Test your basic knowledge |

Digital Fundamentals

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Stands for Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor and is implemented with a type of field transistor






2. A reduction of the output signal compared to the input signal - resulting in a ratio with a value of less than 1 for the output voltage to the input voltage of a circuit.






3. An arrangement of electrical and/or electronic components interconnected in such a way as to perform a specified function






4. Digital audio tape; a type of magnetic tape format






5. The range of frequencies for which the current (or output voltage) is equal to or greater than 70.7% of its value at the resonant frequency that is considered to be passed by a filter.






6. A digital circuit device that converts coded information into another (familiar) or noncoded form






7. One of the three regions in a bipolar Junction transistor(North junction of NpN)






8. The application of a dc voltage to an electronic device to produce a desired mode of operation






9. The ability of a capacitor to store electrical charge.






10. Transistor-Transistor Logic and is implemented with bipolar junction transistors






11. To connect 'end- to- end' as when several counters are connected from the terminal count output of one counter to the enable input of the next counter






12. The process of converting an analog signal to digital form






13. A logic circuit used to add two binary numbers






14. American National Standards Institute






15. A connection at the midpoint of a winding in a transformer






16. Dual in - line memory module






17. A theorem that states that any amount of voltage sources and current sources can be combined into a single current source with a parallel resistor.

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php on line 183


18. Data Communications equipment






19. Arithmetic Logic Unit; the key processing element of a microprocessor that perfoms arithmetic and logic operations.






20. A notational system for logic symbols that specifies input and output relationships thus fully defining a given function






21. A type of bistable multivibrator in which the output assumes the state of the D input on the triggering edge of a clock pulse.






22. In addition - the number to which the addend is added






23. A semiconductor device that conducts current in only one direction






24. A method of analog- to- digital conversion using a 1- bit quantization process






25. The rotational rate of a phasor which is related to the frequency of the sine wave that the phasor represents






26. The ratio of pulse width to period expressed as a percentage






27. Burst extended data output dynamic random- access memory






28. A transformer in which the primary and secondary are in a single winding






29. The process that prevents two sources from using a bus at the same time






30. A circuit that prevents loading of an input or output






31. A combination of input literals that cannot occur and can be used as a 1 or 0 on a Karnaugh Map for simplification

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php on line 183


32. A filter that passes a range of frequencies lying between two critical freqencies and rejects frequencies above and below that range.






33. A binary digit - which can be either 1 or 0






34. A program that translates an assembly language program for one type of microprocessor to an assembly language for another type of microprocessor






35. An application program in development software packages that controls the design flow process and translates source code into object code in a format that can be logically tested or downloaded to a target device






36. An electrical instrument used to measure current






37. An instrument that can specify each of the other instruments on the bus as either a talker or a listener for the purpose of data transfer.






38. The number of protons in a nucleus






39. The portion within the microprocessor that provides the timing and control signals for getting data into and out of the microprocessor and for synchronizing the execution of instructions.






40. A measure of the ability of a reactive circuit to permit current; the reciprocal of impedance. the unit is the siemens






41. In addition (Oring) and multiplication (ANDing) of three or more variables - the order in which the variables are grouped makes no difference






42. Sum of all the voltage drops in series equals to the source voltage

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php on line 183


43. A circuit with a complete current path






44. Altera HDL; a nonstandard HDL






45. Having two directions. the stored data can be shifted right or left






46. A number given in ampere- hours determined by multiplying the current times the length of the time (h) a battery can deliver that current to a load






47. A digital code in which each of the decimal digits - 0 through 9 - is represented by a group of four bits






48. A type of IC package whose leads must pass through holes to the other side of a PC board






49. A set of conductive paths hat connects the CPU to other parts of the computer to coordinate its operations and to communicate with external devices






50. Characterized by ten states or values