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151.

The dual of the function A(B̅C + BC + BC̅) is

A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
Answer» B. B
152.

TTL XOR gate is very suitable as LCO driver.

A. True
B. False
C. May be True or False
D. Can't say
Answer» C. May be True or False
153.

A 4 : 1 multiplexer requires __________ data select line.

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Answer» C. 3
154.

What kind of signal does the times produce?

A. Single pulse
B. Square wave
C. Continuous pulse
D. No signal
Answer» B. Square wave
155.

In 8156, the lower times byte is addressed with 24 H, and the upper times byte with

A. 20 H
B. 23 H
C. 24 H
D. 25 H
Answer» E.
156.

AB + AB̅ =

A. B
B. A
C. 1
D. 0
Answer» C. 1
157.

A decade counter

A. counts for ten days
B. counts ten times faster than a binary counters
C. counts to 9 and reset on the next pulse
D. reverts on the pulse after the tenth
Answer» D. reverts on the pulse after the tenth
158.

Figure shows three pulse train inputs to a 3-input AND gate. Assuming positive logic, the output signal obtained in figure would be

A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
Answer» C. C
159.

The difference between sequential and combinational circuits is

A. Combinational circuits store bits
B. Combinational circuits have memory
C. Sequential circuits store bits
D. Sequential circuits have memory
Answer» E.
160.

The complement of Boolean expression AB (B̅ C + AC) is

A. (A̅ + B̅) + (B + C̅) + (A̅ + C̅)
B. A̅ B̅ + (B + C̅)(A̅ + C̅)
C. (A̅ + B̅) + (B + C̅) (A̅ + C̅)
D. none of the above
Answer» D. none of the above
161.

Current requirement of a piezo buffer is about

A. 100mA
B. 20mA
C. 4mA
D. 0.4mA
Answer» D. 0.4mA
162.

The gate width of a monostable multivibrator is given by

A. T = 1.1 RC
B. T = 0.693 RC
C. 0.963 RC
D. T = 0.369 RC
Answer» C. 0.963 RC
163.

Which of the following is non-saturating?

A. TTL
B. CMOS
C. ECL
D. Both (a) and (b)
Answer» D. Both (a) and (b)
164.

A 3 input NAND gate is to be used as inverter. Which of the following will give better results?

A. The two unused inputs are left open
B. The two unused inputs are connected to 0
C. The two unused inputs are connected to 1
D. None of the above
Answer» D. None of the above
165.

Which of the following is best suited for parity checking and parity generation?

A. AND, OR, NOT gates
B. XOR, Exclusive NOR gate
C. NAND gates
D. NOR gates
Answer» C. NAND gates
166.

In 8085 microprocessor, how many lines are there in address bus?

A. 6
B. 8
C. 12
D. 16
Answer» E.
167.

A 16 x 8 ROM stores these words in its first four locations, as given below. Which of this represents 3 CH in hexadecimal?

A. R0 = 1110 0010
B. R1 = 0101 0111
C. R2 = 0011 1100
D. R3 = 1011 1111
Answer» D. R3 = 1011 1111
168.

Computers use thousands of flip-flops. To coordinate the overall action, a common signal is sent to all flip-flop known as

A. debug signal
B. toggle signal
C. active signal
D. clock signal
Answer» E.
169.

Four MSI TTL 4-bit ripple counters are cascaded to form a 16-bit binary counter. Its propagation delay is about __________ nanoseconds.

A. 70
B. 140
C. 210
D. 280
Answer» E.
170.

Assertion (A): In a magnitude comparator IC the cascading inputs provide a means to cascade the 4 bit comparators Reason (R): A magnitude comparator has three outputs, A = B, A > B and A < B

A. Both A and R are correct and R is correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R are correct but R is not correct explanation of A
C. A is true, R is false
D. A is false, R is true
Answer» C. A is true, R is false
171.

The minterm designation for ABCD is

A. m₈
B. m₁₀
C. m₁₄
D. m₁₅
Answer» E.
172.

Out of the following memory types, one that is volatile is

A. ferrite-core
B. semiconductor RAM
C. semiconductor ROM
D. magnetic disc
Answer» C. semiconductor ROM
173.

Consider the following statements in connection with CMOS inverter in figure where both the MOSFET are of enhancement type and both have a threshold voltage of 2 Vstatements 1: T1 conducts when vi ≥ 2 Vstatements 2: T1 is always in saturation when v0 = 0 VWhich of the following is correct?

A. Only statement 1 is true
B. Only statement 2 is true
C. Both the statement are true
D. Both the statements are false
Answer» B. Only statement 2 is true
174.

Find the output voltage for 011100 in a 6 bit R-2R ladder D/A converter has a reference voltage of 6.5 V.

