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1.

A major advantage of DTL over the earlier resistor–transistor logic is the

A. increased fan out
B. increased fan in
C. decreased fan out
D. decreased fan in
Answer» C. decreased fan out
2.

Moore machine has states than a mealy machine.

A. fewer
B. more
C. equal
D. negligible
Answer» C. equal
3.

In D register, ‘D’ stands for

A. delay
B. decrement
C. data
D. decay
Answer» D. decay
4.

State transition happens in every clock cycle.

A. once
B. twice
C. thrice
D. four times
Answer» B. twice
5.

Why do the D flip-flops receive its designation or nomenclature as ‘Data Flip-flops’?

A. due to its capability to receive data from flip-flop
B. due to its capability to store data in flip-flop
C. due to its capability to transfer the data into flip-flop
D. due to erasing the data from the flip-flop
Answer» D. due to erasing the data from the flip-flop
6.

Each “0” entry in a K-map square represents:

A. a high for each input truth table condition that produces a high output
B. a high output on the truth table for all low input combinations
C. a low output for all possible high input conditions
D. a don’t care condition for all possible input truth table combinations
Answer» B. a high output on the truth table for all low input combinations
7.

Binary subtraction of 101101 – 001011 = ?

A. 100010
B. 010110
C. 110101
D. 101100
Answer» B. 010110
8.

Each “1” entry in a K-map square represents:

A. a high for each input truth table condition that produces a high output
B. a high output on the truth table for all low input combinations
C. a low output for all possible high input conditions
D. a don’t care condition for all possible input truth table combinations
Answer» B. a high output on the truth table for all low input combinations
9.

TTL circuits with “totem-pole” output stage minimize

A. the power dissipation in rtl
B. the time consumption in rtl
C. the speed of transferring rate in rtl
D. propagation delay in rtl
Answer» B. the time consumption in rtl
10.

In a NAND based S’-R’ latch, if S’=1 & R’=1 then the state of the latch is

A. no change
B. set
C. reset
D. forbidden
Answer» B. set
11.

100101 × 0110 = ?

A. 1011001111
B. 0100110011
C. 101111110
D. 0110100101
Answer» D. 0110100101
12.

Diode–transistor logic (DTL) is the direct ancestor of

A. register-transistor logic
B. transistor–transistor logic
C. high threshold logic
D. emitter coupled logic
Answer» C. high threshold logic
13.

A NAND based S’-R’ latch can be converted into S-R latch by placing

A. a d latch at each of its input
B. an inverter at each of its input
C. it can never be converted
D. both a d latch and an inverter at its input
Answer» E.
14.

Transistor–transistor logic (TTL) is a class of digital circuits built from

A. jfet only
B. bipolar junction transistors (bjt)
C. resistors
D. bipolar junction transistors (bjt) and resistors
Answer» E.
15.

There are Minterms for 3 variables (a, b, c).

A. 0
B. 2
C. 8
D. 1
Answer» D. 1
16.

Which of the following can’t have multiple assignments or drivers?

A. std_logic
B. integer
C. std_ulogic
D. bit
Answer» D. bit
17.

Binary subtraction of 100101 – 011110 is

A. 000111
B. 111000
C. 010101
D. 101010
Answer» B. 111000
18.

Mealy machines have states than Moore machine.

A. fewer
B. more
C. equal
D. negligible
Answer» B. more
19.

The Boolean expression Y = (AB)’ is logically equivalent to what single gate?

A. nand
B. nor
C. and
D. or
Answer» B. nor
20.

‘shift_reg’ is used to initialize the

A. lsb
B. msb
C. register type
D. register bits
Answer» C. register type
21.

A ripple counter’s speed is limited by the propagation delay of

A. each flip-flop
B. all flip-flops and gates
C. the flip-flops only with gates
D. only circuit gates
Answer» B. all flip-flops and gates
22.

The term synchronous means _

A. the output changes state only when any of the input is triggered
B. the output changes state only when the clock input is triggered
C. the output changes state only when the input is reversed
D. the output changes state only when the input follows it
Answer» C. the output changes state only when the input is reversed
23.

What is an ambiguous condition in a NAND based S’-R’ latch?

