Dr.G.R.

Damodaran College of Science

(Autonomous, affiliated to the Bharathiar University, recognized by the UGC)Re-accredited at the 'A' Grade Level by the NAAC and ISO 9001:2008 Certified CRISL rated 'A' (TN) for MBA and MIB Programmes I BSc(CS)[2013-2016] Semester I Core:Digital Computer Fundamentals - 107A Multiple Choice Questions. 1. The base or radix in octal system is ________. A. 8. B. 7 C. 10 D. 9 ANSWER: A 2. The number of digits in Hexadecimal system is _________. A. 15. B. 17. C. 16. D. 8. ANSWER: C 3. . The digit B in Hexadecimal system is equivalent to __________ in decimal system. A. 11. B. 15. C. 17. D. 8. ANSWER: A 4. Which of the following binary numbers is equivalent to decimal 10? A. 1000. B. 1100. C. 1010. D. 1001. ANSWER: C

5. The number FF in Hexadecimal system is equivalent to ________ in decimal system. A. 256. B. 255. C. 240. D. 239. ANSWER: A 6. What is the octal equivalent of the binary number 10111101? A. 675. B. 275. C. 572. D. 573. ANSWER: B 7. The binary code of decimal no.(21.125) is ______________. A. 10101.001. B. 10100.001. C. 10101.010. D. 10100.111. ANSWER: A 8. . Excess-3 code is known as ______________. A. weighted code. B. cyclic redundancy code. C. self-complementing code. D. algebraic code. ANSWER: C 9. Indicate which of the following three binary additions are correct? I.1011 + 1010 = 10101. II. 1010 + 1101 = 10111. III. 1010 + 1101 = 11111. A. I and II. B. II and III. C. III only. D. II and III. ANSWER: D 10. Convert the hexadecimal number 324 into binary. A. 0011 0010 0100. B. 1100 0010 0100. C. 0010 0101 1100. D. 1101 0010 0001. ANSWER: A

11. Express the binary number 10110 in decimal. A. 141. B. 22. C. 56. D. 78. ANSWER: B 12. Which type is the Binary Coded Decimal ? A. 8241. B. 8421. C. 8124. D. 8121. ANSWER: B 13. Which are Non-weighted Codes ? A. Excess-3 code. B. Reflective code. C. 2421 code. D. Sequential code. ANSWER: A 14. The decimal value for the BCD coded number 00010010 is _________ . A. 6. B. 10. C. 12. D. 18. ANSWER: C 15. The 9's complement of a decimal number is obtained by subtracting each digit in the number from ___________ . A. 10. B. 0. C. 1. D. 9. ANSWER: C 16. The binary addition of two numbers 01 +01 produces result as ___________ . A. 10. B. 11. C. 01. D. 02. ANSWER: A

17. The binary subtraction of two numbers 10 - 1 produces result as ____________ . A. 10. B. 11. C. 1. D. 0. ANSWER: C 18. The base or radix in binary system is _____________ . A. 10. B. 2. C. 16. D. 8. ANSWER: B 19. The binary number is obtained by taking the remainder after each division in the reverse order is called _______________ . A. single dabble method. B. double dabble method. C. random dabble method. D. cyclic dabble method. ANSWER: B 20. Which is the correct order of the Hexadecimal number system ? A. 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,A,B,C,D,E. B. 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,A,B,C,D,E,F. C. 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,A,B,C,D,E. D. 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,A,B,C,D,E,F. ANSWER: D 21. What is the binary equivalent of an octal number 24 ? A. 010 100. B. 110 001. C. 010 001. D. 111 110. ANSWER: A 22. Express the following 2421 code number 0010 1110 0001 in decimal form. A. 946. B. 652. C. 281. D. 218. ANSWER: C

23. Express the following Excess-3 code 0110 1011 1100 0111 as decimal. A. 3894. B. 3984. C. 3489. D. 9834. ANSWER: A 24. Convert the binary number 10110 to gray code. A. 01110. B. 11101. C. 11110. D. 00011. ANSWER: B 25. Give the 1's complement of 010011011. A. 111100001. B. 000011110. C. 010101010. D. 101100100. ANSWER: D 26. Convert the decimal number 26 to BCD. A. 0011 1110. B. 0010 0001. C. 1110 0101. D. 0010 0110. ANSWER: D 27. Give the 9's complement of the decimal number 245. A. 754. B. 872. C. 451. D. 457. ANSWER: A 28. Give the 10's complement of the decimal number 12. A. 77. B. 88. C. 66. D. 55. ANSWER: B

29. Express the following decimal number 9021 in 5421 code. A. 0010 0011 1100 0101. B. 1100 0101 0011 0111. C. 1100 0000 0010 0001. D. 0101 0000 1100 1010. ANSWER: C 30. Express the following decimal number 4 to gray code. A. 0110. B. 1110. C. 1111. D. 1010. ANSWER: A 31. Convert the octal number 36.4 to decimal. A. 33.2. B. 30.1. C. 30.2. D. 30.5. ANSWER: D 32. The correction method for BCD number is obtained by __________ . A. subtracting 6. B. multiplying 6. C. dividing 6. D. adding 6. ANSWER: D 33. ASCII stands for _____________________ . A. Asian Standards Code for Information Interchange. B. American Standards Code for Interchange Information. C. American Standards Code for Information Interchange. D. Asian Standards Code for Interchange Information. ANSWER: C 34. Add the two binary numbers 10,10 using binary addition rule. What will be the result? A. 101. B. 001. C. 100. D. 110. ANSWER: C

