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Shift Registers
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Question
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
Correct Answer
four clock pulses
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1. 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.
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Correct Answer: The feedback is reversed.
2. How many clock pulses will be required to completely load serially a 5-bit shift register?
Options
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
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Correct Answer: 5
3. What is the function of a buffer circuit?
Options
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
4. 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
5. A 4-bit shift register that receives 4 bits of parallel data will shift to the ________ by ________ position(s) for each clock pulse.
Options
A. right, one
B. right, two
C. left, one
D. left, three
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Correct Answer: right, one
6. 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
7. How can parallel data be taken out of a shift register simultaneously?
Options
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.
8. Stepper motors have become popular in digital automation systems because ________.
Options
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
9. 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
10. A serial in/parallel out, 4-bit shift register initially contains all 1s. The data nibble 0111 is waiting to enter. After four clock pulses, the register contains ________.
Options
A. 0000
B. 1111
C. 0111
D. 1000
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Correct Answer: 0111
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