The numbers in parentheses indicate the number of marked items (1
mark each).
Quizzes
Quiz 1 (out of 9)
Q1 (9):
- one mark per correct answer
Quiz 2 (out of 9)
Quiz 3 (out of 10)
Q1 (4)
- correct normalized threshold (2)
- correct probabilities
- correctly adding them
Q2 (3)
- 0.5 points per correct bit
Q3 (3)
- correct 5bit values (2)
- correct bit order
Quiz 4 (out of 10)
Q1: correct noise margin (2)
Q2: 1 each for method & answer for each part (4)
Q3: 2 for computing current (method, result) (2)
2 for computing slew rate (method, result) (2)
Quiz 5 (out of ..)
Labs
Lab 1 Report (6)
- identification
- three waveform plots
- three scope captures
- three histograms
- table with comparison of RMS voltages (reasonably correct)
- explanation includes DMM bandwidth limitations
Lab 2 Report (4)
- calculation of sum of digits
- table showing conversion to voltage levels
- octave plot screen captures
- 'scope screen capture
Lab 3 Report (4)
- Octave waveform
- 'scope screen capture w/o decoding
- " with decoding
- teraterm screen capture with student's name
Lab 4 Report (3)
- 3 screen captures
- one plot comparing the spectra
- frequencies of first nulls
Lab 5 (2)
- graphs of amplitude and phase vs frequency
- submitted spreadsheet
Lab 6 (2)
- block diagram
- waveform with correct output
Lab 7 (5)
- two flowgraphs
- screen capture of run-time output
- spreadsheet with BER data
- plot of BER vs Eb/No
- coding gain
Lab 8 (4)
- hex file contents
- scope screen caputure at start
- wireshark screen screen capture
- correct measurement of preamble frequency
Midterm Exam 1
Question 1 (4)
- entropy (2)
- information rate
- data rate
Question 2 (4)
- correct bit field values (2)
- correct code point (2)
Question 3 (4)
- correct bit order
- correct levels for 0/1
- correct parity
- correct stop bit
Question 4 (3)
- computing correct normalized threshold (t) (2)
- correct error rate (1)
Midterm Exam 2
Question 1 (4)
- 0.5 marks per correct bit
Question 2 (2)
- 1 mark per correct voltage
Question 3 (1)
- correct answer
Question 4 (1)
- correct answer
Question 5 (4)
- flags correct: 2
- stuffed bit correct: 1
- data correct: 1
Question 5 (5)
- length: 1
- crc value: 2
- message: 2
Final Exam
- Question 1: (4) (entropy method, entropy result, information rate)
- Question 2: (3) (x, y, z) (one each)
- Question 3: (2) (answer, reason)
- Question 4: (4) (parity, parity value, byte value:2)
- Question 5: (3) (normalized threshold, sigma, rms voltage)
- Question 6: (4) (7 bits * 1/2 mark each)
- Question 7: (2) (1 for each voltage)
- Question 8: (1) (answer)
- Question 9: (1) (answer)
- Question 10: (3) (flags:1, escape:1, xor:1)
- Question 11: (3) (remainder:2, error:1)
- Question 12: (4) (dmin:2, detect:1, correct:1)
- Question 13: (2) (n=13, 8191)
- Question 14: (2) (method, value)
- Question 15: (2) (method, value)
- Question 16: (2) (method, value)
- Question 17: (3) (one per)
- Question 18: (1) (answer)
- Question 19: (1) (answer)