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651.

Typical switching time for ECL is

A. 5 nano seconds
B. 5 micro seconds
C. 5 milli seconds
D. 5 seconds
Answer» B. 5 micro seconds
652.

In a Karnaugh map for an expression having 'don't care terms' the don't cares can be treated as

A. 0
B. 1
C. 1 or 0
D. none of the above
Answer» D. none of the above
653.

A 12 bit ADC is operating with 1 μs clock period. Total conversion time is 14 μs. ADC is

A. flash type
B. counting type
C. integrating type
D. successive approximation type
Answer» D. successive approximation type
654.

A number is expressed in binary 2's complement as 10011 decimal equivalent value is

A. 19
B. 13
C. -19
D. -13
Answer» E.
655.

The process of entering data into ROM is called

A. writing
B. burning
C. decoding
D. registering
Answer» C. decoding
656.

The problem of logic race occurs in

A. SOP functions
B. POS functions
C. Hybrid function
D. SOP and POS functions
Answer» D. SOP and POS functions
657.

Two numbers in excess-3 code are added and the result is less than 8. To get equivalent binary

A. 0011 is subtracted
B. 0011 is added
C. 0110 is subtracted
D. 0110 is added
Answer» D. 0110 is added
658.

The output voltage of 5-bit D/A binary ladder that has a digital input of 11010 (Assuming 0 = 0 V and 1 = + 10 V) is

A. 3.4375 V
B. 6.0 V
C. 8.125 V
D. 8.6875 V
Answer» D. 8.6875 V
659.

The output data lines of microprocessor and memories are usually tristated because

A. more than one device can transmit information over the data bus by enabling only one device at a time
B. more than one device can transmit information over the data bus at the same time
C. the data lines can be multiplexed for both I/P and O/P
D. it increases the speed of data transfers over the data bus
Answer» B. more than one device can transmit information over the data bus at the same time
660.

A five bit binary adder is used to add 01001 and 00111. The adders from LSB position are numbered as FA0, FA1, FA2 and FA3. The outputs of FA2 are

A. SUM = 0
B. SUM = 0, CARRY = 1
C. SUM = 1, CARRY = 0
D. SUM = 1, CARRY = 1
Answer» B. SUM = 0, CARRY = 1
661.

If the mantissa of a digital computer is 37 bit long then the accuracy of the digital computer will be of

A. 37 decimal places
B. 23 decimal places
C. 11 decimal places
D. accuracy is independent of the length to mantissa
Answer» D. accuracy is independent of the length to mantissa
662.

The number of logic devices required in a Mod-16 synchronous counter are

A. 4
B. 5
C. 6
D. 7
Answer» D. 7
663.

Is the interrupt-enable flag?

A. Low
B. High
C. Never
D. None
Answer» C. Never
664.

ALU carries out

A. arithmetic operations
B. logic operations
C. both arithmetic and logic operations
D. none of the above
Answer» D. none of the above
665.

(FE35)16 XOR (CB15)16 is equal to

A. (3320)16
B. (FE35)16
C. (FF50)16
D. (3520)l6
Answer» E.
666.

74 HC series can sink upto 4 mA. The 74 LS series has IIL(max) - 0.4 mA. How many 74 LS inputs be driven by 74 HC output?

A. 100
B. none
C. 8
D. 10
Answer» E.
667.

Fundamental mode is another name for

A. level operation
B. pulse operation
C. clock operation
D. none of these
Answer» C. clock operation
668.

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
669.

A microcomputer has memory locations from 0000 to FFFF, each storing 1 byte. How many bytes can be the memory store?

A. 12333
B. 14666
C. 16384
D. 16655
Answer» D. 16655
670.

A decoder can be used as a demultiplexer.

A. 1
B.
Answer» B.
671.

Four memory chips of 16 x 4 size have their address buses connected together. This system will be of size

A. 64 x 4
B. 16 x 16
C. 32 x 8
D. 256 x 1
Answer» C. 32 x 8
672.

In a ring counter for N clock pulses the scale for the counter is

A. N : 1
B. N : 2
C. N : 10
D. N : 100
Answer» B. N : 2
673.

In a 4 input OR gate, the total number of High outputs for the 16 input states are

A. 16
B. 15
C. 14
D. 13
Answer» C. 14
674.

A logical expression Y = A + AB is equal to

A. Y = AB
B. Y = AB
C. Y = A + B
D. Y = A + B
Answer» E.
675.

Assertion (A): In a magnitude comparator IC the cascading inputs provide a means to cascade the 4 bit comparators Reason (R): A magnitude comparator has three outputs, A = B, A > B and A < B

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
676.