35. What is the base of the decimal number system? A. 2. B. 8. C. 16. D. 10. ANSWER: D 36. Which code is called self-complementing code ? A. Excess-3. B. Reflective. C. Sequential. D. Error correcting. ANSWER: A 37. Give the 2's complement of 1010111. A. 1010001. B. 1110010. C. 0101001. D. 1010101. ANSWER: C 38. Convert the octal number 137 to hexadecimal. A. 3D. B. 9 C. 2C. D. 5F. ANSWER: D 39. Convert the hexadecimal number ABC to octal. A. 5274. B. 5724. C. 2754. D. 4752. ANSWER: A 40. Convert the Gray code 111011 to binary. A. 111011. B. 011001. C. 101101. D. 100001. ANSWER: C

41. The 10's complement of a decimal number is equal to its __________ . A. 9 complement -1. B. 9 complement - 0. C. 9 complement + 1. D. 9 complement + 0. ANSWER: C 42. Express the decimal number 426 in excess-3 code form. A. 1000 1010. B. 0111 0101. C. 1111 0111. D. 0101 1110. ANSWER: B 43. Express the binary number 0.011011 in decimal. A. 0.421875. B. 0.412875. C. 0.444128. D. 0.412887. ANSWER: A 44. Subtracting 10 - 1 using binary subtraction gives the result. A. 01. B. 10. C. 0. D. 1. ANSWER: D 45. Subtract the binary number 101-10 using 1's complement method. A. 110. B. 011. C. 101. D. 001. ANSWER: B 46. What is the decimal number represented by the BCD code 100100010111.0011? A. 917.3. B. 719.3. C. 913.7. D. 319.7. ANSWER: A

47. Subtract 19-12 decimal number using 9's complement method. A. 70. B. 2. C. 5. D. 7. ANSWER: D 48. Subtract 9 - 4 decimal number using 10's complement method. A. (1)5 drop carry. B. (1)15 drop carry. C. (11)5 drop carry. D. (0)5 drop carry. ANSWER: A 49. The weights of the 8421 code are read from ____________ . A. right to left. B. top to bottom. C. bottom to top. D. left to right. ANSWER: D 50. When a code is said to be ___________when each succeeding code is one binary number greater than its preceding code. A. reflective. B. excess-3. C. sequential. D. gray. ANSWER: C 51. What is the output state of an OR gate if the inputs are 0 and 1? A. 0. B. 1. C. 3. D. 2. ANSWER: B 52. What is the output state of an AND gate if the inputs are 0 and 1? A. 0. B. 1. C. 3. D. 2. ANSWER: A

53. A NOT gate has ____________ A. two inputs and one output. B. one input and one output. C. one input and two outputs. D. two inputs and two outputs. ANSWER: B 54. An OR gate has ____________ . A. two inputs and one output. B. one input and one output. C. one input and two outputs. D. one input and three outputs. ANSWER: A 55. The output of a logic gate can be one of two _________. A. inputs. B. gates. C. states. D. outputs. ANSWER: A 56. The output of a _________ gate is only 1 when all of its inputs are 1. A. NOR. B. XOR. C. AND. D. NOT. ANSWER: C 57. A NAND gate is equivalent to an AND gate plus a __________ gate put together. A. NOR. B. NOT. C. XOR. D. XNOR. ANSWER: A 58. A NAND gate is called a universal logic element because _______________ . A. it is used by everybody. B. any logic function can be realized by NAND gates alone. C. applicable for optimum NAND gate. D. many digital computers use NAND gates. ANSWER: B

59. Which of the following gate is a two-level logic gate ? A. OR gate. B. NAND gate. C. EXCLUSIVE OR gate. D. NOT gate. ANSWER: C 60. 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. ANSWER: D 61. _______logic gate has the output which is the compliment of its input. A. OR. B. AND. C. NOT. D. X-OR. ANSWER: C 62. By adding inverters to the inputs and output of a AND gate we can obtain ____ . A. OR. B. AND. C. NOT. D. X-OR. ANSWER: D 63. Which logic gate has output high if and only if all inputs are low ? A. NOR. B. NAND. C. X-NOR. D. AND. ANSWER: B 64. Boolean Algebra obeys_______. A. commutative law. B. associative law. C. distributive law. D. commutative, associative, distributive law. ANSWER: D

65. A+(B.C) = ? A. B+C. B. AB.AC. C. A. D. (A+B).(A+C). ANSWER: D 66. A.0 = ? A. 1. B. A. C. 0. D. A or 1. ANSWER: C 67. A + A.B = ? A. B. B. A.B. C. A. D. A or B. ANSWER: C 68. Demorgan's first theorem is _____________ . A. A.A'=0. B. A"=A. C. (A+B)'=A'.B'. D. (AB)'=A'+B'. ANSWER: D 69. Demorgan's second theorem is _____________ . A. A.A'= 0. B. A"= A. C. (A+B)'=A'.B'. D. (AB)'=A'+B'. ANSWER: C 70. __________ is known as Minterm. A. SOP. B. POS. C. Hybrid. D. both SOP and POS. ANSWER: A

