Explore topic-wise MCQs in Digital Electronics.

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51.

Race around condition always arise in a

A. Combinational circuit
B. Asynchronous circuit
C. Synchronous circuit
D. Digital circuit
Answer» C. Synchronous circuit
52.

For each of the positive edge-triggered JK flip-flop used in the following figure, the propagation delay is T.

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Answer» C. 3
53.

Consider the following statements: For a Master-Slave JK flip-flop,

A. 1, 2 and 3
B. 1 and 2 only
C. 2 and 3 only
D. 3 and 4 only
Answer» C. 2 and 3 only
54.

JK flip-flop can be made from an SR flip-flop by using two additional (A) (B) (C) (D)

A. NAND gates
B. OR gates
C. NOT gates
D. NOR gates
Answer» B. OR gates
55.

In a JK flip-flop we have J =

A. 010000
B. 011001
C. 010010
D. 010101
Answer» E.
56.

A switch tailoring counter is made by using single D-flipflop. The resulting circuit is a

A. SR flip-flop
B. JK flip-flop
C. D flip-flop
D. T flip-flop
Answer» B. JK flip-flop
57.

D flip-flop is used as

A. Differentiator
B. Divider circuit
C. Delay switch
D. All of these
Answer» D. All of these
58.

Schmidt trigger is used as

A. Voltage to frequency converter
B. Frequency to voltage converter
C. Square wave generator
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
59.

For a sinusoidal input, Schmidt trigger gives output as

A. Sinusoidal
B. Saw tooth wave
C. Square wave
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
60.

Schmidt trigger can be used as

A. Square wave generator
B. Comparator
C. Square wave generator and comparator
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
61.

Following flip-flop is used as latch

A. JK flip-flop
B. Master slave JK flip-flop
C. T flip-flop
D. SR flip-flop
Answer» E.
62.

In a ripple counter using edge-triggered JK flip-flops, the pulse input is applied to

A. Clock input of all flip-flops
B. Clock input of one flip-flop
C. J and K inputs of one flip-flop
D. J and K inputs of all flip-flops
Answer» C. J and K inputs of one flip-flop
63.

For the circuit shown below, Q = 0 initially. What shall be the subsequent states of Q when clock pulses are given?

A. 1, 0, 1, 0, ..........
B. 0, 0, 0, 0, ..........
C. 1, 1, 1, 1, ..........
D. 0, 1, 0, 1, ..........
Answer» B. 0, 0, 0, 0, ..........
64.

The frequency of the clock signal applied to the rising edge triggered D flip-flop shown below is 10 kHz. What is the frequency of the signal available at Q?

A. 2.5 kHz
B. 5 kHz
C. 10 kHz
D. 20 kHz
Answer» C. 10 kHz
65.

For the circuit shown below what is the frequency of the output Q?

A. Twice the input clock frequency
B. Half the input clock frequency
C. Same as the input clock frequency
D. Inverse of the propagation delay of the Flip-flop.
Answer» C. Same as the input clock frequency
66.

For the circuit shown below, D has a transition from 0 to 1 after CLK changes from 1 to 0. Assume gate delays to be negligible Which of the following statements in true?

A. Q goes to 1 at the CLK transition and stays at 1
B. Q goes to 0 at the CLK transition and stays at 0
C. Q goes to 1 at the CLK transition and goes to 0 when D goes to 1
D. Q goes to 0 at the CLK transition and goes to 1 when D goes to 1
Answer» D. Q goes to 0 at the CLK transition and goes to 1 when D goes to 1
67.

A 1 s pulse can be converted into a 1 ms pulse by using

A. A monostable multivibrator
B. An astable multivibrator
C. A bistable multivibrator
D. JK flip-flops
Answer» B. An astable multivibrator
68.

T flip-flop is used as

A. Transfer data circuit
B. Toggle switch
C. Time delay switch
D. None of these
Answer» C. Time delay switch
69.

In a JK flip-flop the output Qn is '1'. It does not change when a clock pulse is applied. The possible combination of Jn and Kn could be (X denotes don't care)

A. 'X' and '0'
B. 'X' and '1'
C. '0' and 'X'
D. 'Y' and 'X'
Answer» B. 'X' and '1'
70.

The race around condition exists in JK flip-flop if

A. J = 0; K = 0
B. J = 1; K = 0
C. J = 0; K = 1
D. J = 1; K = 1
Answer» E.
71.

In T flip-flop the output frequency is

A. Same as the input frequency
B. Double of its input frequency
C. One-half its input frequency
D. None of these
Answer» C. One-half its input frequency
72.

If the J-input of a J-K flip-flop is treated as input and an inverter is wired between J and K inputs, the J-K flip-flop becomes

A. R-S flip-flop
B. D flip-flop
C. T flip-flop
D. D latch
Answer» C. T flip-flop
73.

The basic sequential logic building block in which the output follows the data input as long as the ENABLE input is active is

A. J-K flip-flop
B. D flip-flop
C. T flip-flop
D. D latch
Answer» E.
74.

For one of the following conditions, clocked J-K flip-flop can be used as a divide-by-2 circuit when the input signal is applied at clock-input

A. J = K = 1 and flip-flop has active-HIGH inputs
B. J = K = 0 and flip-flop has active-HIGH inputs
C. J = K = 1 and flip-flop active-Low inputs
D. J = K = 1 and flip-flop should be a negative edge triggered.
Answer» B. J = K = 0 and flip-flop has active-HIGH inputs
75.

