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3601.

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
3602.

The time needed by a TTL circuit to switch from 0 to 1 or 1 to 0 is about

A. 10 s
B. 10 ns
C. 100 s
D. 50 ns
Answer» C. 100 s
3603.

Assertion (A): R-2R ladder type DAC has higher speed of operation than weighted resistor DAC Reason (R): R-2R ladder type DAC uses only two different values of resistor network uses many different values of resistors

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
3604.

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

A. Digital counter
B. Decoder
C. Demultiplexer
D. Multiplexer
Answer» E.
3605.

For an N bit ADC, the percentage resolution is [1/2N - 1)] 100.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
3606.

Commercial ECL gates use two ground lines and one negative supply to

A. reduce power consumption
B. increase fan out
C. reduce loading effect
D. eliminate the effect of power line glitches on the biasing circuit
Answer» E.
3607.

Dynamic memory cells are constructed using

A. FETs
B. MOSFETs
C. Transistors
D. Flip flops
Answer» C. Transistors
3608.

A 3 stage Johnson counter (ring) shown in figure is clocked at a constant frequency of fc from the starting state of Q0 Q1 Q2 = 101. The frequency of output Q0 Q1 Q2 will be

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Answer» D. <img src="/_files/images/electronics-and-communication-engineering/digital-electronics/37-540-4.png">
3609.

If we need a low noise device, we should use

A. BJT
B. FET
C. thyristor
D. UJT
Answer» C. thyristor
3610.

Which of the following bus is used to transfer data from main memory to peripheral device?

A. DMA bus
B. Output bus
C. Input bus
D. Data bus
Answer» B. Output bus
3611.

The contents of the commands register are 23 H. Then port C

A. is an input port
B. is an output port
C. is both input as well as output port
D. none of the above
Answer» B. is an output port
3612.

The principal of locality of reference justifies the use of

A. interrupts
B. DMA
C. virtual memory
D. cache memory
Answer» E.
3613.

Which is correct with respect to computer memory?

A. Only a particular address can have a particular memory
B. Any address can have any memory
C. To read a word from computer memory, it is not necessary to specify a location
D. None of the above
Answer» C. To read a word from computer memory, it is not necessary to specify a location
3614.

A 3 bit binary adder should use

A. 3 full adders
B. 2 full adders and 1 half adder
C. 1 full adder and 2 half adders
D. 3 half adders
Answer» C. 1 full adder and 2 half adders
3615.

For a depletion type NMOS, Vp = - 4 volts. For VGS = 0, 1D = 16 mA in the pinch off region of VDS. For VGS = - 2, the value of ID in the pinch off region of VDS is given by

A. 64 mA
B. 32 mA
C. 16 mA
D. 4 mA
Answer» E.
3616.

The two outputs of RS flip-flop are

A. always low
B. always high
C. either low or high
D. always complementary
Answer» E.
3617.

A 3 bit binary adder can add

A. 2 bits
B. 2 bits
C. 3 bits
D. 8 bits
Answer» D. 8 bits
3618.

The logic performed by the high-noise immunity logic circuit shown below is

A. OR
B. AND
C. NOR
D. NAND
Answer» E.
3619.

An 8156 has A15 connected to its CE input. A14 to A8 are unconnected, and AD7 to AC0 are connected.Ignoring shadows, the port addresses

A. 80 H
B. 85 H
C. 82 H, 83 H
D. 80 H to 85 H
Answer» E.
3620.

In 8085 microprocessor, what is the length of IR (instruction register)?

A. 6 bits
B. 8 bits
C. 12 bits
D. 16 bits
Answer» C. 12 bits
3621.

A sequence detector is required to give a logical output of 1 whenever the sequence 1011 is detected in the incoming pulse stream. Minimum number of flip-flops needed to built the sequence detector is

A. 4
B. 3
C. 1
D. 2
Answer» C. 1
3622.

Assuming accumulator contain A 64 and the carry is set (1). What will register A and (CY) contain after ADI A4H?

A. 4 AH, 0
B. 4 AH, 1
C. 4 BH, 0
D. 4 BH, 1
Answer» C. 4 BH, 0
3623.

For wired AND connection we should use

A. TTL gates with active pull up
B. TTL gates with open collector
C. TTL gates without active pull up and with open collector
D. any of the above
Answer» D. any of the above
3624.

