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51.

Tow s complement can be obtained from one s complement by 

A. adding 1
B. subtracting 1
C. putting 1 as the leading bit
D. none of these
Answer» B. subtracting 1
52.

Which code is a weighted code 

A. Gray
B. Excess-3
C. shift counter
D. 5111
Answer» E.
53.

In binary system decimal 0.875 is represented by 

A. 0.001
B. 0.0 101
C. 0.011
D. 0.111
Answer» E.
54.

The range for 13-bits complement numbers expressed in decimal is from 

A. -127 to +128
B. -127 to +127
C. -128 to +128
D. -128 to +127
Answer» C. -128 to +128
55.

The result of truncating the decimal number -22.56 is 

A. -22
B. -23
C. 0
D. -22.56
Answer» B. -23
56.

The decimal number 80 can be represented in BCD code as 

A. 1000 0001
B. 0101 0000
C. 0010 0000
D. 1000000
Answer» E.
57.

The most commonly used character codes for transmission is 

A. EBCDIC
B. ASCII
C. both
D. none of these
Answer» E.
58.

The range of the numbers which can be stored in an eight bit register is 

A. -128 to +127
B. -128 to + 128
C. -999999+ +999999
D. none of these
Answer» B. -128 to + 128
59.

The decimal equivalent of binary number 0.0111 is 

A. 4.375
B. 0.4375
C. 0.5375
D. -0.4375
Answer» C. 0.5375
60.

The binary equivalent of the hexadecimal number 7BDis 

A. 01111 0111101
B. 111010111101
C. 1011101111101
D. all of these
Answer» B. 111010111101
61.

The octal equivalent of 111 010 is 

A. 81
B. 72
C. 71
D. all of these
Answer» C. 71
62.

The binary equivalent of the octal Numbers 13.54 is 

A. 1011.1011
B. 1101.1110
C. 1001.1110
D. all of these
Answer» C. 1001.1110
63.

Binary coded decimal (BCD) numbers express each digit as a 

A. byte
B. nibble
C. bit
D. all of these
Answer» C. bit
64.

Which of the following is true about BCD 

A. It is a 8-4-2-1 weighted code
B. (1234567)10 needs 4 bytes in BCD representatoion
C. conversion to and from the decimal system can be done easily
D. All of these
Answer» E.
65.

Which of the following 4 bit combination are invaliid in the BCD code 

A. 0010
B. 0101
C. 1000
D. 1010
Answer» C. 1000
66.

Decimal number 5 in level parity self correcting code is 

A. 10000
B. 01011
C. 01100
D. 00101
Answer» C. 01100
67.

A circuit produces I s complement of the input word one application is binary subtrction Tt is called 

A. logic gate
B. register
C. multiplexes
D. controlled inverter
Answer» C. multiplexes
68.

Booth s coding in 8 bits for the decimal number -57 is 

A. 0-100+1000
B. 0-100+100-1
C. 0-1+100-10 +1
D. 00-10 +100-1
Answer» C. 0-1+100-10 +1
69.

The expression for sum of A B in the halp adder is given by 

A. AB
B. A+B
C. A+B
D. none of these
Answer» D. none of these
70.

In 2s complement reoeesentation a certain negative -Ni is 1011 the representation of +Ni is 

A. 0100
B. 0101
C. 0110
D. 0011
Answer» D. 0011
71.

The weight which makes the complement operation easier in BCD form is 

A. 8-4-2-1
B. Excess -3
C. 2-4-2-1
D. 3-2-1-0
Answer» D. 3-2-1-0
72.

A logic circuit which is used to change a BCD number into an equivalent decimal number is 

A. decoder
B. encoder
C. multiplexer
D. code converter
Answer» B. encoder
73.

A decimal number has 25 digitals The number of bits needed for its equivalent binary representation is approximately 

A. 50
B. 60
C. 75
D. 80
Answer» D. 80
74.

The 2 s complement representatation of (-539)10 in hexadecimal is 

A. ABC
B. DBC
C. DE5
D. 9E7
Answer» D. 9E7
75.

Sign extension is a step in 

A. floating point multiplication
B. signed 16 bit integer addition
C. arithmetic left shift
D. converting a signed integer from one size to another
Answer» B. signed 16 bit integer addition
76.

A mod -2 counter followed by a mod -5 counter is 

A. same as a mode -5 counter followed by a mod-2 counter
B. a decade counter
C. a mod-7 counter
D. none of these
Answer» B. a decade counter
77.

The dynamic hazard problem occurs in 

A. combinational circuit alone
B. sequential circuit only
C. both (a) and (b)
D. none of these
Answer» D. none of these
78.

