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101.

For a Mod 64 parallel counter we need

A. 6 flip flops
B. 6 flip flops and 2 AND gates
C. 6 flip flops and 4 AND gates
D. none of the above
Answer» D. none of the above
102.

Consider the following statements: 1. Race around condition can occur in JK flip flop when both inputs are 12. A flip flop is used to store one bit of information3. A transparent latch is a D type flip flop4. Master slave flip flop is used to store two bits of information Which of the above are correct?

A. 1, 2, 3
B. 1, 3, 4
C. 1, 2, 4
D. 2, 3, 4
Answer» E.
103.

The number of distinct Boolean expression of 4 variables is

A. 16
B. 256
C. 1024
D. 65536
Answer» E.
104.

Assertion (A): Synchronous counter has higher speed of operation than ripple counter Reason (R): Synchronous counter uses high speed flip flops.

A. Both A and R are correct and R is correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R are correct but R is not correct explanation of A
C. A is true, R is false
D. A is false, R is true
Answer» D. A is false, R is true
105.

The device 'one shot' has

A. two stable states
B. one stable state
C. either 1 or 2 stable states
D. no stable state
Answer» C. either 1 or 2 stable states
106.

An AND gate has two inputs A and B and one inhibit input S. Out of total 8 input states, output is 1 in

A. 1 state
B. 2 states
C. 3 states
D. 4 states
Answer» B. 2 states
107.

Which of the following characteristic are necessary for a sequential circuit? 1. It must have 6 gates2. It must have feedback3. Its output should depend on past value Which of the above statements are correct?

A. 1, 2, 3
B. 1, 2
C. 2, 3
D. 1, 3
Answer» D. 1, 3
108.

In 8085, TRAP is

A. always maskable
B. cannot interrupt a service subroutine
C. used for catastrophic events like temporary power failure
D. lowest priority interrupt
Answer» D. lowest priority interrupt
109.

In a digital circuit, a clock is a

A. crystal type
B. multivibrator
C. flip-flop
D. free running multivibrator
Answer» E.
110.

The logic operation that will selectively clear bits in register A in those positions where these are 1 's in the bits of register B is given by

A. A ← A + B
B. A ← A̅B
C. A ← A̅ + B
D. A ← AB
Answer» E.
111.

A ring counter with 5 flip flops will have

A. 5 states
B. 10 states
C. 32 states
D. infinite states
Answer» B. 10 states
112.

Which of the following flip flops cannot be converted to D flip flop?

A. JK
B. SR
C. Master slave
D. None of the above
Answer» E.
113.

Binary 1111 when added to binary 11111, the result in binary is

A. 111111
B. 1111
C. 1000
D. 10000
Answer» E.
114.

A half adder adds

A. 2 bits
B. 3 bits
C. 4 bits
D. 2 or 3 bits
Answer» B. 3 bits
115.

The counter which require maximum number of FF for a given mod counter is

A. Ripple counter
B. BCD counter
C. Ring counter
D. Programmed counter
Answer» D. Programmed counter
116.

The basic storage element in a digital system is

A. flip flop
B. counter
C. multiplexer
D. encoder
Answer» B. counter
117.

Binary 1000 will be the result of which of the following?

A. Binary 1000 - 100
B. Binary 1011 - 1111
C. Binary 1111 - 111
D. Binary 11111 - 1111
Answer» D. Binary 11111 - 1111
118.

The number of flags available in 6800 are

A. 6
B. 5
C. 7
D. 4
Answer» B. 5
119.

In a 5 x 7 dot matrix, format, to store 64 alphanumeric characters we require

A. 1120 bits
B. 2240 bits
C. 33 bits
D. 64 bits
Answer» C. 33 bits
120.

Microprocessors were introduced in the year

A. 1951
B. 1961
C. 1971
D. 1981
Answer» D. 1981
121.

Which of the following will be hexadecimal number just for prior to F52B?

A. E 51 A
B. F 51 B
C. E 52 B
D. F 52 A
Answer» E.
122.

In floating point number 0110100000010101, the exponent is equal to __________ 10

A. 11
B. -11
C. 10
D. -10
Answer» C. 10
123.

Logic analyser is

A. a multichannel oscilloscope
B. similar to logic pulser
C. similar to current tracer
D. none of the above
Answer» B. similar to logic pulser
124.

The number of switching functions of 3 variables are

A. 3
B. 8
C. 16
D. 32
Answer» C. 16
125.

A 14 pin AND gate IC has __________ AND gates.

A. 8
B. 6
C. 4
D. 2
Answer» D. 2
126.

The open collector gates in the given figure are tied together. The output Y =

A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
Answer» B. B
127.

