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2201.

Which is a typical application of digital signal processing?

A. Noise elimination
B. Music signal processing
C. Image processing
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
2202.

If a DAC has a full-scale, or maximum, output of 12 V and accuracy of 0.1%, then the maximum error for any output voltage is ________.

A. 12 V
B. 120 mV
C. 12 mV
D. 0 V
Answer» D. 0 V
2203.

Which type of ADC quantizes the analog signal into a stream of bits whose amount corresponds to the signal level?

A. Successive approximation
B. Sigma-delta
C. Dual-slope
D. None of the above
Answer» C. Dual-slope
2204.

In the keypad application, what does the preset state of the ring counter define?

A. The proper output of the column encoder
B. The NANDing of the rows
C. The NANDing of the columns
D. The proper output of the row encoder
Answer» E.
2205.

Which of the following is not an 8086/8088 general-purpose register?

A. Code segment (CS)
B. Data segment (DS)
C. Stack segment (SS)
D. Address segment (AS)
Answer» E.
2206.

In a digital reproduction of an analog curve, accuracy can be increased by ________.

A. sampling the curve more often
B. sampling the curve less often
C. decreasing the number of bits used to represent each sampled value
D. all of the above
Answer» B. sampling the curve less often
2207.

In troubleshooting a DAC, we check its performance characteristics, such as ________.

A. nonmonotonicity
B. differential nonlinearity
C. low and high gain
D. all of the above
Answer» E.
2208.

In a 4-bit R/2R ladder digital-to-analog converter, because of negative feedback, the operational amplifier keeps the inverting (minus) input near ________.

A. 5 volts
B. zero volts
C. a voltage determined by the binary weighted input
D. none of the above
Answer» C. a voltage determined by the binary weighted input
2209.

The ADC0804 is an example of a ________.

A. single-slope analog-to-digital converter
B. dual-slope analog-to-digital converter
C. digital-ramp analog-to-digital converter
D. successive-approximation analog-to-digital converter
Answer» E.
2210.

A port can be ________.

A. strictly for input
B. strictly for output
C. bidirectional
D. all of the above
Answer» E.
2211.

During a read operation the CPU fetches ________.

A. a program instruction
B. another address
C. data itself
D. all of the above
Answer» E.
2212.

The first Intel microprocessor to contain on-board cache memory was the ________.

A. 80386
B. 80486
C. Pentium
D. Pentium Pro
Answer» C. Pentium
2213.

Which of the following is not a computer bus?

A. Data bus
B. Control bus
C. Timer bus
D. Address bus
Answer» D. Address bus
2214.

What is occurring when two or more sources of data attempt to use the same bus?

A. Bus contention
B. Direct memory access
C. Bus interruption
D. PPI
Answer» B. Direct memory access
2215.

Which of the following is not a jump instruction?

A. JB (jump back)
B. JA (jump above)
C. JO (jump if overflow)
D. JMP (unconditional jump)
Answer» B. JA (jump above)
2216.

Which of the following was not a design improvement for the 8086/8088 over the 8085?

A. Execution unit (EU)
B. 16-bit data bus
C. Arithmetic logic unit (ALU)
D. Bus interface unit (BIU)
Answer» D. Bus interface unit (BIU)
2217.

Polled I/O works best when ________.

A. there are no priority considerations
B. priority considerations are frequent
C. the polling rate exceeds 1000 s
D. the polling rate is below 1000 s
Answer» B. priority considerations are frequent
2218.

LDA addr and STA addr are Fortran language instructions stored in an external memory IC for a microprocessor.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
2219.

The first microprocessor had a(n)________.

A. 1-bit data bus
B. 2-bit data bus
C. 4-bit data bus
D. 8-bit data bus
Answer» D. 8-bit data bus
2220.

Which microprocessor has multiplexed data and address lines?

A. 8086/8088
B. 80286
C. 80386
D. Pentium
Answer» B. 80286
2221.

Which is not an operand?

A. Variable
B. Register
C. Memory location
D. Assembler
Answer» E.
2222.

Which is not part of the execution unit (EU)?

A. Arithmetic logic unit (ALU)
B. Clock
C. General registers
D. Flags
Answer» C. General registers
2223.

A 20-bit address bus can locate ________.

A. 1,048,576 locations
B. 2,097,152 locations
C. 4,194,304 locations
D. 8,388,608 locations
Answer» B. 2,097,152 locations
2224.

The Pentium microprocessor has a data bus of ________.

A. 16 bits
B. 32 bits
C. 64 bits
D. 128 bits
Answer» D. 128 bits
2225.

The process of jointly establishing communication is called ________.

