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MCQs in Linear-Digital ICs

ThisistheMultipleChoiceQuestionsinLinearDigitalICsfromthe
bookElectronicDevicesandCircuitTheory10thEditionbyRobertL.
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Online Questions and Answers Topic Outline

MCQsinIntroductiontoDigitalICs|MCQsinComparator
UnitOperation|MCQsinDigitalAnalogConverters|MCQs
inTimerICUnitOperation|MCQsinVoltageControlled
Oscillator|MCQsinPhaseLockedLoop|MCQsin
InterfacingCircuitry

Practice Exam Test Questions

Choosetheletterofthebestanswerineachquestions.
1.Whichofthefollowingisnotalinear/digitalIC?
A.Phaselockedloop
B.Voltagecontrolledoscillator
C.Passivefilter
D.Comparator

2.Whichofthefollowingcircuitsis(are)linear/digitalICs?

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A.Comparators
B.Timers
C.Voltagecontrolledoscillators
D.Alloftheabove

3.Whichofthefollowingis(are)theresultsofimprovementsbuiltinto
acomparatorIC?
A.Fasterswitchingbetweenthetwooutputlevels
B.Noiseimmunity
C.Outputscapableofdirectlydrivingavarietyofloads
D.Alloftheabove

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4.Howmanycomparatorsdoesa339ICcontain?
A.4

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B.3
C.2
D.1

5.Thiscircuitisanexampleofa______.

A.comparator
B.555timer
C.DtoAconverter
D.laddernetwork

6.A311ICisanexampleofaneightpinDIPthatcanbemadeto
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functionasa_____.
A.comparator
B.555timer
C.DtoAconverter
D.laddernetwork

7.A339ICisanexampleofafourteenpinDIPthatcanbemadeto
functionasa_____.
A.comparator
B.555timer

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C.DtoAconverter

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D.laddernetwork

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8.Whatisthefunctionofaladdernetwork?

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A.Changingananalogsignaltoadigitalsignal
B.Changingalinearsignaltoadigitalsignal
C.Changingadigitalsignaltoananalogsignal
D.Noneoftheabove

9.Whatis(are)thelevel(s)oftheinputvoltagetoaladdernetwork
conversion?
A.0
B.Vref
C.0VorVref
D.Noneoftheabove

10.Whatistheleveloftheoutputvoltageofaladdernetwork
conversion?
A.Theanalogoutputvoltageproportionaltothedigital
inputvoltage
B.Thedigitaloutputvoltageproportionaltothelinearinput
voltage
C.AfixeddigitalvalueVref
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D.AfixedanalogvalueVref

11.Whatisthevoltageresolutionofan8stageladdernetwork?
A.Vref/128
B.Vref/256
C.Vref/512
D.Vref/1024

12.Whichoftheslopeintervalsoftheintegratordoesthecounterin
theanalogtodigitalconverter(ADC)operate?

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A.Positive

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B.Negative

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C.Bothpositiveandnegative
D.Neitherpositivenornegative

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13.Whatisthefirstphaseofthedualslopemethodofconversion?
A.Connectingtheanalogvoltagetotheintegratorforafixed
time
B.Settingthecountertozero
C.Connectingtheintegratortoareferencevoltage
D.Alloftheabove

14.Whenisthecountersettozerointhedualslopemethodof
conversion?
A.Priortothechargingofthecapacitoroftheintegrator
B.Whilethecapacitorisbeingcharged
C.Attheendofthechargingofthecapacitor
D.Duringthedischargingofthecapacitor

15.Whichofthefollowingdevicesis(are)acomponentofadigitalto
analogconverter(DAC)?
A.Integrator
B.Comparator
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C.Digitalcounter
D.Alloftheabove

16.Atwhichofthefollowingperiod(s)isthecounteradvanced
(incremented)indualslopeconversion?
A.Duringthechargingofthecapacitoroftheintegrator
B.Duringthedischargingofthecapacitoroftheintegrator
C.Duringboththecharginganddischargingofthecapacitor
oftheintegrator
D.Noneoftheabove

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17.Whatis(are)theinput(s)tothecomparatorintheladdernetwork
conversionofanADC?

