DIGITAL ELECTRONICS

1 Convert hexadecimal value 16 to decimal.

A.
2210
B.
1610
C.
1010
D.
2010
2 Convert the following decimal number to 8-bit binary.
187
A.
101110112
B.
110111012
C.
101111012
D.
101111002
3 Convert binary 111111110010 to hexadecimal.
A.
EE216 B.
FF216
C.
2FE16 D.
FD216
4 Convert the following binary number to decimal.
010112
A.
11
B. 35 C.
15
D.
10
5 Convert the binary number 1001.00102 to decimal.
A. 90.125 B. 9.125
C. 125
D. 12.5

(c) 3 flip-flops

15 The decimal value for the BCD coded number

00010010 is
(a) 6
(b) 10 (c)12 (d)18.
16 . The Boolean expression (A+CD) (B+D+C) may be
simplified as
(a) AB + CB (b) AB+C+D (c) A+BC+D (d) A+B+CD.
17.The total number of Boolean functions which can be
realized with your variables Is ?
(a) 4

7 Which is typically the longest: bit, byte, nibble, word?

A. Bit B. Byte
C Nibble
D. Word
8 The BCD number for decimal 347 is ________.
A.
1100 1011 1000
B.
0011 0100 0111
C.
0011 0100 0001
D.
1100 1011 0110
9 Why would a delay gate be needed for a digital circuit?
A.
A delay gate is never needed.
B.
to provide for setup times
C.
to provide for hold times
D.
to provide for setup times and hold times
10 A logic circuit that provides a HIGH output for both
inputs HIGH or both inputs LOW is a(n):
A.
Ex-NOR gate
B.
OR gate
C.
Ex-OR gate
D.
NAND gate
11
A.
C.

Identify the type of gate below from the equation

Ex-NOR gate
B.
OR gate
Ex-OR gate
D.
NAND gate

12
How is odd parity generated differently from
even parity?
A.
The first output is inverted.
B.
The last output is inverted.
13 How many 3-line-to-8-line decoders are required for a
1-of-32 decoder?
A.
1
B.
2 C.
4
D.
8
14 A decade counter requires
(a) 10 flip-flops
(b) 4 flip-flops

(b)16

(c) 256

(d) 65,536

18. Which of the following sets represents a universal

logic family?
(a)NAND

6 The voltages in digital electronics are continuously

variable.
A.
True
B.
False

(d) 2 flip-flops.

(b) XOR (c)AND

(d) None of the above.

19 Digital computers are more widely used as compared

to analog computers, because they are
(a) less expensive
(b) always more accurate and faster
(c) useful over wider ranges of problem types
(d) easier to maintain.
20 The number 1000 would appear just immediately after
(a) FFFF (hex) (b) 1111 (binary) (c) 7777 (octal) (d) All of
the above
21 Positive logic in a logic circuit is one in which
(a) logic 0 and 1 are represented by 0 and positive voltage
respectively
(b) logic 0 and, -1 are represented by negative and positive
voltages respectively
(c) logic 0 voltage level is higher than logic 1 voltage level
(d) logic 0 voltage level is lower than logic 1 voltage level.
22 Which of the following gate is a two-level logic gate
(a) OR gate (b) NAND gate (c)EX- OR gate d) NOT gate.
23 An AND gate will function as OR if
(a) all the inputs to the gates are 1
(b) all the inputs are 0
(c) either of the inputs is 1
(d) all the inputs and outputs are complemented.
24.A PLA can be used
a) As a microprocessor
b) As a dynamic memory
c) To realize a sequential logic d) To realize a combinational
logic
25 When a CPU is interrupted, it
a) Stops execution of instructions
b) Acknowledges interrupt and branches of subroutine
c) Acknowledges interrupt and continues
d) Acknowledges interrupt and waits for the next instruction
from the interrupting device.

26 Excess 3 code is known as

a) Weighted code. b) Redundancy code.
c) Self-complementing code. d) Algebraic code.
27 .In which of the following base systems is 123 not a
valid number?
(a) Base 10 (b) Base 16 (c)Base8 (d) Base 3
28 Pick out the CORRECT statement:
(a) In a positional number system, each symbol represents the
same value irrespective of its position
(b) The highest symbol in a position number system as a
value equal to the number of symbols in the system
(c) It is not always possible to find the exact binary
(d) Each hexadecimal digit can be represented as a sequence
of three binary symbols.
29. NAND. gates are preferred over others because these
(a) have lower fabrication area
(b) can be used to make any gate
(c) consume least electronic power
(d) provide maximum density in a chip

39 110012 -100012=
a.10000
b.01000

c.00100

d.00001

40 The contents of these chips are lost when the computer

is switched off?
a. ROM chips b. RAM chips c. DRAM chips d. none of
above
41 How many bits of information can each memory cell in
a computer chip hold?
a. 0 bits
b. 1 bit
c. 8 bits
d. 2 bits
42 Which generation of computer was developed from
microchips?
a. Second generation
b. Third generation
c. Fourth generation
d. none of above
43 An output of combinational ckt depends on
a. present inputs
b. previous inputs
c. both present and previous
d .none of above
44 Which is correct:
a. A.A=0
b. A+1=A

c. A+A=A

d. A.A=0

30 The decimal number 127 may be represented by

a. 1111 1111B b. 1000 0000B
c. EEH
d. 0111 1111

45 A counter is a
a. Sequential ckt
b. Combinational ckt
c. both combinational and sequential ckt
d. none of above

31. A byte corresponds to

a. 4 bits b. 8 bits c. 16 bits d. 32 bits

46 The parity bit is

a. always 1
b. always 0

32.A gigabyte represents

a.1 billion bytes b. 1000 kilobytes
c. 230 bytes
d. 1024 bytes

47 In a karnaugh map for an expression having dont

care terms the dont cares can be treated as
a. 0
b. 1
c. 1 or 0
d. none of above

33 Half adder circuit is ______?

a. Half of an AND gate
b. A circuit to add two bits together
c. Half of a NAND gate
d. none of above

35 Digital circuits mostly use

a. Diodes
b. Bipolar transistors
c. Diode and Bipolar transistors d. Bipolar transistors and
FETs

b. digital
d. mostly analog

37 Which of these devices are two state.

a. lamp b. punched card c. magnetic tape d. all the above
38 1111+11111=
a.101111
b.101110

c.111111

d.none of above

48 Boolean Alzebra obeys

a. commutative law b. associative law c. distributive law
d. commutative, associative, distributive law

34 Logic states can only be ___ or 0.

a. 3
b. 2
c.1
d.0

36 IC s are
a. analog
c. both analog and digital

c.1 or 0

d.011111

49 The expression Y=M(0,1,3,4) is

a. POS
b. SOP
c. Hybrid
50. Demorgans first theorem is
a. A.A=0
b. A=A
c. (A+B)=A.B
d. (AB)=A+B

d. none of above