Floyd The Science of Electronics: Digital 1e

Chapter 8

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1. Binary numbers are made up of weighted bits.

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Hint: Refer to Section 8-1 of the text.
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2. In a 3-bit binary count sequence, the MSB changes only once.

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Hint: Refer to Section 8-1 of the text.
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3. A single flip-flop can act as a divide-by-2 frequency divider.

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Hint: Refer to Section 8-2 of the text.
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4. The final state in the counter sequence is called the terminal count.

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Hint: Refer to Section 8-2 of the text.
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5. A decade counter has 8 states in its sequence.

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Hint: Refer to Section 8-3 of the text.
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6. A decade counter can have a binary coded decimal (BCD) sequence.

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Hint: Refer to Section 8-3 of the text.
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7. Counters must be connected in cascade if you want to achieve synchronous operation.

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Hint: Refer to Section 8-3 of the text.
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8. Counter decoding is a process used to determine when a counter is in a specific binary

state.

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Hint: Refer to Section 8-4 of the text.
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9. In a digital clock application, the hours counter has 12 states.

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Hint: Refer to Section 8-5 of the text.
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10. A synchronous counter allows the flip-flops to be clocked simultaneously.

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Hint: Refer to Section 8-2 of the text.
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