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A.Staircasevoltage
B.Analoginputvoltage

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C.Bothstaircaseandanaloginputvoltage
D.Noneoftheabove

18.Whatisthemaximumconversiontimeofaclockrateof1MHz
operatinga10stagecounterinanADC?
A.1.024s
B.102.3ms
C.10.24ms
D.1.024ms

19.Whatistheminimumnumberofconversionspersecondofaclock
rateof1MHzoperatinga10stagecounterinanADC?
A.1000
B.976
C.769
D.697

20.Onwhichofthefollowingdoestheconversiondependinladder
networkconversion?
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A.Comparator
B.Controllogic
C.Digitalcounter
D.Clock

21.Thiscircuitisanexampleofa_____.

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A.comparator
B.555timer
C.DtoAconverter
D.laddernetwork

22.Thisfigureisablockdiagramofa(n)_____.

A.ADC
B.DAC
C.comparator
D.555timer

23.Calculatethefrequencyofthiscircuit.

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A.635Hz

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B.450Hz
C.228Hz

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D.128Hz

24.The555timerICismadeupofacombinationoflinear
comparatorsanddigitalflipflops.
A.True
B.False

25.Whichapplicationbestdescribesthis555timercircuit?

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A.Monostablemultivibrator
B.Astablemultivibrator
C.Bistablemultivibrator
D.Oneshotmultivibrator

26.Whichapplicationbestdescribesthis555timercircuit?

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A.Monostablemultivibrator
B.Astablemultivibrator
C.Bistablemultivibrator
D.Freerunningmultivibrator

27.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheoutputofa566voltage
controlledoscillator?
A.Squarewave
B.Triangularwave
C.Bothsquareandtriangularwave
D.Noneoftheabove

28.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribeslimitationsforthe566VCO?
A.2kR1 20k
B.0.75V+Vc+

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C.fo<1MHz
D.Alloftheabove

29.Determinethefreerunningfrequencyforthiscircuit.

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A.32.5kHz
B.53.33kHz
C.533.3kHz
D.5.3MHz

30.DeterminethefreerunningfrequencywhenR3 issetto2.5k.

A.19.7kHz
B.32.5kHz
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C.116.39kHz
D.212.9kHz

31.Thevoltagecontrolledoscillatorisasubsetofthe"testbench"
functiongenerator.
A.True
B.False

32.Whichofthefollowingapplicationsincludeaphaselockedloop
(PLL)circuit?

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A.Modems

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B.Amdecoders

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C.Trackingfilters
D.Alloftheabove

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33.HowmanyVccconnectionsdoesthe565PLLuse?
A.0
B.1
C.2
D.3

34.ThetimingcomponentsforaPLLare15kand220pF.Calculate
thefreerunningfrequency.
A.90.91kHz
B.136.36kHz
C.156.1kHz
D.181.8kHz

35.Whichofthefollowingfrequenciesisassociatedwiththe565
frequencyshiftkeyeddecoder?
A.1070Hz
B.1270Hz
C.Both1070Hzand1270Hz
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DNoneoftheabove

FILL-IN-THE-BLANKS
1.Acomparatorcircuitacceptsinputof_____voltagesandprovidesa
_____outputthatindicateswhenoneinputislessthanorgreater
thanthesecond.
A.linear,digital
B.linear,linear
C.digital,linear
D.Noneoftheabove

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2.Inacomparator,thereferencevoltageisconnectedto_____input

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terminalandtheinputsignalisappliedto_____inputterminal.
A.onlytheminus,onlytheplus

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B.onlytheplus,onlytheminus
C.eithertheplusorminus,theother
D.Noneoftheabove

3.Inacomparator,thelevelofthereferencevoltagemustbe_____.
A.negative
B.positive
C.zero
D.Alloftheabove

4.The311voltagecomparatorcanoperatefrom_____.
A.dualpowersuppliesof15V
B.asingle+5Vsupply
C.eitheradualpowersupplyof15Vorasingle+5Vsupply
D.Noneoftheabove

5.Whentheinputtothe311voltagecomparatoris_____value,the
outputis_____iftheinvertinginputisconnectedtoground.
A.anynegative,low
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B.anypositive,low
C.anypositive,high
D.Noneoftheabove

6.Intheoperationoftwo311voltagecomparatorsasthevoltage
windowdetector,ahighoutputindicatesthattheinputis_____.
A.abovethehigherreferencevoltage
B.belowthelowerreferencevoltage
C.eitherabovethehigherreferencevoltageorbelowthe
lowerreferencevoltage

