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This section includes 2291 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Engineering knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
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. | |