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1851.

The MSB of 11001 is ________.

A. 1
B. 1100
C. C
D. 19
E. <sub>16</sub>
Answer» B. 1100
1852.

________ symbols are needed to represent all digits in hexadecimal.

A. Six
B. Ten
C. Twelve
D. Sixteen
Answer» E.
1853.

Each hexadecimal digit converts to ________ binary digits.

A. four
B. eight
C. 12
D. six
Answer» B. eight
1854.

Decimal 2875 is ________ bytes in binary.

A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
Answer» B. 3
1855.

Binary-coded-decimal 0111 1001 0011 is ________ in binary.

A. 011110010011
B. 010110101111
C. 001100110011
D. 001100011001
Answer» E.
1856.

Decimal 42 is equivalent to binary ________.

A. 01000010
B. 52
C. 2A
D. 101010
Answer» E.
1857.

The decimal number 128 is represented in the signed 2's complement system as ________.

A. 1111 1110
B. 0111 1111
C. 1000 0000
D. 1111 1111
Answer» D. 1111 1111
1858.

A typical CD-ROM can store ________ of digital data.

A. 90 minutes
B. analog portions
C. 650 megabytes
D. octal bytes
Answer» D. octal bytes
1859.

Hexadecimal 44 is ________ in binary.

A. 01000100
B. 10011010
C. 01011000
D. 10001100
Answer» B. 10011010
1860.

Resistors usually 300 apiece inserted between a decoder and a 7-segment display are ________.

A. pull-up resistors to keep logic HIGH when the input is open
B. sense resistors to enable a test of logic levels
C. current limiting resistors for the 7-segment display
D. surge resistors to prevent damage from power-line variations
Answer» D. surge resistors to prevent damage from power-line variations
1861.

Decimal 37 is ________ in binary with an even parity bit.

A. 00100101
B. 10100101
C. 11000100
D. 01001011
Answer» C. 11000100
1862.

Adding a zero to the leftmost bit of an ASCII code is called ________.

A. extra zero
B. zero padding
Answer» C.
1863.

The largest BCD number that can be represented with four binary bits is ________.

A. 9
B. 10
C. 15
D. 16
Answer» B. 10
1864.

The two digits in the binary number system are ___ and ___.

A. 1, 2
B. H, L
C. T, F
D. 0, 1
Answer» E.
1865.

The decimal fraction 1/4 can be written in binary as________.

A. 0.010
B. 0.100
C. 0.110
D. 0.011
Answer» B. 0.100
1866.

An unweighted code in which only one bit changes from one code number to the next is ________.

A. BCD
B. Excess-3
C. Gray
D. ASCII
Answer» D. ASCII
1867.

Decimal 474 is ________ in BCD.

A. 0100 0111 0100
B. 0100 1011 0101
C. 0100 1001 0011
D. 0110 1011 1001
Answer» B. 0100 1011 0101
1868.

Hexadecimal F2 is ________ in binary.

A. 11100011
B. 10100001
C. 11110010
D. 11111100
Answer» D. 11111100
1869.

An ADC is an analog-to-digital converter.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
1870.

Memory devices store binary data.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
1871.

A graph of phase vs. time is a timing diagram.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
1872.

The arithmetic/logic unit will send the results of its decisions to memory.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
1873.

Digital systems require that voltage levels change between high and low.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
1874.

It is possible to have an overlap between high and low levels in digital logic.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
1875.

X-ray, MRI, and ultrasound systems in hospitals are examples of analog systems.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
1876.

With an OR gate, the output is HIGH only when both inputs are HIGH.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
1877.

A microcomputer is not a general-purpose computer.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
1878.

An invalid digital signal is used as a zero.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
1879.

In a positive logic system, the logic LOW could be between 0 V and 0.8 V.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
1880.

An inverter performs a NOT operation.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
1881.

Greater accuracy and precision are possible with digital techniques.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
1882.

The real world is mainly analog.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
1883.

Using digital techniques of information storage is easy.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
1884.

One advantage of analog circuits over digital circuits is that it's easier to store data.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
1885.

Digital circuits cannot perform logic comparisons since the circuit can have only one of two values at any instant.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
1886.

Telecommunications systems do not use digital techniques.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
1887.

Binary means having two states or values.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
1888.

Four bits equal one byte.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
1889.

The time interval on the leading edge of a pulse between 10% and 90% of the amplitude is the rise time.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
1890.

In a negative logic system, the area represented by #3 in the given figure would be the ________ level.

A. HIGH
B. LOW
C. off
D. uncertain
Answer» B. LOW
1891.

The area represented by #4 in the given figure is the ________ level.

A. HIGH
B. LOW
C. off
D. unacceptable
Answer» E.
1892.

A continually variable, proportional indicator is a(n) ________ representation.

A. decimal
B. digital
C. unconstitutional
D. analog
Answer» E.
1893.

The control and arithmetic/logic units are often considered as one unit called the ________.

A. central processing unit
B. inputs and outputs
C. microcomputer
D. arithmetic/logic unit
Answer» B. inputs and outputs
1894.

A microcontroller would not be used in a(n) ________.

A. VCR
B. automobile ignition system
C. antilock brakes
D. grandfather clock
Answer» E.
1895.

________ is the highest-value seven-bit binary number.

A. 128
B. 127
C. 126
D. 125
Answer» C. 126
1896.

The systems shown in the given figure communicate using ________.

A. parallel data
B. serial data
C. serial-parallel data
D. both parallel and serial data
Answer» B. serial data
1897.

A binary number can be converted to be viewed on a 7-segment display by a(n) ________.

A. decoder
B. encoder
C. multiplexer
D. magnitude comparator
Answer» B. encoder
1898.

The CPU contains all the circuitry for ________.

A. storing data
B. keeping track of time
C. fetching and interpreting instructions
D. Internet operations
Answer» D. Internet operations
1899.

Demultiplexing is a logic function that ________.

A. determines which of several inputs is the greatest
B. switches logic from one input to any of several output lines
C. switches logic from several inputs onto one output line
D. converts a code from one form to another
Answer» C. switches logic from several inputs onto one output line
1900.

In ________ the quantities are not represented by continuously variable indicators.

A. analog representation
B. digital representation
C. signal representation
D. computer representation
Answer» C. signal representation