Current requirement of a piezo buffer is about

A. 100mA
B. 20mA
C. 4mA
D. 0.4mA
Answer» D. 0.4mA
677.

In a four variable K map eight adjacent cells give

A. single variable term
B. two variable term
C. three variable term
D. four variable term
Answer» B. two variable term
678.

-8 is equal to signed binary number

A. 10001000
B. 1000
C. 10000000
D. 11000000
Answer» B. 1000
679.

The number of counter states which an 8 bit stair step A/D converter has to pass through before conversion takes place is equal to

A. 1
B. 8
C. 255
D. 256
Answer» E.
680.

Binary multiplication can be done by repeated addition.

A. 1
B.
Answer» B.
681.

A 555 timer can be used as

A. an astable multivibrator
B. monostable multivibrator
C. frequency Divider only
D. any of the above
Answer» E.
682.

The number of bits in EBCDIC is

A. 12
B. 10
C. 8
D. 6
Answer» D. 6
683.

The initial state of a Mod-16 counter is 0110. After 37 clock pulses the state of counter will be

A. 1011
B. 110
C. 10
D. 1
Answer» B. 110
684.

Which of the following memory is preferred in case of calculators?

A. Dynamic RAM
B. Dynamic ROM
C. Static ROM
D. Static RAM
Answer» B. Dynamic ROM
685.

Given figure is the voltage transfer characteristic of

A. an N MOS inverter with enhanced mode transistor as load
B. an N MOS inverter with depletion mode transistor as load
C. a CMOS inverter
D. BJT inverter
Answer» D. BJT inverter
686.

Assertion (A): Boolean expressions can be easily simplified using Karnaugh map.Reason (R): Karnaugh map can be drawn for minterms as well as max terms.

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
687.

Digital technologies being used now-a-days are

A. DTL and EMOS
B. TTL, ECL, CMOS and RTL
C. TTL, ECL and CMOS
D. TTL, ECL. CMOS and DTL
Answer» C. TTL, ECL and CMOS
688.

In 8085 microprocessor, which of the following interrupts has the lowest priority?

A. RST 5.5
B. RST 7.5
C. TRAP
D. INTR
Answer» B. RST 7.5
689.

A + AB =

A. A
B. A
C. A + B
D. A + B
Answer» D. A + B
690.

Binary number 1101 is equal to octal number

A. 17
B. 16
C. 15
D. 14
Answer» D. 14
691.

Number of cards read per minute by a card reader may be of the order of

A. 20
B. 1
C. 10000
D. 300
Answer» E.
692.

The K-map for a Boolean function is shown in figure. The number of essential prime implicants for this function is

A. 4
B. 5
C. 6
D. 8
Answer» B. 5
693.

In a clocked NAND latch, race condition occur when

A. R and S are high CLK is low
B. R and CLK are high and S is low
C. R, S, CLK are high
D. R, S, CLK are low
Answer» D. R, S, CLK are low
694.

Without any addition circuitry, an 8:1 MUX can be used to obtain.

A. some but not all Boolean functions of 3 variables
B. all functions of 3 variables but none of 4 variables
C. all functions of 3 variables and some but not all of 4 variables
D. all functions of 4 variables
Answer» C. all functions of 3 variables and some but not all of 4 variables
695.

Assertion (A): It is possible that a digital circuit gives the same output for different input voltages Reason (R): A digital circuit is also called logic circuit.

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
696.

The minterm designation for ABCD is

A. m8
B. m10
C. m14
D. m15
Answer» E.
697.

A seven bit code (even parity) 1111101 may have error. The correct code is

A. 1111101
B. 1111111
C. 101011
D. 1100011
Answer» C. 101011
698.

Program counter in a digital computer

A. counts the number of program run in the machine
B. counts the number of times a subroutine is called
C. counts the number of times the loops are executed
D. points the memory address of the current or the next instruction to be executed
Answer» E.
699.

Two voltages are -5 V and -10 V. In positive logic

A. -5 V is 1 and -10 V is 0
B. -10 V is 1 and -5 V is 0
C. -5 V is 1 in some circuits and 0 in others
D. -10 V is 1 in some circuits and 0 in others
Answer» B. -10 V is 1 and -5 V is 0
700.

The number of unused states in a 4 bit Johnson counter is

A. 2
B. 4
C. 8
D. 12
Answer» D. 12