71. ___________ is known as Maxterm. A. SOP. B. POS. C. Hybrid. D. both SOP and POS. ANSWER: B 72. A karnaugh map with 4 variables has ______________ . A. 2 cells. B. 4 cells. C. 8 cells. D. 16 cells. ANSWER: D 73. Which of these are universal gates ? A. only NOR. B. only NAND. C. both NOR and NAND. D. NOT,AND,OR. ANSWER: C 74. How many cells are there in an n-variable K-map ? A. 2pow(n). B. 2pow(n+1). C. 2pow(n-1). D. n*n ANSWER: A 75. . How many cells do a 5-variable K-map contains? A. 32. B. 24 C. 22 D. 25 ANSWER: A 76. The don't care combinations are represented by ______________ . A. d . B. dd . C. do . D. o . ANSWER: A

77. Each maxterm can be obtained by the _________operation of all the variables of the function. A. AND. B. OR. C. NAND. D. NOR. ANSWER: B 78. Each minterm can be obtained by the __________ operation of all the variables of the function. A. AND. B. OR. C. NAND. D. NOR. ANSWER: A 79. Which expression is basically an OR operation of AND operated variables? A. Product of Sums. B. Product of Products. C. Sum of Sums. D. Sum of Products. ANSWER: D 80. Which expression is basically an AND operation of OR operated variables? A. Product of Sums. B. Product of Products. C. Sum of Sums. D. Sum of Products. ANSWER: A 81. A.1 = ? A. 1. B. A. C. 0. D. A or 1. ANSWER: B 82. A.A = ? A. 1. B. A. C. 0. D. A or 1. ANSWER: B

83. A+A = ? A. 1. B. A. C. 0. D. A or 1. ANSWER: B 84. A+0 = ? A. 1. B. A. C. 0. D. A or 1. ANSWER: B 85. A+1 = ? A. 1. B. A. C. 0. D. A or 1. ANSWER: A 86. Which is the commutative property ? A. A+B=B+A. B. A+1=1+A. C. B+1=1+B. D. A+B+C=C+B+A. ANSWER: A 87. Which is the associative property ? A. A+BC=(A+B)(A+C). B. A+(B+C)=(A+B)+C. C. A+AB=A. D. A(A+B)=A. ANSWER: B 88. Which is the distributive property ? A. A+BC=(A+B)(A+C). B. A+(B+C)=(A+B)+C. C. A+AB=A. D. A(A+B)=A. ANSWER: A

89. What is the output state of an NOR gate if the inputs are 0 and 0 ? A. 0 B. 2 C. 1 D. 3 ANSWER: C 90. What is the output state of an EX-OR gate if the inputs are 1 and 1 ? A. 0. B. 1. C. 3. D. 2. ANSWER: A 91. By adding inverter to the EX-OR gate we can obtain _____________ . A. OR. B. AND. C. EX-NOT. D. EX-NOR. ANSWER: D 92. NAND gate is equivalent to _______________ . A. Bubbled OR gate. B. Bubbled AND gate. C. Bubbled NOT gate. D. Bubbled NOR gate. ANSWER: A 93. NOR gate is equivalent to _____________ . A. Bubbled OR gate. B. Bubbled AND gate. C. Bubbled NOT gate. D. Bubbled NOR gate. ANSWER: B 94. A NOT gate also called as ______________ . A. convertor. B. subtractor. C. invertor. D. selector. ANSWER: C

95. A group of 4 cells in K-map is called ____________ . A. octet. B. pair. C. triple. D. quad. ANSWER: D 96. A group of 8 cells in K-map is called ______________ . A. octet. B. pair. C. triple. D. quad. ANSWER: A 97. In a maxterm a variable appears _________. A. 1 in uncomplemented and 0 in complemented. B. 0 in uncomplemented and 2 in complemented. C. 2 in uncomplemented and 1 in complemented. D. 0 in uncomplemented and 1 in complemented. ANSWER: D 98. In a minterm a variable appears _________. A. 1 in uncomplemented and 0 in complemented. B. 0 in uncomplemented and 2 in complemented. C. 2 in uncomplemented and 1 in complemented. D. 0 in uncomplemented and 1 in complemented. ANSWER: A 99. Which is the Absorption law ? A. A.(A+B)=A. B. A+BC=(A+B)(A+C) . C. A.(B.C)=(A.B).C. D. A+(B+C)=(A+B)+C. ANSWER: A 100. 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. Half of a NOR gate. ANSWER: B

