Explore topic-wise MCQs in Discrete Mathematics.

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1.

A _________ is a Boolean variable.

A. Literal
B. String
C. Keyword
D. Identifier
Answer» B. String
2.

Simplify the expression using K-maps: F(A,B,C,D)=Σ (1,3,5,6,7,11,13,14).

A. AB+BC’D+A’B’C
B. BCD’+A’C’D+BD’
C. A’D+BCD+A’BC+AB’C’
D. AC’D’+BC+A’BD+C’D’
Answer» D. AC’D’+BC+A’BD+C’D’
3.

Inversion of single bit input to a single bit output using _________

A. NOT gate
B. NOR gate
C. AND gate
D. NAND gate
Answer» B. NOR gate
4.

How many minimal forms are there in the function F(A, B, C) = ∑(1, 3, 2, 5, 6, 7) if it is having cyclic prime implicants k-map?

A. 216
B. 2
C. 14
D. 82
Answer» C. 14
5.

What is the maximum number of prime implicants with 34-variable minimized expression?

A. 34
B. 764
C. 2³³
D. 2³¹
Answer» D. 2³¹
6.

How many cells are there for an 8-variable K-Map?

A. 421
B. 1048
C. 256
D. 375
Answer» D. 375
7.

Simplify the expression: XY’ + X’ + Y’X’.

A. X’ + Y
B. XY’
C. (XY)’
D. Y’ + X
Answer» D. Y’ + X
8.

a ⊕ b = ________

A. (a+b)(a`+b`)
B. (a+b`)
C. b`
D. a` + b`
Answer» B. (a+b`)
9.

In Boolean algebra, the data is a bit-representation of information consists of _________

A. 0 and 1
B. 2 and 5
C. 1 and 15
D. 4 and 8
Answer» B. 2 and 5
10.

Use Karnaugh map to find the simplified expression of the function: F = x’yz + xy + xy’z’.

A. xz’+y’z’
B. xy’z+xy
C. y’z+x’y+z
D. yz+xy+xy’z
Answer» E.
11.

Minimize the following Boolean expression using Boolean identities.

A. A + B + C’
B. AC’ + B
C. B + AC
D. A(B’ + C)
Answer» E.
12.

Addition of two or more bits produces how many bits to construct a logic gate?

A. 108
B. 2
C. 32
D. 64
Answer» C. 32
13.

In OR gate for 13 numbers of inputs what are the stages possible for it?

A. 1239
B. 213
C. 13
D. 1387
Answer» C. 13
14.

(X+Y`)(X+Z) can be represented by _____

A. (X+Y`Z)
B. (Y+X`)
C. XY`
D. (X+Z`)
Answer» B. (Y+X`)
15.

For an 18-variable k-map determine the number of prime implicants?

A. 2¹⁸
B. 35
C. 253
D. 721
Answer» B. 35
16.

How many false essential prime implicants for the given Boolean functions f(A, B, C) = ∑m(2, 5, 6)?

A. 1024
B. 2
C. 16
D. 435
Answer» C. 16
17.

Evaluate the expression: (X + Z)(X + XZ’) + XY + Y.

A. XY+Z’
B. Y+XZ’+Y’Z
C. X’Z+Y
D. X+Y
Answer» E.
18.

In Gray coding, the adjacent code values differ by _______

A. single bit
B. 3 bits
C. 10 bits
D. 0 bit
Answer» B. 3 bits
19.

Who has invented K-map?

A. Maurice Karnaugh
B. Edward Veitch
C. George Boole
D. Adam Smith
Answer» B. Edward Veitch
20.

What is the simplification value of MN(M + N’) + M(N + N’)?

A. M
B. MN+M’N’
C. (1+M)
D. M+N’
Answer» C. (1+M)
21.

In Multiplexer gate, for selecting the inputs, two bits named _____ and _____ are required generally.

A. selector bit, data bit
B. parity bit. Generator bit
C. input bit, inverted bit
D. raising bit, sinking bit
Answer» B. parity bit. Generator bit
22.

In which logic gate the output state is usually the complement of the input state?

A. NOT gate
B. NOR gate
C. X-NOR gate
D. OR gate
Answer» B. NOR gate
23.

If an expression is given that x+x’y’z=x+y’z, find the minimal expression of the function F(x,y,z) = x+x’y’z+yz?

A. y’ + z
B. xz + y’
C. x + z
D. x’ + y
Answer» D. x’ + y
24.

Determine the number of essential prime implicants of the function f(a, b, c, d) = Σm(1, 3, 4, 8, 10, 13) + d(2, 5, 7, 12), where m denote the minterm and d denotes the don’t care condition.

A.
B. 3
C. 643
D. 128
Answer» C. 643
25.

How many NAND gates are required to make an XOR gate?

