Explore topic-wise MCQs in Computer Science Engineering (CSE).

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151.

How many OR gates are required for a Decimal-to- bcd encoder?

A. 2
B. 10
C. 3
D. 4
Answer» E.
152.

If we record any music in any recorder, such types of process is called

A. multiplexing
B. encoding
C. decoding
D. demultiplexing
Answer» C. decoding
153.

How is an encoder different from a decoder?

A. the output of an encoder is a binary code for 1-of-n input
B. the output of a decoder is a binary code for 1-of-n input
C. the output of an encoder is a binary code for n-of-1 output
D. the output of a decoder is a binary code for n-of-1 output
Answer» B. the output of a decoder is a binary code for 1-of-n input
154.

How many outputs will a decimal-to-BCD encoder have?

A. 4
B. 8
C. 12
D. 16
Answer» B. 8
155.

How many inputs will a decimal-to-BCD encoder have?

A. 4
B. 8
C. 10
D. 16
Answer» D. 16
156.

TTL 74LS85 is a

A. 1-bit digital comparator
B. 4-bit magnitude comparator
C. 8-bit magnitude comparator
D. 8-bit word comparator
Answer» C. 8-bit magnitude comparator
157.

The purpose of a Digital Comparator is

A. to convert analog input into digital
B. to create different outputs
C. to add a set of different numbers
D. to compare a set of variables or unknown numbers
Answer» E.
158.

An identify comparator is defined as a digital comparator which has

A. only one output terminal
B. two output terminals
C. three output terminals
D. no output terminal
Answer» B. two output terminals
159.

A magnitude comparator is defined as a digital comparator which has

A. only one output terminal
B. two output terminals
C. three output terminals
D. no output terminal
Answer» D. no output terminal
160.

How many types of digital comparators are?

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Answer» C. 3
161.

A procedure that specifies finite set of steps is called

A. algorithm
B. flow chart
C. chart
D. venn diagram
Answer» B. flow chart
162.

A circuit that compares two numbers and determine their magnitude is called

A. height comparator
B. size comparator
C. comparator
D. magnitude comparator
Answer» E.
163.

Which one is a basic comparator?

A. xor
B. xnor
C. and
D. nand
Answer» B. xnor
164.

In a comparator, if we get input as A>B then the output will be

A. 1
B. 0
C. a
D. b
Answer» B. 0
165.

How many inputs are required for a digital comparator?

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Answer» B. 2
166.

If two numbers are not equal then binary variable will be

A. 0
B. 1
C. a
D. b
Answer» B. 1
167.

One that is not the outcome of magnitude comparator is

A. a > b
B. a – b
C. a < b
D. a = b
Answer» C. a < b
168.

All the comparisons made by comparator is done using

A. 1 circuit
B. 2 circuits
C. 3 circuits
D. 4 circuits
Answer» B. 2 circuits
169.

The result of 0*1 in binary is

A. 0
B. 1
C. invalid
D. 10
Answer» B. 1
170.

The result that is smaller than the smallest number obtained is referred to as

A. nan
B. underflow
C. smallest
D. mantissa
Answer» C. smallest
171.

The number of sign bits in a 32-bit IEEE format is

A. 1
B. 11
C. 9
D. 23
Answer» B. 11
172.

What do you call the intermediate terms in binary multiplication?

A. multipliers
B. mid terms
C. partial products
D. multiplicands
Answer» D. multiplicands
173.

The multiplication of 110 * 111 is performed. What is a general term used for 111?

A. dividend
B. quotient
C. multiplicand
D. multiplier
Answer» E.
174.

The addition 1+1 gives 0 as a result.

A. true
B. false
Answer» B. false
175.

How many AND, OR and EXOR gates are required for the configuration of full adder?

A. 1, 2, 2
B. 2, 1, 2
C. 3, 1, 2
D. 4, 0, 1
Answer» C. 3, 1, 2
176.

The flag bits in an ALU is defined as

A. the total number of registers
B. the status bit conditions
C. the total number of control lines
D. all of the mentioned
Answer» C. the total number of control lines
177.

