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MCQ Questions For Chapter 1 in Digital Design

This document contains 57 multiple choice questions about digital design concepts like binary, hexadecimal, octal number systems and their conversions. It also covers binary arithmetic operations, logic gates, error detection methods like parity checking and codes like ASCII, BCD, excess-3 and Gray codes.

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MCQ Questions For Chapter 1 in Digital Design

This document contains 57 multiple choice questions about digital design concepts like binary, hexadecimal, octal number systems and their conversions. It also covers binary arithmetic operations, logic gates, error detection methods like parity checking and codes like ASCII, BCD, excess-3 and Gray codes.

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MCQ Questions for Chapter 1 in Digital Design

1. Code is a symbolic representation of __________ information.


a) Continuous
b) Discrete
c) Analog
d) Both continuous and discrete
2. If the decimal number is a fraction then its binary equivalent is obtained by
________ the number continuously by 2.
a) Dividing
b) Multiplying
c) Adding
d) Subtracting
3. The representation of octal number (532.2)8 in decimal is ________
a) (346.25)10
b) (532.864)10
c) (340.67)10
d) (531.668)10
4. The decimal equivalent of the binary number (1011.011)2 is ________
a) (11.375)10
b) (10.123)10
c) (11.175)10
d) (9.23)10
5. An important drawback of binary system is ________
a) It requires very large string of 1’s and 0’s to represent a decimal number
b) It requires sparingly small string of 1’s and 0’s to represent a decimal number
c) It requires large string of 1’s and small string of 0’s to represent a decimal number
d) It requires small string of 1’s and large string of 0’s to represent a decimal number
6. The largest two digit hexadecimal number is ________
a) (FE)16
b) (FD)16
c) (FF)16
d) (EF)16
7. Representation of hexadecimal number (6DE)H in decimal:
a) 6 * 162 + 13 * 161 + 14 * 160
b) 6 * 162 + 12 * 161 + 13 * 160
c) 6 * 162 + 11 * 161 + 14 * 160
d) 6 * 162 + 14 * 161 + 15 * 160
8. The given hexadecimal number (1E.53)16 is equivalent to ____________
a) (35.684)8
b) (36.246)8
c) (34.340)8
d) (35.599)8
9. The octal number (651.124)8 is equivalent to ______
a) (1A9.2A)16
b) (1B0.10)16
c) (1A8.A3)16
d) (1B0.B0)16
10. Convert binary to octal: (110110001010)2 =?
a) (5512)8
b) (6612)8
c) (4532)8
d) (6745)8
11. Octal to binary conversion: (24)8 =?
a) (111101)2
b) (010100)2
c) (111100)2
d) (101010)2
12. Convert the binary number (01011.1011)2 into decimal:
a) (11.6875)10
b) (11.5874)10
c) (10.9876)10
d) (10.7893)10
13. What is the addition of the binary numbers 11011011010 and 010100101?
a) 0111001000
b) 1100110110
c) 11101111111
d) 10011010011
14. Perform binary addition: 101101 + 011011 = ?
a) 011010
b) 1010100
c) 101110
d) 1001000
15. Perform binary subtraction: 101111 – 010101 = ?
a) 100100
b) 010101
c) 011010
d) 011001
16. Perform multiplication of the binary numbers: 01001 × 01011 = ?
a) 001100011
b) 110011100
c) 010100110
d) 101010111
17. On multiplication of (10.10) and (01.01), we get
a) 101.0010
b) 0010.101
c) 011.0010
d) 110.0011
18. Divide the binary numbers: 111101 ÷ 1001 and find the remainder
a) 0010
b) 1010
c) 1100
d) 0011
19. Divide the binary number (011010000) by (0101) and find the quotient
a) 100011
b) 101001
c) 110010
d) 010001
20. 1’s complement of 1011101 is ____________
a) 0101110
b) 1001101
c) 0100010
d) 1100101
21. On subtracting (010110)2 from (1011001)2 using 2’s complement, we get
____________
a) 0111001
b) 1100101
c) 0110110
d) 1000011
22. On addition of 28 and 18 using 2’s complement, we get ____________
a) 00101110
b) 0101110
c) 00101111
d) 1001111
23. On addition of -46 and +28 using 2’s complement, we get ____________
a) -10010
b) -00101
c) 01011
d) 0100101
24. On addition of -33 and -40 using 2’s complement, we get ____________
a) 1001110
b) -110101
c) 0110001
d) -1001001
25. If the number of bits in the sum exceeds the number of bits in each added
numbers, it results in _________
a) Successor
b) Overflow
c) Underflow
d) Predecessor
26. An overflow is a _________
a) Hardware problem
b) Software problem
c) User input problem
d) Input Output Error
27. An overflow occurs in _________
a) MSD position
b) LSD position
c) Middle position
d) Signed Bit
28. 1’s complement can be easily obtained by using _________
a) Comparator
b) Inverter
c) Adder
d) Subtractor
29. The advantage of 2’s complement system is that _________
a) Only one arithmetic operation is required
b) Two arithmetic operations are required
c) No arithmetic operations are required
d) Different Arithmetic operations are required
30. The 1’s complements requires _________
a) One operation
b) Two operations
c) Three operations
d) Combined Operations
31. For arithmetic operations only _________
a) 1’s complement is used
b) 2’s complement
c) 10’s complement
d) 9’s complement
32. Binary coded decimal is a combination of __________
a) Two binary digits
b) Three binary digits
c) Four binary digits
d) Five binary digits
33. The decimal number 10 is represented in its BCD form as __________
a) 10100000
b) 01010111
c) 00010000
d) 00101011
34. Add the two BCD numbers: 1001 + 0100 = ?
a) 10101111
b) 01010000
c) 00010011
d) 00101011
35. Carry out BCD subtraction for (68) – (61) using 10’s complement method.
a) 00000111
b) 01110000
c) 100000111
d) 011111000
36. A three digit decimal number requires ________ for representation in the
conventional BCD format.
a) 3 bits
b) 6 bits
c) 12 bits
d) 24 bits
37. The binary-coded decimal (BCD) system can be used to represent each of the
10 decimal digits as a(n):
a) 4-bit binary code

