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1101.

A full subtractor has a total of

A. 2 inputs
B. 3 inputs
C. 4 inputs
D. 5 inputs
Answer» C. 4 inputs
1102.

A 3 bit up-down counter can count from

A. 000 to 111
B. 111 to 000
C. 000 to 111 and also from 111 to 000
D. none of the above
Answer» D. none of the above
1103.

A full adder has two outputs SUM and CARRY.

A. 1
B.
C. Twice the input clock frequency
D. Half the input clock frequency
Answer» B.
1104.

(1001-10) is equal to

A. 7
B. (8)8
C. (7)4
D. (8)4
Answer» B. (8)8
1105.

How many interrupts are there in 8085 microprocessor?

A. 4
B. 5
C. 6
D. 8
Answer» C. 6
1106.

In a positive edge triggered D flip flop

A. D input is called direct set
B. Preset is called direct reset
C. Present and clear are called direct set and reset respectively
D. D input overrides other inputs
Answer» D. D input overrides other inputs
1107.

The Boolean expression for the circuit of the given figure

A. A {F + (B + C) (D + E)}
B. A [F + (B + C) (DE)]
C. A + F + (B + C) (D + E)]
D. A [F + (BC) (DE)]
Answer» B. A [F + (B + C) (DE)]
1108.

It is desired to route data from many registers to one register. The device needed is

A. decoder
B. multiplexer
C. demultiplexer
D. counter
Answer» C. demultiplexer
1109.

In a 4 bit counter the output of 3 JK FFs from MSB downward are connected to the NAND gate whose O/P is connected to CLR

A. it is a MOD-14 counter
B. it is MOD-13 counter
C. it is divided by 13 counter
D. it is divide by 10 counter
Answer» B. it is MOD-13 counter
1110.

The circuit of the given figure gives the output Y =

A. AB
B. A + B
C. A B
D. A + B
Answer» E.
1111.

10 in BCD code represent

A. 10100
B. 1100
C. 10111
D. None of the above
Answer» E.
1112.

The expression Y = pM (0, 1, 3, 4) is

A. POS
B. SOP
C. Hybrid
D. none of the above
Answer» B. SOP
1113.

Which are the pending interrupts?

A. 5.5
B. 6.5
C. 7.5
D. None
Answer» D. None
1114.

TTL circuit with active pull up is preferred because of its suitability for

A. wired AND operation
B. bus operated system
C. wired logic operation
D. reasonable dissipation and speed of operation
Answer» E.
1115.

Boolean expression for the output of XNOR (Equivalent) logic gate with inputs A and B is

A. AB + AB
B. AB + AB
C. (A + B). (A + B)
D. (A + B). (A + B)
Answer» D. (A + B). (A + B)
1116.

The greatest negative number which can be stored is 8 bit computer using 2's complement arithmetic is

A. -256
B. -128
C. -255
D. -127
Answer» C. -255
1117.

Logic hardware is available only in NAND and NOR.

A. 1
B.
Answer» C.
1118.

In which function is each term known as minterm?

A. SOP
B. POS
C. Hybrid
D. Both SOP and POS
Answer» B. POS
1119.

The counter in the given figure is

A. Mod 3
B. Mod 6
C. Mod 8
D. Mod 7
Answer» C. Mod 8
1120.

The digit F in hexadecimal system is equivalent to number __________ in decimal system.

A. 16
B. 15
C. 17
D. 8
Answer» C. 17
1121.

In a NAND SR latch S = R = 1. Then

A. Q = 1, Q = 0
B. Q = 0, Q = 1
C. both Q and Q will be same as before
D. the latch will be set
Answer» D. the latch will be set
1122.

A 4 bit down counter starts counting from 1111 irrespective of modulus.

A. 1
B.
C. 1
D. 8
Answer» C. 1
1123.

A universal shift register can shift left or right.

A. 1
B.
C. counter
D. digital to analog converter
Answer» B.
1124.

When a binary adder is used as BCD adder, the sum is

A. correct when it is < 9
B. correct when it is > 9
C. correct when it is < 16
D. none of these
Answer» B. correct when it is > 9
1125.

The total number of input words for 4 input OR gate is

A. 20
B. 16
C. 12
D. 8
Answer» C. 12
1126.

In the given figure assume that initially Q = 1 with Clock Pulses being given, the subsequent states of Q will be

A. 1, 0, 1, 0, 1......
B. 0, 0, 0, 0, 0......
C. 1, 1, 1, 1, 1......
D. 0, 1, 0, 1, 0......
Answer» D. 0, 1, 0, 1, 0......
1127.

