APRIL 2016 51301/SAU1A

Time : Three hours Maximum : 75 marks

PART A — (10  2 = 20 marks)

Answer any TEN questions.

1. Convert the number (0.1011)2 into decimal

number.

2. What is binary number?

3. What do you mean 10’s complement?

4. What is meant by universal shift register?

5. Define logic gate.

6. What is the use of K-Map?

7. List two important functions of an ALU.

8. Differentiate Static Ram and Dynamic RAM.

9. What is meant by Flip-Flop memory?

10. What is meant by combinational logic circuit?

11. Convert the following :

(a) (10 A 4 )16  ( )2

(b) (650 )10  ( )16 .

12. Give importance of the Exclusive OR gate with

their truth table.

PART B — (5  5 = 25 marks)

Answer any FIVE questions.

13. Using ones complement arithmetic perform the

following numbers using 4-bits word
(a) ( 2)  ( 5) .

(b) (5)  ( 2) .

14. Design and implement a Gray to Binary encoder

using XOR gates.

15. Draw a four line to one line multiplexer and

explain its operation with a truth table.

16. Draw the logic diagram of modulo-3 counter and

explain its sequence of operation.

17. What are the advantages and disadvantages of

RAM over ROM?
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18. Explain the working principles of a Decoder.

19. How are Floating point Numbers represented in

digital computer?

PART C — (3  10 = 30 marks)

Answer any THREE questions.

20. Prove that NOR is a Universal gate.

21. Explain :
(a) Excess-3 code
(b) Gray code.

22. Using Karnaugh map, simplify,

f ( A , B, C , D )   (0, 1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 11) + d (5, 7, 15)
and realize the circuit.

23. Explain how shift registers are used to perform

arithmetic operations.

24. Design a Half-Subtractor and Full Subtractor.

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