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1501.

A ________ is a testing and troubleshooting tool that generates a short-duration pulse when manually activated, usually by depressing a push button.

A. cattle prod
B. jimmy rod
C. logic pulser
D. bilateral switch
Answer» D. bilateral switch
1502.

Fan-out for a typical TTL gate is ________.

A. 100
B. 54
C. 10
D. 4
Answer» D. 4
1503.

The time it takes for an input signal to pass through internal circuitry and generate the appropriate output effect is known as ________.

A. fan-out
B. propagation delay
C. rise time
D. fall time
Answer» C. rise time
1504.

A pull-down resistor must be used with open-collector TTL circuits.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
1505.

The lower transistor of a totem-pole output is saturated when the gate output is ________.

A. overdriven
B. HIGH
C. LOW
D. malfunctioning
Answer» D. malfunctioning
1506.

Metal-oxide semiconductor field-effect transistors (MOSFETs) are the active switching elements in CMOS circuits.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
1507.

Totem-pole outputs ________ be connected ________ because ________.

A. can, in parallel, sometimes higher output current is required
B. cannot, together, if the outputs are in opposite states excessively high currents can damage one or both of the devices
C. should, in series, certain applications may require higher output voltage
D. can, together, together they can handle larger load currents and higher output voltages
Answer» C. should, in series, certain applications may require higher output voltage
1508.

There are four different logic level ranges for TTL and CMOS: VIL, VIH, VOL, and VOH.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
1509.

Power dissipation is a measure of a circuit's noise immunity.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
1510.

The total sink current decreases with an increase in each load gate input.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
1511.

The two's-complement method is used in computer systems that perform arithmetic.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
1512.

Digital computers use an easier method to subtract binary numbers, called one's complement.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
1513.

Binary multiplication is like decimal multiplication except you deal only with 1s and 0s.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
1514.

The solution to the binary problem 1011 0111 is 1000.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
1515.

A 74HC283 can be used to implement a 4-bit full adder.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
1516.

When the 2's-complement system is used, the number to be subtracted is changed to its 2's complement and then added to the minuend.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
1517.

Full adders can add two numbers and need not have a carry input or a carry output.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
1518.

If no bits are designated inside square braces, [ ], it means the variable is the null set.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
1519.

The 74LS382 ALU is a 24-pin arithmetic/logic unit.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
1520.

The VHDL compiler requires libraries to be specified at the beginning of the code if components from those libraries are being used.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
1521.

The carry-out of a binary adder is identified using the summation symbol, sigma.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
1522.

There are four possible combinations for subtracting two binary numbers.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
1523.

The range of negative numbers when using an eight-bit two's-complement system is 1 to 128.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
1524.

This logic gate is used to produce an arithmetic sum XOR.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
1525.

A half-adder circuit would normally be used each time a carry input is required in an adder circuit.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
1526.

The binary subtraction 0 1 = isdifference = 1borrow = 0

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
1527.

It is not necessary to have the same number of bits when adding or subtracting signed binary numbers in the 2's-complement system.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
1528.

Binary division and decimal division use the same procedure.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
1529.

Full adder results are typically stored in registers.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
1530.

The representation of 110 in eight-bit two's-complement notation is 11110111.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
1531.

111010002 is the 2's-complement representation of 24.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
1532.

When subtracting 6 from 9 using 2's-complement methods, the ________ is 2's complemented before the addition.

A. six
B. multiplier
C. nine
D. two
Answer» B. multiplier
1533.

When performing binary addition using the 2's-complement method, an ________ can occur if ________ are of the same ________; the error is indicated by a(n) ________.

A. error, both numbers, magnitude, negative sign
B. overflow, both numbers, sign, incorrect sign bit
C. overflow, signs, magnitude, incorrect sum
D. error, the signs, polarity, incorrect polarity
Answer» C. overflow, signs, magnitude, incorrect sum
1534.

Negation is performed by simply performing the ________ operation.

A. 1's-complement
B. sign
C. surrogate
D. 2's-complement
Answer» E.
1535.

The solution to the BCD problem 0101 + 0100 is 00001001BCD.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
1536.

A macrofunction is a self-contained description of a logic circuit with all of its inputs, outputs, and operational characteristics defined.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
1537.

A binary sum is made up of only 1s and 0s.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
1538.

Overflow indicators in ALU circuits indicate when add or subtract operations produce results that are too large to fit into four bits.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
1539.

The inputs of a full adder are labeled A1, B1, and Cin.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
1540.

Larger number capacities may be obtained from 2-bit adders by paralleling them.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
1541.

Binary numbers can be added together in a basic parallel-adder circuit when ________.

A. negative numbers are in 2's-complement form
B. negative numbers are in 1's-complement form
C. all carry pins are grounded
D. all negative numbers are noted
Answer» B. negative numbers are in 1's-complement form
1542.

To make an eight-bit adder from two four-bit adders you must connect ________.

A. the high-order carry-in to ground
B. the low-order carry-out to the high-order carry-in
C. the high-order carry-out to ground
D. the low-order sum to the high-order data input
Answer» C. the high-order carry-out to ground
1543.

Solve this binary problem: 01011000 00001011 = ________.

A. 1010
B. 0110
C. 1000
D. 1110
Answer» D. 1110
1544.

If [A] = 10 and [B] = 01, then [A] [b] = ________.

A. [00]
B. 00
C. 11
D. [11]
Answer» D. [11]
1545.

Packages are used to contain ________ and other information that must be available to all entities in the design file.

A. types
B. vectors
C. components
D. variables
Answer» D. variables
1546.

The inputs to an AND gate are: A = 1, B = 0, C = 1. The output will be LOW.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
1547.

In Boolean algebra, 1 0 = 0.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
1548.

The two's complement of 00001111 is ________.

A. 11111111
B. 11110000
C. 11110001
D. 11110111
Answer» D. 11110111
1549.

A 74HC283 can be used to implement a(n) ________ adder.

A. 4-bit BCD
B. 8-bit BCD
C. 4-bit full
D. 8-bit full
Answer» D. 8-bit full
1550.

Boolean multiplication is symbolized by A + B.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.