101. What is the output state of an EX-NOR gate if the inputs are 0 and 0 ? A. 0. B. 1. C. 3. D. 2. ANSWER: B 102. Parallel adder is a ______________. A. sequential circuits. B. combinational circuits. C. either sequential or combinational circuits. D. linear circuits. ANSWER: B 103. A half adder has ________________ . A. 2 inputs and 2 outputs. B. 2 inputs and 3 outputs. C. 3 inputs and 3 outputs. D. 3 inputs and 4 outputs. ANSWER: A 104. The circuit that is used for parallel to serial conversion is _______________ . A. decoder. B. encoder. C. multiplexer. D. demultiplexer. ANSWER: C 105. The 'sum' output in a half-adder can be realised by using a single two-input gate which should be a ____________ . A. exclusive -OR gate. B. NOR gate. C. AND gate. D. OR gate. ANSWER: A 106. Which device has many inputs and one output ? A. Flip flop. B. Multiplexer. C. Demultiplexer. D. Counter. ANSWER: B

107. The other name of multiplexer ___________ . A. data distributor. B. data multiplier. C. data converter. D. data selector. ANSWER: D 108. . The other name of demultiplexer _____________ . A. data distributor. B. data multiplier. C. data converter. D. data selector. ANSWER: A 109. What does the term 'multiplex' mean? A. one into many. B. many into one. C. one into three. D. many into two. ANSWER: B 110. What does the term "demultiplex" mean? A. one into many. B. many into one. C. one into three. D. many into two. ANSWER: A 111. How many select lines does a 4-to-1 multiplexer requires ? A. 4 select lines. B. 2 select lines. C. 1 select line. D. 3 select lines. ANSWER: B 112. How many select lines does a 8-to-1 multiplexer requires ? A. 4 select lines. B. 2 select lines. C. 1 select line. D. 3 select lines. ANSWER: D

113. Which device has one input and many outputs ? A. Flip flop. B. Multiplexer. C. Demultiplexer. D. Counter. ANSWER: C 114. Which device has many inputs and one output ? A. Flip flop. B. Multiplexer. C. Demultiplexer.. D. Counter. ANSWER: B 115. The logic circuits whose outputs at any instant of time depend only on the input signals present at that time are known as ______________ . A. combinational circuit. B. sequential circuit. C. logic circuit. D. random circuit. ANSWER: A 116. The simplest combinational circuit which performs the arithmetic addition of two binary digits is called __________________ . A. full adder. B. full converter. C. half adder. D. half converter. ANSWER: C 117. How many inputs and outputs is used to construct a full adder ? A. 3 inputs and 2 outputs. B. 2 inputs and 1 output. C. 1 input and 1 output. D. 1 input and 2 outputs. ANSWER: A 118. How many inputs and outputs is used to construct a full subtractor ? A. 2 inputs and 2 outputs. B. 2 inputs and 1 output. C. 1 input and 1 output. D. 3 inputs and 2 outputs. ANSWER: D

119. How many inputs and outputs is used to construct a half subtractor ? A. 3 inputs and 2 outputs. B. 2 inputs and 2 outputs. C. 1 input and 1 output. D. 1 input and 2 outputs. ANSWER: B 120. Which combinational circuit that performs subtraction involving three bits ? A. Quad subtractor. B. Half subtractor. C. Full subtractor. D. Multi subtractor. ANSWER: C 121. The combinational circuit that performs the arithmetic sum of three inputs and produces a sum output and a carry is ________________ . A. full adder. B. multi adder. C. half adder. D. quad adder. ANSWER: A 122. Which adder has the sum output corresponding to EX-OR and carry output corresponding to AND function ? A. quad adder. B. Full adder. C. Multi adder. D. Half adder. ANSWER: D 123. The half adder circuit can be implemented _________. A. Ex-OR and AND gates. B. Ex-NOR and AND gates. C. Ex-OR and NAND gates. D. OR and AND gates. ANSWER: A 124. The serial adder requires _________ circuitry than a parallel adder. A. larger. B. simpler. C. unique. D. single. ANSWER: B

125. How can a full adder be implemented ? A. Two half adder circuits and an EX-OR gate. B. Two half adder circuits and an NOR gate. C. One half adder circuits and an OR gate. D. Two half adder circuits and an OR gate. ANSWER: D 126. Which combinational circuit that performs subtraction involving two bits ? A. single subtractor. B. Half subtractor. C. Full subtractor. D. Multi subtractor. ANSWER: B 127. How can a full subtractor be implemented ? A. Two half subtractors circuits and an OR gate. B. Two half subtractors circuits and an NOR gate. C. Two half subtractors circuits and an NAND gate. D. Two half subtractors circuits and an AND gate. ANSWER: A 128. A demultiplexer is a logic circuit that receives information on a single input and transmits the same information over one of several ____________ output lines. A. 2n. B. 2pow(n+1). C. 2pow(n-1). D. n*n ANSWER: A 129. _______________ is similar to demultiplexer but without any data input. A. encoder. B. multiplexer. C. decoder. D. demultiplexer. ANSWER: C 130. The number of output is greater than the number of inputs in _________ . A. half adder. B. full adder. C. encoder. D. decoder. ANSWER: D

