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This section includes 289 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Digital Electronics knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
101. |
What will be the starting address of memory chip, given that memory address of last location of an 1K byte memory chip is FBFFH? |
A. | F800 H |
B. | FA00H |
C. | EB00H |
D. | EBFFH |
Answer» B. FA00H | |
102. |
The number of chips required to make up 1K-bytes of memory, if the available chip size is 256 1 bits |
A. | 4 |
B. | 8 |
C. | 16 |
D. | 32 |
Answer» E. | |
103. |
The number of chips required to make up 16 K-bytes memory, if the available memory chip size is 2048 8 bits |
A. | 4 |
B. | 8 |
C. | 16 |
D. | 32 |
Answer» C. 16 | |
104. |
The architecture of a PLA device differs from that of a PROM device in the following |
A. | The former has a fixed OR array while the latter has a programmable OR array |
B. | The former has a programmable AND array while the latter has a hard-wired AND array. |
C. | The former has larger number of AND gates in the AND array than the latter for a given number of variables. |
D. | The latter has a fixed OR array while the former has a programmable OR array. |
Answer» B. The former has a programmable AND array while the latter has a hard-wired AND array. | |
105. |
A ROM is usually not preferred to implement those Boolean functions which |
A. | Are very complex |
B. | Can otherwise the implemented using a PLA |
C. | Have a large number of don t care conditions |
D. | Have large number of outputs |
Answer» C. Have a large number of don t care conditions | |
106. |
It is desired to implement a binary multiplier capable of multiplying two 3-bit binary numbers. Size of ROM would be |
A. | 64 4 |
B. | 1024 6 |
C. | 64 8 |
D. | 128 6 |
Answer» E. | |
107. |
A masked programmed version of PAL device that is pin compatible to its PAL counterpart is known as |
A. | PLA device |
B. | PAL device |
C. | PLS device |
D. | PGA device |
Answer» D. PGA device | |
108. |
A programmable array logic (PAL) device has a |
A. | Programmable AND-array at the input and a fixed OR-array at the output |
B. | Fixed AND-array at the input and a programmable OR-array at the output |
C. | Fixed AND-array at the input and a fixed OR-array at the output |
D. | None of these |
Answer» C. Fixed AND-array at the input and a fixed OR-array at the output | |
109. |
A PAL device is marked PAL-1618. It implies the following |
A. | It has sixteen active-LOW inputs |
B. | It has eight active-LOW outputs |
C. | It has sixteen inputs and eight active-LOW outputs |
D. | It has eight inputs and sixteen active-LOW outputs |
Answer» B. It has eight active-LOW outputs | |
110. |
A PLA-like architecture that can implement a full adder should at least have |
A. | Eight 6-input programmable AND gate, two 8-input programmable OR gates |
B. | Seven 6-input programmable AND gates, two 4-input programmable OR Gates |
C. | Eight 6-input programmable AND gates, two 4-input programmable OR gates |
D. | Sixteen 3-input programmable AND gates, two 8- input programmable OR gates |
Answer» E. | |
111. |
Size of the ROM required to implement a 16-to-1 multiplexer would be |
A. | 512K 2 |
B. | 1M 1 |
C. | 1M 2 |
D. | 256 2 |
Answer» D. 256 2 | |
112. |
A PROM device that can generate any eight desired four-variable Boolean functions will have |
A. | Four-2-inputs AND gates in the AND array and eight 8-input OR gates in the OR array. |
B. | Eight 2-input AND gates in the AND array and eight 16 input OR gates in the OR array. |
C. | Sixteen 2-inputs AND gates in the AND array and eight 16-input OR gates in the OR array. |
D. | Sixteen 8-input AND gates in the AND array and eight 16-input OR gates in the OR array. |
Answer» E. | |