A. DMA
B. bidirectional addressing
C. multiplexing
D. handshaking
Answer» E.
2226.

With interrupt-driven I/O, if two or more devices request service at the same time, ________.

A. the device closest to the CPU gets priority
B. the device that is fastest gets priority
C. the device assigned the highest priority is serviced first
D. the system is likely to crash
Answer» D. the system is likely to crash
2227.

Which of the following is not an arithmetic instruction?

A. INC (increment)
B. CMP (compare)
C. DEC (decrement)
D. ROL (rotate left)
Answer» E.
2228.

The software used to drive a microprocessor-based system is called FORTRAN.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
2229.

Conversion from assembly language to machine language can be done by the programmer through a process called hand assembly.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
2230.

Assembly language is written using mnemonics: MVI, DCR, JZ.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
2231.

The 8085 software is compatible with the 8080A.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
2232.

A binary-weighted-input digital-to-analog converter has a feedback resistor, Rf, of 12 k. If 50 A of current is through the resistor, voltage out of the circuit is ________.

A. 0.6 V
B. 0.6 V
C. 0.1 V
D. 0.1 V
Answer» C. 0.1 V
2233.

The resolution of a 6-bit DAC is ________.

A. 63%
B. 64%
C. 15.9%
D. 1.59%
Answer» E.
2234.

Which type of programming is typically used for digital signal processors?

A. Assembly language
B. Machine language
C. C
D. None of the above
Answer» B. Machine language
2235.

A 4-bit R/2R ladder digital-to-analog converter uses ________.

A. one resistor value
B. two resistor values
C. three resistor values
D. four resistor values
Answer» C. three resistor values
2236.

Which of the following best defines Nyquist frequency?

A. The frequency of resonance for the filtering circuit
B. The second harmonic
C. The lower frequency limit of sampling
D. The highest frequency component of a given analog signal
Answer» E.
2237.

Which is not an A/D conversion error?

A. Differential nonlinearity
B. Missing code
C. Incorrect code
D. Offset
Answer» B. Missing code
2238.

What do we call the manipulation of an analog signal in a digital domain?

A. Analog-to-digital conversion
B. Digital-to-analog conversion
C. Digital signal processing
D. Signal filtering
Answer» C. Digital signal processing
2239.

What must a stepper motor HDL application include?

A. Variables and processes
B. Types and bits
C. Counters and decoders
D. Sequencers and multiplexers
Answer» D. Sequencers and multiplexers
2240.

In an HDL stepper motor design, why is there more than one mode?

A. To change the speed of the stepper motor
B. To change the direction of the stepper motor
C. To direct drive the stepper motor
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
2241.

Which is not a major block of an HDL frequency counter?

A. Display register
B. Decoder/display
C. Timing and control unit
D. Bit shifter
Answer» E.
2242.

In the keypad application, when all columns are HIGH, the ring counter is enabled and counting, and dav is LOW, what is the status of the d outputs?

A. On
B. Off
C. Hi-Z
D. 1011
Answer» D. 1011
2243.

In the keypad application, what does the data signal define?

A. The row and column encoded data
B. The ring encoded data
C. The freeze locator data
D. The ring counter data
Answer» B. The ring encoded data
2244.

What does the ring counter in the HDL keypad application do when a key is pressed?

A. Count to find the row
B. Freeze
C. Count to find the column
D. Start the D flip-flop
Answer» C. Count to find the column
2245.

In the digital clock project, the purpose of the frequency prescaler is to:

A. find the basic frequency.
B. transform a 60 pps input to a 1 pps timing signal.
C. prevent the clock from exceeding 12:59:59.
D. allow the BCD display to have a value from 00 59.
Answer» C. prevent the clock from exceeding 12:59:59.
2246.

Which is not a step that should be followed in project management?

A. Overall definition
B. System documentation
C. Synthesis and testing
D. System integration
Answer» C. Synthesis and testing
2247.

In a full-step sequence involving two flip-flops driving four coils of a stepper motor, how far will the stepper motor step?

A. 90
B. 45
C. 30
D. 15
Answer» E.
2248.

Which is not a step used to define the scope of an HDL project?

A. Are the inputs and outputs active HIGH or active LOW?
B. A clear vision of how to make each block work
C. What are the speed requirements?
D. How many bits of data are needed?
Answer» C. What are the speed requirements?
2249.

In the digital clock project, what is the frequency of the MOD-6 counter in the minutes section?

A. 1 pulse per minute
B. 6 pulses per minute
C. 10 pulses per minute
D. 1 pulse per hour
Answer» E.
2250.

DMA is particularly suited for data transfer between the ________.

A. disk drive and CPU
B. disk drive and RAM
C. disk drive and ROM
D. disk drive and I/O
Answer» C. disk drive and ROM