 µs
d) Greater than 1000 µs
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Answer: b
Explanation: Typical conversion speed of ADC is between 1µs and 100 µs.

2. Which of the following type output is provided by ADC?
a) Serial type
b) Parallel type
c) Both serial and parallel type
d) None of the mentioned
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Answer: c
Explanation: ADC provides both serial and parallel type output according to application.

3. Which of the following method is employed for ADC?
a) Ladder network
b) Successive approximation type
c) PWM type
d) None of the mentioned
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Answer: b
Explanation: In successive approximation method input value is constantly compared with a reference value.
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4. Successive approximation is slow for large bit application.
a) True
b) False
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Answer: b
Explanation: Successive approximation method is much faster in large bit application.

5. Which of the following represents range of frequency measured by ADC?
a) Bandwidth
b) Threshold frequency
c) Peak frequency
d) None of the mentioned
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Answer: a
Explanation: Bandwidth of ADC is the maximum range of frequency measured by ADC.
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6. Dynamic range of ADC is depended on _______________
a) Resolution
b) Linearity
c) Accuracy
d) All of the mentioned
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Answer: d
Explanation: Dynamic range of ADC is depended on both resolution, linearity and accuracy.

7. Small timing errors in ADC additional to noise is known as ____________
a) Jitter
b) Aliasing
c) Super noise
d) None of the mentioned
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Answer: a
Explanation: Jitter is a type of noise that is produced additional to noise.
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8. ENOB in ADC stand for _________________
a) Effective number of bytes
b) Effective number of bits
c) Effective nibble baud
d) None of the mentioned
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Answer: b
Explanation: Effective number of bits (ENOB) represents the number of bits measured by ADC.

9. ENOB is a negation of resolution.
a) True
b) False
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Answer: b
Explanation: ENOB or effective number of bits is the number of bits measured by ADC and it is equal to resolution.
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10. Rotary encoder is an ADC.
a) True
b) False
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Answer: a
Explanation: Rotary encoder can be treated as an encoder which converts analog quantity to digital quantity.

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