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Option 2 : (a) and (c) are correct

Concept:

Some salient features of a PCM system are:

  • Immunity to transmission noise and interference.
  • It is possible to regenerate the coded signal along the transmission path.
  • The Quantization Noise depends on the number of quantization levels and not on the number of samples produced per second.

Calculation:

The Signal to Noise (SNR) Ratio for a PCM system is given by:

 1.8 + 6n dB (where ‘n’ is the number of bits per sample)

For (n+1) number of bits, the Signal to Noise Ratio will be:

1.8 + 6(n+1) dB

So the SNR would increase by 6dB.

Also, the Bandwidth needed for PCM transmission is given by:

BW= nfs (n=number of bits per sample and fs= Sampling frequency)

For 2 bits(4 quantization levels), the Bandwidth = 2fs

For 6 bits(64 quantization levels), the Bandwidth = 6fs

So, the Bandwidth is increased by 3 times, and not 4 times.

So, Option (a) and (c) is correct.
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