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  • Question
  • 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.

  • Correct Answer
  • The output pulse can be stretched with a retriggerable. 


  • Multivibrators and 555 Timer problems


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    • 1. 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
    • 2. A monostable 555 timer has the following number of stable states:

    • Options
    • A. 0
    • B. 1
    • C. 2
    • D. 3
    • Discuss
    • 3. 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
    • 4. 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
    • 5. What is the duty cycle of the waveform at the output of the circuit given below?


    • Options
    • A. 78%
    • B. 56%
    • C. 50%
    • D. 44%
    • Discuss
    • 6. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a retriggerable monostable multivibrator?

    • Options
    • A. It is a dual multivibrator.
    • B. It has an active-HIGH reset, which terminates all timing functions.
    • C. It has no internal timing resistor.
    • D. none of the above
    • Discuss
    • 7. With most monostable multivibrators, what is the Q output when no input trigger has occurred?

    • Options
    • A. LOW
    • B. +5 V
    • C. SET
    • D. HIGH
    • Discuss
    • 8. The output of the astable circuit ________.

    • Options
    • A. constantly switches between two states
    • B. is LOW until a trigger is received
    • C. is HIGH until a trigger is received
    • D. floats until triggered
    • Discuss
    • 9. When a capacitor charges:

    • Options
    • A. the voltage across the plates rises exponentially
    • B. the circuit current falls exponentially
    • C. the capacitor charges to the source voltage in 5×RC seconds
    • D. all of the above
    • Discuss
    • 10. The pulse width out of a one-shot multivibrator increases when the:

    • Options
    • A. supply voltage increases
    • B. timing resistor decreases
    • C. UTP decreases
    • D. timing capacitance increases
    • Discuss


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