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  • Question
  • Resistors?usually 300 Ω apiece?inserted between a decoder and a 7-segment display are ________.


  • Options
  • A. pull-up resistors to keep logic HIGH when the input is open
  • B. sense resistors to enable a test of logic levels
  • C. current limiting resistors for the 7-segment display
  • D. surge resistors to prevent damage from power-line variations

  • Correct Answer
  • current limiting resistors for the 7-segment display 


  • More questions

    • 1. An 8-bit register may provide storage for two's-complement codes within which decimal range?

    • Options
    • A. +128 to ?128
    • B. ?128 to +127
    • C. +128 to ?127
    • D. +127 to ?127
    • Discuss
    • 2. When is a flip-flop said to be transparent?

    • Options
    • A. when the Q output is opposite the input
    • B. when the Q output follows the input
    • C. when you can see through the IC packaging
    • Discuss
    • 3. A 4-bit stairstep-ramp A/D converter has a clock frequency of 100 kHz and a maximum input of 10 V, and has 6 V applied to the input. The conversion time will be ________.

    • Options
    • A. 10 microseconds
    • B. 160 microseconds
    • C. 90 microseconds
    • D. 6250 seconds
    • Discuss
    • 4. The abbreviation NO, when used with respect to electromechanical relays, stands for not operational.

    • Options
    • A. True
    • B. False
    • Discuss
    • 5. A sign bit of "1" in the difference of a 2's-complement subtraction problem indicates the magnitude is negative and in true binary form.

    • Options
    • A. True
    • B. False
    • Discuss
    • 6. A push-button switch is used to input data to a register. The output of the register is erratic. What could be causing the problem?

    • Options
    • A. The power supply is probably noisy.
    • B. The switch contacts are bouncing.
    • C. The socket contacts on the register IC are corroded.
    • D. The register IC is intermittent and failure is imminent.
    • Discuss
    • 7. The power dissipation of a CMOS IC will ________.

    • Options
    • A. decrease with frequency
    • B. increase with gate size
    • C. decrease with gate size
    • D. increase with frequency
    • Discuss
    • 8. Which of the following is not a weighted value positional numbering system:

    • Options
    • A. hexadecimal
    • B. binary-coded decimal
    • C. binary
    • D. octal
    • Discuss
    • 9. ________ ADCs have a fixed value of conversion time that is not dependent on the value of the analog input.

    • Options
    • A. Substandard
    • B. Dual
    • C. Recessive-approximation
    • D. Successive-approximation
    • Discuss
    • 10. A correct output is achieved from a master-slave J-K flip-flop only if its inputs are stable while the:

    • Options
    • A. clock is LOW
    • B. slave is transferring
    • C. flip-flop is reset
    • D. clock is HIGH
    • Discuss


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