b) 8-bit binary code

c) 16-bit binary code

d) ASCII code
38. If a typical PC uses a 20-bit address code, how much memory can the CPU
address?
a) 20 MB

b) 10 MB

c) 1 MB

d) 580 MB
39. Select one of the following statements that best describes the parity
method of error detection.
Parity checking is best suited for detecting single-bit errors in
a)
transmitted codes.

Parity checking is not suitable for detecting single-bit errors in


b)
transmitted codes.

Parity checking is capable of detecting and correcting errors in


c)
transmitted codes.

Parity checking is best suited for detecting double-bit errors that occur
d)
during the transmission of codes from one location to another.

40. How many binary digits are required to count to 10010?


a) 7
b) 3
c) 2
d)100
41. How many bits would be required to encode decimal numbers 0 to 9999 in
straight binary codes?
a) 12
b) 14
c) 16
d) 18
42. The excess-3 code for 597 is given by __________
a) 100011001010
b) 100010100111
c) 010110010111
d) 010110101101
43. The decimal equivalent of the excess-3 number 110010100011.01110101 is
_____________
a) 970.42
b) 1253.75
c) 861.75
d) 1132.87
44. Which of the following is the most widely used alphanumeric code for
computer input and output?
a) Gray

b) ASCII

c) Parity

d) EBCDIC
45. How many bits are in an ASCII character?
a) 16

b) 8

c) 7

d) 4
46. Decode the following ASCII message.
10100111010100101010110001001011001
01000001001000100000110100101000100
a) STUDYHARD

b) STUDY HARD

c) stydyhard

d) study hard

47. The code where all successive numbers differ from their preceding number by
single bit is __________
a) Alphanumeric Code
b) BCD
c) Excess 3
d) Gray
48. Convert the Gray code 1011 to binary.
a) 1011

b) 1010

c) 0100

d) 1101
49. Convert the binary number 1100 to Gray code.
a) 0011

b) 1010

c) 1100

d) 1001
50. When using even parity, where is the parity bit placed?
a) Before the MSB

b) After the LSB

c) In the parity word

d) After the odd parity bit


51. Select the statement that best describes the parity method of error detection:

a) Parity checking is best suited for detecting double-bit errors that occur during the
transmission of codes from one location to another.
b) Parity checking is not suitable for detecting single-bit errors in transmitted codes.
c) Parity checking is best suited for detecting single-bit errors in transmitted codes.
d) Parity checking is capable of detecting and correcting errors in transmitted codes.

52. The NOR gate output will be high if the two inputs are __________
a) 00
b) 01
c) 10
d) 11
53. The output of a logic gate is 1 when all the input are at logic 0
The gate is either _______
a) A NAND or an EX-OR
b) An OR or an EX-NOR
c) An AND or an EX-OR
d) A NOR or an EX-NOR
54. A single transistor can be used to build which of the following digital logic
gates?
a) AND gates
b) OR gates
c) NOT gates
d) NAND gates
55. How many truth table entries are necessary for a four-input circuit?
a) 4
b) 8
c) 12
d) 16
56. Which input values will cause an AND logic gate to produce a HIGH output?
a) At least one input is HIGH
b) At least one input is LOW
c) All inputs are HIGH
d) All inputs are LOW
57. The basic logic gate whose output is the complement of the input is the
___________
a) OR gate
b) AND gate
c) INVERTER gate
d) XOR gate

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