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G7C05
Which of the following is characteristic of a direct digital synthesizer (DDS)?
Pick an answer to check it.
Answer: D. Variable output frequency with the stability of a crystal oscillator
A DDS builds a waveform digitally from a crystal-controlled clock. It can change frequency easily while keeping crystal-like stability.
Tip: DDS: tunable with crystal stability.