A ring counter same as 

A. up -down counter
B. parallel -counter
C. shift register
D. none of these
Answer» D. none of these
79.

A 2 bit binary multiplier can be implemented using 

A. 2 input ANDs only
B. 2input XORs and 4 input AND gates only
C. 2 input NORs and one XNOR gate
D. XOR gates and shift registers
Answer» C. 2 input NORs and one XNOR gate
80.

A pulse train can be delayed by a finite number of clock periods using 

A. a serial-in serial-out shift register
B. a serial-in parallel -out shift register
C. a parallel-in serial-out shift register
D. a parallel-in parallel -out shift register
Answer» E.
81.

How many illegitimate states has synchronous mod-6 counter ?

A. 3
B. 2
C. 1
D. 0
Answer» B. 2
82.

A J K flip flop has its Jinput connected to logic level 1 and its input to the q output pulse is fed to its clock input to the flip flop will now 

A. change its state at each clock pulse
B. go to stste 1 and stay there
C. go to state 0 and sty there
D. retain its previous state
Answer» B. go to stste 1 and stay there
83.

The astable multivibrator has 

A. two quasi stable states
B. two stable states
C. one stable and one quasi-stable state
D. none of these
Answer» B. two stable states
84.

When a large number of analog signals are to be converted an analog multiplexer is used. In this case most suitable A.D. converter will be 

A. up down counter type
B. dual stop type
C. forward counter type
D. successive approximation type
Answer» E.
85.

A stable multivibrator are used as 

A. comparator circuit
B. squaring circuit
C. frequency to voltage converter
D. voltage to frequency converter
Answer» B. squaring circuit
86.

The flip -flops which operate in synchronism with external clock pulses are known as 

A. synchronous flip flop
B. asynchronous flip -flop
C. either of the above
D. none of these
Answer» B. asynchronous flip -flop
87.

With the use of an electronic counter six capsules are to be filled in bottles automatically. In such a counter what will be the number of flip-flops

required ?

A. 3
B. 4
C. 6
D. 8
Answer» D. 8
88.

To build a mod-19 counter the number of flip-flop required is 

A. 3
B. 5
C. 7
D. 8
Answer» C. 7
89.

In a digital counter circuit feedback loop is introduced to 

A. improve distortion
B. improve stability
C. reduce the number of input pulses to reset the counter
D. synchronous input and output pulses
Answer» D. synchronous input and output pulses
90.

Which of the following flip-flop is free from race-around problem ?

A. Q flip-flop
B. T flip-flop
C. SR flip-flop
D. Master-slave JK flip-flop
Answer» E.
91.

The clear data and present input of the JK flip-flop are known as 

A. synchronous inputs
B. directed inputs
C. either (a) or (b)
D. indirect inputs
Answer» D. indirect inputs
92.

If the input J is connected through K input of J-K, then flip-flop will behave as a 

A. D type flip-flop
B. T type flip-flop
C. S-R flip-flop
D. Toggle switch
Answer» D. Toggle switch
93.

The ring countre is analogous to 

A. toggle switch
B. latch
C. stepping switch
D. S-R flip flop
Answer» E.
94.

Which of the following unit will choose to transform decimal number to binary code ?

A. Encoder
B. Decoder
C. Multiplexer
D. Demultiplexer
Answer» D. Demultiplexer
95.

If a clock with time period 'T' is used with n stage shift register, then output of final stage will be delayed by 

A. nT sec
B. (n-1 )T sec
C. n/T sec
D. (2n-1) T sec
Answer» E.
96.

The main difference between JK and RS flip-flop is that 

A. JK flip does not need a clock pulse
B. there is a feedback in JK flip-flop
C. JK flip-flop accepts both inputs as 1
D. JK flip-flop is acronym of junction cathode multivibrator
Answer» B. there is a feedback in JK flip-flop
97.

IT is diffcult to design asynhronous sequential circuit because 

A. externalt clock is to be provided
B. it is more compex
C. memory required is enormous
D. generally they involve stability problem
Answer» B. it is more compex
98.

It is difficult to design asynhronus sequential circuit because 

A. external clock is to be provided
B. it is more complex
C. memory required is enormous
D. generally they involve stability problem
Answer» B. it is more complex
99.

For which of the following flip-flops, the output is clearly defined for all combinations of two inputs ?

A. Q type flip-flop
B. R-S flip-flop
C. J-K flip-flop
D. T flip-flop
Answer» E.
100.

Register is a 

A. set of capacitor used to register input instructions in a digital computer
B. set of paper tapes and car s put in a file
C. temporary storage unit within the CPU having dedicated or general purpose use
D. part of the auxiliary memory
Answer» E.