Floyd The Science of Electronics: Digital 1e

Chapter 6

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1. Your brain has much more potential computing power than any supercomputer in the
world.

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Hint: Refer to the Introduction of Chapter 6 of the text.
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2. The BCD code is a binary code represented as a 4-bit binary number.

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Hint: Refer to Section 6-1 of the text.
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3. ASCII is a universally accepted code used in most computers.

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Hint: Refer to Section 6-1 of the text.
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4. A parity bit is used for detecting an error in a code.

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Hint: Refer to Section 6-1 of the text.
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5. A 4-bit binary decoder has 16 outputs.

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Hint: Refer to Section 6-2 of the text.
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6. A MUX accepts data from one data input line and routes that data to two or more
output lines.

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Hint: Refer to Section 6-4 of the text.
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7. If one decoder output is stuck HIGH or LOW, the other outputs will also be affected.

Answer: False
Hint: Refer to Section 6-2 of the text.
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8. When a decoder input is stuck HIGH or LOW, certain outputs will never be active.

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Hint: Refer to Section 6-2 of the text.
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9. A priority encoder can produce BCD code.

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Hint: Refer to Section 6-5 of the text.
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10. The demultiplexer's time sequence is determined by a set of data select inputs.
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Hint: Refer to Section 6-4 of the text.
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