1.In which of the following base systems is 123 not a valid number?

(a) Base 10
(b) Base 16
(c)Base8
(d) Base 3

Ans:d

2. Storage of 1 KB means the following number of bytes

(a) 1000
(b)964
(c)1024
(d) 1064.

Ans:d
3. What is the octal equivalent of the binary number:
10111101
(a)675
(b)275
(c) 572
(d) 573.
Ans:b

4. Pick out the CORRECT statement:

(a) In a positional number system, each symbol represents the same value irrespective of its position
(b) The highest symbol in a position number system as a value equal to the number of symbols in the
system
(c) It is not always possible to find the exact binary
(d) Each hexadecimal digit can be represented as a sequence of three binary symbols.
Ans:c

5.The binary code of (21.125)10 is

(a) 10101.001
(b) 10100.001
(c) 10101.010
(d) 10100.111.

Ans:a
6.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) all the minization techniques are applicable for optimum NAND gate realization
(d) many digital computers use NAND gates.
Ans:b

7. Digital computers are more widely used as compared to analog computers, because they are
(a) less expensive
(b) always more accurate and faster
(c) useful over wider ranges of problem types
(d) easier to maintain.
Ans:c

8. Most of the digital computers do not have floating point hardware because
(a) floating point hardware is costly
(b) it is slower than software
(c) it is not possible to perform floating point addition by hardware
(d) of no specific reason.
Ans:a

9. The number 1000 would appear just immediately after

(a) FFFF (hex)
(b) 1111 (binary)
(c) 7777 (octal)
(d) All of the above.
Ans:d

10. (1(10101)2 is
(a) (37)10
(b) ( 69)10
(c) (41 )10
(d) — (5)10
Ans:a

11. The number of Boolean functions that can be generated by n variables is equal to
(a) 2n
(b) 22 n
(c) 2n-1
(d) — 2n

Ans:b

12. Consider the representation of six-bit numbers by two’s complement, one’s complement, or by sign
and magnitude: In which representation is there overflow from the addition of the integers 011000 and
011000?
(a) Two’s complement only
(b) Sign and magnitude and one’s complement only
(c) Two’s complement and one’s complement only
(d) All three representations.
Ans:d

13. A hexadecimal odometer displays F 52 F. The next reading will be

(a)F52E
(b)G52F
(c)F53F
(d)F53O.
Ans:d

14. Positive logic in a logic circuit is one in which

(a) logic 0 and 1 are represented by 0 and positive voltage respectively
(b) logic 0 and, -1 are represented by negative and positive voltages respectively
(c) logic 0 voltage level is higher than logic 1 voltage level
(d) logic 0 voltage level is lower than logic 1 voltage level.
Ans:d

15. Which of the following gate is a two-level logic gate

(a) OR gate
(b) NAND gate
(c) EXCLUSIVE OR gate
(d) NOT gate.
Ans:c

16. Among the logic families, the family which can be used at very high frequency greater than 100 MHz
in a 4 bit
synchronous counter is
(a) TTLAS
(b) CMOS
(c)ECL
(d)TTLLS
Ans:c

17. 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.
Ans:d

18. An OR gate has 6 inputs. The number of input words in its truth table are
(a)6
(b)32
(c) 64
(d) 128
Ans:c

19. A debouncing circuit is

(a) an astable MV
(b) a bistable MV
(c) a latch
(d) a monostable MV.
Ans:c

20. NAND. gates are preferred over others because these

(a) have lower fabrication area
(b) can be used to make any gate
(c) consume least electronic power
(d) provide maximum density in a chip.
Ans:b

21. In case of OR gate, no matter what the number of inputs, a

(a) 1 at any input causes the output to be at logic 1
(b) 1 at any input causes the output to be at logic 0
(c) 0 any input causes the output to be at logic 0
(d) 0 at any input causes the output to be at logic 1.
Ans:a

22. The fan put of a 7400 NAND gate is

(a)2TTL
(b)5TTL
(c)8TTL
(d)10TTL
Ans:d

23. Excess-3 code is known as

(a) Weighted code
(b) Cyclic redundancy code
(c) Self-complementing code
(d) Algebraic code.

