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Question
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
Correct Answer
serial-in, parallel-out
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1. 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
2. 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.
3. 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
4. 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
5. 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.
6. 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
7. What is the preset condition for a ring shift counter?
Options
A. all FFs set to 1
B. all FFs cleared to 0
C. a single 0, the rest 1
D. a single 1, the rest 0
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Correct Answer: a single 1, the rest 0
8. In a 6-bit Johnson counter sequence there are a total of how many states, or bit patterns?
Options
A. 2
B. 6
C. 12
D. 24
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Correct Answer: 12
9. How much storage capacity does each stage in a shift register represent?
Options
A. One bit
B. Two bits
C. Four bits (one nibble)
D. Eight bits (one byte)
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Correct Answer: One bit
10. What is a recirculating register?
Options
A. serial out connected to serial in
B. all
Q
outputs connected together
C. a register that can be used over again
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Correct Answer: serial out connected to serial in
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