In a monolithic IC, resistors are formed from

A. ceramic material
B. manganin wire
C. P-type semiconductor
D. aluminium ribbon
Answer» D. aluminium ribbon
3625.

The resolution of a 12-bit D/A converter using a binary ladder with + 10V as the full scale output will be

A. 2.44 mV
B. 3.50 mV
C. 4.32 mV
D. 5.12 mV
Answer» B. 3.50 mV
3626.

The sum of 11101012 and 110112 in decimal form will be

A. 65
B. 75
C. 85
D. 95
Answer» D. 95
3627.

Binary 1111 when added to binary 11111, the result in binary is

A. 111111
B. 1111
C. 1000
D. 10000
Answer» E.
3628.

The widely used binary multiplication method is

A. repeated addition
B. add and shift
C. shift and add
D. any of the above
Answer» C. shift and add
3629.

In the 2's complement Adder-Subtractor

A. sign magnitude numbers represent negative numbers
B. the sign magnitude numbers have "1" as leading bit
C. the sign magnitude numbers have '0' as leading bit
D. 2's complement represents positive numbers
Answer» D. 2's complement represents positive numbers
3630.

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
3631.

What is the length of SP (Stack pointer) of 8085 p?

A. 6 bits
B. 8 bits
C. 12 bits
D. 16 bits
Answer» E.
3632.

In the above case the hexadecimal notation for the last memory location is

A. 0000
B. FFFF
C. 3FFF
D. 5FFF
Answer» C. 3FFF
3633.

Current requirement of a piezo buffer is about

A. 100mA
B. 20mA
C. 4mA
D. 0.4mA
Answer» D. 0.4mA
3634.

Consider the following instruction of 8085 p :MOV M, AAODCMVI A, FFCMP M Which of these cause change in the status of flag(s)?

A. 1 and 2
B. 1, 2 and 3
C. 3 and 4
D. 2 and 4
Answer» E.
3635.

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
3636.

The contents of the program counter after the call operation point to the first instruction on the

A. stack
B. subroutine
C. either of the above
D. none of the above
Answer» C. either of the above
3637.

In CCD

A. a small charge is deposited for logical 1
B. a small charge is deposited for both logical 1 and 0
C. a small charge is deposited for logical 0 and large charge for logical 1
D. none of the above
Answer» D. none of the above
3638.

Dual slope ADC uses an op amp comparator.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
3639.

The output of the 74 series of TTL gates is taken from a BST in

A. totem pole and common collector configuration
B. either totem pole or open collector configuration
C. common base configuration
D. common collector configuration
Answer» C. common base configuration
3640.

Assertion (A): Demorgan's first theorem replaces a NOR gate by bubbled AND gate.Reason (R): Double complement of a variable equals the variable.

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
3641.

A flip-flop circuit is

A. monostable
B. bistable
C. multistable
D. unstable
Answer» C. multistable
3642.

If the switch is thrown to the START position, Q and Y will be equal to

A. Q = 0, Y = 0
B. Q= 1, Y= 1
C. Q = 1, Y = CLK
D. Q = 0, Y = CLK
Answer» D. Q = 0, Y = CLK
3643.

The hexadecimal number system is

A. widely used in analyzing and programming microprocessors
B. an obsolete system no more in use
C. used in calculators only
D. none of the above
Answer» B. an obsolete system no more in use
3644.

The stack is a specialized temporary __________ access memory during __________ and __________ instructions.The 8156 of a figure has RAM locations from 2000 H to 20 FFH.

A. random, store, load
B. random, push, load
C. sequential, store, pop
D. sequential, push, pop
Answer» E.
3645.

Which material is generally used for LED?

A. Compounds of silica
B. Compounds of gallium
C. Compounds of phosphorus
D. Compounds of sulphur
Answer» C. Compounds of phosphorus
3646.

The counter shown in the given figure is

A. Synchronous
B. Johnson
C. Ring
D. None of the above
Answer» E.
3647.

The number of bits in a nibble is

A. 8
B. 4
C. 2
D. 16
Answer» C. 2
3648.

Assertion (A): Decoder is not a combinational circuit.Reason (R): Every memory element of semi conductor form has a decoder.

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
3649.

In 8085 microprocessor, in order to enable RST 5.5, RST 6.5 and RST 7.5 interrupts, which of the following instruction are needed?

A. EI only
B. SIM only
C. EI and SIM both
D. None
Answer» D. None
3650.

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.