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1051.

The range of signed decimal number that can be represented by 6 bit in complement number is

A. -31 to +31
B. -63 to +64
C. -64 to +63
D. -32 to +31
Answer» B. -63 to +64
1052.

In an R-S latch, to set the output to high

A. R is low and S is high
B. R and S are high
C. R and S are low
D. R is high and S is low
Answer» B. R and S are high
1053.

In 8085 microprocessor, even after a Reset operation which of the following interrupts remains enabled?

A. INTR
B. RST 5.5
C. RST 7.5
D. TRAP
Answer» E.
1054.

If an analog voltage is expressed in binary using 4 bits, each successive binary count would represent

A. of total voltage
B. of total voltage
C. of total voltage
D. of total voltage
Answer» D. of total voltage
1055.

The Truth Table shown is for a

A. CMO
B. counter
C. flip-flop
D. half adder
Answer» E.
1056.

In the full adder, denoting Sum by S and carry by C

A. S = 1 when two or more inputs are unity
B. C = 1 when two or more inputs are unity
C. C = 1 when all the inputs are unity
D. S = 1 when all the inputs are unity
Answer» C. C = 1 when all the inputs are unity
1057.

The hexadecimal number (3E8)16 is equal to decimal number

A. 1000
B. 982
C. 768
D. 323
Answer» B. 982
1058.

Out of 5 M x 8, 1 M x 16, 2 M x 16 and 3M x 8 memories, which memory can store more bits?

A. 5 M x 8
B. 2 M x 16
C. 3 M x 8
D. 1 M x 16
Answer» B. 2 M x 16
1059.

Which binary subtraction is incorrect?

A. 100101 - 100011 = 000000
B. 10000000 - 01000000 = 1000000
C. 10111110.1 - 101011.11 = 110010.11
D. 11111111 - 1111111 = 10000000
Answer» B. 10000000 - 01000000 = 1000000
1060.

The logic realized by the circuit shown in figure

A. F = A ‚äô C
B. F = A ‚äï C
C. F = B ‚äô C
D. F = B ‚äï C
Answer» C. F = B ‚äô C
1061.

A JK flip flop has tpd= 12 ns. The largest modulus of a ripple counter using these flip flops and operating at 10 MHz is

A. 16
B. 64
C. 128
D. 256
Answer» E.
1062.

State transition table and state transition diagram form part of design steps for

A. combinational circuits
B. sequential circuits
C. delay circuits
D. all of the above
Answer» C. delay circuits
1063.

Multiplexer can be used as logic function generator.

A. 1
B.
C. NAND IC
D. interface between TTL and CMOS
Answer» B.
1064.

With four Boolean variables, how many Boolean expressions can be performed?

A. 16
B. 256
C. 1024 (1 K)
D. 64K (64 x 1024)
Answer» E.
1065.

2's complement representation of a 16 bit number (one sign bit and 15 magnitude bits) is FFFF. Its magnitude in decimal representation is

A. 0
B. 1
C. 32, 767
D. 65, 535
Answer» C. 32, 767
1066.

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

A. 054 CH
B. 054 DH
C. 054 EH
D. 054 FH
Answer» D. 054 FH
1067.

The function of interface circuit is

A. to match output conditions of driver with input conditions of load device
B. to match output conditions of load device with input conditions of driver
C. both (a) and (b)
D. neither (a) nor (b)
Answer» B. to match output conditions of load device with input conditions of driver
1068.

A microcomputer has a 64 K memory. What is the hexadecimal notation for the first memory location?

A. 0
B. FFFF
C. 0FFF
D. 3FFF
Answer» B. FFFF
1069.

A 10 bit ADC with a full scale output voltage of 10.24 V is to be designed to have ± LSB/2 accuracy. If ADC is calibrated at 25°C, the maximum net temperature coefficient of ADC should not exceed

A. ± 200 μV/°C
B. ± 400 μV/°C
C. ± 600 μV/°C
D. ± 800 μV/°C
Answer» B. ¬± 400 ŒºV/¬∞C
1070.

Flash ADC is

A. serial ADC
B. parallel ADC
C. series-parallel ADC
D. successive approximation ADC
Answer» C. series-parallel ADC
1071.

1's complement of 11100110 is

A. 11001
B. 10000001
C. 11010
D. 0
Answer» B. 10000001
1072.

A 4 input AND gate is equivalent to

A. 4 switches in parallel
B. 2 switches in series and 2 in parallel
C. three switches in parallel and one in series
D. 4 switches in series
Answer» E.
1073.

A mod-2 counter followed by a mod 5 is same as

A. mod-7 counter
B. A decade counter
C. mod-3 counter
D. none
Answer» C. mod-3 counter
1074.

Decimal 43 in hexadecimal and BCD number system is respectively.

