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2001.

The hexadecimal numbering system uses base 15.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
2002.

Manufacturers of computers utilize 3-bit codes to indicate operations or instructions.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
2003.

Octal-to-binary conversion is accomplished by simply replacing each octal digit with its 4-bit binary equivalent.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
2004.

The 2's complement of a binary number is derived by adding 1 to the 1's complement.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
2005.

A positive binary number is represented by a 1 sign bit.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
2006.

The word size is defined as the number of bits in the binary word that a digital system operates on.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
2007.

The hexadecimal number system consists of 16 digits, 0 15.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
2008.

The 1's complement of a binary number is derived by changing 0s to 1s and 1s to 0s.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
2009.

A method of converting decimal to binary is by successive division.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
2010.

A binary number with four digits has a maximum value of 15.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
2011.

Hexadecimal is used to encode BCD numbers.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
2012.

A string of 64 bits has 9 bytes.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
2013.

3C1D16 = 111100000111012

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
2014.

Digital electronics must use a numbering system that has more than ten digits.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
2015.

The octal number system consists of eight digits, 0 through 7.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
2016.

The Gray code has a base of eight.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
2017.

The hexadecimal equivalent of a decimal number would produce a larger number than the original decimal number.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
2018.

ASCII stands for American Standard Code for Information Interchange.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
2019.

Binary-coded-decimal numbers use only binary numbers between 0000 and 1001.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
2020.

A good example of the use of a digital representation of an analog quantity is the audio recording of music.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
2021.

A debugging utility is used to take the "bugs" out of a program.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
2022.

The primary advantage of the hexadecimal numbering system is the ease in conversion between the binary and hexadecimal systems.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
2023.

When converting from decimal to binary by the repeated division-by-two method, the initial remainder becomes the MSD.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
2024.

Digital systems operate only on discrete digits that represent numbers, letters, or symbols.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
2025.

Each position in a decimal multidigit number will have a weighting factor based on a power of only 10.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
2026.

The BCD equivalent of 73 is 01001001.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
2027.

The binary number system is fundamental to all digital computers.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
2028.

Repeated division-by-10 is used to convert decimal numbers to binary numbers.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
2029.

The largest single BCD digit has a binary value of 15.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
2030.

Digital circuitry is the foundation of digital computers and many automated control systems.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
2031.

Many digital electronic systems work in hexadecimal instead of binary.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
2032.

In even parity, the sum of the individual bits in the code group must be even.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
2033.

In odd parity, 100011010 would pass the parity check.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
2034.

The primary advantage of the hexadecimal number system is the ease with which conversion can be made between binary and hexadecimal numbers.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
2035.

A parity bit is used to detect an error in data transmission caused by noise.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
2036.

A binary code decimal representation of a binary number will always have more bits than the binary number.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
2037.

The decimal number system consists of the digits 0 10.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
2038.

Using separate serial inputs for shifting left or shifting right is a major difference between the 74194 and other shift registers.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
2039.

Most complex digital designs include ________.

A. standard logic devices
B. ASIC devices
C. microprocessor/DSP devices
D. a mix of different hardware categories
Answer» E.
2040.

The ring and Johnson shift counters are uncommon circuits that are similar to synchronous counters.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
2041.

Shifting a binary number to the left by one position is equivalent to ________.

A. multiplying by two
B. multiplying by four
C. dividing by two
D. dividing by four
Answer» B. multiplying by four
2042.

Parallel load means to load all flip-flops at the same time.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
2043.

A 4-bit ring counter is loaded with a single 1. The frequency of any given output is ________.

A. the same as the clock
B. twice the clock frequency
C. one-half the clock frequency
D. one-fourth the clock frequency
Answer» E.
2044.

Assume a 4-bit Johnson counter is initially cleared. After the first clock pulse the output is 0001. After the next clock pulse the output will be ________.

A. 0011
B. 0010
C. 1000
D. 0110
Answer» B. 0010
2045.

Assume an 8-bit serial in/parallel out shift register needs to be cleared but has no clear input. How many clock cycles are required before a zero applied to the input appears on the QH output?

A. 1
B. 7
C. 8
D. 9
Answer» D. 9
2046.

Gated arrays are ________ circuits that offer hundreds of thousands of gates.

A. VLSI
B. full custom
C. LSI
D. ULSI
Answer» E.
2047.

The MAX+PLUS II compiler will automatically program a macrocell to borrow up to ________ product terms from each of the 3 adjacent macrocells in the same LAB.

A. 4
B. 5
C. 6
D. 7
Answer» C. 6
2048.

A complex programmable logic device that consists of multiple SPLD arrays with programmable interconnections is called a ________.

A. bed-of-nails
B. boundary scan
C. CLB
D. CPLD
Answer» E.
2049.

In the MAX7000S device up to ________ signals can feed each LAB from the PIA.

A. 0
B. 18
C. 36
D. 72
Answer» D. 72
2050.

FLEX10K devices are generally classified as ________.

A. PLDs
B. FPGAs
C. HCPLDs
D. CPLDs
Answer» C. HCPLDs