131. Which logic circuit that converts an n-bit binary input code into 2n output lines ? A. Encoder. B. Half Adder. C. Decoder. D. Full Adder. ANSWER: C 132. A 3-to-8 decoder is also called _____________ . A. binary-to-octal decoder. B. decimal-to-octal decoder. C. octal-to-binary decoder. D. octal-to-decimal decoder. ANSWER: A 133. An encoder is a digital circuit that performs the __________operation of a decoder. A. inverse. B. reverse. C. forward. D. backward. ANSWER: A 134. . The ___________ is a combinational logic circuit that converts an active input signal into a coded output signal. A. decoder. B. adder. C. subtractor. D. encoder. ANSWER: D 135. The number of outputs is less than the number of inputs in _____________ . A. half adder. B. full adder. C. encoder. D. decoder. ANSWER: C 136. How many inputs and outputs is accepted and produced by a octal-to-binary encoder ? A. 3 inputs and 8 outputs. B. 3 inputs and 3 outputs. C. 8 inputs and 8 outputs. D. 8 inputs and 3 outputs. ANSWER: D

137. A decimal-to-BCD encoder has ____________ . A. 10 inputs and 4 outputs. B. 4 inputs and 10 outputs. C. 4 inputs and 4 outputs. D. 10 inputs and 10 outputs. ANSWER: A 138. A full-adder has a Cin = 0. What are the sum and the carry when A = 1 and B = 1 in the truth table? A. Sum = 0, Cout =0. B. Sum = 0, Cout =1. C. Sum = 1, Cout =0. D. Sum = 1, Cout =1. ANSWER: B 139. Two 4-bit binary numbers (1111 and 0011) are applied to a 4-bit parallel adder. What are the values for the sum and carry output? A. 0011, Cout = 1. B. 1111, Cout = 1. C. 1011, Cout = 1. D. 0010, Cout = 1. ANSWER: D 140. A full-subtractor has a Bin = 1. What are the difference 4. and the borrow out B(out) when x = 0 and y = 1 in the truth table? A. D= 0, Bout =0. B. D= 0, Bout =1. C. D= 1, Bout =0. D. D= 1, Bout =1. ANSWER: B 141. A half-subtractor consist x = 1 and y = 0. What will be the value of difference and borrow out B(out) in the truth table? A. D= 0, Bout =0. B. D= 0, Bout =1. C. D= 1, Bout =0. D. D= 1, Bout =1. ANSWER: C 142. A half-adder has consist A = 1 and B = 1. What are the sum (S) and the carry 3 in the truth table? A. S= 0, C =0. B. S= 0, C =1. C. S= 1, C =0. D. S=1, C =1. ANSWER: B

143. A full adder has _________________ . A. Cin,A,B as inputs and S,Cout as outputs. B. Bin,X,Y as inputs and D,Bout as outputs. C. X,Y as inputs and D,Bout as outputs. D. A,B as inputs and S,C as outputs. ANSWER: A 144. A full subtractor has ______________ . A. Cin,A,B as inputs and S,Cout as outputs. B. Bin,X,Y as inputs and D,Bout as outputs. C. X,Y as inputs and D,Bout as outputs. D. A,B as inputs and S,C as outputs. Answer: B ANSWER: B 145. A half subtractor has _______________ . A. Cin,A,B as inputs and S,Cout as outputs. B. Bin,X,Y as inputs and D,Bout as outputs. C. X,Y as inputs and D,Bout as outputs. D. A,B as inputs and S,C as outputs. ANSWER: C 146. A half adder has ________________ . A. Cin,A,B as inputs and S,Cout as outputs. B. Bin,X,Y as inputs and D,Bout as outputs. C. X,Y as inputs and D,Bout as outputs. D. A,B as inputs and S,C as outputs. ANSWER: D 147. The function of encoder is to produce ______________ . A. octal codes. B. binary codes. C. hexa decimal codes. D. all of the above. ANSWER: B 148. The circuit that is used for parallel to serial conversion is ____________ . A. decoder. B. encoder. C. multiplexer. D. demultiplexer. ANSWER: C

149. _________ are used for converting one type of number system into the other form. A. decoder. B. encoder. C. multiplexer. D. demultiplexer. ANSWER: B 150. Half subtractor consists of ____________ . A. EX-OR, NOT & AND. B. EX-OR & NOT. C. EX-OR & AND. D. EX-OR, NAND & NOT. ANSWER: A 151. A flip flop is a _____________ . A. combinational circuit. B. memory element. C. arithmetic element. D. memory or arithmetic. ANSWER: A 152. The basic storage element in a digital system is _______________ . A. flip flop. B. counter. C. multiplexer. D. encoder. ANSWER: A 153. A counter is a _____________ . A. sequential circuit. c B. ombinational circuit. C. both combinational and sequential circuit. D. random circuit. ANSWER: A 154. What is the other name of T flipflop ? A. trigger. B. toggle. C. both A and B. D. translator. ANSWER: C

155. Which of the following statements is correct ? A. A flip-flop is used to store 1-bit of information. B. Race-around condition occurs in a J-K flip-flop when both the inputs are 1. C. Master-slave configuration is used in flip-flops to store 2-bits of information. D. A transparent latch consists of a D-type flip-flop. ANSWER: A 156. A register is a group of ____________suitable for storing binary information. A. counters. B. adders. C. flip flops. D. subtractors. ANSWER: C 157. An n-bit register has a group of __________ flip flops and is capable of storing any binary information containing n bits. A. n-1. B. n(n-1) . C. n . D. n2 . ANSWER: C 158. A group of flipflops sensitive to pulse duration is called ______________ . A. registers. B. latch. C. multiplexer. D. demultiplexer. ANSWER: B 159. Which register is capable of shifting binary information either to the left or right ? A. general register. B. latch. C. shift register. D. parallel register. ANSWER: C 160. How many methods of data shifting exist ? A. eight methods. B. three methods. C. six methods. D. two methods. ANSWER: D

