QUIZ IN CONCEPTS INVOLVING DIGITAL CIRCUITS

Part I.
Convert the following decimals to the binary number or binary numbers to the decimals. (7 points)
1. 10010101110
2. 110100111011
3. 1100101011011
4. 846
5. 1452
6. 2594
7. 5055

Part II.
Complete the table. (10 points)

LOGIC GATES INPUT A INPUT B OUTPUT

NOT 1

XOR
1

OR 0

AND 0 0

NOR 1

NAND 0

Part III.
Read each item carefully and choose the letter of the correct answer.
1. “Typing your correct Username and Password on an account will log you in”. This is an example
of which type of Logic?
a. AND - Output is at logic 1 when, and only when all its inputs are at logic 1, otherwise the
output is at logic 0.
b. OR - Output is at logic 1 when one or more are at logic 1. If all inputs are at logic 0, the
output is at logic 0.
c. NAND - Output is at logic 0 when, and only when all its inputs are at logic 1, otherwise
the output is at logic 1
d. NOR - Output is at logic 0 when one or more of its inputs are at logic 1. If all the inputs
are at logic 0, the output is at logic 1.
2. This number system uses 2 unique digits: 0 and 1, similar to decimal, each place is “worth” a
power of two: 20 (the 1’s place), 21 (the 2’s place), 22 (the 4’s place), 23 (the 8’s place), and so
on.
a. Boolean Logic
b. Binary Numbers
c. Logic Gates
d. CMOS
3. Binaries are still the primary language of computers and are used in electronic devices and
computer hardware. All the following reasons are correct, EXCEPT?
a. Simple and elegant design.
b. Binaries are the most efficient way to control logic circuits.
c. The positive and negative electrodes of the magnetic medium are immediately converted
to binary.
d. Binary's 0 and 1 method cannot detect the off (false) or on the (true) state of an electrical
signal.
4. Binary is rather verbose and tedious to work with, so other, more compact number systems have
been adopted. What is the binary number 3902?
a. 111100111110
b. 111001110111
c. 100110111011
d. 101101111011
5. Diodes are considered switches because they can be switched, to make a diode in reverse bias,
a. the anode voltage must be positive with respect to its cathode.
b. the anode voltage must be negative with respect to its cathode.
c. the cathode must be connected to the positive side of the voltage source
d. either a or b.
6. In 1965, Gordon Moore observed the trend that every 2 years, integrated circuits contained twice
as many transistors, this is Moore’s Law, and you may expect advances in technology every year.
This only means that,
a. Digital devices like computers will be more expensive.
b. Speed and capabilities of computers will get slower.
c. Development of digital devices is a downfall trend.
d. We can expect the speed and capability of our computers to increase every couple of
years, and we will pay less for them.
7. "The burglar alarm will turn on if either the door or the window or both are opened". This is an
example of which type of Logic?
a. AND - Output is at logic 1 when, and only when all its inputs are at logic 1, otherwise the
output is at logic 0.
b. OR - Output is at logic 1 when one or more are at logic 1. If all inputs are at logic 0, the
output is at logic 0.
c. NAND - Output is at logic 0 when, and only when all its inputs are at logic 1, otherwise
the output is at logic 1
d. NOR - Output is at logic 0 when one or more of its inputs are at logic 1. If all the inputs
are at logic 0, the output is at logic 1.
8. “An automatic watering system will check the humidity and soil moisture of the greenhouse
garden and if either parameter is low will trigger a water pump on until sensor reaches a
threshold.” This is an example of which type of Logic?
a. AND - Output is at logic 1 when, and only when all its inputs are at logic 1, otherwise the
output is at logic 0.
b. OR - Output is at logic 1 when one or more are at logic 1. If all inputs are at logic 0, the
output is at logic 0.
c. NAND - Output is at logic 0 when, and only when all its inputs are at logic 1, otherwise
the output is at logic 1
d. NOR - Output is at logic 0 when one or more of its inputs are at logic 1. If all the inputs
are at logic 0, the output is at logic 1.
9. A semiconductor device that essentially acts as a one-way switch for current. It allows current to
flow easily in one direction but severely restricts current from flowing in the opposite direction.
a. Transistors
b. Diodes
c. CMOS
d. Multivibrators
10. A type of diode that converts photons (or light) into electrical current.
a. LED
b. Schottky diode
c. Zener diode
d. Photodiode
11. Which of the following is not belong to the group?
a. Base
b. Collector
c. Emitter
d. Switch
12. By sending varying levels of current from the base, the amount of current flowing through the
gate from the collector may be regulated. Transistors are important components of computers,
what type of transistors are usually used in computers?
a. PNP
b. NPN
c. PPP
d. NNP
13. This electronic component is a bite-sized circuit that is composed of capacitors, diodes, resistors,
transistors, and conductive pathways.
a. Integrated Circuits
b. Multivibrators
c. Logic Gates
d. Relay
14. This circuit responds to or produces signals having only two voltage levels (high or low).
a. Analog IC
b. Digital IC
c. Analog – Digital IC
 d. None of the above
15. These sequential logic circuits operate continuously between two distinct states of HIGH and
LOW. It is also known as timer.
a. Integrated Circuits
b. Multivibrators
c. Logic Gates
d. Binary System
16. Both output levels are unstable. It means both output levels are consisting of semi-stable levels. It
is called so because here the state changes on its own after some predetermined time interval and
thus does not require a triggering pulse.
a. Astable
b. Bistable
c. Monostable
d. Tristable
17. It is used to explain the amount of memory on the motherboard of the computer that will store in
the settings of BIOS.
a. Transistors
b. Diodes
c. CMOS
d. Multivibrators
18. One of the most popular technologies in the computer chip design industry and it is broadly used
today to form integrated circuits in numerous and varied applications.
a. Transistors
b. Diodes
c. CMOS
d. Multivibrators