Objective Questions Module 1: Introduction 1. Which of the following is an analog quantity? (a) Light (b) Temperature (c) Sound (d) all of these 2. Which of the following is a digital quantity? (a) Electrical conductivity (b) Electric field (c) Magnetic field (d) Switch 3. A device that transforms analog signal into digital is (a) Sampler (b) Converter (c) Decoder (d) Encoder 4. Which is the theorem that provides an important guidelines as to how much digital data is needed to accurately port ray a given analog signal (a) Nyquist- Shannon sampling (b) Boolean Algebra (c) Huntington Postulates (d) Bode 5. Digital signals are (a) Discrete (b) continuous (c) periodic (d) None of these 6. Which of the following represent an analog quantity? (a) Number of atoms in a matter (b) Altitude of an aircraft (c) Number of trees (d) Number of words 7. Which of the following can furnish digital signal (a) Sine wave (b) Square wave (c) Triangular wave (d) Slow changing of a POT 8. Which of the following is a digital quantity (a) Current flowing from an electrical outlet (b) Temperature of a room (c) Sand grain on the beach (d) Automobile fuel gauge. 9. In positive logic, the high voltage level of a digital signal is (a) 1 (b) 0 (c) -1 (d) either 1 or 0 Page 1 of 20
10. To accomplish the same calculations and signal processing tasks, digital circuits (a) Use more energy than analog circuits (b) Use less energy than analog circuits (c) Use equal energy as that of analog circuits (d) Use almost zero energy as compared to analog circuits 11. To accomplish the same calculations and signal processing tasks, digital circuits (a) Produces less heat than analog circuits (b) Produces more heat than analog circuits (c) Produces equal heat as that of analog circuits (d) Produces no heat as compared to analog circuits 12. Digital circuits that occupy a similar amount of physical space and consume the same amount of power as that of analog circuits are (a) Slower to perform calculations than analog circuits (b) Faster to perform calculations than analog circuits (c) Both circuits perform calculations at the same rate (d) None of these Page 2 of 20
Module 2: Number System 13. Decimal equivalent of binary number 0.1011 is (a) 0.6875 (b) -0.4375 (c) 0.4375 (d) -0.6875 14. Octal equivalent of decimal 51 10 is (a) 63 8 (b) 41 8 (c) 67 8 (d) 27 8 15. Which of the following hexadecimal numbers represented an Even decimal number (a) DB (b) D5 (c) BF (d) AC 16. Assuming all numbers are in 2 S complement representation which of the following number is divisible by 11111011? (a) 11100111 (b) 11100100 (c) 11010111 (d) 11011011 17. The hexadecimal representation of 667 8 is (a) 1AF (b) D78 (c) D71 (d) 1B7 18. The binary addition 110 + 1010 will yield (a) 1010 (b) 11001 (c) 10011 (d) 11011 19. The number 43 in 2 s complement representation is (a) 010101 (b) 1101010 (c) 00101011 (d) 1010101 20. The decimal value of 0.25 is (a) Is equivalent to the binary value 0.1 (b) Is equivalent to the binary value 0.01 (c) Is equivalent to the binary value 0.001111.. 21. Which of the following Hexadecimal number represents an odd decimal number? (a) EG (b) CC (c) FF (d) AA Page 3 of 20
Module 3: Number Base Conversions 22. Decimal equivalent of hexadecimal number 11A is (a) 282 (b) 272 (c) 200 (d) 202 23. Hexadecimal system uses digits from (a) 1 to 16 (b) 1 to 9 (c) 1 to 6 (d) 0 to 9 24. In the 2 s complement addition overflow (a) Is flagged whenever there is carry from sign bit addition (b) Can t occur when a positive value is added to a negative value (c) Is flagged when the carries from sign bit & previous bit match (d) None of the above 25. A device that converts from decimal to binary number is called (a) Decoder (b) Encoder (c) CPU (d) Converters 26. 2 s complement representation of the decimal value -15 is (a) 1111 (b) 11111 (c) 111111 (d) 10001 27. Hexadecimal system equivalent of decimal number 15 is. (a) 100A (b) 0F (c) 1111 (d) 101 28. Hexadecimal number system is (a) An absolute system number of login use (b) Widely used (c) Used in calculators (d) None of these 29. Radix of octal number system is (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 8 (d) 10 Page 4 of 20
