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51.

n-channel MOS devices are preferred over p-channel MOS devices for digital circuit because

A. lower power dissipation
B. higher power dissipation
C. higher mobility of electrons than holes
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
52.

The propagation delay time of a non-saturated bipolar logic family

A. is less than that of a saturated bipolar logic family
B. is same as that of a saturated bipolar logic family
C. is more than that of a saturated bipolar logic family
D. None of these
Answer» B. is same as that of a saturated bipolar logic family
53.

n-p-n transistors are preferred over p-n-p transistors for digital circuit families because

A. they require positive supply voltage
B. they consume less power
C. of the requirements of positive logic system
D. the mobility of electrons is higher than the mobility of holes
Answer» E.
54.

The 2 s complement representation in 8 bit format is 11010000. The equivalent hexadecimal representation is

A. 50
B. D0
C. 30
D. 30
Answer» D. 30
55.

Which of following gates is shown as coincidence detector?

A. AND gate
B. OR gate
C. NOT gate
D. NAND gate
Answer» B. OR gate
56.

Given two numbers A and B in sign magnitude representation in an eight bit format A = 00011110 and B = 10011100, the corresponding decimal numbers respectively are

A. 30 and 156
B. 14 and 12
C. 30 and 100
D. 28 and 30
Answer» D. 28 and 30
57.

For fastest switching operation, it is preferred to use

A. Normal p-n junction diode
B. Schottky diodes
C. Vacuum diodes
D. Zener diodes
Answer» C. Vacuum diodes
58.

For large scale integration, the following logic gate family is preferred

A. MOS
B. TTL
C. ECL
D. RTL
Answer» B. TTL
59.

In the above question the representation for (N 1) is

A. 1010
B. 1100
C. 1110
D. none of these
Answer» C. 1110
60.

Find (177)

A. 128
B. 200
C. 178
D. 179
Answer» B. 200
61.

The power consumption is more for the following logic gate family

A. ECL
B. TTL
C. CMOS
D. DCTL
Answer» B. TTL
62.

The negative decimal number N in 2 s complement representation is 1011. Then the representation for (N + 1) is

A. 1010
B. 1100
C. 1110
D. none of these
Answer» B. 1100
63.

According to De Morgan s second theorem

A. A NAND gate is always complimentary to an AND gate
B. An AND gate is equivalent to a bubbled NAND gate
C. A NAND gate is equivalent to a bubbled AND gate
D. A NAND gate is equivalent to a bubbled OR gate
Answer» E.
64.

In 2 S complement adder-subtractor, given the numbers X = 00011000 and Y = 11110000. They stand respectively for

A. 24 and 240
B. 18 and 15
C. 6 and 15
D. 24 and 16
Answer» E.
65.

NAND-NAND circuits are equivalent to

A. AND-OR circuits
B. OR-XOR circuits
C. OR-NOT circuits
D. All of these
Answer» B. OR-XOR circuits
66.

The logic gate family which consumes less power is

A. ECL
B. TTL
C. IIL
D. CMOS
Answer» E.
67.

The output of a gate is 1 if and only if all the inputs of that gate are high, what is that gate?

A. NOT
B. NAND
C. NOR
D. AND
Answer» E.
68.

Tri-state logic is used for

A. improving the figure of merit
B. increasing the fan-out
C. bus oriented systems
D. improving the speed of operation
Answer» D. improving the speed of operation
69.

The output of a gate is 1 only for number of high inputs, what is that gate?

A. X-NOR
B. X-OR
C. NAND
D. NOR
Answer» C. NAND
70.

Wired logic is not possible in

A. ECL
B. TTL with active pull-up
C. open-collector TTL
D. TTL with passive pull-up
Answer» C. open-collector TTL
71.

Identify the universal gate from the following gates

A. OR gate
B. AND gate
C. X-OR
D. NAND
Answer» E.
72.

Complementary outputs are available in

A. ECL gates
B. TTL gates
C. DTL gates
D. RTL gates
Answer» B. TTL gates
73.

The output of a gate is zero if and only if when all the inputs are high. What is that gate?

A. AND gate
B. OR gate
C. NAND gate
D. NOR gate
Answer» D. NOR gate
74.

The minimum number of NAND gates required to realize EX-OR gate are

A. 5
B. 4
C. 3
D. 6
Answer» C. 3
75.

The open input terminal of a TTL gate

A. will assume a very high voltage
B. will behave as if it is connected to logic 0 level
C. will behave as if it is connected to logic 1 level
D. none of these
Answer» D. none of these
76.

There are four Boolean variables x

A. m (3, 12, 13)
B. m (3, 6)
C. m (3, 12)
D. 0
Answer» B. m (3, 6)
77.

The output of a gate Y = AB + A B , where A and B are inputs, what is that gate?

A. EX-NOR
B. NAND
C. EX-OR
D. All of these
Answer» B. NAND
78.

The figure of merit of a logic gate family is given by

A. gain bandwidth
B. propagation delay power dissipation
C. fan-out propagation delay time
D. noise margin power dissipation
Answer» C. fan-out propagation delay time
79.