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D.withinthehighandthelowreferencevoltages

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7.Intheoperationoftwo311voltagecomparatorsasthevoltage

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windowdetector,alowoutputindicatesthattheinputis_____.
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A.abovethehigherreferencevoltage
B.belowthelowerreferencevoltage
C.eitherabovethehigherreferencevoltageorbelowthe
lowerreferencevoltage
D.withinthehighandthelowreferencevoltages

8.Inaladdernetworkconversion,_____ladderstagesprovide_____
voltageresolution.
A.more,greater
B.more,smaller
C.fewer,greater
D.Noneoftheabove

9.Inaladdernetworkconversion,the_____circuitprovidesasignal
tostopthecounterwhenthestaircasevoltagerisesabovetheinput
voltage.
A.controllogic
B.comparator
C.laddernetwork
D.Noneoftheabove
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10.Theconversionresolutionofan8stagecounteroperatingan8
stageladdernetworkusingareferencevoltageof5Vis_____.
A.0.0195mV
B.0.195mV
C.1.95mV
D.19.5mV

11.Ina555timer,aseriesconnectionofthreeresistorssetsthe
referencevoltagelevelstothetwocomparatorsat_____and
__________.

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A.2VCC/3,VCC/3

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C.VCC,VCC/2

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D.VCC,VCC
12.Inastableoperationofthe555timer,theexternalcapacitor,C,is
chargedthroughexternalresistor(s)_____andisdischargedthrough
resistor(s)_____.

A.RA,RA
B.RB,RA
C.RAandRB,RB
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D.RB,RAandRB
13.Inastableoperationofthe555timer,thelowerandupperpeaks
ofthecharging/dischargingexternalcapacitorare_____to_____.
A.VCC,VCC
B.0.5VCC,0.5VCC
C.1/3VCC,1/2VCC
D.1/3VCC,2/3VCC
14.Timeperiodsformonostableoperationofthe555timercanrange

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from_____to_____,makingthisICusefulforarangeof
applications.

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A.picoseconds,nanoseconds
B.nanoseconds,milliseconds

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C.microseconds,manyseconds
D.Noneoftheabove

15.Avoltagecontrolledoscillator(VCO)isacircuitthatprovidesa
_____outputsignal.
A.zero
B.varying
C.constant
D.Noneoftheabove

16.Thefrequencyofthe566VCOissetby_____.
A.anexternalresistor
B.anexternalcapacitor
C.bothanexternalresistorandanexternalcapacitor
D.Noneoftheabove

17.Aphaselockedloop(PLL)isanelectroniccircuitthatconsistsof
_____.
A.aphasedetector

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B.alowpassfilter
C.avoltagecontrolledoscillator
D.Alloftheabove

18.WhentheloopisinlockinaPLL,theinputfrequencyis_____the
outputfrequencyfromtheVCO.
A.thesameas
B.greaterthan
C.smallerthan
D.Noneoftheabove

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19.Inthefrequencyshiftkeyed(FSK)signaldecoder,theRCladder
filterisusedto_____.
A.removethedifferencefrequencycomponent

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B.removethesumfrequencycomponent
C.removeboththedifferenceandthesumfrequency
components
D.Noneoftheabove

20.Thefreerunningfrequencyofa565FSKdecoderisadjustedwith
_____.
A.externalcapacitors
B.anexternalresistor
C.anexternalRCnetwork
D.aninternalclock

21.Aninputatafrequencyof1070Hzwilldrivethedecoderoutput
voltageto_____.
A.5V
B.14V
C.5Vand14V
D.Noneoftheabove

22.Ininterfacingcircuitry,areceiverprovides_____inputimpedance
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tominimizeloadingoftheinputsignal.
A.high
B.medium
C.low
D.zero

23.Fortransistortransistorlogic(TTL)circuits,_____isamarkand
_____isaspace.
A.12V,0V
B.0V,12V

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C.0V,5V

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24.FortheRS232Ccircuit,_____isamarkand_____isaspace.
A.12V,12V
B.12V,12V
C.5V,0V
D.5V,0V

25.Whichofthefollowingrequire(s)interfacingcircuitry?
A.Keyboards
B.Videoterminals
C.Printers
D.Alloftheabove

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