30. Hexadecimal equivalent of decimal number 1000 is (a) E38 (b) 4E8 (c) 3CF (d) 3E8 Module 4: Boolean Algebra and Basic Operators 31. An OR gate may be imagined as (a) Switches connected in series. (b) Switches connected in parallel. (c) MOS transistor connected in series. (d) None of the above. 32. A positive AND gate is also a negative (a) NAND gate. (b) NOR gate. (c) AND gate. (d) NOT gate. 33. A variable (a) Can be assigned a numerical valve. (b) Can be assigned a non numerical valve. (c) Is a data item whose value may change? (d) All of the above. 34. Which of the following gates is known as Codeine Detector? a. AND (b) OR (c) NOT (d) NAND 35. Which of the following is not true? (a) 0+A=A (b) 1+A=1 (c) A+A=A (d) 1.A=1 Page 5 of 20
36. An AND gate may be visualized as (a) Switches connected in series. (b) Switches connected in parallel. (c) MOS transistor connected in series. (d) None of the above. 37. Boolean Expression for three input OR gate is (a) A+B+C=D (b) A+B+C=D (c) A.B.C = D (d) A.B.C=D 38. Which of the following is not functionally a complete set? (a) AND.OR (b) NAND (c) NOR (d) AND, OR, NOT. 39. Which of the following gates are added to the inputs of the OR gate to convert it into NAND gate (a) NOT (b) AND (c) OR (d) XOR 40. The half adder is also known as (a) AND circuit (b) NAND circuit (c) NOR circuit (d) EX-OR circuit 41. Which of the following Boolean algebra rules is correct? (a) A.A=1 (b) A+AB=A+B (c) A+AB=A+B (d) A(A+B)=B 42. According to Boolean algebra A.0 is (a) 0 (b)1 (c) A (d) A+1 43. According to Boolean algebra 1+A+B+C is equal to (a) A+B+C (b) ABC (c) 1+ABC (d) 1 44. Which of the following sets of component is sufficient to implement any arbitrary Boolean function (a) X-OR gates,not gates (b) AND gate,x-or gates (c) 2 to 1 multiplexers (d) 3-inputs gates that output A.B+C for the input A.B & CT Page 6 of 20
45. The Boolean Function XY + XY+XYis equivalent to (a) X+Y (b) X+Y (c) X+Y (d) X+Y Module 5: Additional Logic Operations 46. The minimum number of NOR gate needed to perform the logic function AB is (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4 47. The NAND gate can function as a NOT gate if: (a) Input are connected together (b) Input is left open (c) One input set zero (d) One input is set to 1 48. Which logic function is produced by adding inverters to the input of an AND gate? (a) NAND (b) NOR (c) XOR (d) OR 49. The output Y of the logic circuit given below is X Y (a) X (b) X (c) 1 (d) 0 50. The output Y of the logic circuit given below is X Y (b) X (b) X (c) 1 (d) 0 Page 7 of 20
51. Which of the following operation is commutative but not associative (a) AND (b) OR (c) NAND (d) EX-OR 52. When the input(s) to a logic gate is at logic 0, the output of it is 1. Then gate is either: (a) A NAND or an EX-OR gate (b) A NOR or an EX-NOR gate (c) A NOT or a EX-OR gate (d) An AND or an Ex-NOR gate 53. Which of the following expression is wrong (a) 1φ 0=1 (b)1 φ 1=0 (c) 1 φ 0 φ 1=1 (d) 1 φ 1 φ 1=1 54. Which of the following is a universal gate (a) AND (b) OR (c) NAND (d) EX-OR. 55. Which gate has the output low only when both inputs are high (a) AND (b) NAND (c) OR (d) NOR. 56. Any logic gate can be built using (a) NOR gates (b) OR gates (c) AND gates (d) All the above 57. For the given circuit, the output Z is (a) 0 (b) 1 (c) x y (d) x y Page 8 of 20
58. Match the logic gates in column A with their equivalent s in column B. (a) w = 4, x = 3, y = 1, z = 2 (b) w = 3, x = 4, y = 1, z = 2 (c) w = 2, x = 4, y = 1, z = 3 (d) w = 1, x = 4, y = 2, z = 3 Module 6: Analyses and Synthesis of Combinational Logic Circuits 59. In Boolean algebra the term product of sum means (a) AND function of several OR functions (b) OR function of several AND functions (c) OR function of several AND functions (d) AND function of several AND of several AND functions 60. What is the form of BOOLEAN expression AB+BC=Y (a) Product of sum (b) Sum of product (c) K-map (d) Matrix Page 9 of 20
