Micro Exit Exam

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questionnaire. Shade the letter corresponding to the
correct answer. Any form of cheating voids the exam
and is punishable with a grade of 5.
Multiple choice: STRICTLY NO ERASURES.
Erasures are considered wrong answer.
1. Determine the biquinary equivalent of the decimal
value 9.
a. 0100100
b. 0100010
c. 1000001
d. 1010000
2. If an even parity is generated in the sending end of
each message transmission, a parity value of 1 is
attached to which message?
a. 10011001
b. 10101011
c. both a and b
d. neither a nor b
3. What is the ASCII code for negative acknowledge
(NAK) in the ASCII table?
a. 0010101
b. 0101001
c. 0000110
d. none of the choices
4. It is a 5 bit code developed in the early stages of
teletype transmission that could represent 58
characters by using two modes of operation.
a. EBCDIC
b. Gray code
c. Hollerith code
d. Baudot code
5. Switches that are connected in series with each
other are the simplest representation of this logic
gate.
a. NOT gate
b. OR gate
c. AND gate
d. none of the choices
6. Determine the De Morgan of the function below.
F = x(yz + yz)
a. x + yz + yz
b. x + yz + yz
c. x + yz + yz
d. none of the choices
7. Simplify the expression F(A, B, C, D) = (3, 7, 11,
13, 14, 15)
a. AC + BD + ABC
b. ACD + BD + BC
c. CD + ABD + ABC

d. AD + BCD + AB
8. Determine the essential implicants of the function.
F(w, x, y, z) = (0, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10 13, 15)
a. xz and xz
b. wx and wz
c. xz only
d. wx only
9. Determine the non-essential implicants of the
function
F(A, B, C, D) = (0, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 14, 15)
a. BD and AC
b. AC and ABD
c. BC and AC
d. CD and BC
10. Determine the essential implicants of the function
F(w, x, y, z) = (1, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9,12, 13, 14, 15)
a. wy + xy
b. wxz + xy + wy
c. wy + xy + wxz
d. wy + xy + wz
11. Determine the essential implicants of the function
F(A, B, C, D) = (0, 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 15)
a. BD, BC and BCD
b. BCD, ABC and BD
c. BD, AB and BC
d. BD, BC and BCD
12. It is a 12 bit alphanumeric code used to transfer
information to a computer by using punched cards.
a. EBCDIC
b. Gray code
c. Hollerith code
d. Baudot code
13. How many control characters are designated in
the ASCII table with abbreviated names?
a. 96
b. 32
c. 34
d. none of the choices
14. Determine the excess of 3 digit equivalent of the
biquinary digits 1000100.
a. 0101
b. 1010
c. 1001
d. 0110
15. A switch that is connected in parallel with the load
is the simplest representation of this logic gate.
a. NOT gate
b. OR gate
c. AND gate
d. none of the choices

16. Switches that are connected in parallel with each

other are the simplest representation of this logic
gate.
a. NOT gate
b. OR gate
c. AND gate
d. none of the choices

