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751.

Assertion (A): Schottky transistors are preferred over normal transistors in digital circuits Reason (R): A Schottky transistor when used as a switch, between cutoff and active region.

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» B. Both A and R are correct but R is not correct explanation of A
752.

One XOR gate can work as

A. one bit magnitude comparator
B. two bit magnitude comparator
C. either (a) or (b)
D. neither (a) nor (b)
Answer» B. two bit magnitude comparator
753.

ECL has high switching speed because the transistors are

A. switching between cutoff and saturation regions
B. switching between cutoff and active regions
C. switching between active and saturation regions
D. none of the above
Answer» C. switching between active and saturation regions
754.

What is the length of SP (Stack pointer) of 8085 μp?

A. 6 bits
B. 8 bits
C. 12 bits
D. 16 bits
Answer» E.
755.

The number of bits in a nibble is

A. 8
B. 4
C. 2
D. 16
Answer» C. 2
756.

Which of the following logic family is fastest of all?

A. TTL
B. RTL
C. DCTL
D. ECL
Answer» E.
757.

A universal shift register can shift

A. from left to right
B. from right to left
C. both from left to right and right to left
D. none of the above
Answer» D. none of the above
758.

The initial state of MOD-16 down counter is 0110. What state will it be after 37 clock pulses?

A. Indeterminate
B. 110
C. 101
D. 1
Answer» E.
759.

The main advantage of CMOS circuit is

A. high gain
B. high output impedance
C. low power consumption
D. high gain and high output impedance
Answer» D. high gain and high output impedance
760.

Which of the following conversion is incorrect?

A. 2048.0625 = 100000000000.00012
B. 100000011.10012 = 131.562510
C. 1011012 = 458
D. Hexadecimal B6C7 = 4679110
Answer» D. Hexadecimal B6C7 = 4679110
761.

A 3 input NAND gate is to be used as inverter. Which of the following will give better results?

A. The two unused inputs are left open
B. The two unused inputs are connected to 0
C. The two unused inputs are connected to 1
D. None of the above
Answer» D. None of the above
762.

An A/D converter uses for reference purposes

A. DC voltage
B. a saw tooth generator
C. set of keys
D. a flip-flop
Answer» C. set of keys
763.

A 4 bit parallel type A/D converter uses a 6 volt reference. How many comparators are required and what is the resolution in volts?

A. 0.375 V
B. 15 V
C. 4.5 V
D. 10 V
Answer» B. 15 V
764.

Assuming accumulator contain A 64 and the carry is set (1).What will register A and (CY) contain after RAR?

A. 4 DH, 0
B. D 3H, 0
C. 4 DH, 1
D. 53 H, 0
Answer» C. 4 DH, 1
765.

A XOR gate has inputs A and B and output Y. Then the output equation is

A. Y = AB
B. Y = AB + A B
C. Y = A B + A B
D. Y = A B + A B
Answer» D. Y = A B + A B
766.

The power dissipated per gate

A. is constant at all frequencies
B. increases with frequency
C. decreases with frequency
D. may increase or decrease with frequency
Answer» C. decreases with frequency
767.

Recommended fanout for ECL is

A. 5
B. 10
C. 15
D. 25
Answer» E.
768.

All digital circuits can be realised using only

A. EX-OR gates
B. Multiplexers
C. Half adders
D. OR gates
Answer» C. Half adders
769.

A 16:1 multiplexer has 4 select input lines.

A. 1
B.
Answer» B.
770.

In a decimal digital computer, the number 127 is stored

A. 1111111
B. 0001 00100111
C. 10001
D. 11000111
Answer» B. 0001 00100111
771.

Parallel adder is

A. sequential circuit
B. combinational circuit
C. either sequential or combinational circuit
D. none of the above
Answer» C. either sequential or combinational circuit
772.

The 8085 microprocessor is interrupted while executing MOV instruction at location 0210 H. What is the location at which contents of register D are stored

A. 054 CH
B. 054 DH
C. 054 EH
D. 054 FH
Answer» E.
773.

23.610 = __________ 2

A. 11111.1001
B. 10111.1001
C. 111.101
D. 10111.1
Answer» C. 111.101
774.

Some of MOS families are PMOS, CMOS, the family dominating the LSI field, where low power consumption is necessary is

A. NMOS
B. CMOS
C. PMOS
D. both NMOS, CMOS
Answer» C. PMOS
775.

In the generic microprocessor

A. instruction cycle time period is shorter than machine cycle time period
B. machine cycle time period is shorter than instruction cycle time period
C. instruction cycle time period is exactly half of machine cycle time period
D. instruction cycle time period is exactly equal to machine cycle time period
Answer» C. instruction cycle time period is exactly half of machine cycle time period
776.