Ans:c

24. Assuming 8 bits for data, 1 bit for parity, I start bit and 2 stop bits, the number of characters that 1200
BPS communication line can transmit is
(a)10 CPS
(b)120 CPS
(c) 12CPS
(d) None of the above.
Ans:c

25. Indicate which of the following three binary additions are correct?
1.1011 + 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

Ans:d
[1] It is required to construct a counter to count upto 100(decimal). The minimum number of
flipflops required to construct the counter is
a) 8
b) 7
c) 6
d) 5
Ans:A
Answer
[2] The gate that assumes the 1 state, if and only if the input does not take a 1 state is called........
a) AND gate
b) NOT gate
c) NOR gate
d) Both b and c

Ans: D
Answer
[3] For NOR circuit SR flip flop the not allowed condition is....
a) S=0, R=0
b) S=0, R=1
c) S=1, R=1
d) S=1, R=0

Ans: C . When S=R=1 the output is subject to unpredictable behaviour when S and R
return to 0 simultaneously.
Answer
[4] A bistable multivibrator is a
a) Free running oscillator
b) Triggered oscillator
c) Saw tooth wave generator
d) Crystal oscillator

Ans: B
Answer
[5] For a large values of |VDS|, a FET behave as
a) Voltage controlled resistor
b) Current controlled current source
c) Voltage controlled current source
d) Current controlled resistor

Ans: C
Answer
[6] When a step input is given to an op-amp integrator, the output will be
a) a ramp
b) a sinusoidal wave
c) a rectangular wave
d) a triangular wave with dc bias

Ans: A
Answer
[7] In a full-wave rectifier without filter, the ripple factor is
a) 0.482
b) 1.21
c) 1.79
d) 2.05

Ans: A
Answer
[8] Hysteresis is desirable in Schmitt-trigger, because
a) Energy is to be stored/discharged in parasitic capacitance
b) Effects of temperature would be compensated
c) Devices in the circuit should be allowed time for saturation and desaturation
d) It would prevent noise from causing false triggering
Ans:C
Answer
[9] For a 10-bit DAC, the Resolution is defined by which of the following
a) 1024
b) 1/1024
c) 10
d) None
Ans:B
Answer
[10] SRAM full form is
a) Serial Read Access Memory
b) Static Random Access Memory
c) Static Read-only Access memory
Ans: B
Answer
[11] What are the minimum number of 2 to 1 multiplexers required to generate a 2 input AND gate
and a 2 input Ex-OR gate?
a) 1 and 2
b) 1 and 3
c) 1 and 1
d) 2 and 2
Ans:A
Answer
[12]The output of a logic gate is ‘1’ when all its inputs are at logic ‘0’. Then gate is either
a) A NAND or an EX-OR gate
b) A NOR or an EX-NOR gate
c) An OR or a EX-NOR gate
d) An AND or an Ex-OR gate
Ans: B
Answer
[13] A PLA can be used
a) As a microprocessor
b) As a dynamic memory
c) To realise a sequential logic
d) To realise a combinational logic
Ans: D
Answer
[14] A dynamic RAM consists of
a) 6 Transistors
b) 2 Transistors and 2 Capacitors
c) 1 Transistor and 1 Capacitor
d) 2 Capacitor only
Ans:C
Answer
[15] When a CPU is interrupted, it
a) Stops execution of instructions
b) Acknowledges interrupt and branches of subroutine
c) Acknowledges interrupt and continues
d) Acknowledges interrupt and waits for the next instruction from the interrupting device.
Ans: B
Answer

1. The voltage levels for a negative logic system

(a) must necessarily be negative

(b) could be negative or positive

(c) must necessarily be positive

(d) must necessarily be either zero or —5 V

2. The output Qn of a J-K flip-flop is zero. It changes to 1 when a clock pulse is applied. The inputs Jn
and Kn are respectively

(a) 1 and X

(b) 0 and X

(c) X and 0

(d) X and 1

3. The larger the RAM of a computer, the faster is its speed, since it eliminates

(a) need for ROM

(b) need for external memory

(c) frequency disk I/O s

(d) need for a data-wide path

4. DB, DW and DD directives are used to place data in particular location or to simply allocate space
without preassigning anything to space. The DW and DD directories are used to generate

(a) offsets

(b) full address of variables

(c) full address of labels

(d)offsets of full address of labels and variables

5. The number of bits needed to address 4K memory is

(a)6

(b) 8
(c)12

(d) 16

6. The ESC instruction of 8086 may have two formats. In one of the formats, no memory operand is
used. Under this format, the number of external op-codes (for the co-processor) which can be specified
is?