A. B2, 01000011
B. 2B, 01000011
C. 2B, 00110100
D. B2, 01000100
Answer» C. 2B, 00110100
1075.

As compared to MOS memories, bipolar memories have

A. slower access time but are cheaper
B. slower access time and are costly
C. faster access time and are cheaper
D. faster access time and are costly
Answer» E.
1076.

Assertion (A): The output of an 8 bit ADC is 80 H if input is 2.5 V Reason (R): ADC has an output range of 00 to FF H if input range is - 5 to + 5 V

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» D. A is false, R is true
1077.

In standard TTL the totem pole stage refers to

A. multiemitter input stage
B. phase splitter
C. output buffer
D. open collector output stage
Answer» D. open collector output stage
1078.

The gate width of a monostable multivibrator is given by

A. T = 1.1 RC
B. T = 0.693 RC
C. 0.963 RC
D. T = 0.369 RC
Answer» C. 0.963 RC
1079.

A 4 bit synchronous counter uses flip flops with a delay time of 15 ns each. The time required for change of state is

A. 15 ns
B. 30 ns
C. 45 ns
D. 60 ns
Answer» B. 30 ns
1080.

For the minterm designation Y = ‚àë m (1, 3, 5, 7) the complete expression is

A. Y = A BC + A B C
B. Y = A B C + A B C + ABC + A BC
C. Y = A B C + A B C + ABC + A BC
D. Y = A B C + ABC + A BC + A BC
Answer» C. Y = A B C + A B C + ABC + A BC
1081.

39.1210 = __________ 10

A. 10111.00011
B. 100011.0001
C. 100001.0001
D. 1111.000111
Answer» B. 100011.0001
1082.

A microprocessor with a 16-bit address bus is used in a linear memory selection configuration (i.e., Address bus lines are directly used 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
1083.

Semiconductor ROM's are sometimes preferred to semiconductor RAM's because

A. ROM's are cheaper than RAMs
B. ROMs are faster
C. ROMs do not require power supply for their operations
D. Programs stored in ROMs cannot be altered either by the power failure or by the user
Answer» E.
1084.

For the ring oscillator shown in the figure, the propagation delay of each inverter is 100 pico sec. What is the fundamental frequency of the oscillator output __________

A. 10 MHz
B. 100 MHz
C. 1 GHz
D. 2 GHz
Answer» E.
1085.

In a 4 bit ripple counter using flip flops with tpd = 40 ns, the maximum frequency can be

A. 1.25 MHz
B. 3.25 MHz
C. 6.25 MHz
D. 12.5 MHz
Answer» D. 12.5 MHz
1086.

The decimal equivalent of the hexadecimal number E 5 is

A. 279
B. 229
C. 327
D. 0
Answer» C. 327
1087.

The basic circuit configuration for TTL resembles that of a

A. AND gate
B. NAND gate
C. NOR gate
D. OR gate
Answer» C. NOR gate
1088.

A counter type A/D converter contains a 4 bit binary ladder and a counter driven by a 2 MHz clock. Then conversion time

A. 8 μ sec
B. 10 μ sec
C. 2 μ sec
D. 5 μ sec
Answer» B. 10 Œº sec
1089.

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

A. NMOS
B. CMOS
C. PMOS
D. both NMOS and CMOS
Answer» C. PMOS
1090.

In 2's complement representation the number 11100101 represents the decimal number

A. 37
B. -31
C. 27
D. -27
Answer» E.
1091.

Zero suppression is not used in actual practice.

A. 1
B.
Answer» C.
1092.

Which one of the following is used to change data from spatial code to temporal code?

A. Shift register
B. Counter
C. A/D converters
D. Combinational circuits
Answer» B. Counter
1093.

The no. of FF required and the maximum decimal no. of a MOD-12 counter is

A. 12, 12
B. 4, 11
C. 3, 6
D. 4, 10
Answer» C. 3, 6
1094.

In 8085 microprocessor, how many I/O ports can be accessed by direct method?

A. 8
B. 256
C. 32 K
D. 64 K
Answer» C. 32 K
1095.

A ripple counter has propagation delay.

A. 1
B.
C. 1
D.
Answer» B.
1096.

The hexadecimal number 5 F is equal to binary number

A. 1010011
B. 1011001
C. 1010101
D. 1011111
Answer» E.
1097.

The sum of 11101012 and 110112 in decimal form will be

A. 65
B. 75
C. 85
D. 95
Answer» D. 95
1098.

Schmitt trigger can be used as a

A. comparator
B. square-wave generator
C. flip-flop
D. all of these
Answer» E.
1099.

In the given figure, Y =

A. (A + B)C + DE
B. AB + C(D + E)
C. (A + B)C + D + E
D. none of the above
Answer» B. AB + C(D + E)
1100.

BCD input 1000 is fed to a 7 segment display through a BCD to 7 segment decoder/driver. The segments which will lit up are

A. a, b, d
B. a, b, c
C. all
D. a, b, g, c, d
Answer» D. a, b, g, c, d