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201.

In a synchronous counter all flip flops are clocked together.

A. 1
B.
Answer» B.
202.

(100101)2 is

A. (37)10
B. (69)10
C. (41)10
D. (5)10
Answer» B. (69)10
203.

Out of S, R, J, K, Preset, Clear inputs to flip flops, the synchronous inputs are

A. S, R, J, K only
B. S, R, Preset, Clear only
C. Preset, Clear only
D. S, R only
Answer» B. S, R, Preset, Clear only
204.

A counter displays a sequence of numbers. If a reading corresponds to the hexadecimal number F52E, the next two readings are respectively

A. F52F, F520
B. F530, F531
C. F52F, F530
D. F52F, F52G
Answer» D. F52F, F52G
205.

The number of cells in a 4 variable K map is

A. 4
B. 32
Answer» B. 32
206.

The circuit shown below is functionally equivalent to

A. NOR gate
B. OR gate
C. EX-OR gate
D. NAND gate
Answer» D. NAND gate
207.

The density of the dynamic RAM is

A. more than that of static RAM
B. less than that of static RAM
C. equal to that to static RAM
D. equal to or more than that of static RAM
Answer» B. less than that of static RAM
208.

The number of accumulators in 6800 are

A. 2
B. 3
C. 1
D. 4
Answer» B. 3
209.

Which of the following input is not possible in case of a SR flip-flop?

A. S = 0, R = 0
B. S = 0, R = 1
C. S = 1, R = 0
D. S = 1, R = 1
Answer» E.
210.

IC counters are

A. synchronous only
B. asynchronous only
C. both synchronous and asynchronous
D. none of the above
Answer» D. none of the above
211.

Using the same flip flops

A. a synchronous flip flop can operate at higher frequency than ripple counter
B. a ripple counter can operate at higher frequency than synchronous counter
C. both ripple and synchronous counter can operate at the same frequency
D. can not determine
Answer» B. a ripple counter can operate at higher frequency than synchronous counter
212.

The values of 25 in octal system is

A. 40
B. 20
C. 400
D. 200
Answer» B. 20
213.

Decade counter has 4 flip flops and skips states 10 to 15.

A. 1
B.
Answer» B.
214.

A buffer is

A. always non-inverting
B. always inverting
C. inverting or non-inverting
D. none of the above
Answer» D. none of the above
215.

Assertion (A): A presettable counter can be preset to any desired starting pointReason (R): The maximum frequency of a ripple counter depends on the modulus.

A. A is true, R is false
B. A is false, R is true
Answer» C.
216.

Which of the following subtraction operations do not result in F16? (BA)16 - (AB)16 (BC)16 - (CB)16(CB)16 - (BC)16(CB)16 - (BC)16 Select the correct answer

A. 1 and 2
B. 1 and 3
C. 2 and 3
D. 1, 2 and 3
Answer» B. 1 and 3
217.

DeMorgan's first theorem is =

A. A . A = 0
B. A = A
C. A + B = A . B
D. AB = A + B
Answer» D. AB = A + B
218.

Which of them radiates emission?

A. LED only
B. LCD only
C. Both LED and LCD
D. Neither LED nor LCD
Answer» B. LCD only
219.

Wired AND connection can be used in TTL with totem pole output.

A. 1
B.
Answer» C.
220.

In 2 out of 5 code, decimal number 8 is

A. 11000
B. 10100
C. 11000
D. 1010
Answer» C. 11000
221.

718 = __________ .

A. 1110002
B. 1110012
C. 1000012
D. 1100012
Answer» C. 1000012
222.

In 8085 microprocessor, a RIM instruction is used to

A. disable the interrupts 7.5, 6.5, 5.5
B. enable the interrupts 7.5, 6.5, 5.5
C. read in the serial input data
D. none of the above
Answer» D. none of the above
223.

The difference between sequential and combinational circuits is

A. Combinational circuits store bits
B. Combinational circuits have memory
C. Sequential circuits store bits
D. Sequential circuits have memory
Answer» E.
224.

A half adder adds __________ bits and a full adder adds __________ bits.

A. two, three
B. three, four
C. four, six
D. two, four
Answer» B. three, four
225.

In digital computer programming, subroutines are used

A. to reduce program execution time at the expense of more memory
B. to reduce storage requirements
C. to increase programming ease and reduce storage requirements
D. because most of the functions are same
Answer» D. because most of the functions are same
226.

In 8421 Binary coded Decimal system the decimal number 237 is represented by

A. 1000110111
B. 1000111110
C. 1000110111
D. 10010010011
Answer» D. 10010010011
227.

For a particular type of memory the access time and cycle time are 200 ns each. The maximum rate at which data can be accessed by

A. 2.5 x 106/s
B. 5 x 106/s
C. 0.2 x l06/s
D. 106/s
Answer» B. 5 x 106/s
228.

A shift register can be used for all of the following EXCEPT

A. ring counter
B. A/D conversion
C. series to parallel conversion
D. generation of delay
Answer» C. series to parallel conversion
229.