If the two numbers include a sign bit in the highest order position, the bit conditions of interest are the sign of the result, a zero indication and

A. an underflow condition
B. a neutral condition
C. an overflow condition
D. one indication
Answer» D. one indication
178.

A digital system consists of            types of circuits.

A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
Answer» B. 3
179.

The design of an ALU is based on

A. sequential logic
B. combinational logic
C. multiplexing
D. de-multiplexing
Answer» C. multiplexing
180.

If the two numbers are unsigned, the bit conditions of interest are the              carry and a possible             result.

A. input, zero
B. output, one
C. input, one
D. output, zero
Answer» E.
181.

In a sequential circuit, the output at any time depends only on the input values at that time.

A. past output values
B. intermediate values
C. both past output and present input
D. present input values
Answer» D. present input values
182.

The basic building blocks of the arithmetic unit in a digital computers are

A. subtractors
B. adders
C. multiplexer
D. comparator
Answer» C. multiplexer
183.

The carry propagation can be expressed as

A. cp = ab
B. cp = a + b
C. all but y0 are low
D. all but y0 are high
Answer» C. all but y0 are low
184.

For the device shown here, assume the D input is LOW, both S inputs are LOW and the input is LOW. What is the status of the Y’ outputs?

A. d
B. a
C. c
D. b
Answer» B. a
185.

What type of logic circuit is represented by the figure shown below?

A. xor
B. xnor
C. and
D. xand
Answer» C. and
186.

The device shown here is most likely a

A. a
B. b
C. c
D. d
Answer» E.
187.

Which of the circuits in figure (a to d) is the sum-of- products implementation of figure (e)?

A. x=ab’+a’b
B. x=(ab)’+ab
C. x=(ab)’+a’b’
D. x=a’b’+ab
Answer» E.
188.

Which of following are known as universal gates?

A. nand & nor
B. and & or
C. xor & or
D. ex-nor & xor
Answer» B. and & or
189.

How many two input AND gates and two input OR gates are required to realize Y = BD + CE + AB?

A. 3, 2
B. 4, 2
C. 1, 1
D. 2, 3
Answer» B. 4, 2
190.

A full adder logic circuit will have

A. two inputs and one output
B. three inputs and three outputs
C. two inputs and two outputs
D. three inputs and two outputs
Answer» E.
191.

How many two-input AND and OR gates are required to realize Y = CD+EF+G?

A. 2, 2
B. 2, 3
C. 3, 3
D. 3, 2
Answer» B. 2, 3
192.

The NOR gate output will be high if the two inputs are

A. 00
B. 01
C. 10
D. 11
Answer» B. 01
193.

How many AND gates are required to realize Y = CD + EF + G?

A. 4
B. 5
C. 3
D. 2
Answer» E.
194.

Entries known as                                mapping.

A. diagonal
B. straight
C. k
D. boolean
Answer» B. straight
195.

In case of XOR/XNOR simplification we have to look for the following

A. diagonal adjacencies
B. offset adjacencies
C. straight adjacencies
D. both diagonal and offset adjencies
Answer» E.
196.

There are many situations in logic design in which simplification of logic expression is possible in terms of XOR and                                    operations.

A. x-nor
B. xor
C. nor
D. nand
Answer» B. xor
197.

Using the transformation method you can realize any POS realization of OR-AND with only.

A. xor
B. nand
C. and
D. nor
Answer» E.
198.

Don’t care conditions can be used for simplifying Boolean expressions in

A. registers
B. terms
C. k-maps
D. latches
Answer» D. latches
199.

It should be kept in mind that don’t care terms should be used along with the terms that are present in

A. minterms
B. expressions
C. k-map
D. latches
Answer» B. expressions
200.

Each group of adjacent Minterms (group size in powers of twos) corresponds to a possible product term of the given

A. function
B. value
C. set
D. word
Answer» B. value