Digital Electronics MCQ (Multiple Choice Questions)

1. What is Digital Electronics?
a. Field of electronics involving the study of digital signal
b. Engineering of devices that digital signal
c. Engineering of devices that produce digital signal
d. All of the mentioned

2. Which of the following is correct for Digital Circuits?
a. Less susceptible to noise or degradation in quality
b. Use transistors to create logic gates to perform Boolean Logic
c. Easier to perform error detection and correction with digital signal
d. All of the mentioned

3. What is a Circuit?
a. Open-loop through which electrons can pass
b. Closed-loop through which electrons can pass
c. Closed-loop through which Neutrons can pass
d. None of the mentioned

4. Which of the following is an example of a digital Electronic?
a. Computers
b. Information appliances
c. Digital cameras
d. All of the mentioned

5. Which of the following is a type of digital logic circuit?
a. Combinational logic circuits
b. Sequential logic circuits
c. Both a & b
d. None of the mentioned

6. Which of the following options comes under the non–saturated logic family in Digital Electronics?
a. Emitter – coupled Logic
b. High-Threshold Logic
c. Integrated – injection Logic
d. Diode – Transistor Logic

7. What is a switching function with more than one output called in Digital Electronics?
a Multi-gate function
b. Multi-output function
c. Multiple-gate function
d. Multiple-output function

8. Which characteristic of I.C. in Digital Circuits represents a function of the switching time of a particular transistor?
a Fan – out
b. Fan – in
c. Power dissipation
d. Propagation delay

9. When can one logic gate drive many other logic gates in Digital Electronics?
a. When its output impedance is low and the input impedance is low
b. When its output impedance is high and the input impedance is high
c. When its output impedance is high and the input impedance is low
d. When its output impedance is low, and the input impedance is high

10. Which digital logic circuits can simultaneously add more than 1–-bit?
a. Full – adder
b. Ripple – carry adder
c. Half – adder
d. Serial adder

11. Which gates in Digital Circuits are required to convert a NOR-based SR latch to an S.R. flip-flop?
a. Two two input AND gates
b. Two three input AND gates
c. Two two input OR gates
d. Two three input OR gates

12. When does a negative level triggered flip-flop in Digital Electronics change its state?
a. When the Clock is negative
b. When the Clock is positive
c. When the inputs are all zero
d. When the inputs are all one

13. Which options represent the synchronous control inputs in an S – R flip flop?
a. S
b. R
c. Clock
d. Both S and R

14. What must be used along with synchronous control inputs to trigger a change in the flip flop?
a. 0
b. 1
c. Clock
d. Previous output

15. Which of the following majorly determines the number of emitters in a TTL digital circuit?
a. Fan – in
b. Fan–out
c. Propagation delay
d. Noise immunity

16. What will be the output from a D flip–flop if the Clock is low and D = 0?
a. 0
b. 1
c. No change
d. Toggle between 0 and 1

17. What are the basic gates in the MOS logic family?
a. NAND and NOR
b. AND and OR
c. NAND and OR
d. AND and NOR

18. How must the output of a gate in a TTL digital circuit act when it is HIGH?
a. Acts as a voltage source
b. Acts as a current sink
c. Acts as a current source
d. Acts as a voltage sink

19. According to Hamming’s analysis in Digital Electronics, What is the minimum distance required for single error detection?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4

20. Which of these error-detecting codes enables the finding of double errors in Digital Electronic devices?
a. Parity method
b. Checksum method
c. Bit generation method
d. Odd-Even method

21. Which of these number systems has a base of 16?

a. Decimal

b. Binary

c. Hexadecimal

d. Octal

22. A Silicon Controlled Rectifier (SCR) is a device with:

a. four junctions

b. three junctions

c. two junctions

d. one junction

23. Which of these semiconductor devices isn’t a current triggering device?

a. MOSFET

b. TRIAC

b. Thyristor

d. GTO

24. The addition of these binary numbers 101001+ 010011 would generate:

a. 101110

b. 000111

c. 111100

d. 010100

25. The subtraction of these binary numbers 101001 – 010110 would generate:

a. 010010

b. 011001

c. 100110

d. 010011

26. The multiplication of these binary numbers 10100 * 01011 would generate:

a. 011100011

b. 011011100

c. 011001100

d. 011011000

27. The division of these binary numbers: 111001 ÷ 1101 would generate:

a. 1010

b. 0110

c. 0101

d. 0011

28. A JK flip-flop in the toggle mode has:

a. K = 1 and J = 1

b. K = 1 and J = 0

c. K = 0 and J = 1

d. K = 0 and J = 0

29. The classification of I.C. with complexities of 30-300 equivalent gates on one chip is called:

a. SSI

b. MSI

c. LSI

d. VLSI

30. The overflow is a:

a. Hardware problem

b. User input problem

c. Input-Output problem

d. Software problem

31. _____ is a digital circuit capable of storing only a single bit.

a. Flip-flop

b. NOR gate

c. XOR gate

d. Register

32. The DeMorgan’s Law would state that:

a. (AB)’ = A + B

b. (A+B)’ = A’*B

c. (AB)’ = A’ + B

d. (A.B.)’ = A’ + B’

33. A logical sum of multiple analytical products is called as:

a. NAND operation

b. OR operation

c. POS

d. SOP

34. Which of these devices controls the speed of a D.C. motor?

a. PNP transistor

b. NPN transistor

c. SCR

d. FET

35. The logic gating function in DTL is performed by:

a. Diode

b. Inductor

c. Transformer

d. Transistor

36. Out of these logic families, which one provides the minimum dissipation of power?

a. TTL

b. JFET

c. CMOS

d. ECL

37. The use of the Ward- Leonard system is to control the speed of ______ Motors.

a. D.C.

b. Induction

c. Universal

d. Three-phase AC

38. Whenever the PIV rating of any diode is exceeded, then the Diode would:

a. behaves like a tunnel diode.

b. be destroyed.

c. behaves like a resistor.

d. behaves like a thyristor.