161. Which shifting operation is used to shift the data simultaneously during a single clock pulse ? A. serial . B. parallel. C. serial & parallel. D. random. ANSWER: B 162. The ____________method shifts one bit at a time for each clock pulse. A. parallel shifting. B. random shifting. C. serial shifting. D. collective. ANSWER: C 163. Data shifting from low to high order bits done by _____________register. A. shift left. B. shift right. C. shift in. D. shift out. ANSWER: A 164. Data shifting from high to low order bits done by ______________register. A. shift left. B. shift right. C. shift in. D. shift out. ANSWER: B 165. What is the other name of Asynchronous Counter ? A. parallel counter. B. ripple counter. C. circle counter. D. shift counter. ANSWER: B 166. What is the other name of Synchronous Counter ? A. parallel counter. B. ripple counter. C. circle counter. D. shift counter. ANSWER: A

167. Which flip flop is triggered by the output from the previous flipflop ? A. Synchornous counter. B. Circle counter. C. Asynchornous counter. D. Shift Counter. ANSWER: C 168. A J-K flip-flop has two control inputs. What happens to the Q output on the active edge of the clock if both control inputs are 1? A. The Q output is set to 1. B. The Q output toggles to the other state. C. The Q output is reset to 0. D. The Q output remains unchanged. ANSWER: B 169. In a computer __________ is capable to store single binary bit. A. capacitor. B. flip flop. C. register. D. inductor. ANSWER: B 170. A set of flip flops integrated together is called ____________ . A. counter. B. adder. C. register. D. accumulator. ANSWER: C 171. A register organized to allow to move left or right operations is called a _______ . A. counter. B. loader. C. adder. D. shift register. ANSWER: D 172. Which of the following is Universal flip-flop ? A. JK flip-flop. B. RS flip-flop. C. Master slave flip-flop. D. D flip-flop. ANSWER: B

173. . S-R type flip-flop can be converted into D type flip-flop if S is connected to R through ______________ . A. EX-OR gate. B. inverters. C. AND gate. D. Full Adder. ANSWER: C 174. A D flip-flop can be made from a ______________ . A. flip-flop and an inverter.. B. RS flip-flop.. C. RS flip-flop and an inverter. D. JK flip-flop and an inverter, RS flip-flop. ANSWER: D 175. Which of the following flip-flops does not have race around difficulty? A. flip-flop and an inverter.. B. RS flip-flop.. C. RS flip-flop and an inverter. D. JK flip-flop and an inverter, RS flip-flop. ANSWER: B 176. The output Qn+1 of a J-K flip-flop is set when a clock pulse is applied. The inputs J and K are ________ respectively A. 0 and 1. B. 0 and 0. C. 1 and 0. D. 1 and 1. ANSWER: B 177. Which of the following are correct? a. A flip-flop is used to store 1-bit of information. b. Race around condition occurs in JK flip flop when both the inputs are 1. c. Master slave flip flop is used to store 2 bits of information. d. A transparent latch consists of a D- flip flop. A. a,b,c . B. a,c,d . C. a,b,d . D. b,c,d . ANSWER: C 178. A_______ is a bi-stable electronic circuit that has two stable states. A. multivibrator. B. flipflop. C. decoder. D. encoder. ANSWER: B

179. An n-bit binary counter repeats the counting sequence for every ________ clock pulses. A. 2pow(n). B. n2. C. 2n-1. D. n . ANSWER: A 180. Which counter requires less hardware ? A. parallel . B. synchoronous. C. delay. D. ripple. ANSWER: D 181. What is the function of SHIFT/LOAD in parallel-in-serial-out shift register ? A. allows data to enter into the register in parallel. B. allows clock signal to enter into the register in serial. C. allows data to enter into the register in serial. D. allows clock signal to enter into the register in parallel. ANSWER: A 182. In which register there is no interconnection between successive flipflops and no serial shifting is required ? A. SISO. B. PISO. C. SIPO. D. PIPO. ANSWER: D 183. Which shifting method is faster ? A. serial. B. parallel. C. sequential. D. random. ANSWER: B 184. How many clock pulses does a 4 bit register require to shift a bit from input to output ? A. 3. B. 1. C. 4. D. 2. ANSWER: C