(a) 64

(b) 128

(c) 256

(d) 512

7. The TRAP is one of the interrupts available its INTEL 8085. Which one of the following statements is
true of TRAP?

(a) It is level triggered

(b) It is negative edge triggered

(c) It is positive edge triggered

(d) It is both positive edge triggered and level triggered

8. In a 16-bit microprocessor, words are stored in two consecutive memory locations. The entire word
can be read in one operation provided the first

(a) word is even

(b) word is odd

(c) memory location is odd

(d) memory address is even

9. A 3 x 8 decoder with two enable inputs is to be used to address 8 blocks of memory. What will be the
size of each memory block when addressed from a sixteen bit bus with two MSBs used to enable the
decoder

(a) 2K

(b) 4K

(c)16K

(d) 64K

The following . items consist of two statements, one labeled as ‘Assertion A ‘ and the other labeled the
‘Reason R’. You are to examine these two statements carefully and decide if the Assertion A and the
Reason R are individually true and if so, whether the Reason is a correct explanation of the Assertion.
Select your answers to these items using the codes given below and mark your answer sheet accordingly:

Codes:

(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

(b)Both A and Rare true but R is NOT a correct explanation of A.

(c) A is true but R is false

(d)A is false but R is true

10. Assertion (A): TTL and CMOS cannot be normally used together.

Reason (R) : .TTL operates on a (±5 0.25) V regulated supply voltage and some mA, while the CMOS
operates on unregulated supply voltage of +3 to +15 and some microA.

11. Assertion (A): Machine language program is written in hexadecimal.

Reason (R) : Microprocessor can understand hexadecimal number system.

12.A JK flip-flop has its J input connected to logic level 1 and its K input to the Q

output. A clock pulse is fed to its clock input. The flip-flop will now

(a) change its state at each clock pulse

(b) go to state 1 and stay there

(c) go to state 0 and stay there

(d) retain its previous state

13.A decade counter requires

(a) 10 flip-flops

(b) 4 flip-flops

(c) 3 flip-flops

(d) 2 flip-flops.

14 The decimal value for the BCD coded number 00010010 is

(a) 6

(b) 10

(c)12

(d)18.
15. The Boolean expression (A+C÷D) (B+D+C)

may be simplified as

(a) AB + CB

(b)AB+C+÷D

(c) A+BC+D

(d) A+B+CD.

16. An adder takes……. Input/s and produces………. Output/s

(a) one, two

(b) two, two

(c) three, two

(d) two, three.

17.1 Increasing the precision of the REAL data type requires using at least one additional bit in

(a) the mantissa

(b) the exponent

(c) both the mantissa and the exponent

(d) none of the above.

18. Let * be the binary operation on rational numbers given

a*b=a+b+2ab. Which of following are true?

I. * is commutative

II. There is a rational number that is a*identity

III. Every rational number. has as a* inverse.

(a) I only

(b) II only

(c) I and II

(d) I,II and III

19..How many 1 are present in the binary

representation of 15 x 256 + 5 x 16 + 3?
(a) 8

(b) 9

(c) 10

(d)11

20. Which of the following combinations of gates does not allow the implementation

of an arbitrary Boolean function?

(a) OR gates and inverters only

(b) NAND gates only

(c) OR gates and exclusive – OR gates only

(d) OR gates and NAND gates.

21.Which logic circuit is the fastest?

(a) TTL

(b) DTL

(c) RTL

(d) All have same speed.

22.A half adder has

(a) 2 inputs and 2 outputs

(b) 2 inputs and 3 outputs

(c) 3 inputs and 3 outputs

(d) None of the above.

23. The main advantage of flip-flops over transistor circuit is

(a) immunity from noise

(b) low heating

(c) low propagation delay time

(d) high propagation.

