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This section includes 194 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Digital Electronics knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 51. |
The binary subtraction 0 – 1 = isdifference = 1borrow = 0 |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» C. | |
| 52. |
111010002 is the 2's-complement representation of –24. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» C. | |
| 53. |
If [A] = 1011 1010, [B] = 0011 0110, and [C] = [A] [B], what is [C 4..2] in decimal? |
| A. | 1 |
| B. | 2 |
| C. | 3 |
| D. | 4 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 54. |
Find the 2's complement of –1101102. |
| A. | 1101002 |
| B. | 1010102 |
| C. | 0010012 |
| D. | 0010102 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 55. |
The solution to the binary problem 1011 √ó 0110 is 01100110. |
| A. | 1 |
| B. | |
| Answer» C. | |
| 56. |
The look-ahead-carry adder is slower than the ripple-carry adder because it requires additional logic circuits. |
| A. | 1 |
| B. | |
| Answer» C. | |
| 57. |
The two's complement of 00001111 is ________. |
| A. | 11111111 |
| B. | 11110000 |
| C. | 11110001 |
| D. | 11110111 |
| Answer» D. 11110111 | |
| 58. |
In BCD addition, the value ________ is added to any invalid code group. |
| A. | 10101 |
| B. | 0U812 |
| C. | 100110 |
| D. | 110 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 59. |
Packages are used to contain ________ and other information that must be available to all entities in the design file. |
| A. | types |
| B. | vectors |
| C. | components |
| D. | variables |
| Answer» D. variables | |
| 60. |
The representation of –110 in eight-bit two's-complement notation is 11110111. |
| A. | 1 |
| B. | |
| Answer» C. | |
| 61. |
Full adders can add two numbers and need not have a carry input or a carry output. |
| A. | 1 |
| B. | |
| Answer» C. | |
| 62. |
To make an eight-bit adder from two four-bit adders you must connect ________. |
| A. | the high-order carry-in to ground |
| B. | the low-order carry-out to the high-order carry-in |
| C. | the high-order carry-out to ground |
| D. | the low-order sum to the high-order data input |
| Answer» C. the high-order carry-out to ground | |
| 63. |
Digital computers use an easier method to subtract binary numbers, called one's complement. |
| A. | 1 |
| B. | |
| Answer» C. | |
| 64. |
Binary numbers can be added together in a basic parallel-adder circuit when ________. |
| A. | negative numbers are in 2's-complement form |
| B. | negative numbers are in 1's-complement form |
| C. | all carry pins are grounded |
| D. | all negative numbers are noted |
| Answer» B. negative numbers are in 1's-complement form | |
| 65. |
The 74LS382 ALU is a 24-pin arithmetic/logic unit. |
| A. | 1 |
| B. | |
| Answer» C. | |
| 66. |
It is not necessary to have the same number of bits when adding or subtracting signed binary numbers in the 2's-complement system. |
| A. | 1 |
| B. | |
| Answer» C. | |
| 67. |
If no bits are designated inside square braces, [ ], it means the variable is the null set. |
| A. | 1 |
| B. | |
| Answer» C. | |
| 68. |
In AHDL macrofunctions, the first thing that should go into any source file is ________ your code. |
| A. | a field of comments that documents |
| B. | a library of |
| C. | a function name of |
| D. | the universal global definition of |
| Answer» B. a library of | |
| 69. |
Constants must be included in a package. |
| A. | 1 |
| B. | |
| Answer» B. | |
| 70. |
A four-bit adder can perform ________. |
| A. | addition |
| B. | subtraction |
| C. | logical AND |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» B. subtraction | |
| 71. |
When subtracting 6 from 9 using 2's-complement methods, the ________ is 2's complemented before the addition. |
| A. | six |
| B. | multiplier |
| C. | nine |
| D. | two |
| Answer» B. multiplier | |
| 72. |
The inputs of a full adder are labeled A1, B1, and Cin. |
| A. | 1 |
| B. | |
| Answer» B. | |
| 73. |
The contents of the A register after is ________. |
| A. | 0 |
| B. | 1 |
| C. | 1001 |
| D. | 1010 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 74. |