HTL is the modified version of logic gate family.

A. DCTL
B. TTL
C. CMOS
D. ECL
Answer» C. CMOS
80.

HTL is preferred in the industrial environment because of

A. low power dissipation
B. high speed
C. low noise margin
D. highest noise margin
Answer» E.
81.

A switching function

A. m (1, 3, 5, 7, 9)
B. m (3, 5, 7, 9, 11)
C. m (3, 5, 9, 11, 13)
D. m (5, 7, 9, 11, 13)
Answer» C. m (3, 5, 9, 11, 13)
82.

The switching function f (A, B, C, D) = m (5, 9, 11, 14) can written as

A. A B C D + A B C D + AB CD + ABCD
B. A B C D + AB C D + A B CD + ABCD
C. A BC D + A BC D + AB C D + ABCD
D. None of these
Answer» B. A B C D + AB C D + A B CD + ABCD
83.

In an 8085 microprocessor based system, the contents of SP are 1000H. PUSH B instruction will transfer the contents of registers B and C respectively for memory locations

A. 0FFF H and 0FFE H
B. 0FFE H and 0FFF H
C. 1000 H and 0FFF H
D. 1000 H and 1001 H
Answer» B. 0FFE H and 0FFF H
84.

The output 0 and 1 level for TTL logic family is approximately

A. 0.1 and 5 V
B. 0.6 and 3.5 V
C. 0.9 and 1.75 V
D. 1.75 and 0.9 V
Answer» C. 0.9 and 1.75 V
85.

The switching function

A. m (2, 3, 6)
B. m (0, 1, 4, 5, 7)
C. m (1, 2, 5, 6, 7)
D. m (0, 2, 4, 6)
Answer» C. m (1, 2, 5, 6, 7)
86.

In an 8085 microprocessor based system, the contents of SP are 2000H. POPH instruction will transfer the contents of memory location

A. 2001H and 2002H to H and L registers respectively
B. 2001 H and 2000H to H and L registers respectively
C. 2000H and 1FFFH to H and L registers respectively
D. 2000H and 1999H to H and L registers respectively
Answer» C. 2000H and 1FFFH to H and L registers respectively
87.

The other canonical form of

A. M (2, 3, 4, 6)
B. M (2, 4, 6, 8)
C. M (2, 5, 6, 7)
D. M (1, 3, 5, 7)
Answer» B. M (2, 4, 6, 8)
88.

An Intel 8085 processor is executing the program given below.

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Answer» D. 4
89.

The maximum frequency at which digital data can be applied to gate is defined as

A. operating speed
B. propagation speed
C. binary level transition period
D. charging time
Answer» B. propagation speed
90.

MOS logic gate have no current hogging problem because the gate terminals are

A. low input impedance
B. zero impedance
C. high impedance
D. compensating effect
Answer» D. compensating effect
91.

The switching speed of ECL is very high because

A. it uses positive logic
B. it uses negative logic
C. it uses high speed transistors
D. its transistors remain unsaturated
Answer» E.
92.

If a three variable switching function is expressed as the product of maxterms by

A. m (0, 3, 5, 6)
B. M (1, 2, 4, 7)
C. m (1, 2, 4, 7)
D. M (1, 3, 4, 7)
Answer» D. M (1, 3, 4, 7)
93.

The allowable supply voltage range for TTL logic gate family is

A. 2 to 5.6 V
B. 3.5 to 6.2 V
C. 4.75 V to 5.25 V
D. 4 to 6 V
Answer» D. 4 to 6 V
94.

A function with don t care is as follows. g (X, Y, Z) = m (5, 6) + dc (1, 2, 4) For above function consider following expression

A. 1, 2 and 3
B. 1, 2 and 4
C. 1 and 4
D. 1 and 3
Answer» C. 1 and 4
95.

The dual of Boolean theorem x (y + z) = xy + xz is

A. x + yz = xy + xz
B. x (y + z) = (x + y) (x + z)
C. x + yz = (x + y) (x + z)
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
96.

Identify which is not a saturated logic gate family from the following?

A. TTL
B. DTL
C. HTL
D. ECL
Answer» E.
97.

Given Boolean theorem AB + A C + BC = AB + A C which of the following is true?

A. (A + B) (A + C) (B + C) = (A + B) (A + C)
B. AB + A C + BC = AB + BC
C. AB + A C + BC = (A + B) (A + C) (B + C)
D. (A + B) (A + C) (B + C) = AB + A C
Answer» B. AB + A C + BC = AB + BC
98.

Identify the logic gate family which consumes maximum power and which has minimum propagation delay

A. MOS
B. TTL
C. ECL
D. CMOS
Answer» D. CMOS
99.

Choose the correct statements from the following

A. PROM contains a programmable AND array and a fixed OR array
B. PLA contains a fixed AND array and a programmable OR array
C. PROM contains a fixed AND array and a programmable OR array
D. PLA contains a programmable AND array and a programmable OR array
E. Both C and D
Answer» F.
100.

Identify the logic gate family which consumes less power and which has maximum fan-out

A. MOS
B. TTL
C. ECL
D. CMOS
Answer» E.