In a R-S flip-flop with active-LOW inputs, for R = S = 0, Q output when the flip-flop is clocked is

A. Indeterminate
B. 0
C. 1
D. 1 if it was 0 and 0 if it was 1
Answer» B. 0
76.

The advantage of serial transfer compared with parallel transfer for data transmission is that

A. It needs only one wire
B. It is faster
C. BCD is compatible
D. None of these
Answer» B. It is faster
77.

Parallel operation is preferred because

A. It is faster than serial operation
B. It requires less memory
C. Circuitry is simple
D. None of these
Answer» B. It requires less memory
78.

The two trip points in a Schmitt inverter are 1 5 V and 2.7 V. If the output is initially HIGH, it will go to LOW state when input voltage

A. Exceeds 2.7 V
B. Exceeds 1.5 V
C. Is greater than 1.5 V and less than 2.7 V
D. Is less than 1.5 V
Answer» B. Exceeds 1.5 V
79.

The Q output in a presettable, clearable J-K flip-flop with active-LOW asynchronous inputs is logc 1 at a certain time. The output immediately after the flip-flop is clocked for J = 0, K = 1, Pr = 0, Cl = 1 will (Pr = Preset and Cr = Clear)

A. Become 0
B. Toggle
C. Remain 1
D. Become invalid
Answer» D. Become invalid
80.

The maximum integer which can be stored on an 8-bit accumulator is

A. 112
B. 200
C. 224
D. 255
Answer» E.
81.

The number of minimum clock cycles in a machine cycle for 8085 are

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 5
Answer» D. 5
82.

The speed of a digital IC indicates

A. How fast a flip-flop can change states
B. How fast input triggers the output
C. The rate at which output changes
D. None of the above
Answer» B. How fast input triggers the output
83.

With standard TTL, the fan-out equals

A. 1
B. 2
C. 5
D. 10
Answer» E.
84.

The maximum number of TTL loads, a TTL device can drive is called the

A. Index number
B. Margin
C. Fan-out
D. Attenuation
Answer» D. Attenuation
85.

Microprocessors can be

A. Non-programmable
B. Macro-programmable
C. Micro-programmable
D. Any of the above
Answer» E.
86.

Floppy disc is a

A. Fast storage
B. Permanent storage
C. Flexible storage
D. All of the above
Answer» D. All of the above
87.

A buffer is generally a.............input impedance and a...........output impedance.

A. High, low
B. Low, high
C. Low, low
D. High, high
Answer» B. Low, high
88.

ROM memory represents

A. Register open memory
B. Read-only memory
C. Read octave memory
D. Record oscillation memory
Answer» C. Read octave memory
89.

RAM memory represents

A. Read-audio memory
B. Radio-amplified memory
C. Random-access memory
D. Record-attenuated memory
Answer» D. Record-attenuated memory
90.

A 4-bit counter with four flip-flops will count up to decimal

A. 8
B. 15
C. 31
D. 63
Answer» C. 31
91.

What will be the starting address of memory chip, given that memory address of last location of an 8K byte memory chip is FFFFH

A. DEFFH
B. E000H
C. F000H
D. None of these
Answer» C. F000H
92.

Memory with highest storage capacity is

A. Core memory
B. Semiconductor memory
C. Magnetic taps
D. Magnetic disc
Answer» E.
93.

Flip-flops are used for

A. Counters
B. Shift registers
C. Transfer register
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
94.

The number of different Boolean functions of 4 variables is

A. 216
B. 162
C. 42
D. 164
Answer» B. 162
95.

Which one of the following is a volatile memory?

A. Ferrite core
B. Semiconductor RAM
C. Semiconductor ROM
D. None of these
Answer» E.
96.

How many bits are stored by a 256 4 memory chip?

A. 256
B. 512
C. 1024
D. 2048
Answer» D. 2048
97.

First generation computers had maximum memory of

A. 16 K
B. 64 K
C. 128 K
D. 640 K
Answer» C. 128 K
98.

The highest address in a 48 K memory expressed in decimal forms is

A. 49,151
B. 24,131
C. 11,111
D. 6,450
Answer» B. 24,131
99.

Semiconductor memories are

A. Volatile and larger in size
B. Volatile and smaller in size
C. Non-volatile and larger in size
D. Non-volatile and smaller in size
Answer» C. Non-volatile and larger in size
100.

The programmable logic device (PLD) having a programmable AND-array at the input and a programmable OR-array at the output is called a

A. Programmable logic array (PLA)
B. Programmable array logic (PAL)
C. Programmable gate array (PGA)
D. Application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC)
Answer» B. Programmable array logic (PAL)