Digital circuits: digital circuit principles and logic circuits; classes of logic elements; positive and negative logic; frequency dividers; truth tables
E7A01
Which circuit is bistable?
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A
An AND gate
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B
An OR gate
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C
A flip-flop
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D
A bipolar amplifier
E7A02
What is the function of a decade counter?
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A
It produces one output pulse for every 10 input pulses
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B
It decodes a decimal number for display on a seven-segment LED display
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C
It produces 10 output pulses for every input pulse
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D
It decodes a binary number for display on a seven-segment LED display
E7A03
Which of the following can divide the frequency of a pulse train by 2?
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A
An XOR gate
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B
A flip-flop
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C
An OR gate
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D
A multiplexer
E7A04
How many flip-flops are required to divide a signal frequency by 16?
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A
4
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B
6
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C
8
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D
16
E7A05
Which of the following circuits continuously alternates between two states without an external clock signal?
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A
Monostable multivibrator
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B
J-K flip-flop
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C
T flip-flop
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D
Astable multivibrator
E7A06
What is a characteristic of a monostable multivibrator?
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A
It switches temporarily to an alternate state for a set time
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B
It produces a continuous square wave
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C
It stores one bit of data
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D
It maintains a constant output voltage, regardless of variations in the input voltage
E7A07
What logical operation does a NAND gate perform?
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A
It produces a 0 at its output only if all inputs are 0
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B
It produces a 1 at its output only if all inputs are 1
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C
It produces a 0 at its output if some but not all inputs are 1
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D
It produces a 0 at its output only if all inputs are 1
E7A08
What logical operation does an OR gate perform?
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A
It produces a 1 at its output if any input is 1
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B
It produces a 0 at its output if all inputs are 1
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C
It produces a 0 at its output if some but not all inputs are 1
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D
It produces a 1 at its output if all inputs are 0
E7A09
What logical operation is performed by a two-input exclusive NOR gate?
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A
It produces a 0 at its output only if all inputs are 0
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B
It produces a 1 at its output only if all inputs are 1
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C
It produces a 0 at its output if one and only one of its inputs is 1
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D
It produces a 1 at its output if one and only one input is 1
E7A10
What is a truth table?
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A
A list of inputs and corresponding outputs for an op-amp
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B
A list of inputs and corresponding outputs for a digital device
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C
A diagram showing logic states when the digital gate output is true
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D
A table of logic symbols that indicate the logic states of an op-amp
E7A11
What does "positive logic" mean in reference to logic devices?
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A
The logic devices have high noise immunity
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B
High voltage represents a 1, low voltage a 0
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C
The logic circuit is in the "true" condition
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D
1s and 0s are defined as different positive voltage levels