In the circuit of the given figure, V0 =

A. 5 V
B. 3.1 V
C. 2.5 V
D. 0
Answer» B. 3.1 V
230.

Typical size of digital IC is about

A. 1″ x 1″
B. 2″ x 2″
C. 0.1″ x 0.1″
D. 0.001″ x 0.001″
Answer» D. 0.001‚Ä≥ x 0.001‚Ä≥
231.

In the given figure A = 1, B = 1. B is now changed to a sequence 101010................The outputs X and Y will be

A. fixed at 0 and 1 respectively
B. X = 1010.......and Y = 0101........
C. X = 1010..........and Y = 1010
D. fixed at 1 and 0 respectively.
Answer» B. X = 1010.......and Y = 0101........
232.

Assertion (A): A demultiplexer cannot be used as a decoder Reason (R): A multiplexer selects one of many outputs whereas a decoder selects on output corresponding to coded input.

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» E.
233.

How many lines are there in address bus of 8085 μp?

A. 6
B. 8
C. 12
D. 16
Answer» E.
234.

Using 2's complement, the largest positive and negative number which can be stored with 8 bits are

A. +128 and -127
B. +128 and -128
C. +127 and -128
D. +127 and -127
Answer» D. +127 and -127
235.

A Charge Couple Device (CCD) is a

A. content addressable memory
B. read only memory
C. R is low and S is high
D. R and S are high
Answer» C. R is low and S is high
236.

The Boolean expression Y = (A + B + AB) C then Y will be equal to

A. AC
B. BC
C. C
D. none
Answer» D. none
237.

Consider the following statements: In the 2's complement representation, negative numbers are stored in sign magnitude form.Taking 2's complement is equivalent to sign change.In a 4 bit complement representation of a binary number A.In the 2's complement representation the most significant bit (MSB) is zero for a positive number. Of these, the only true statements are

A. (I) and (III)
B. (I) and (IV)
C. (II) and (III)
D. (II) and (IV)
Answer» E.
238.

For a Mod-64 synchronous counter the number of flip flops and AND gates needed is

A. 6 and 4 respectively
B. 4 and 6 respectively
C. 7 and 5 respectively
D. 5 and 7 respectively
Answer» B. 4 and 6 respectively
239.

The function Y = A B C + AB C + A B C + A BC is to be realized using discrete gates. The inputs available are A, B, C. We need a total of

A. 8 gates
B. 6 gates
C. 10 gates
D. 5 gates
Answer» B. 6 gates
240.

Which of the following flip flops cannot be converted to D flip flop?

A. JK
B. SR
C. Master slave
D. None of the above
Answer» E.
241.

Which one of the following is a D to A conversion technique?

A. Successive approximation
B. Weighted resistor
C. Dual slope
D. Single slope
Answer» C. Dual slope
242.

The stack is a specialized temporary __________ access memory during __________ and __________ instructions.The 8156 of a figure has RAM locations from 2000 H to 20 FFH.

A. random, store, load
B. random, push, load
C. sequential, store, pop
D. sequential, push, pop
Answer» E.
243.

What is the maximum output voltage from the 741 op-amp?

A. Zero
B. Approximately 1 V
C. Approximately 3 V
D. Approximately 5 V
Answer» E.
244.

A 12 bit ADC is employed to convert an analog voltage of zero to 10 volts. The resolution of the ADC is

A. 2.44 mV
B. 24.4 mV
C. 83.3 mV
D. 1.2 V
Answer» B. 24.4 mV
245.

What is the direction of address bus?

A. Unidirectional into μp
B. Unidirection out of μp
C. Bidirectional
D. Mixed direction, i.e., some lines into up and some others out of μp
Answer» C. Bidirectional
246.

The value of 25 in octal system is

A. 40
B. 20
C. 100
D. 200
Answer» B. 20
247.

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

A. A 6 H, 1
B. A 6 H, 0
C. 00 H, 0
D. 00 H, 1
Answer» D. 00 H, 1
248.

In floating point representation, the number of bits of mantissa is

A. 10
B. 9
C. 8
D. 7
Answer» B. 9
249.

If an inverter is placed at the input to an SR flip-flop, the result is

A. T flip-flop
B. D flip-flop
C. JK flip-flop
D. BCD decade counter
Answer» C. JK flip-flop
250.

An AND gate has four inputs. One of the inputs is low and other inputs are high. The output

A. is low
B. is high
C. is alternately low and high
D. may be high or low depending on relative magnitudes of inputs
Answer» B. is high