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GATE 2022 IN – Question 26

Communication and Optical Instrumentation · Analog and digital communication · 1 mark · Numerical answer

Consider 24 voice signals being transmitted without latency using time-division multiplexing. If each signal is sampled at 12 kHz and represented by an 8-bit word, the bit-duration (in microseconds) is ________ (round off to two decimal places)

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Correct answer: 0.42 to 0.44

Explanation

Aggregate rate is 24×12000×8=2304000 bits/s. Bit duration is its reciprocal, 0.434028 μs, or **0.43 μs** to two decimals.