185. An n-bit register consists of _________flip flops and the required gates to control the shift operation. A. n-1. B. n . C. n-2. D. n2. ANSWER: B 186. What is the other name of D flipflop ? A. data. B. deselector. C. delay. D. delimiter. ANSWER: C 187. The logic circuit whose outputs at any instant of time depend not only on the present inputs but also on the past outputs are called ___________ . A. combinational circuit. B. sequential circuit. C. logic circuit. D. random circuit. ANSWER: B 188. A J-K flip-flop has two control inputs. What happens to the Q output when the control inputs are 0 and 1 ? A. The Q output is set to 1. B. The Q output toggles to the other state. C. The Q output is reset to 0. D. The Q output remains unchanged. ANSWER: C 189. A J-K flip-flop has two control inputs. What happens to the Q output when the control inputs are 1 and 0 ? A. The Q output is set to 1. B. The Q output toggles to the other state. C. The Q output is reset to 0. D. The Q output remains unchanged. ANSWER: A 190. A J-K flip-flop has two control inputs. What happens to the Q output when the control inputs are 0 and 0 ? A. The Q output is set to 1. B. The Q output toggles to the other state. C. The Q output is reset to 0. D. The Q output remains unchanged. ANSWER: D

191. The latch with the additional control input called __________ . A. register. B. counter. C. adder. D. flip flop. ANSWER: D 192. The basic shift register operations are _____________ . A. serial in serial out. B. serial in parallel out. C. parallel in serial out. D. all of above. ANSWER: D 193. . The simplest register is _______________ . A. buffer register. B. shift register. C. controlled buffer register. D. bidirectional register. ANSWER: B 194. In a ripple counter using edge-triggered J-K flip-flops, the pulse input is applied to the _____________ . A. clock input of all flip-flops. B. clock input of one flip-flops. C. J and K inputs of one flip-flop. D. J and K inputs of all flip-flops. ANSWER: C 195. An SR flip flop is also called a _________________ . A. monostable multivibrator. B. bistable multivibrator. C. tri stable multivibrator. D. all of the above. ANSWER: B 196. A flip flop is a _______________ . A. storage device. B. hub. C. bistable device. D. chip. ANSWER: C

197. What happens in an Master Slave JK flip flop when the clock is high ? A. master active and slave inactive. B. both master and slave active. C. master inactive and slave active. D. both master and slave active. ANSWER: A 198. In synchronous counter all flip flops are _______________ . A. clocked simultaneously. B. not clocked simultaneously. C. initially clocked. D. all of the above . ANSWER: A 199. In asynchronous counter all flip flops are ________________ . A. not clocked simultaneously. B. initially clocked. C. finally clocked. D. clocked simultaneously. ANSWER: A 200. How many AND gates does the SR flip flop require at its inputs? A. 1. B. 4. C. 2. D. 3. ANSWER: C 201. Which of the following are the cheapest memory devices in terms of Cost / Bit? A. Semiconductor Memories. B. Magnetic Disks. C. Magnetic Tapes. D. Compact Disks. ANSWER: D 202. Which of the following have the fastest access time? A. Semiconductor Memories . B. Magnetic Disks. C. Magnetic Tapes. D. Compact Disks. ANSWER: A

203. _________is a semi conductor memory. A. Dynamic. B. Static. C. Bubble. D. Dynamic & static. ANSWER: D 204. Which of the following is a read only memory storage device ? A. Floppy disk. B. Hard disk. C. CDROM. D. Pen drive. ANSWER: C 205. DMA stands for ______________ . A. direct memory access. B. distinct memory access. C. direct module access. D. direct memory allocation. ANSWER: A 206. EPROM is erased by _________________ . A. red light. B. sodium light. C. ultra violet rays. D. infra-red rays. ANSWER: C 207. Which of the following does not represent an I/O device? A. speaker which beeps. B. joy-stick. C. plotter. D. ALU. ANSWER: D 208. The time taken for information to be read from disk once the read-write head is positioned on the track is called _____________. A. turn around time. B. data transfer time. C. seek time. D. latency time. ANSWER: D

209. Which of the following is associated with Optics ? A. Winchester disk. B. RAM. C. CD-ROM. D. CPU. ANSWER: C 210. Which one of the following is fastest read/writable memory? A. PROM. B. EEPROM. C. Flash. D. Optic recognizer. ANSWER: C 211. A dot matrix printer (i) prints an entire line at time (ii) is a non-impact printer (iii) allows multiple copies to be taken at a time (iv) prints one character at a time A. i and ii . B. i and iii . C. iii and iv. D. ii and iii . ANSWER: C 212. A laser printer (i) prints an entire line at a time (ii) is a non-impact printer (iii) allows multiple copies to be taken at a time (iv) prints one character at a time A. i and ii . B. i and iii . C. iii and iv. D. ii and iii . ANSWER: A 213. A laser printer (i) gives a better quality printout compared to inkjet printer (ii) is less expensive than an inkjet printer (iii) is more expensive than a dot matrix printer (iv) gives a better quality printout compared to dot matrix printer A. i and ii . B. ii and iii. C. i, ii, iv . D. i, iii, iv . ANSWER: D 214. Screens normally have A. 70 columns and 24 lines. B. 80 columns and 20 lines. C. 80 columns and 24 lines. D. 72 columns and 22 lines.

