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What is the difference between a ring shift counter and a Johnson shift counter?
Options
A. There is no difference.
B. A ring is faster.
C. The feedback is reversed.
D. The Johnson is faster.
Correct Answer
The feedback is reversed.
Shift Registers problems
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1. How many clock pulses will be required to completely load serially a 5-bit shift register?
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A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
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Correct Answer: 5
2. What is the function of a buffer circuit?
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A. to provide an output that is inverted from that on the input
B. to provide an output that is equal to its input
C. to clean up the input
D. to clean up the output
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Correct Answer: to provide an output that is equal to its input
3. By adding recirculating lines to a 4-bit parallel-in, serial-out shift register, it becomes a ________, ________, and ________-out register.
Options
A. parallel-in, serial, parallel
B. serial-in, parallel, serial
C. series-parallel-in, series, parallel
D. bidirectional in, parallel, series
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Correct Answer: parallel-in, serial, parallel
4. A 4-bit shift register that receives 4 bits of parallel data will shift to the ________ by ________ position(s) for each clock pulse.
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A. right, one
B. right, two
C. left, one
D. left, three
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Correct Answer: right, one
5. Which type of device may be used to interface a parallel data format with external equipment's serial format?
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A. key matrix
B. UART
C. memory chip
D. series in, parallel out
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Correct Answer: UART
6. To serially shift a nibble (four bits) of data into a shift register, there must be ________.
Options
A. one clock pulse
B. four clock pulses
C. eight clock pulses
D. one clock pulse for each 1 in the data
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Correct Answer: four clock pulses
7. To keep output data accurate, 4-bit series-in, parallel-out shift registers employ a ________.
Options
A. divide-by-4 clock pulse
B. sequence generator
C. strobe line
D. multiplexer
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Correct Answer: strobe line
8. How can parallel data be taken out of a shift register simultaneously?
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A. Use the
Q
output of the first FF.
B. Use the
Q
output of the last FF.
C. Tie all of the
Q
outputs together.
D. Use the
Q
output of each FF.
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Correct Answer: Use the
Q
output of each FF.
9. Stepper motors have become popular in digital automation systems because ________.
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A. of their low cost
B. they are driven by sequential digital signals
C. they can be used to provide repetitive mechanical movement
D. they are driven by sequential digital signals and can be used to provide repetitive mechanical movement
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Correct Answer: they are driven by sequential digital signals and can be used to provide repetitive mechanical movement
10. What type of register would have a complete binary number shifted in one bit at a time and have all the stored bits shifted out one at a time?
Options
A. parallel-in, parallel-out
B. parallel-in, serial-out
C. serial-in, parallel-out
D. serial-in, serial-out
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Correct Answer: serial-in, parallel-out
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