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  • Integrated-circuit counter chips are used in numerous applications including:


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  • A. timing operations, counting operations, sequencing, and frequency multiplication
  • B. timing operations, counting operations, sequencing, and frequency division
  • C. timing operations, decoding operations, sequencing, and frequency multiplication
  • D. data generation, counting operations, sequencing, and frequency multiplication

  • Correct Answer
  • timing operations, counting operations, sequencing, and frequency division 


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    • 1. A 5-bit asynchronous binary counter is made up of five flip-flops, each with a 12 ns propagation delay. The total propagation delay (tp(tot)) is ________.

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    • A. 12 ms
    • B. 24 ns
    • C. 48 ns
    • D. 60 ns
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    • 2. List which pins need to be connected together on a 7493 to make a MOD-12 counter.

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    • A. 12 to 1, 11 to 3, 9 to 2
    • B. 12 to 1, 11 to 3, 12 to 2
    • C. 12 to 1, 11 to 3, 8 to 2
    • D. 12 to 1, 11 to 3, 1 to 2
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    • 3. In an HDL ring counter, many invalid states are included in the programming by:

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    • A. using a case statement.
    • B. using an elsif statement.
    • C. including them under others.
    • D. the ser_in line.
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    • 4. Synchronous counters eliminate the delay problems encountered with asynchronous counters because the:

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    • A. input clock pulses are applied only to the first and last stages
    • B. input clock pulses are applied only to the last stage
    • C. input clock pulses are not used to activate any of the counter stages
    • D. input clock pulses are applied simultaneously to each stage
    • Discuss
    • 5. An asynchronous 4-bit binary down counter changes from count 2 to count 3. How many transitional states are required?

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    • A. None
    • B. One
    • C. Two
    • D. Fifteen
    • Discuss
    • 6. Which of the following is an invalid state in an 8421 BCD counter?

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    • A. 0011
    • B. 1001
    • C. 1000
    • D. 1100
    • Discuss
    • 7. A counter with a modulus of 16 acts as a ________.

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    • A. divide-by-8 counter
    • B. divide-by-16 counter
    • C. divide-by-32 counter
    • D. divide-by-64 counter
    • Discuss
    • 8. Four cascaded modulus-10 counters have an overall modulus of ________.

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    • A. 10
    • B. 100
    • C. 1,000
    • D. 10,000
    • Discuss
    • 9. Using four cascaded counters with a total of 16 bits, how many states must be deleted to achieve a modulus of 50,000?

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    • A. 50,000
    • B. 65,536
    • C. 25,536
    • D. 15,536
    • Discuss
    • 10. What type of device is shown below?


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    • A. 4-bit bidirectional universal shift register
    • B. Parallel in/parallel out shift register with bidirectional data flow
    • C. 2-way parallel in/serial out bidirectional register
    • D. 2-bit serial in/4-bit parallel out bidirectional shift register
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