An 8085 microprocessor based system uses a 4 k x 8 bit RAM whose address in AAOOH. The address of the last byte in this RAM is

A. OFFFH
B. 1000H
C. B9FFH
D. BA00H
Answer» E.
1128.

In a positive edge triggered JK flip flop

A. High J and High K produce inactive state
B. Low J and High K produce inactive state
C. Low J and Low K produce inactive state
D. High J and Low K produce inactive state
Answer» D. High J and Low K produce inactive state
1129.

The circuit in the figure is has two CMOS-NOR gates. This circuit functions as a

A. flip-flop
B. schmitt trigger
C. monostable multivibrator
D. astable multivibrator
Answer» D. astable multivibrator
1130.

Equation xl0 = 110010012 when solved for x gives the value of x as

A. 8
B. 111
C. 152
D. 201
Answer» E.
1131.

If Vin is 0.99 V, what is the digital output of the ADC 0801 after INTER goes low?

A. 0011 0011
B. 0101 1111
C. 0111 1100
D. 1111 1111
Answer» B. 0101 1111
1132.

A pulse train with a 1 MHz frequency is counted using a 1024 modulus ripple counter using JK flip flops. The maximum propagation delay for each flip-flop should be

A. 1 μs
B. 0.5 μs
C. 0.2 μs
D. 0.1 μs
Answer» E.
1133.

Periodic recharging of the memory cells at regular intervals of 3 to 8 millisecond is required in a

A. ROM
B. Static RAM
C. Dynamic RAM
D. PLA
Answer» D. PLA
1134.

The circuit of the given figure realizes the function

A. Y = (A + B) C + DE
B. Y = A + B + C + D + E
C. AB + C +DE
D. AB + C(D + E)
Answer» B. Y = A + B + C + D + E
1135.

The simplest register is

A. buffer register
B. shift register
C. controlled buffer register
D. bidirectional register
Answer» B. shift register
1136.

For the given truth table, the correct Boolean expression is

A. XYZ + X YZ + X Y Z
B. X Y Z + XYZ + X YZ
C. X Y Z + XYZ + XY Z
D. XYZ + XYZ + XY Z
Answer» C. X Y Z + XYZ + XY Z
1137.

Schottky clamping is resorted to in TTL gates

A. to reduce propagation delay
B. to increase noise margin
C. to increase packing density
D. to increase fan out
Answer» B. to increase noise margin
1138.

If the inputs to a 2 input XOR gate are high then, the output is high.

A. 1
B.
Answer» C.
1139.

A two-input OR gate is designed for positive logic. However, it is operated with negative logic. The resulting logic operation will then be

A. OR
B. AND
C. NOR
D. EX-OR
Answer» B. AND
1140.

The output of basic DTL configuration is

A. low when one of the input is high
B. low when all inputs are high
C. high when all inputs are high
D. high when all inputs are low
Answer» C. high when all inputs are high
1141.

In which counter does the maximum frequency depend on the modulus?

A. Synchronous
B. Ripple
C. Both synchronous and ripple
D. Neither synchronous nor ripple
Answer» C. Both synchronous and ripple
1142.

Assertion (A): CMOS devices have very low power consumption Reason (R): CMOS devices have high noise margin.

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
1143.

In a ripple counter,

A. whenever a flip flop sets to 1, the next higher FF toggles
B. whenever a flip flop sets to 0, the next higher FF remains unchanged
C. whenever a flip flop sets to 1, the next higher FF faces race condition
D. whenever a flip flop sets to 0, the next higher FF faces race condition
Answer» B. whenever a flip flop sets to 0, the next higher FF remains unchanged
1144.

A ring counter with 5 flip flops will have

A. 5 states
B. 10 states
C. 32 states
D. infinite states
Answer» B. 10 states
1145.

In a D latch

A. data bit D is fed to S input and D to R input
B. data bit D is fed to R input and D to S input
C. data bit D is fed to both R and S inputs
D. data bit D is not fed to any input
Answer» B. data bit D is fed to R input and D to S input
1146.

Decimal 45.15 when converted into 9's complement will become

A. 54.84
B. 45.48
C. 48.54
D. 45.84
Answer» B. 45.48
1147.

Which of the following binary product is incorrect?

A. 1100 x 1010 = 1111000
B. 1.01 x 10.1 = 11.001
C. 1100110 x 1000 = 1100110000
D. None of the above
Answer» E.
1148.

Each cell of a static RAM has

A. 4 MOS transistors
B. 4 MOS transistors and 2 capacitors
C. 2 MOS transistors and two capacitors
D. 1 MOS transistor and 1 capacitor
Answer» B. 4 MOS transistors and 2 capacitors
1149.

Symbol in the given figure is IEEE symbol for

A. AND
B. OR
C. NAND
D. NOR
Answer» C. NAND
1150.

A parallel in-parallel out shift register can be used to introduce delay in digital circuits.

A. 1
B.
C. 0
D. 101
Answer» C. 0