A sign bit of "1" in the difference of a 2's-complement subtraction problem indicates the magnitude is negative and in true binary form. |
| A. | 1 |
| B. | |
| Answer» C. | |
| 75. |
The VHDL compiler requires libraries to be specified at the beginning of the code if components from those libraries are being used. |
| A. | 1 |
| B. | |
| Answer» B. | |
| 76. |
A 74HC283 can be used to implement a(n) ________ adder. |
| A. | 4-bit BCD |
| B. | 8-bit BCD |
| C. | 4-bit full |
| D. | 8-bit full |
| Answer» D. 8-bit full | |
| 77. |
The solution to the binary problem 1011 – 0111 is 1000. |
| A. | 1 |
| B. | |
| Answer» C. | |
| 78. |
ALU circuits cannot be cascaded to perform functions on more than four bits. |
| A. | 1 |
| B. | |
| Answer» C. | |
| 79. |
Solve this binary problem: 1001 √ó 1100 = ________. |
| A. | 1110001 |
| B. | 1111000 |
| C. | 1101100 |
| D. | 1101110 |
| Answer» D. 1101110 | |
| 80. |
If [A] = 10 and [B] = 01, then [A] + [B] = [ ]. |
| A. | 1 |
| B. | |
| Answer» C. | |
| 81. |
Solve this BCD problem: 0101 + 0110 = ________. |
| A. | 00010111BCD |
| B. | 00001001BCD |
| C. | 00010001BCD |
| D. | 00010011BCD |
| Answer» D. 00010011BCD | |
| 82. |
The solution to the BCD problem 0101 + 0100 is 00001001BCD. |
| A. | 1 |
| B. | |
| Answer» B. | |
| 83. |
The carry-out of a binary adder is identified using the summation symbol, sigma. |
| A. | 1 |
| B. | |
| Answer» C. | |
| 84. |
A 74HC283 can be used to implement a 4-bit full adder. |
| A. | 1 |
| B. | |
| Answer» B. | |
| 85. |
FC48 – AB91 = ________. |
| A. | 5B77 |
| B. | 5267 |
| C. | 50B7 |
| D. | 5077 |
| Answer» D. 5077 | |
| 86. |
The circuit shown is a(n) ________. |
| A. | multiplexer |
| B. | adder |
| C. | comparator |
| D. | converter |
| Answer» C. comparator | |
| 87. |
A macrofunction is a self-contained description of a logic circuit with all of its inputs, outputs, and operational characteristics defined. |
| A. | 1 |
| B. | |
| Answer» B. | |
| 88. |
Binary division and decimal division use the same procedure. |
| A. | 1 |
| B. | |
| Answer» B. | |
| 89. |
The binary subtraction 0 – 1 = isdifference = 1borrow = 0 |
| A. | 1 |
| B. | |
| Answer» C. | |
| 90. |
Overflow indicators in ALU circuits indicate when add or subtract operations produce results that are too large to fit into four bits. |
| A. | 1 |
| B. | |
| Answer» B. | |
| 91. |
The concurrent section of the hardware description is where the ________ are interconnected. |
| A. | functions |
| B. | components |
| C. | circuits |
| D. | macrofunctions |
| Answer» C. circuits | |
| 92. |
Full adder results are typically stored in registers. |
| A. | 1 |
| B. | |
| Answer» B. | |
| 93. |
–910 represented in eight-bit two's-complement notation is ________. |
| A. | 11110111 |
| B. | 11111001 |
| C. | 11110110 |
| D. | 1111101 |
| Answer» B. 11111001 | |
| 94. |
Negation is performed by simply performing the ________ operation. |
| A. | 1's-complement |
| B. | sign |
| C. | surrogate |
| D. | 2's-complement |
| Answer» E. | |
| 95. |
If [A] = 10 and [B] = 01, then [A] [b] = ________. |
| A. | [00] |
| B. | 0 |
| C. | 11 |
| D. | [11] |
| Answer» D. [11] | |
| 96. |
10011100 in two's-complement notation has a decimal value of –100. |
| A. | 1 |
| B. | |
| Answer» C. | |
| 97. |
Inside a computer all arithmetic operations take place in the ________. |
| A. | accumulator register |
| B. | ALU |
| C. | CPU |
| D. | B register |
| Answer» C. CPU | |
| 98. |
Larger number capacities may be obtained from 2-bit adders by paralleling them. |
| A. | 1 |
| B. | |
| Answer» B. | |
| 99. |
When performing binary addition using the 2's-complement method, an ________ can occur if ________ are of the same ________; the error is indicated by a(n) ________. |
| A. | error, both numbers, magnitude, negative sign |
| B. | overflow, both numbers, sign, incorrect sign bit |
| C. | overflow, signs, magnitude, incorrect sum |
| D. | error, the signs, polarity, incorrect polarity |
| Answer» C. overflow, signs, magnitude, incorrect sum | |
| 100. |
This logic gate is used to produce an arithmetic sum XOR. |
| A. | 1 |
| B. | |
| Answer» B. | |