113. |
Identify the programmable interconnect technology used in PLDs |
A. | Antifuse |
B. | Fuse |
C. | Static RMA controlled switches |
D. | All of these |
Answer» E. | |
114. |
The most widely used hardware description language for describing digital designs on CPLD and FPGA devices is |
A. | VHDL |
B. | JAVA-HDL |
C. | Verilog |
D. | ABEL |
Answer» B. JAVA-HDL | |
115. |
A programmable interconnect device that has high initial resistance and can be permanently programmed to highly conducting path is known as |
A. | Fuse |
B. | Floating-gate transistor |
C. | Anti-fuse |
D. | PGA device |
Answer» C. Anti-fuse | |
116. |
Memory devices are used for |
A. | Temporary storage of data |
B. | Semi-permanent storage of data |
C. | Permanent storage of data |
D. | All of these |
Answer» C. Permanent storage of data | |
117. |
Which one of the following types of RAM needs periodic refreshing |
A. | Asynchronous SRAM |
B. | DRAM |
C. | Synchronous SRAM |
D. | All types of RAM need periodic refreshing |
Answer» D. All types of RAM need periodic refreshing | |
118. |
Three main building blocks of RAM are |
A. | Array of memory cells, address decoder and read/write control logic |
B. | Array of memory cells, input buffers and output buffers |
C. | Array of memory cells, address decoder and buffers |
D. | Address decoder, address encoder and memory cells |
Answer» E. | |
119. |
Identify the primary memory device |
A. | Registers built into the CPU |
B. | RAM and ROM |
C. | Cache memory |
D. | All of these |
Answer» C. Cache memory | |
120. |
A 16K RAM chip can stores |
A. | 64000 bytes |
B. | 65536 bytes |
C. | 65536 bits |
D. | 64000 bits |
Answer» E. | |
121. |
Identify the characteristic feature or features of random access memory |
A. | It is a serial access memory |
B. | Data can be read from or written into any of the memory locations regardless order in which they are arranged |
C. | All memory locations can be accessed with the same speed |
D. | Both (B) and (C) |
Answer» E. | |
122. |
With reference to erasable PROM devices, identify the true statement |
A. | In the case of EEPROM selective erasure is not possible |
B. | UV EPROM erasure process is very fast |
C. | In the case of UV EPROM, selective erasure is not possible |
D. | EEPROM has relatively much higher density as compared to UV EPROM. |
Answer» D. EEPROM has relatively much higher density as compared to UV EPROM. | |
123. |
In volatile storage, data is lost |
A. | Gradually with time |
B. | As soon as saturation point is crossed |
C. | As soon as programme is over |
D. | When power is removed |
Answer» E. | |
124. |
Memory that requires refreshing cycle is |
A. | Dynamic MOS |
B. | RAM |
C. | ROM |
D. | All of these |
Answer» B. RAM | |
125. |
One of the following is true with respect to CPLD and FPGA devices |
A. | CPLD architecture offers greater flexibility |
B. | FPGA devices have very complex configurable logic blocks |
C. | CPLD devices offer relatively lower flexibility but more predictable timing characteristics |
D. | FPGA devices offer relatively lower flexibility but more predictable timing characteristics |
Answer» C. CPLD devices offer relatively lower flexibility but more predictable timing characteristics | |
126. |
The primary memory of a computer system |
A. | Holds the instructions of the program to be executed |
B. | Stores data to be processed |
C. | Stores the intermediate results of any calculation during processing of data |
D. | All of these |
Answer» B. Stores data to be processed | |
127. |
Which of the following is a permanent memory? |
A. | RAM only |
B. | ROM only |
C. | Both RAM and ROM |
D. | Neither RAM nor ROM |
Answer» C. Both RAM and ROM | |
128. |
A temporary memory is |
A. | Destroyed in few milliseconds |
