Let $$X \in \left\{ {0,1} \right\}$$ and $$Y \in \left\{ {0,1} \right\}$$ be two independent binary random variables.

If $$P\left( {X\,\, = 0} \right)\,\, = p$$ and $$P\left( {Y\,\, = 0} \right)\,\, = q,$$ then $$P\left( {X + Y \ge 1} \right)$$ is equal to

A sinusoidal signal of amplitude A is quantized by a uniform quantizer. Assume that the signal utilizes all the representation levels of the quantizer. If the signal to quantization noise ratio is 31.8 dB, the number of levels in the quantizer is _________ .

Consider a binary, digital communication system which uses pulses g (t) and − g (t)for transmitting bits over an AWGN channel. If the receiver uses a matched filter, which one of the following pulses will give the minimum probability of bit error?

By performing cascading and/or summing/differencing operations using transfer function blocks G₁(s) and G₂(s), one CANNOT realize a transfer function of the form