61. In Boolean algebra the term SOP means (a) AND function of several OR functions (b) The OR function of several AND functions (c) The OR function of several OR functions (d) The AND function of several AND functions 62. What is the form of the Boolean expression (A+B)(C+D) =X (a) POS (b) SOP (c) K-map (d) Matrix Module 7: Logic Expression Minimization and Sequential Circuits 63. In K-map, the cells must be grouped in (a) 2s (b) 3s (c) 4s (d) 1, 2, 4, 8 and so on 64. Karnough Map is also known as (a) Boolean Graph (b) Shanon Map (c) Veitch Diagram (d) McClusky Map 65. The simplification of Y = A C + AB C + A B using K map gives (a) AB + A B + A C (c) A BC + AB C + A B (b) A C + A B C + A B (d) A BC + AB C + A BC 66. Petrick s method is used to determine expressions. (a) Boolean (b) Redundant (c) Irredundant (d) None of these 67. must also appear in all the irredundant disjunctive normal formulae of the function (a) Essential Prime Implicants (b) All Prime Implicants (c) Both (a) & (b) (d) None of these 68. The type of expression that can be minimized using K-map is (a) Exclusive OR (b) Product-of-sums (c) Sum-of-products (d) Those with overbars literals Page 10 of 20
69. The NOT ALLOWED condition in SR flip flop with only NAND gates occurs when: a) S=0, R=0 b) S=0, R=1 c) S=1, R=1 d) S=1, R=0 70. The next state of D flip-flop truth table Q n+1 shown is: Truth Table D Q n Q n+1 0 0? 0 1? 1 0? 1 1? Choose the Answer (a) (b) (c) (d) 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 71. The next state of JK flip-flop truth table Q n+1 shown is: Truth Table J K Q n Q n+1 0 0 0? 0 1 0? 0 0 0? 1 1 0? Choose the Answer (a) (b) (c) (d) 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 72. For which of the following flip flop the output is clearly defined for all combinations of two input? a) D flip flop b) JK flip flop c) Clocked SR flip flop d) None of these Page 11 of 20
73. Upon clock transition, at which of the following input condition do the JK flip flop be in set state? a) J=0, K=0 b) J=0, K=1 c) J=1, K=0 d) J=1, K=1 74. Upon clock transition, at which of the following input condition do the output of the clocked JK flip flop toggles? a) J=0, K=0 b) J=0, K=1 c) J=1, K=0 d) J=1, K=1 75. The output Q of the Master Slave JK flip flop sets at positive clock transition when: a) J=1, K=0 b) J=0, K=1 c) J=0, K=0 d) J=1, K=1 76. The Q output of JK flip flop will be high when: A) Preset=1, Clear=0 B) Preset =0, Clear =1 C) Preset =0, Clear =0 D) Preset =1, Clear =1 77. One of the applications of SR flip flop is: a) Astable oscillator b) Binary storage register c) transition pulse generator d) All of these Page 12 of 20
78. Which of the following statement is correct for a gated D latch? a) Only one of the inputs can be HIGH at a time. b) The output toggles if one of the inputs is held HIGH c) The output complement follows the input when enabled. d) The output Q follows the input D when the enable is HIGH 79. In a positive edge-triggered S-R flip-flop, the change in outputs occurs when: a) The clock pulse is LOW. b) The clock pulse is HIGH c) The clock pulse transitions from LOW to HIGH d) The clock pulse transitions from HIGH to LOW 80. The symbol on SR flip-flop device shown in figure indicate that: a) Triggering takes place on the negative-going edge of the CLK pulse b) Triggering takes place on the positive-going edge of the CLK pulse c) Triggering can take place anytime during the HIGH level of the CLK waveform d) Triggering can take place anytime during the LOW level of the CLK waveform 81. One shortcoming of SR flip flop is: a) It has only a single output. b) It has an invalid state. c) It has no enable input. d) It has no clock input. CLK S R Q Q 82. Latches that are constructed with NOR and NAND gates tend to remain in the latched condition because of: a) Low input voltages. b) High gate impedance c) Asynchronous operation d) Cross coupling configuration Page 13 of 20
83. A gated S-R latch and its associated waveforms are shown in figure. Suggest the suitable answer? a) The Q output is always low; the circuit is defective. b) The Q output should be the complement of the Q output; the S and R terminals are reversed. c) The Q should be following the R inpsut; the R input is defective. d) There is nothing wrong with the circuit. S Q CLK R Q Module 8: Transistor-Transistor Logic (TTL) 84. The switching speed of TTL is a) Similar as that of CMOS b) Slower than CMOS c) One-half as that of CMOS d) One-third as that of CMOS 85. A TTL IC operating from a 5-volt supply will consume a) less power than a CMOS IC b) more power than a CMOS IC c) the same power as a CMOS IC d) Zero power 86. The active switching element used in all TTL circuits is the (a) BJT (b) UJT (c) MOSFET (d) FET Page 14 of 20