B. | Destroyed in few seconds |
C. | Destroyed in few minutes |
D. | Destroyed when power is switched off. |
Answer» E. | |
129. |
Which of the following is a temporary memory? |
A. | RAM only |
B. | ROM only |
C. | Both RAM and ROM |
D. | Neither RAM nor ROM |
Answer» B. ROM only | |
130. |
The abbreviation TTL stands for |
A. | Transmitter transistor load |
B. | Tuned transistor loop |
C. | Transistor-transistor logic |
D. | Transistor-transformer logic |
Answer» D. Transistor-transformer logic | |
131. |
A Schmitt trigger |
A. | Is a digital circuit that produces sinusoidal output regardless of the input waveform |
B. | Is a digital circuit that produces rectangular output regardless of the input waveform |
C. | Is a digital circuit that produces a trapezoidal output regardless of the input. |
D. | None of these |
Answer» C. Is a digital circuit that produces a trapezoidal output regardless of the input. | |
132. |
Indicate the false statement. The SWR on a transmission line if infinity the line is terminated in |
A. | A short circuit |
B. | A complex impedance |
C. | An open circuit |
D. | A pure reactance |
Answer» C. An open circuit | |
133. |
With reference of a 2K bit ROM organized as 256 8 array of memory cells, which one of the following is true |
A. | It uses 2000 memory cells |
B. | It uses 256 rows of eight memory cells each |
C. | It uses 2048 memory cells and 8 line to 256-line address decoder |
D. | Both (B) and (C) are true |
Answer» B. It uses 256 rows of eight memory cells each | |
134. |
The basic memory cell in a DRAM is a |
A. | Capacitor |
B. | MOS switch and a capacitor |
C. | MOSFET |
D. | Flip-flop |
Answer» B. MOS switch and a capacitor | |
135. |
Resistor free logic |
A. | TTL |
B. | CMOS |
C. | 4ns ECL |
D. | 8ns ECL |
Answer» C. 4ns ECL | |
136. |
SRAM devices are made using |
A. | Bipolar, MOS or BICMOS technologies |
B. | Bipolar technology |
C. | MOS technology |
D. | BICMOS technology |
Answer» D. BICMOS technology | |
137. |
Logic with lowest power dissipation per gate is |
A. | TTL |
B. | CMOS |
C. | 4ns ECL |
D. | 8ns ECL |
Answer» C. 4ns ECL | |
138. |
Logic with fan out of more than 50 is |
A. | CMOS |
B. | TTL |
C. | 4ns ECL |
D. | 8ns ECL |
Answer» B. TTL | |
139. |
Fastest logic |
A. | TTL |
B. | LSI |
C. | CMOS |
D. | ECL |
Answer» E. | |
140. |
Current-mode logic (CML) is the same as |
A. | LSI |
B. | CMOS |
C. | TTL |
D. | ECL |
Answer» E. | |
141. |
The total number of inhibit drivers required for a 16K, 24- bit/word memory with a 3-D organization is |
A. | 4 |
B. | 8 |
C. | 16 |
D. | 24 |
Answer» E. | |
142. |
For a 16K, 32-bit memory, the size of MBR register is |
A. | 4 |
B. | 16 |
C. | 32 |
D. | 64 |
Answer» D. 64 | |
143. |
A microprocessor consists of a small number of LSI chips containing |
A. | Control unit |
B. | Logic unit |
C. | Arithmetic unit |
D. | All of the above |
Answer» E. | |
144. |
A flip-flop free from race problem is |
A. | JK flip-flop |
B. | D flip-flop |
C. | T flip-flop |
D. | Master-slave flip-flop |
Answer» E. | |
145. |
Which of the following ICs allow wired AND connections |
A. | 7440 |
B. | 8080 |
C. | 7990 |
D. | 7410 |
Answer» B. 8080 | |
146. |
Which of the following name is associated with microprocessor manufacturer? |
A. | Fairchild |
B. | IBM |
C. | Motorola |
D. | Intel |
Answer» E. | |
147. |
Intel 8080 has |
A. | 16 pins |
B. | 24 pins |
C. | 32 pins |
D. | 40 pins |
Answer» E. | |
148. |
The unit of the speed of a digital IC is |
A. | Hz |
B. | kHz |
C. | MHz |
D. | GHz |
Answer» D. GHz | |
149. |
Identify the IC with only one NAND gate? |
A. | 7400 |
B. | 7410 |
C. | 7420 |
D. | 7430 |
Answer» E. | |
150. |
What is the minimum number of flip-flops required in a counter to count 60 pulses? |
A. | 2 |
B. | 4 |
C. | 6 |
D. | 8 |
Answer» D. 8 | |