1. Determine the bitwise OR of the bit strings,

1011110 and 0100001
a. 0010001
c. 0000000
b. 1111111
d. 1110011

19. Determine the product of 100100 and 10110 is

a. 79110
c. 14318
b. 31816
d. 1100011002

3. It is one of the unused binary code excess of 3

value
a. 0111
c. 1001
b. 1011
d. 0010

20. The excess of 3 code representing the decimal

value 6 is
a. 0110
c. 1001
b. 0111
d. 1010

5. Determine the product of 11.01 and 1011is

a. 35.2510
c. 22.C16
b. 43.78
d. 100011.112

21. It is one of the unused BCD code value.

a. 1001
c. 1000
b. 1011
d. 0111

6. The sum of 124.55 and 321.54 is equivalent to

a. 98. 3510
c. 62.516
b. 142.28
d. 1100010.12

22. How many bits is used to represent FFF16 ?

a. 16
c. 12
b. 8
d. 20

7. Determine the bitwise AND of the bit strings,

11110000 and 10101010
a. 00100011
c. 10101001
b. 11111010
d. 10100000

23. The maximum value number of addresses

available for FFF16 is
a. 256
c. 32
b. 1024
d. 64

9. Evaluate: 2122.113 + 121.759 444.225.

a. 142.45
c. 31.246
b. 41.4810
d. none of the choices

24. A weighted code used to represent the decimal 6

to 1001.
a. excess of 3
c. 84-2-1 code
b. BCD
d. 6311 code

10. The 2s complement representing the value -12 is

a.11100
c. 10011
b. 10100
d. 10101
11. The Gray code representation of the decimal
value 4
a. 0111
c. 0100
b. 0110
d. 0101

25. How many significant bits are used to represent

1078?
a. 8
c. 6
b. 7
d. 9
27. Convert the value 87.510 to base 8.
a. 145.5
c. 116.4
b. 117.5
d. 127.4

12. The propositional connective implication or

conditional can be derived by combining what logic
gates?
a. AND with OR gate
c. NOT with OR gate
b. NOT with AND gate d. none of the choices

29. Determine the difference between 564.257 and

233.456.
a. 330.807
c. 322.116
b. 197.5810
d. none of the choices

14. Obtain 11010 10100 using 1s complement for

the signed number.
a. 01011
c. 00110
b. 01111
d. 01110

30. Determine the bitwise XOR of the bit strings,

0001110001 and 1001001000.
a. 0001000000
c. 1000111001
b. 1001111001
d. 1110111111

15. It is the binary code 2 out 5 representation of the

decimal value 3.
a. 01001
c. 01000
b. 01100
d. 01010

32. The proposition expression (AB + CD)E, uses

how many 2 input AND gates in a combinational
circuit?
a. 2
c. 4
b. 3
d. none of the choices

16. Determine the difference using 2s complement of

the binary 01001 11010.
a.11100
c. 10011
b. 10100
d. overflow

33. Convert the value 26.7510 to base 2.

a. 11010.11
c. 10101.01
b. 11100.10
d. 10011.11

18. Determine the product of 1110 and 0.10

a.111.00
c. 100.11
b. 101.00
d. overflow

34. The 1s complement of the signed number -14.

a. 10011
c. 11110
b. 10010
d. 10001

37. The weighted binary code for the value 9 using

excess of 3 is
a. 1100
c. 1001
b. 0110
d. 1111
38. Determine the bitwise XNOR of the bit strings,
11110000 and 10101010.
a. 00100011
c. 10101001
b. 11111010
d. 10100101
39. The proposition expression (A + BC + D + E +
F)G, uses how many 2 input OR gates in a
combinational circuit?
a. 2
c. 4
b. 3
d. none of the choices
40. Determine the value of 673.1248 in base 2.
a. 11001110011.001011 c. 110111010.0011001
b. 110111011.001001 d. 110111011.0010101
41. Determine difference of 10110 01101 using 1s
complement for signed numbers.
a. 11001
c. 01001
b. 10110
d. overflow
42. Convert the value 87.410 to base 5.
a. 323.2
c. 332.4
b. 313.4
d. 322.2
43. The 2s complement of the signed number -10.
a. 11101
c. 10101
b. 10110
d. 11010
44. Determine the bitwise NAND of the bit strings,
0001110001 and 1001001000.
a. 0001000000
c. 1000111001
b. 1001111001
d. 1110111111
46. How many significant bits are used to represent
10378 if it converted to base 2?
a. 13
c. 10
b. 11
d. 12
47. Switches that are connected in parallel with each
other are the simplest representation of this logic
gate.
a. NOT gate
c. AND gate
b. OR gate
d. none of the choices
49. Find the difference of 11100 10101 using 1s
complement for signed numbers.
a. 00111
c. 01110
b. 11000
d. overflow
50. The quotient from 10011000.012 / 101.012
a. 10111
c. 11001
b. 10110
d. 11101