High speed counter

A. ring counter
B. ripple counter
C. synchronous counter
D. asynchronous counter
Answer» D. asynchronous counter
128.

In 8085, to disable the whole interrupt system (except TRAP)

A. the DI instruction may be used
B. the DO instruction may be used
C. the INTERRUPT instruction may be used
D. the El instruction may be used
Answer» B. the DO instruction may be used
129.

In which of these does thermionic emission occur?

A. LED
B. LCD
C. VF display
D. None
Answer» D. None
130.

Which of the following statements is not true in regard to storage time of a diode?

A. During this time, the diode is reverse-biased
B. The diode conducts during this time
C. It is due to the time taken by carriers to depart from the function when the diode is reverse-biased
D. During this time the diode current is zero
Answer» E.
131.

"Micro-program" is

A. the name of the source program in microcomputer
B. the set of instructions indicating the primitive operations in 1 system
C. the general name of 'MACRO's' in assembly language programming
D. the name of programs of very small size
Answer» C. the general name of 'MACRO's' in assembly language programming
132.

In the CMOS inverter

A. one transistor is N channel and the other P channel
B. one is enhancement type and other depletion type
C. both are N channel with one enhancement and the other depletion type
D. none
Answer» C. both are N channel with one enhancement and the other depletion type
133.

If we need a device to shut off a few ampere current in a few nano seconds, the proper devices is

A. VMOS
B. CMOS
C. BJT
D. UJT
Answer» B. CMOS
134.

A pulse stretcher is same as a

A. free running multivibrator
B. bistable multivibrator
C. monostable multivibrator
D. latch
Answer» D. latch
135.

Which of the following is the least important consideration while selecting a logic technology?

A. Power dissipation
B. Noise immunity
C. Number of pins
D. Cost
Answer» D. Cost
136.

Assertion (A): R-2R ladder type DAC has higher speed of operation than weighted resistor DAC Reason (R): R-2R ladder type DAC uses only two different values of resistor network uses many different values of resistors

A. Both A and R are correct and R is correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R are correct but R is not correct explanation of A
C. A is true, R is false
D. A is false, R is true
Answer» C. A is true, R is false
137.

The race condition in NOR SR latch occurs when

A. S = R = 1
B. S = 0, R = 1
C. S = 0, R = 0
D. S = 1, R = 0
Answer» B. S = 0, R = 1
138.

Which device changes parallel data to serial data?

A. Decoder
B. Multiplexer
C. Demultiplexer
D. Flip flop
Answer» C. Demultiplexer
139.

71₈ = __________ .

A. 111000₂
B. 111001₂
C. 100001₂
D. 110001₂
Answer» C. 100001₂
140.

Decimal 43 in hexadecimal and BCD number system is respectively.

A. B2, 01000011
B. 2B, 01000011
C. 2B, 00110100
D. B2, 01000100
Answer» C. 2B, 00110100
141.

Consider the following instruction of 8085 μp :1. MOV M, A2. AODC3. MVI A, FF4. CMP M Which of these cause change in the status of flag(s)?

A. 1 and 2
B. 1, 2 and 3
C. 3 and 4
D. 2 and 4
Answer» E.
142.

In hexadecimal number system, A is equal to decimal number

A. 10
B. 11
C. 17
D. 18
Answer» B. 11
143.

A 4 bit down counter starts counting from 1111 irrespective of modulus.

A. True
B. False
C. May be True or False
D. Can't say
Answer» C. May be True or False
144.

A 4 bit binary adder has 4 full adders.

A. True
B. False
C. May be True or False
D. Can't say
Answer» C. May be True or False
145.

If an analog voltage is expressed in binary using 4 bits, each successive binary count would represent

A. 1/2 of total voltage
B. 1/4 of total voltage
C. 1/15 of total voltage
D. 1/16 of total voltage
Answer» D. 1/16 of total voltage
146.

How many input-output ports can be accessed by direct method of 8085 μp?

A. 8
B. 256
C. 32 K
D. 64 K
Answer» C. 32 K
147.

The 2's complement representation of the decimal number -4 is

A. 0100
B. 1100
C. 1011
D. 1010
Answer» C. 1011
148.

In a synchronous counter all flip flops are clocked together.

A. True
B. False
C. May be True or False
D. Can't say
Answer» B. False
149.

In digital computer programming, subroutines are used

A. to reduce program execution time at the expense of more memory
B. to reduce storage requirements
C. to increase programming ease and reduce storage requirements
D. because most of the functions are same
Answer» D. because most of the functions are same
150.

A typical microcomputer has 65, 536 registers in its memory. It will be specified as

A. 65.536 memory
B. 65.536 K memory
C. 64 K memory
D. 8 K memory
Answer» D. 8 K memory