Question

What is the function of a 10-bit converter?

(a) It divides the signal into 64 steps

(b) It divides the signal into 256 steps

(c) It divides the signal into 1024 steps

(d) It divides the signal into 128 steps

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Answer 1

Correct answer is (c) It divides the signal into 1024 steps

Easy explanation: The 8-bit converter works in the range of 0 to 1023. It is, therefore, able to divide the signal into 256 steps. This gives maximum accuracy of 100/1024, which is approx 0.1 %.