39. Which insulating layer do we use for fabricating the MOSFET?

a. Aluminium sulphate

b. Silicon Nitride

c. Silicon dioxide

d. Copper sulphate

40. Which of these is the basic building block of all the arithmetic logic units in all digital computers?

a. Subtractors

b. Demultiplexer

c. Attenuator

d. Adders

41. What will be the output from a D flip-flop if D = 1 and the Clock is low?
a. No change
b. Toggle between 0 and 1
c. 0
d. 1

42. What characteristic will a TTL digital circuit possess due to its multi-emitter transistor?
a. Low capacitance
b. High capacitance
c. Low inductance
d. High inductance

43. What input should be given to “S” when the S.R. flip–flop is converted to the J.K. flip–flop?
a. K.Q.
b. K.Q.
c. J.Q.
d. J.Q.

44. What value should be considered for a “don’t care condition”?
a. 0
b. 1
c. Either 0 or 1
d. Any number except 0 and 1
45. What is the group of 1s in 4 cells of a K–map called?
a. Pair
b. Quad
c. Octet
d. Octave

46. What will be the output frequency from a J.K. flip–flop when J = 1, K = 1, and a clock with pulse waveform is given?
a. Half the frequency of clock input
b. Equal to the frequency of clock input
c. Twice the frequency of clock input
d. Independent of the frequency of clock input

47. What gate is placed between the clock input and the input of the AND gate to convert a positive level-triggered flip–flop to a harmful level-triggered flip–flop?
a. NOR gate
b. NOT gate
c. Buffer
d. NAND gate

48. In Digital Circuits, which options represent the synchronous control inputs in a T flip flop?
a. T
b. 0
c. Clock
d. 1

49. What will a TTL digital circuit possess due to the presence of a multi–emitter transistor?
a. Smaller resistance
b. Larger area
c. Smaller area
d. Larger resistance

50. How must the output of a gate act when it is LOW in a TTL circuit?
a. Acts as a voltage source
b. Acts as a current sink
c. Acts as a current source
d. Acts as a voltage sink

51. Which of the following gives the correct number of multiplexers required to build a 32 x 1 multiplexer?
a. Two 16 x 1 mux
b. Three 8 x 1 mux
c. Two 8 x 1 mux
d. Three 16 x 1 mux

52. What must be the input given to “R” when S.R. flip–flop is converted to J.K. flip–flop?
a. K.Q.
b. K.Q.
c. J.Q.
d. J.Q.

53. According to Hamming’s analysis in Digital Electronics, What minimum distance is required for a single error correction?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4

54. How many errors can the Digital Electronics parity method find in a single word?
a. Single error
b. Double error
c. Triple error
d. Multiple errors

55. What is the group of 1s present in 8 cells of a K–map called?
a. Pair
b. Quad
c. Octet
d. Octave

56. Which of these flip–flops cannot be used to construct a serial shift register?
a. D – flip flop
b. S.R. flip–flop
c. T flip–flop
d. J.K. flip–flop

57. Which of these options represents the other name of Inter–Integrated Logic?
a. Merged Transistor Logic
b. Emitter – Coupled Logic
c. High threshold logic
d. Resistor – Transistor logic

58. Which of the following options is a Current–mode logic used in Digital Circuits?
a. TTL
b. RTL
c. ECL
d. IIC=

59. How many AND gates are required to construct a 4–bit parallel multiplier if four 4–bit parallel binary adders are given?
a. Four 2 – input AND gates
b. Eight 2 – input AND gates
c. Sixteen 2 – input AND gates
d. Two 2 – input AND gates

60. How many cycles of addition and shifting in a 4–bit multiplier are required to perform multiplication using the shift method?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 4
d. 8

61. How many 4–bit parallel binary adders will be required to construct a 4–bit parallel multiplier?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 4
d. 8

62. What kind of operation occurs in a J – K flip flop when inputs J and K equal 1?
a. Preset operation
b. Reset operation
c. Clear operation
d. Toggle operation

63. Which of the following codes is a sequential code?
a. 8421 code
b. 2421 code
c. 5421 code
d. 2441 code
64. Which of these code pairs correctly represent Digital Electronics reflective codes?
a. 2421 and 5211
b. 2421 and 8421
c. 5211 and 8421
d. 5421 and 2421
65. Which of the following options correctly represents the characteristic of the Excess – 3 code?
a. It is a reflexive as well as a sequential code
b. It is a reflexive code but not a sequential code
c. It is a sequential code but not a reflexive code
d. It is neither a reflexive code nor a sequential code

66. The result “X + XY = X” follows which of these laws?
a. Consensus law
b. Distributive law
c. Duality law
d. Absorption law
67. Which of the following options correctly represents the consensus law of Digital Circuits?
a. AB + AC + BC = AB + AC
b. AB + AC + BC = AB + AC
c. AB + AC + BC = AB + AC
d. AB + AC + BC = AB + AC
68. Which of the following points regarding an Ex–NOR gate in Digital Electronics is incorrect?
a. It is a one–bit comparator
b. It is a buffer
c. It is a one–bit inverter
d. It is a universal gate
69. Which is called the anti–correlation and coincidence gate, respectively?
An XNOR and XOR
b. AND and OR
c. OR and AND
d. XOR and XNOR
70. What frequency division of the pulsed clock signal can be obtained by connecting four flip–flops in cascade?
a. 2
b. 4
c. 8
d. 16