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  • What is the duty cycle of the waveform at the output of the circuit given below?

    What is the duty cycle of the waveform at the output of the circuit given below? 78% 56% 50% 44%


  • Options
  • A. 78%
  • B. 56%
  • C. 50%
  • D. 44%

  • Correct Answer
  • 56% 


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    • 1. The internal circuitry of the 555 timer consists of ________, an R-S flip-flop, a transistor switch, an output buffer amplifier, and a voltage divider.

    • Options
    • A. a comparator
    • B. a voltage amplifier
    • C. two comparators
    • D. a peak detector
    • Discuss
    • 2. What controls the output pulse width of a one shot?

    • Options
    • A. the clock frequency
    • B. the width of the clock pulse
    • C. an RL time constant
    • D. an RC time constant
    • Discuss
    • 3. What does the discharge transistor do in the 555 timer circuit?

    • Options
    • A. charge the external capacitor to stop the timing
    • B. charge the external capacitor to start the timing over again
    • C. discharge the external capacitor to stop the timing
    • D. discharge the external capacitor to start the timing over again
    • Discuss
    • 4. Does the 74123 one shot have an internal timing resistor?

    • Options
    • A. yes
    • B. no
    • Discuss
    • 5. The monostable multivibrator circuit is not an oscillator because ________.

    • Options
    • A. its output switches between two states
    • B. it requires a trigger to obtain an output signal
    • C. it requires a sine wave input signal
    • D. the circuit does not require a dc power supply
    • Discuss
    • 6. Design a circuit using a 74121 to convert a 33-kHz, 30% duty cycle waveform to a 33-kHz, 60% duty cycle waveform.

    • Options
    • A. Rint = 2 kΩ, Cext = 0.012 nF
    • B. Rint = 2 kΩ, Cext = 0.012 µF
    • C. Rint = 4 kΩ, Cext = 0.012 nF
    • D. Rint = 4 kΩ, Cext = 0.012 µF
    • Discuss
    • 7. What is the pulse width of the output of a 74123 if an external 4.7-kΩ resistor and a 0.022-µF capacitor are used?

    • Options
    • A. 290 ms
    • B. 29 ms
    • C. 33.3 µs
    • D. 290 µs
    • Discuss
    • 8. A monostable 555 timer has the following number of stable states:

    • Options
    • A. 0
    • B. 1
    • C. 2
    • D. 3
    • Discuss
    • 9. Pulse stretching, time-delay, and pulse generation are all easily accomplished with which type of multivibrator circuit?

    • Options
    • A. astable
    • B. monostable
    • C. multistable
    • D. bistable
    • Discuss
    • 10. What is the difference between a retriggerable one shot and a nonretriggerable one shot?

    • Options
    • A. The nonretriggerable can only be triggered once.
    • B. The retriggerable can be triggered many times.
    • C. The output pulse can be stretched with a nonretriggerable.
    • D. The output pulse can be stretched with a retriggerable.
    • Discuss


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