A. 6.4 V
B. 2.84 V
C. 0.1 V
D. 8 V
Answer» C. 0.1 V
175.

In floating point representation, mantissa is expressed in

A. excess 3 notation
B. gray code
C. excess 32 notation
D. 2's complement
Answer» D. 2's complement
176.

A half adder can be used only for adding

A. 1 s
B. 2 s
C. 4 s
D. 8 s
Answer» B. 2 s
177.

A seven bit (even parity) code 0010001 may have error. The correct code is

A. 0010001
B. 1110001
C. 0011001
D. 1111110
Answer» D. 1111110
178.

Which display device resembles vacuum tube?

A. LED
B. LCD
C. VF
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
179.

Assertion (A): CMOS devices have very low power consumption Reason (R): CMOS devices have high noise margin.

A. Both A and R are correct and R is correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R are correct but R is not correct explanation of A
C. A is true, R is false
D. A is false, R is true
Answer» C. A is true, R is false
180.

In figure, R = 20KΩ and C = 75 pF. The converter clock frequency will be

A. 606 Hz
B. 1212 Hz
C. 555 KHz
D. 606 KHz
Answer» B. 1212 Hz
181.

Minimum number of 2-input NAND gates required to implement the function F = (x̅ + y̅) (Z + W) is

A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
D. 6
Answer» C. 5
182.

In which function is each term known as maxterm?

A. SOP
B. POS
C. Hybrid
D. SOP and Hybrid
Answer» C. Hybrid
183.

In register index addressing mode the effective address is given by

A. index register value
B. sum of the index register value and the operand
C. operand
D. difference of the index register value and the operand
Answer» C. operand
184.

The inputs to a 4 channel MUX have the following bandwidths. Channel 1-50 Hz, channel 2-200 Hz. Channel 3-75 Hz. Channel 4-90 Hz. The theoretical minimum sampling rate of the MUX is

A. 200 Hz
B. 400 Hz
C. 415 Hz
D. 1600 Hz
Answer» E.
185.

Some ADCs are 1. Parallel2. Updown3. Single slope4. Dual slope5. Successive approximation6. Stair step Out of above which ones do not use DAC?

A. 1 only
B. 1, 3, 4
C. 1, 2, 3
D. 1, 5, 6
Answer» C. 1, 2, 3
186.

Out of 5 M x 8, 1 M x 16, 2 M x 16 and 3M x 8 memories, which memory can store more bits?

A. 5 M x 8
B. 2 M x 16
C. 3 M x 8
D. 1 M x 16
Answer» B. 2 M x 16
187.

The number of LED display indicators in logic probe are

A. 1
B. 2
C. 1 or 2
D. 4
Answer» C. 1 or 2
188.

The characteristic equation for the next state (Qn+1) of a J-K flip-flop is

A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
Answer» D. D
189.

Both OR and AND gates can have only two inputs.

A. True
B. False
C. May be True or False
D. Can't say
Answer» C. May be True or False
190.

In a three input AND gate A = 1, B = 1, C = 0 The output Y =

A. ABC
B. A̅BC
C. ABC̅
D. AB̅C
Answer» D. AB̅C
191.

Decimal 18.29 when converted int 10's complement will become

A. 81.7707
B. 81.700
C. 81.777
D. 81.077
Answer» B. 81.700
192.

A counter has 4 flip flops. It divides the input frequency by

A. 4
B. 2
C. 8
D. 16
Answer» E.
193.

TTL inverter has

A. one input
B. two inputs
C. one or two inputs
D. three inputs
Answer» C. one or two inputs
194.

Which of the following circuits can be used as parallel-to-series converter?

A. Digital counter
B. Decoder
C. Demultiplexer
D. Multiplexer
Answer» E.
195.

Assertion (A): The TTL output acts as a current sink in low state Reason (R): The TTL input current is largest in low state.

A. Both A and R are correct and R is correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R are correct but R is not correct explanation of A
C. A is true, R is false
D. A is false, R is true
Answer» C. A is true, R is false
196.

In a shift register the data is loaded in one operation but shifted out one bit at a time, The shift register is

A. serial in-serial out
B. parallel in-serial out
C. serial in-parallel out
D. parallel in-parallel out
Answer» C. serial in-parallel out
197.

Shifting digits from left to right and vice versa is needed in

A. storing numbers
B. arithmetic operations
C. counting
D. storing and counting
Answer» C. counting
198.

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

A. direct inputs
B. synchronous inputs
C. indirect inputs
D. either direct inputs or synchronous inputs
Answer» E.
199.

The function of interface circuit is

A. to match output conditions of driver with input conditions of load device
B. to match output conditions of load device with input conditions of driver
C. both (a) and (b)
D. neither (a) nor (b)
Answer» B. to match output conditions of load device with input conditions of driver
200.

A retriggerable one shot is one which

A. can be triggered only once
B. has two quasi stable states
C. can not be retriggered till the complete pulse appears at output
D. can be retriggered while the output is being generated
Answer» E.