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801.

How many and what are the machine cycles needed for execution of MOV D, C?

A. 1, Fetch
B. 2, Fetch and Memory Read
C. 2, Memory Read and Memory write
D. 2, Fetch 4 Bus idle
Answer» B. 2, Fetch and Memory Read
802.

Vectored interrupt is an interrupt that takes the program to a vector location. TRAP vectors to 0024 FI, RST 7.5 to 003 CH, RST 6.5 to 0034 H and

A. RST 5.5
B. RST 6.5
C. 24 H to 48 H
D. RST 5.5 to 002 CH
Answer» E.
803.

The value of program counter of 6800 at power on are after reset is

A. 0
B. FFFE
C. User Programmable
D. FFFF
Answer» C. User Programmable
804.

In 8085 microprocessor, what is the length of SP (stack) pointer?

A. 6 bits
B. 8 bits
C. 12 bits
D. 16 bits
Answer» E.
805.

In the given figure shows a 3 bit shift register using TTL flip flops. Initially all the flip flops are set to 0 state. After 8 clock pulses

A. A = 1, B = 1, C = 1
B. A = 1, B = 1, C = 0
C. A = 0, B = 1, C = 1
D. A = 0, B = 0, C = 1
Answer» B. A = 1, B = 1, C = 0
806.

A 6 MHz channel is used by a digital signalling system initializing four-level signals. The maximum possible transmission rate is

A. 6M bands/s
B. 12M bands/s
C. 6 M bits/s
D. 12M bits/s
Answer» B. 12M bands/s
807.

By placing an inverter between both inputs of an S-R flip-flop, the resulting flip-flop becomes

A. J-K flip-flop
B. D-flip-flop
C. T-flip-flop
D. Master salve JK flip-flop
Answer» C. T-flip-flop
808.

What will be the maximum conversion time in 6 bit dual slope A/D converter uses a reference of -6v and a 1 MHz clock. It uses a fixed count of 40 (101000).

A. 108 sec
B. 63 μ sec
C. 40 sec
D. 80 μ sec
Answer» B. 63 Œº sec
809.

When two 4 bit parallel adders are cascaded we get

A. 4 bit parallel adder
B. 8 bit parallel adder
C. 16 bit parallel adder
D. none of the above
Answer» C. 16 bit parallel adder
810.

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

A. A 6 H, 1
B. A 6 H, 0
C. 00 H, 0
D. 00 H, 1
Answer» C. 00 H, 0
811.

The series 54 H/74 H denotes

A. Standard TTL
B. High speed TTL
C. Low Power TTL
D. High Power TTL
Answer» C. Low Power TTL
812.

The output of the circuit shown below will be of the frequency

A. 125 Hz
B. 250 Hz
C. 500 Hz
D. 750 Hz
Answer» C. 500 Hz
813.

In a mod-12 counter the input clock frequency is 10 kHz. The output frequency is

A. 0.833 kHz
B. 1.0 kHz
C. 0.91 kHz
D. 0.77 kHz
Answer» B. 1.0 kHz
814.

For edge triggering in flip flops, manufacturers use

A. RC circuit
B. direct coupled design
C. either RC circuit or direct coupled design
D. none of the above
Answer» C. either RC circuit or direct coupled design
815.

A universal register

A. accepts serial input
B. accepts Parallel input
C. gives serial and Parallel output
D. all of the above
Answer» E.
816.

The MOS symbol shown indicates that It is depletion typeIt is enhancement typeIt is channelIt is P-channelElectrons flow from s to DHoles flow from D to s The true statements are

A. 1, 3, 6
B. 1, 3, 5
C. 2, 4, 6
D. 2, 3, 5
Answer» E.
817.

The contents of the program counter after the call operation point to the first instruction on the

A. stack
B. subroutine
C. either of the above
D. none of the above
Answer» C. either of the above
818.

Which of the following statements defines a full adder?

A. It adds two binary digits and produces their SUM and CARRY
B. It adds three inputs (two binary digits and a carry) and produces their SUM and CARRY
C. It has two inputs and two outputs
D. None of the above
Answer» C. It has two inputs and two outputs
819.

The noise margin of a TTL gate is about

A. 0.2 V
B. 0.4 V
C. 0.6 V
D. 0.8 V
Answer» D. 0.8 V
820.

The radix of a hexadecimal system is

A. 2
B. 3
C. 8
D. 16
Answer» E.
821.

The logic represented by the abbreviation ECL is

A. Emitter Coupled Logic
B. Electron Carrier Logic
C. Encoding Clock Logic
D. Electrostatic Channel Logic
Answer» B. Electron Carrier Logic
822.

As compared to TTL, ECL has

A. lower power dissipation
B. lower propagation delay
C. higher propagation delay
D. higher noise margin
Answer» C. higher propagation delay
823.

In 8085 microprocessor, the RST 5.5 interrupt service routine start from location

A. 0020 H
B. 0024 H
C. 0028 H
D. 002 CH
Answer» E.
824.

The minimum number of 2 input NAND gates required to implement Boolean function A B C is A, B, C are available is

A. 2
B. 3
C. 5
D. 6
Answer» D. 6
825.

The minimum number of NAND gates required to implement the Boolean function A +AB + ABC is equal to

A. 0
B. 1
C. 4
D. 7
Answer» B. 1
826.

What is the decimal equivalent of the binary number shown in fourth row?