87. Emitter coupled logic is also called as (a) Power Steering Logic (b) Current Steering Logic (c) Voltage Steering Logic (d) None of these 88. Which of the following statement best describes the characteristics of ECL gate (a) Logic levels are positive, +0.9V for a logic 1 and +1.7V for a logic 0 (b) Logic levels are negative, 0.9V for a logic 1 and 1.7V for a logic 0 (c) Logic levels are positive, +0.9V for a logic 1 and 1.7V for a logic 0 (d) Logic levels are negative, 0.9V for a logic 1 and +1.7V for a logic 0 Module 9: CMOS Logic 89. The configuration of CMOS IC is in the form of a) SOIC configuration b) DIP configuration c) SOIC and DIP configurations d) None of the above 90. The drawback of CMOS over TTL is that CMOS is a) Highly expensive b) Slow c) Sensitive to electrostatic discharge d) Not widely available 91. The full forms of the abbreviations TTL & CMOS in reference to the logic families are a) Triple Transistor logic and Chip Metal Oxide Semiconductor b) Tristate Transistor Logic and Chip Metal Oxide Semiconductor c) Transistor Transistor Logic and Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor d) Transistor Transistor Logic and Complementary Metal Oxide Silicon 92. The transistor element used in CMOS logic is a) FET b) BJT c) MOSFET d) UJT 93. The fan out of CMOS is a) Very Low because it draws almost zero current b) Very High because it draws almost zero current c) Very Low because it draws heavy current d) Very High because it draws heavy current Page 15 of 20
Module 10: Memories 94. The memory storage device used in a static RAM is a) Resistor b) Capacitor c) Diode d) Flip-Flop 95. The timing parameters that decide the operating speed of a RAM are a) t RC and t WC b) t CO and t ACS c) t AA and t OD d) t ACC and t RC 96. Read-Only Memory is best described by one of the following statement: a) Volatile, and used to store information that changes during system operation b) Volatile, and used to store information that does not change during system operation c) Non-volatile, and used to store information that does not change during system operation d) Non-volatile, and used to store information that changes during system operation 97. To construct a 32K 8 memory system, number of 2K 8 ROM chips required are a) 2 b) 4 c) 8 d) 16 98. For the circuit given below, which of the following is correct? Page 16 of 20
a) Decimal number 10 is being written to the memory at address location 110. b) Decimal 13 is being written into memory location 141. c) The Read/Write line is LOW; therefore, decimal 5 is being stored at memory location 141. d) Since the EN terminal is 0; the chip has not been enabled, hence, nothing will be written to the chip. 99. Volatile memory is a) The memory that loses stored information when electrical power is removed. b) The memory that retains stored information when electrical power is removed. c) The magnetic memory. d) The nonmagnetic memory. 100. Memory device that have smallest bit size and largest bit size are respectively a) Static RAMs and Mask ROMs. b) Mask ROMs and Static RAMs. c) EEPROMs and Flash. d) DRAM and PROM. 101. One of the chief advantage of using address multiplexing with DRAM memory is a) User-programmable, reprogrammable. b) Reduced requirement for constant refreshing of the memory contents. c) Reduced memory access time. d) Reduced pin count and decrease in package size. Page 17 of 20
ANSWER KEY OF OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS 1. d 2. d 3. a 4. a 5. d 6. b 7. c 8. a 9. a 10. b 11. a 12. a 13. a 14. d 15. a 16. d 17. a 18. a 19. b 20. c 21. a 22. d 23. b 24. d 25. d 26. b 27. a 28. c 29. d 30. b 31. a 32. a 33. a 34. d 35. a 36. b 37. a 38. a 39. d 40. a 41. a Page 18 of 20
42. d 43. b 44. d 45. b 46. a 47. b 48. c 49. c 50. c 51. c 52. b 53. c 54. b 55. a 56. a 57. b 58. c 59. b 60. b 61. b 62. a 63. d 64. c 65. a 66. c 67. a 68. c 69. c 70. a 71. b 72. b 73. c 74. d 75. a 76. b 77. b 78. d 79. c 80. a 81. b 82. d 83. a 84. a 85. b Page 19 of 20
86. a 87. b 88. b 89. c 90. c 91. c 92. c 93. b 94. d 95. a 96. c 97. d 98. b 99. a 100. c 101.d Page 20 of 20