A. 7
B. 12
C. 4
D. 8
Answer» D. 8
26.

K-map is used for _______

A. logic minimization
B. expression maximization
C. summing of parity bits
D. logic gate creation
Answer» B. expression maximization
27.

The set for which the Boolean function is functionally complete is __________

A. {*, %, /}
B. {., +, -}
C. {^, +, -}
D. {%, +, *}
Answer» C. {^, +, -}
28.

In order to make a luggage security alarm, a single _____ is used.

A. NOR gate
B. NAND gate
C. X-NOR gate
D. XOR gate
Answer» C. X-NOR gate
29.

How many essential prime implicants are there in the K-Map of the function F = Σ(0, 1, 2, 4, 7, 11, 12, 13, 15)?

A. 4
B. 1
C. 3
D. 7
Answer» C. 3
30.

_________ is used to implement the Boolean functions.

A. Logical notations
B. Arithmetic logics
C. Logic gates
D. Expressions
Answer» D. Expressions
31.

Find the simplified expression A’BC’+AC’.

A. B
B. A+C
C. (A+B)C’
D. B’C
Answer» D. B’C
32.

Simplify the expression using K-maps: F(A,B,C) = Σ (1,3,5,6,7).

A. AC’+B’
B. AB+C
C. AB’+B’C’
D. A’BC+B’C+AC
Answer» C. AB’+B’C’
33.

A NOR gate can be derived from ______

A. NAND gate
B. XOR gate
C. AND gate
D. OR gate
Answer» B. XOR gate
34.

Find the simplified term Y’ (X’ + Y’) (X + X’Y)?

A. XY’
B. X’Y
C. X + Y
D. X’Y’
Answer» B. X’Y
35.

Simplify the expression XZ’ + (Y + Y’Z) + XY.

A. (1+XY’)
B. YZ + XY’ + Z’
C. (X + Y +Z)
D. XY’+ Z’
Answer» D. XY’+ Z’
36.

There are _________ numbers of Boolean functions of degree n.

A. n
B. 2⁽²*ⁿ⁾
C.
D. n⁽ⁿ*²⁾
Answer» C. n³
37.

Which of the following is built exclusively from NOR gate?

A. Plant guard machine
B. Apollo Guidance Computer
C. Street market app
D. Dish washer
Answer» C. Street market app
38.

Which of the following algorithms transforms any NFA into its identical DFA?

A. Minimal set construction
B. Dynamic programming
C. Powerset construction
D. Huffman coding
Answer» C. Powerset construction
39.

Optimisation of an FSM machine can be done by ________

A. Naive-bias algorithm
B. Huffman encoding scheme
C. Pirate-plot algorithm
D. Hopcroft minimization algorithm
Answer» C. Pirate-plot algorithm
40.

Which of the following techniques refer to the equivalence of DFA and N-DFA automata?

A. subset construction
B. superset construction
C. powerset construction
D. finite field construction
Answer» C. powerset construction
41.

How many states are there in combinatorial FSM?

A. 86
B. 2¹⁹
C. 1
D. 132
Answer» D. 132
42.

Which of the following is not a member of the set of a deterministic finite state machine?

A. state-transition function
B. initial state
C. input symbols
D. stack
Answer» C. input symbols
43.

In the operating system, newly started processes can have a start in the _________

A. Blocked state
B. Running sate
C. Ready state
D. Exit state
Answer» D. Exit state
44.

In lexical analysis of a compiler______ is used.

A. DFA
B. NDFA
C. NFA
D. Turing machine
Answer» B. NDFA
45.

In system engineering which of the following methods bridges the gap between the two ends of system development?

A. ASM method
B. VSM method
C. Factor method
D. FSM method
Answer» B. VSM method
46.

Which of the following gates is used to implement a logical conditional?

A. OR gate
B. Magnetic logic gate
C. XOR gate
D. IMPLY gate
Answer» E.
47.

f(x, y, z) = xy’+yz’+xyz, what are essential prime implicants of this switching function?

A. 8
B. 0
C. 4
D. 3
Answer» C. 4
48.

Minimize the Boolean expression using Boolean identities: A′B+ABC′+BC’+AB′C′.

A. B(AC)’ + AC’
B. AC’ + B’
C. ABC + B’ + C
D. BC’ + A’B
Answer» B. AC’ + B’
49.

__________ is a disjunctive normal form.

A. product-of-sums
B. product-of-subtractions
C. sum-of-products
D. sum-of-subtractions
Answer» D. sum-of-subtractions
50.

A deterministic automaton system can have ______ transition for a given state of an input symbol.

A. exactly one
B. more than one
C. no transition
D. 2n transition
Answer» B. more than one