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  • Question
  • What is one relative disadvantage of serial transfer?


  • Options
  • A. It requires too many conductors.
  • B. Its interconnect system is complex.
  • C. It is slow.
  • D. It can only be used over very short distances.

  • Correct Answer
  • It is slow. 


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    • 1. Which format requires fewer conductors?

    • Options
    • A. Parallel
    • B. Serial
    • C. Both are the same
    • D. Cannot tell
    • Discuss
    • 2. Parallel format means that:

    • Options
    • A. each digital signal has its own conductor.
    • B. several digital signals are sent on each conductor.
    • C. both binary and hexadecimal can be used.
    • D. no clock is needed.
    • Discuss
    • 3. A multiplexer has ________.

    • Options
    • A. one input and several outputs
    • B. one input and one output
    • C. several inputs and several outputs
    • D. several inputs and one output
    • Discuss
    • 4. The generic array logic (GAL) device is ________.

    • Options
    • A. one-time programmable
    • B. reprogrammable
    • C. a CMOS device
    • D. reprogrammable and a CMOS device
    • Discuss
    • 5. What kind of logic device or circuit is used to store information?

    • Options
    • A. Counter
    • B. Register
    • C. Inverter
    • D. Buffer
    • Discuss
    • 6. The output of a NOT gate is HIGH when ________.

    • Options
    • A. the input is LOW
    • B. the input is HIGH
    • C. the input changes from LOW to HIGH
    • D. voltage is removed from the gate
    • Discuss
    • 7. A pulse has a period of 15 ms. Its frequency is ________.

    • Options
    • A. 6.66 Hz
    • B. 66.66 Hz
    • C. 666.66 Hz
    • D. 15 Hz
    • Discuss
    • 8. Digital representations of numerical values of quantities may BEST be described as having characteristics:

    • Options
    • A. that are difficult to interpret because they are continuously changing.
    • B. that vary constantly over a continuous range of values.
    • C. that vary in constant and direct proportion to the values they represent.
    • D. that vary in discrete steps in proportion to the values they represent.
    • Discuss
    • 9. Which format can send several bits of information faster?

    • Options
    • A. Parallel
    • B. Serial
    • C. Both are the same
    • D. Cannot tell
    • Discuss
    • 10. In positive logic, ________.

    • Options
    • A. a HIGH = 1, a LOW = 0
    • B. a LOW = 1, a HIGH = 0
    • C. only HIGHs are present
    • D. only LOWs are present
    • Discuss


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