24. The Integrated injection Logic has higher density of integration than TT’L because it

(a) does not require transistors with high current gain and hence they have smaller geometry
(b) uses bipolar transistor

(c) does not require isolation diffusion

(d) uses dynamic logic instead of static logic.

25.In a positive edge triggered JK flip-flop, a

low J and a low K produce the……. state A

high J and a high K mean that the output

will …….on the rising edge of the clock

(a) active…. race

(b) inactive ……dead

(c) inactive …..toggle

(d) active …..constant

26.How many bits does one need to encode all twenty-six letters, ten symbols, and ten

numerals?

(a) 5

(b) 6

(c) 7

(d) 46

27. Consider the representation of six-bit numbers by two’s complement, one’s

complement, or by sign = and magnitude.In which representation is there overflow

from the addition of the integers 1000 and 011000 ?

(a) Two’s complement only

(b) Sign and magnitude and one’s complement only

(c) Two’s complement and one’s complement only

(d) All three representations.

28. Which of the following sets represents a universal logic family?

(a)NAND

(b)XOR
(c)NAD

(d) None of the above.

29. The maximum propagation value in case of 7400 NAND gates is

(a) 1 second

(b) 20 milli seconds

(c) less than 20 nano seconds

(d) less than 20 pico seconds.

30 . The total number of Boolean functions which can be realized with your variables

Is ?

(a) 4

(b)16

(c) 256

(d) 65,536

Answers :

1 b

2 a

3 c

4 d

5 c

6 b

7 d

8 d

9 c
10 b

11 d

12 a

13 d

14 c

15 b

16 c

17 a

18 c

19 a

20 d

21 a

22 a

23 c

24 b

25 c

26 b

27 d

28 a
29 c

30 b

1. Which of the following logic has the fan

out of more than 50
a. TTL
b. ECL
c. CMOS
d. MOS

2. The most widely used bipolar

technology for digital IC’s is
a. DTL
b. TTL
c. ECL
d. CMOS

3. Which of the following is the fastest

logic family
a. DTL
b. TTL
c. ECL
d. None

4. The recommended fan out for TTL is

a. 10
b. 15
c. 20
d. 25

5. Highest fan out is present in

a. CMOS
b. MOS
c. TTL
d. DTL

6. Which of the following has least

propagation delay
a. ECL
b. TTL
c. CMOS
d. CTL

7. Which of the following has least power

dissipation
a. DTL
b. CTL
c. ECL
d. CMOS

8. The Logic type used in ECL is

a. +ve OR/NOR
b. +ve AND
c. +ve NAND
d. None

9. The Logic type used in CMOS is

a. +ve AND/NAND
b. +ve NOR/NAND
c. +ve OR
d. +ve AND

10. Which of the following has more

propagation delay
a. MOS
b. CMOS
c. DTL
d. ECL

11. Which of the following has highest

noise immunity
a. ECL
b. TTL
c. CMOS
d. RTL

12. The basic logic gate used in RTL is

a. +ve NAND
b. +ve OR
c. +ve NOR
d. None
13. The basic logic gate used in TTL is
a. +ve NAND
b. +ve OR
c. +ve NOR
d. None

14. Which of the following is very low

speed device
a. MOS
b. CMOS
c. TTL
d. ECL

15. Which of the following has low noise

margins
a. RTL
b. TTL
c. DTL
d. ECL

16.Which of the following logic families

has the highest noise margin?
a. CMOS
b. TTL
c. DTL
d. ECL
17.A "floating" TTL input may be defined
as:
a.unused input that is tied to Vcc through a 1 k resistor.>
b.unused input that is tied to used inputs.
c. unused input that is tied to the ground.
d. unused input that is not connected.

18.Which of the logic families listed below

allows the highest operating frequency
a. ECL
b. TTL
c. DTL
d. CMOS

19.Generally, the voltage measured at an

unused TTL input would typically be
measured between
a. 1.4 to 1.8v
b. 0 to 1.8v
c.0 to 2v
d. 0 to 5v

20. Which TTL logic gate is used for

wired ANDing
a. Open collector output
b. Tri state output
c.Totem pole
d.ECL gates