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Signals and Switches problems
1. What is a disadvantage of CMOS in place of TTL?
Options
A. It switches slower.
B. It uses less power.
C. It is smaller.
D. cost
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Correct Answer: It switches slower.
2. Why, in most applications, are transistor switches used in place of relays?
Options
A. They consume less power.
B. They are faster.
C. They are quieter and smaller.
D. all of the above
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Correct Answer: all of the above
3. If the input voltage on the base of the transistor in the given figure is changed to +10 V, what is the new voltage at the collector
V
c
?
Options
A. Not enough information is provided.
B.
V
c
= 10 V
C.
V
c
= 0 V
D.
V
c
= 5 V
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Correct Answer:
V
c
= 0 V
4. Why is the given circuit called an inverter?
Options
A. The output is the opposite (inverse) of the input.
B. The output is in phase with the input.
C. The output is the same as the input.
D. There is no output.
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Correct Answer: The output is the opposite (inverse) of the input.
5. Why is parallel data transmission preferred over serial data transmission for most applications?
Options
A. It is much slower.
B. It is cheaper.
C. More people use it.
D. It is much faster.
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Correct Answer: It is much faster.
6. An indication of cutoff in an
NPN
bipolar transistor is that the:
Options
A. collector current is maximum
B. collector-to-emitter voltage equals zero
C. base-to-emitter voltage equals 0.7 V
D. collector to emitter appears to be open
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Correct Answer: collector to emitter appears to be open
7. Why does the TTL family use a totem-pole circuit on the output?
Options
A. It provides active pull-up.
B. It provides active pull-down.
C. It provides active pull-up and active pull-down.
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Correct Answer: It provides active pull-up and active pull-down.
8. What is used to graphically show the time relationship between two or more digital waveforms?
Options
A. reference diagram
B. timing diagram
C. voltage curve
D. load line
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Correct Answer: timing diagram
9. What is the advantage of using CMOS logic over TTL?
Options
A. It switches faster.
B. It uses less power.
C. It is larger.
D. cost
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Correct Answer: It uses less power.
10. What is the frequency of a clock waveform if the period of that waveform is
1.25 µs?
Options
A. 8 kHz
B. 0.8 kHz
C. 0.8 MHz
D. 8 MHz
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Correct Answer: 0.8 MHz
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