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Question
Why should a LED be pulled LOW from a logic gate rather than pulled HIGH?
Options
A. LOW-level current is smaller.
B. LOW-level current is larger.
C. HIGH-level current is larger.
D. LOW-level current is smaller and HIGH-level current is larger.
Correct Answer
LOW-level current is larger.
Digital Design problems
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1. A Schmitt trigger has
V
T
+ = 2.0 V and
V
T
? = 1.2 V. What is the hysteresis voltage of the Schmitt trigger?
Options
A. 0.4 volt
B. 0.6 volt
C. 0.8 volt
D. 1.2 volts
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Correct Answer: 0.8 volt
2. A Schmitt trigger:
Options
A. has two trip points
B. is a zero crossing detector
C. has positive feedback
D. has two trip points and positive feedback
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Correct Answer: has two trip points and positive feedback
3. Why does the data sheet for the 7476 only give a minimum value for the clock pulse width (both HIGH and LOW)?
Options
A. nominal value
B. best-case condition
C. worst-case condition
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Correct Answer: worst-case condition
4. The purpose of a pull-up resistor is to keep a terminal at a ________ level when it would normally be at a ________ level.
Options
A. LOW, float
B. HIGH, float
C. clock, float
D. pulsed, float
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Correct Answer: HIGH, float
5. Decoupling capacitors should be tied from
V
CC
on one device to ground on a different device.
Options
A. True
B. False
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Correct Answer: False
6. Define a race condition for a flip-flop.
Options
A. The inputs to a trigger device are changing slightly before the active trigger edge.
B. The inputs to a trigger device are changing slightly after the active trigger edge.
C. The inputs to a trigger device are changing at the same time as the active trigger edge.
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Correct Answer: The inputs to a trigger device are changing at the same time as the active trigger edge.
7. Which of the following flip-flop timing parameters indicates the time it takes a
Q
output to respond to a
C
p
input?
Options
A.
t
s
,
t
h
B.
t
PHL
,
t
PLH
C.
t
w
(L),
t
w
(H)
D.
f
max
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Correct Answer:
t
PHL
,
t
PLH
8. The main concern when using a pull-down resistor is:
Options
A. the low power dissipation of the resistor
B. it will keep a floating terminal LOW
C. the high power dissipation of the resistor
D. it will cause false triggering
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Correct Answer: the high power dissipation of the resistor
9. What is the major advantage of the
J-K
flip-flop over the
S-R
flip-flop?
Options
A. The
J-K
flip-flop is much faster.
B. The
J-K
flip-flop does not have propagation delay problems.
C. The
J-K
flip-flop has a toggle state.
D. The
J-K
flip-flop has two outputs.
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Correct Answer: The
J-K
flip-flop has a toggle state.
10. The ________ circuit overcomes the problem of switching caused by jitter on the inputs.
Options
A. astable multivibrator
B. monostable multivibrator
C. bistable multivibrator
D. Schmitt trigger
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Correct Answer: Schmitt trigger
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