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Multivibrators and 555 Timer problems


  • 1. Does the 74123 one shot have an internal timing resistor?

  • Options
  • A. yes
  • B. no
  • Discuss
  • 2. What does the discharge transistor do in the 555 timer circuit?

  • Options
  • A. charge the external capacitor to stop the timing
  • B. charge the external capacitor to start the timing over again
  • C. discharge the external capacitor to stop the timing
  • D. discharge the external capacitor to start the timing over again
  • Discuss
  • 3. What controls the output pulse width of a one shot?

  • Options
  • A. the clock frequency
  • B. the width of the clock pulse
  • C. an RL time constant
  • D. an RC time constant
  • Discuss
  • 4. The internal circuitry of the 555 timer consists of ________, an R-S flip-flop, a transistor switch, an output buffer amplifier, and a voltage divider.

  • Options
  • A. a comparator
  • B. a voltage amplifier
  • C. two comparators
  • D. a peak detector
  • Discuss
  • 5. What is the duty cycle of the waveform at the output of the circuit given below?

    Digital Electronics Multivibrators and 555 Timer: What is the duty cycle of the waveform at the output of the circuit given below?


  • Options
  • A. 78%
  • B. 56%
  • C. 50%
  • D. 44%
  • Discuss
  • 6. Design a circuit using a 74121 to convert a 33-kHz, 30% duty cycle waveform to a 33-kHz, 60% duty cycle waveform.

  • Options
  • A. Rint = 2 kΩ, Cext = 0.012 nF
  • B. Rint = 2 kΩ, Cext = 0.012 µF
  • C. Rint = 4 kΩ, Cext = 0.012 nF
  • D. Rint = 4 kΩ, Cext = 0.012 µF
  • Discuss
  • 7. What is the pulse width of the output of a 74123 if an external 4.7-kΩ resistor and a 0.022-µF capacitor are used?

  • Options
  • A. 290 ms
  • B. 29 ms
  • C. 33.3 µs
  • D. 290 µs
  • Discuss
  • 8. A monostable 555 timer has the following number of stable states:

  • Options
  • A. 0
  • B. 1
  • C. 2
  • D. 3
  • Discuss
  • 9. Pulse stretching, time-delay, and pulse generation are all easily accomplished with which type of multivibrator circuit?

  • Options
  • A. astable
  • B. monostable
  • C. multistable
  • D. bistable
  • Discuss
  • 10. What is the difference between a retriggerable one shot and a nonretriggerable one shot?

  • Options
  • A. The nonretriggerable can only be triggered once.
  • B. The retriggerable can be triggered many times.
  • C. The output pulse can be stretched with a nonretriggerable.
  • D. The output pulse can be stretched with a retriggerable.
  • Discuss

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