A. 79
B. 97
C. 117
D. 127
Answer» C. 117
827.

A microprocessor with a 16 bit address bus is used in a linear memory selection configuration. Address bus lines are directly uses as chip selects of memory chips with 4 memory chips the maximum addressable memory space is

A. 64 k
B. 16 k
C. 8 k
D. 4 k
Answer» B. 16 k
828.

What kind of signal does the times produce?

A. Single pulse
B. Square wave
C. Continuous pulse
D. No signal
Answer» B. Square wave
829.

Which of the following pairs of octal and binary numbers are not equal?

A. 111 110112 = 7678
B. 1101101012 = 6658
C. 110102 = 38
D. 10101.112 = 25.68
Answer» D. 10101.112 = 25.68
830.

A 10 bit D/A converter gives a maximum output of 10.23 V. The resolution is

A. 10 mV
B. 20 mV
C. 15 mV
D. 25 mV
Answer» B. 20 mV
831.

A sequence detector is required to give a logical output of 1 whenever the sequence 1011 is detected in the incoming pulse stream. Minimum number of flip-flops needed to built the sequence detector is

A. 4
B. 3
C. 1
D. 2
Answer» C. 1
832.

In a digital system, the maximum clock frequency that can be used with Master/Slave Clocked flip-flops having total propagation delay of 200 μsec is

A. 20 MHz
B. 50 MHz
C. 100 MHz
D. 200 MHz
Answer» C. 100 MHz
833.

Out of SAM and RAM

A. access time in both does not depend on address location
B. in SAM access time depends on address location but not in RAM
C. in RAM access time depends on address location but not in SAM
D. in both the access time depends on storage location
Answer» C. in RAM access time depends on address location but not in SAM
834.

What is the normal range of analog input voltage?

A. 0 to 1 V
B. 0 to 5 V
C. 5 to 15 V
D. 15V to 30V
Answer» C. 5 to 15 V
835.

In 2's complement form, - 2 is

A. 1011
B. 1110
C. 1100
D. 1010
Answer» C. 1100
836.

A ripple counter has 4 bits and uses flip flops with propagation delay time of 25 ns. The maximum possible time for change of state will be

A. 25 ns
B. 50 ns
C. 75 ns
D. 100 ns
Answer» E.
837.

EEPROM is also known as

A. UVPROM
B. EAPROM
C. both UVPROM and EAPROM
D. none of the above
Answer» C. both UVPROM and EAPROM
838.

Which binary addition is incorrect?

A. 1001.1 + 1011.01 = 10100.11
B. 100010 + 1000101 = 1001010
C. 0.0011 + 0.1110 = 1.1
D. 1011.01 + 1001.11 = 10111
Answer» E.
839.

A 6 bit ladder A/D converter has input 101001. The output is (assume 0 = 0 V and 1 = 10 V)

A. 4.23
B. 6.41
C. 5.52
D. 9.23
Answer» C. 5.52
840.

With the switch in STOP position, Y will be equal to

A. 0
B. 1
C. CLK
D. none of these
Answer» C. CLK
841.

The logic circuit in the given figure realizes the function

A. (A + B + C) (D E)
B. (A + B + C) (D E)
C. (A + B + C) (D E)
D. (A + B + C) (D E)
Answer» E.
842.

The microprograms provided by a manufacturer to be used on his microprogrammed computer are generally called

A. software
B. network
C. firmware
D. hardware
Answer» D. hardware
843.

ECL is a saturating logic.

A. 1
B.
Answer» C.
844.

A parity detector can detect

A. single error only
B. single error or odd number of errors
C. two errors
D. single or two errors
Answer» C. two errors
845.

If interrupt service request have been received from all of the following interrupts, then which one will be serviced last?

A. RST 5.5
B. RST 6.5
C. RST 7.5
D. None of these
Answer» B. RST 6.5
846.

Read the following statements The circuitry of ripple counter is more complex than that of synchronous counter.The maximum frequency of operation of ripple counter depends on the modulus of the counter.The maximum frequency of operation of synchronous counter does not depend on the modulus of the counter. Which of the above statements are correct?

A. 1 only
B. 1, 2
C. 1, 2, 3
D. 2, 3
Answer» E.
847.

CMOS is extensively used in

A. pocket calculators
B. digital wrist watches
C. satellites
D. all of the above
Answer» E.
848.

If modulus is less than 2N, some states of the counter are skipped by using NAND gates.

A. 1
B.
Answer» B.
849.

The amplifier used in miller voltage sweep should have a gain of

A. -‚àû
B. 1
C. +‚àû
D. -1
Answer» B. 1
850.

The characteristic equation of flip-flop gives the next state QN + 1 in terms of present state QN and the inputs. Which one of the following is the characteristic equation of J - K flip-flop?

A. QN+1 = JQN + KQN
B. QN+1 = J + KQN
C. QN+1 = KQN + JQN
D. QN+1 = K + JQN
Answer» B. QN+1 = J + KQN