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Multivibrators and 555 Timer problems
1. Does the 74123 one shot have an internal timing resistor?
Options
A. yes
B. no
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Correct Answer: no
2. 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
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Correct Answer: discharge the external capacitor to start the timing over again
3. 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
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Correct Answer: an
RC
time constant
4. 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
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Correct Answer: two comparators
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%
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Correct Answer: 56%
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.
R
int
= 2 kΩ,
C
ext
= 0.012 nF
B.
R
int
= 2 kΩ,
C
ext
= 0.012 µF
C.
R
int
= 4 kΩ,
C
ext
= 0.012 nF
D.
R
int
= 4 kΩ,
C
ext
= 0.012 µF
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Correct Answer:
R
int
= 2 kΩ,
C
ext
= 0.012 µF
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
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Correct Answer: 33.3 µs
8. A monostable 555 timer has the following number of stable states:
Options
A. 0
B. 1
C. 2
D. 3
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Correct Answer: 1
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
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Correct Answer: monostable
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.
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Correct Answer: The output pulse can be stretched with a retriggerable.
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