ANSWER: C 215. What is the keyboard's official name? A. poiut B. zxcvb C. qwerty D. asdfgh ANSWER: C 216. Which of the following printers is characterized by melting wax based ink onto ordinary paper? A. Dotmatrix. B. Inkjet. C. Laser. D. Thermal. ANSWER: D 217. The fastest and quietest type of printer is a(n) ___________. A. dotmatrix printer. B. inkjet printer. C. laser printer. D. plotter. ANSWER: C 218. Electron beam scanning is a characteristic of ___________. A. laser printers. B. flat panel monitors. C. cathode ray tubes. D. liquid crystal display. ANSWER: C 219. The larger the number of pixels of a computer monitor, the higher its __________. A. resolution. B. refresh rate. C. dot pitch. D. data transfer rate. ANSWER: A 220. Which of the following is an input device ? A. Scanner. B. Speaker. C. CD. D. Printer.

ANSWER: A 221. Which of the following is an output device ? A. Pendrive. B. Mouse. C. Keyboard. D. Printer. ANSWER: A 222. The computer screen is also called the _____________ . A. viewer. B. TV. C. monitor. D. video output device. ANSWER: C 223. Perforated paper used as input or output media is known as _____________ . A. paper tape. B. magnetic tape. C. punched paper tape. D. card punch. ANSWER: A 224. Best Quality graphics is produced by _______________ . A. dotmatrix. B. laser. C. plotter. D. inkjet. ANSWER: B 225. In Magnetic Disks the time required to move the read/write head to the addressed sector is known as __________________. A. seek time. B. latency time. C. access time. D. write time. ANSWER: C 226. Which of the following printer cannot print graphics? A. Inkjet. B. Daisy wheel. C. Dotmatrix. D. Laser.

ANSWER: B 227. A laser printer works by: A. removing static electrical charge from a metal drum. B. utilizing drop on demand technology. C. striking the paper with hammer like keys. D. a process called direct-thermal printing. ANSWER: A 228. The principle advantage of adding memory to a printer is to increase: A. resolution. B. print speed. C. number of colors in output. D. dpi. ANSWER: B 229. The resolution of a printer is measured in terms of: A. pixel density. B. dot pitch. C. hertz. D. dpi. ANSWER: D 230. . The flicker effect of a cathode ray tube is controlled by its: A. resolution. B. refresh rate. C. dot pitch. D. data transfer rate. ANSWER: B 231. The devices on a computer system that let you see the processed information are known as____________ devices A. input. B. output. C. peripheral. D. memory. ANSWER: B 232. What does a hard copy terminal provides ? A. printout on paper. B. visual copy on monitor. C. printout on plotter. D. copy on scanner.

ANSWER: A 233. Which is volatile memory ? A. ROM. B. RAM. C. EEPROM. D. EEPRAM. ANSWER: B 234. Which is non-volatile memory? A. ROM. B. RAM. C. EEPROM. D. EEPRAM. ANSWER: A 235. The memories, which do not loose their content on failure of power supply, are known as ____________ . A. volatile memories. B. erasable memories. C. readable memories. D. non-volatile memories. ANSWER: A 236. Magnetic disks are most popular for ______________ storage device. A. sequential access. B. index sequential access. C. random access. D. direct access. ANSWER: D 237. Which is the widely used secondary storage devices ? A. Hard disk. B. Magnetic disk. C. RAM. D. ROM. ANSWER: B 238. The common optical scanner devices which is widely used by banks to process large volumes of cheques and drafts _____________. A. Magnetic Ink Character Recognition. B. Optical Mark Reader. C. Optical Character Reader. D. Magnetic Ink Optical Reader.

ANSWER: A 239. Which printers are of type Impact printers ? A. Inkjet. B. Laser. C. Dotmatrix. D. Plotter. ANSWER: C 240. Which printers are of type Non-impact printers ? A. Inkjet & Laser. B. Laser & Dotmatrix. C. Dotmatrix & Daisy wheel. D. Inkjet & Dotmatrix. ANSWER: A 241. The EPROM can be erased by the user using ____________ . A. red rays. B. white rays. C. ultra red rays. D. ultra violet rays. ANSWER: D 242. ROMs are used primarily for: A. data storage. B. temporary programme and data storage. C. they are inexpensive. D. permanent program and data storage. ANSWER: D 243. A laser printer does NOT use ________. A. A print head. B. Photoconductive drum. C. A laser beam. D. A cartridge. ANSWER: A 244. Magnetic tape is a ____________ . A. serial access medium. B. random access medium. C. parallel access medium. D. serial and Random access medium.

ANSWER: A 245. A daisy wheel is a type of. ____________ . A. printer. B. storage Device. C. pointing Device. D. scanner. ANSWER: A 246. An impact printer creates characters by using __________ . A. electrically charged ink. B. an ink pen. C. an inked ribbon and print head. D. electric pulses. ANSWER: C 247. When a key is pressed on the keyboard, which standard is used for converting the keystroke into the corresponding bits? A. ANSI. B. ASCII. C. EBCDIC. D. ISO. ANSWER: B 248. EPROM can be used for ____________________ . A. erasing the contents of ROM. B. reconstructing the contents of ROM. C. erasing and reconstructing the contents of ROM. D. duplicating ROM. ANSWER: A 249. Which of the following is not an output device? A. Scanner. B. Flat screen. C. Touchscreen. D. Printer. ANSWER: A 250. Which of the following devices have a limitation that we can only information to it but cannot erase or modify it ? A. Floppy disk. B. Hard disk. C. Tape drive. D. CDROM.

ANSWER: D

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