A. s’=0, r’=1
B. s’=1, r’=0
C. s’=1, r’=1
D. s’=0, r’=0
Answer» E.
24.

Perform multiplication of the binary numbers: 01001 × 01011 = ?

A. 001100011
B. 110011100
C. 010100110
D. 101010111
Answer» B. 110011100
25.

Divide the binary numbers: 111101 ÷ 1001 and find the remainder

A. 0010
B. 1010
C. 1100
D. 0011
Answer» E.
26.

Which of the following is not a combinational circuit?

A. adder
B. code convertor
C. multiplexer
D. counter
Answer» E.
27.

Which of the following is a not a characteristics of combinational circuits?

A. the output of combinational circuit depends on present input
B. there is no use of clock signal in combinational circuits
C. the output of combinational circuit depends on previous output
D. there is no storage element in combinational circuit
Answer» D. there is no storage element in combinational circuit
28.

Which of the following can’t have multiple assignments or drivers?

A. std_logic
B. integer
C. std_ulogic
D. bit
Answer» D. bit
29.

Packages increases of the code.

A. reusability
B. readability
C. managing
D. resolution
Answer» B. readability
30.

Which of the following is not a in-built package in VHDL?

A. std_logic_1164
B. textio
C. standard
D. std
Answer» E.
31.

Any item declared in a package declaration section are visible to

A. every design unit
B. package body only
C. library containing that package
D. design unit that use the package
Answer» E.
32.

A package may consist of design units.

A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
Answer» B. 3
33.

Which of the following is true about packages?

A. package is collection of libraries
B. library is collection of packages
C. package is collection of entities
D. entity is collection of packages
Answer» C. package is collection of entities
34.

In gated D latch, which of the following is the input symbol?

A. d
B. q
C. en
D. clk
Answer» B. q
35.

Transfer of one bit of information at a time is called

A. rotating
B. serial transfer
C. parallel transfer
D. shifting
Answer» C. parallel transfer
36.

Time taken by the shift register to transfer the content is called

A. clock duration
B. bit duration
C. word duration
D. duration
Answer» D. duration
37.

Four bits shift register enables shift control signal in how many clock pulses?

A. two clock pulses
B. three clock pulses
C. four clock pulses
D. five clock pulses
Answer» D. five clock pulses
38.

In PIPO shift register, parallel data can be taken out by

A. using the q output of the first flip-flop
B. using the q output of the last flip-flop
C. using the q output of the second flip-flop
D. using the q output of each flip-flop
Answer» E.
39.

In serial input serial output register, the data of is accessed by the circuit.

A. last flip-flop
B. first flip-flop
C. all flip-flops
D. no flip-flop
Answer» C. all flip-flops
40.

Shift registers comprise of which flip-flops?

A. d flip-flops
B. sr flip-flops
C. jk flip-flops
D. t flip-flops
Answer» B. sr flip-flops
41.

Why we need to include all the input signals in the sensitivity list of the process?

A. to monitor the output continuously
B. to monitor the input continuously
C. to make the circuit synthesizable by eda tools
D. no special purpose
Answer» C. to make the circuit synthesizable by eda tools
42.

The process statement used in combinational circuits is called process.

A. combinational
B. clocked
C. unclocked
D. sequential
Answer» B. clocked
43.

In mealy type FSM, the path is labelled by which of the following?

A. inputs
B. outputs
C. both inputs and outputs
D. current state
Answer» D. current state
44.

Mealy machines have states than Moore machine.

A. fewer
B. more
C. equal
D. negligible
Answer» B. more
45.

What is the first state of FSM?

A. wait loop state
B. initial state
C. output state
D. activate pulse state
Answer» C. output state
46.

What is the first step in writing the VHDL for an FSM?

A. to define the vhdl entity
B. naming the entity
C. defining the data type
D. creating the states
Answer» B. naming the entity
47.

States in FSM are represented by

A. bits
B. bytes
C. word
D. character
Answer» B. bytes
48.

What kind of output does mealy machine produce?

A. asynchronous
B. synchronous
C. level
D. pulsed
Answer» B. synchronous
49.

Which of the following react faster to inputs?

A. sequencer
B. generators
C. mealy machines
D. moore machines
Answer» D. moore machines
50.

State transition happens in every clock cycle.

A. once
B. twice
C. thrice
D. four times
Answer» B. twice