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General exam question G7C06

Subelement G7, PRACTICAL CIRCUITS· Group G7C

G7C06

Which of the following is an advantage of a digital signal processing (DSP) filter compared to an analog filter?

  • A.A wide range of filter bandwidths and shapes can be created (correct answer)
  • B.Fewer digital components are required
  • C.Mixing products are greatly reduced
  • D.The DSP filter is much more effective at VHF frequencies

WhyAn advantage of a digital signal processing filter over an analog filter is that a wide range of filter bandwidths and shapes can be created. Because a DSP filter's response is defined entirely in software rather than by physical component values, it can be reconfigured to create a much wider range of filter bandwidths and shapes than a fixed analog circuit easily could, answer A. DSP filtering typically needs more processing hardware, not fewer components, doesn't inherently reduce mixing products (that's a receiver architecture issue, not a filter-type issue), and DSP techniques are generally applied at lower IF or audio frequencies rather than being especially effective directly at VHF, so B, C, and D are wrong.

Published 2026-08-28 · Last updated 2026-08-28 · Question text is verbatim from the 2023-2027 NCVEC Element 3 pool (public domain); the explanation above is original writing, see our methodology.

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