11012 - 10012 =

A. 1000
B. 100
C. 10
D. 1
Answer» C. 10
777.

A binary ladder network D/A converter requires

A. resistors of one value only
B. resistors of many different values
C. resistors of two different values
D. none of the above
Answer» D. none of the above
778.

The binary number 101100.110 in octal number will be

A. 152.6
B. 154.6
C. 145.6
D. 174.6
Answer» C. 145.6
779.

In 8085 microprocessor, which of the following is not vectored interrupt?

A. RST 5.5
B. RST 6.5
C. RST 7.5
D. INTR
Answer» E.
780.

A register is

A. a group is memories
B. a group of devices that store digital data
C. a chip used in computers
D. a pure silica piece used in digital systems
Answer» C. a chip used in computers
781.

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
782.

Status register in the 8156 is read with

A. IN 20 H
B. OUT 20 H
C. either (a) or (b)
D. none of the above
Answer» B. OUT 20 H
783.

In hexadecimal number system, A is equal to decimal number

A. 10
B. 11
C. 17
D. 18
Answer» B. 11
784.

Subroutines are used in larger programs not

A. to increase the programming case
B. to reduce storage equipment
C. to reduce program extension time
D. for ease of program testing at the program development time
Answer» E.
785.

In CCD

A. a small charge is deposited for logical 1
B. a small charge is deposited for both logical 1 and 0
C. a small charge is deposited for logical 0 and large charge for logical 1
D. none of the above
Answer» D. none of the above
786.

(62)10 in binary system is

A. 110000
B. 111100
C. 111110
D. 111111
Answer» D. 111111
787.

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

A. A + B + C + D
B. A + B + C + D
C. (A + B) (C + D)
D. AB + CD
Answer» B. A + B + C + D
788.

With a JK master-slave flip-flop the master is clocked when the clock is __________ , and the slave is triggered when the clock is __________ .

A. low, low
B. high, low
C. low, high
D. high, high
Answer» C. low, high
789.

In 8085 microprocessor, what is the length of temporary register?

A. 6 bits
B. 8 bits
C. 12 bits
D. 16 bits
Answer» C. 12 bits
790.

In which of these does thermionic emission occur?

A. LED
B. LCD
C. VF display
D. None
Answer» D. None
791.

For a microprocessor system using IO-mapped IO the following statement is NOT true

A. memory space available is greater
B. not all data transfer instructions are available
C. IO and memory address spaces are distinct
D. IO address space is greater
Answer» E.
792.

ICs are

A. analog
B. digital
C. both analog and digital
D. mostly analog
Answer» D. mostly analog
793.

An 8 bit data is to be entered into a parallel in register. The number of clock pulses required is

A. 8
B. 4
C. 2
D. 1
Answer» E.
794.

Binary 1000 multiplied by binary 1000 gives

A. 10000
B. 100000
C. 1000000
D. 10000000
Answer» D. 10000000
795.

The output Y of the circuit shown in the figure is

A. (A + B) C + DE
B. AB + C(D + E)
C. (A + B) C + D + E
D. (AB + C) . DE
Answer» B. AB + C(D + E)
796.

The number of digit 1 present in the binary representation of 3 x 512 + 7 x 64 + 5 x 8 + 3 is

A. 8
B. 9
C. 10
D. 12
Answer» C. 10
797.

Karnaugh map can not be drawn when the number of variables is more than 4

A. 1
B.
Answer» C.
798.

The two outputs of RS flip-flop are

A. always low
B. always high
C. either low or high
D. always complementary
Answer» E.
799.

+12 V supply is given to plates a, d, g, and 0 V to other plates and grid of a VF display. The plates which will glow are

A. a, d, g
B. b, c, e, f
C. all
D. none
Answer» D. none
800.

Assertion (A): ECL gate has very high speed of operation.Reason (R): Transistors in ECL do not go into saturation region.

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» B. Both A and R are correct but R is not correct explanation of A