MCQ FOR UNIT - III

1 At room temperature the current in an intrinsic semiconductor is due to

A. holes
B. electrons
C. Ions
D. holes and electrons
2 The most commonly used semiconductor material is
A. silicon
B. germanium
C. mixture of silicon and germanium
D. none of the above
3 In which of these is reverse recovery time nearly zero?
A. Zener diode
B. Tunnel diode
C. Schottky diode
D. PIN diode
4 At very high temperatures the extrinsic semi conductors become intrinsic because
A. drive in diffusion of dopants and carriers
B. band to band transition dominants over impurity ionization
C. impurity ionization dominants over band to band transition
D. band to band transition is balanced by impurity ionization
5 When a voltage is applied to a semiconductor crystal then the free electrons will flow.
A. towards positive terminal
B. towards negative terminal
C. either towards positive terminal or negative terminal
D. towards positive terminal for 1 μs and towards negative terminal for next 1 μs
6 Ferrite have
A. low copper loss
B. low eddy current loss
C. low resistivity
D. higher specific gravity compared to iron
7
In an n-p-n transistor, the majority carriers in the base are
A. electrons
 B. holes
C. both holes and electrons
D. either holes or electrons
8 The number of doped regions in PIN diode is
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 1 or 2
9 A transistor has two p-n junctions. The batteries should be connected such that
A. both junctions are forward biased
B. both junctions are reverse biased
C. one junction is forward biased and the other is reverse biased
D. none of the above
10 In a bipolar transistor the barrier potential
A. 0
B. a total of 0.7 V
C. 0.7 V across each depletion layer
D. 0.35 V
11 In an n-p-n transistor biased for operation in forward active region
A. emitter is positive with respect to base
B. collector is positive with respect to base
base is positive with respect to emitter and collector is positive with respect to
C.
base
D. none of the above
12 A zener diode is used in
A. voltage regulator circuit
B. amplifier circuits
C. both voltage regulator and amplifier circuit
D. none of the above
13 In a zener diode
A. the forward current is very high
B. sharp breakdown occurs at a certain reverse voltage
C. the ratio v-i can be negative
D. there are two p-n junctions
14 In a bipolar transistor which current is largest
 A. collector current
B. base current
C. emitter current
D. base current or emitter current
15 The types of carriers in a semiconductor are
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
16 A potential of 7 V is applied to a silicon diode. A resistance of 1 K ohm is also in series
with the diode. The current is
A. 7 mA
B. 6.3 mA
C. 0.7 mA
D. 0
17 In which region of a CE bipolar transistor is collector current almost constant?
A. Saturation region
B. Active region
C. Breakdown region
D. Both saturation and active region
18 A p-n junction diode has
A. low forward and high reverse resistance
B. a non-linear v-i characteristics
C. zero forward current till the forward voltage reaches cut in value
D. all of the above
19 The power dissipation in a transistor is the product of
A. emitter current and emitter to base voltage
B. emitter current and collector to emitter voltage
C. collector current and collector to emitter voltage
D. none of the above
20 n-type semiconductors
A. are negatively charged
B. are produced when indium is added as impurity to germanium
C. are produced when phosphorus is added as impurity to silicon
D. none of the above
21 In all metals
A. conductivity decreases with increase in temperature
B. current flow by electrons as well as by holes
C. resistivity decreases with increase in temperature
D. the gap between valence and conduction bands is small
22 The voltage across a zener diode
A. is constant in forward direction
B. is constant in reverse direction
C. is constant in both forward and reverse directions
D. none of the above
23 Which of these has degenerate p and n materials?
A. Zener diode
B. PIN diode
C. Tunnel diode
D. Photo diode
24
If the reverse voltage across a p-n junction is increased three times, the junction
capacitance
A. will decrease
B. will increase
C. will decrease by an approximate factor of about 2
D. will increase by an approximate factor of about 2
25 When a p-n junction is forward biased
A. the width of depletion layer increases
B. the width of depletion layer decreases
C. the majority carriers move away from the junction
D. the current is very small
26 At room temperature a semiconductor material is
A. perfect insulator
B. conductor
C. slightly conducting
D. any of the above
27 Which of the following has highest conductivity?
A. Silver
B. Aluminium
C. Tungsten
 D. Platinum
28 In a bipolar junction transistor the base region is made very thin so that
A. recombination in base region is minimum
B. electric field gradient in base is high
C. base can be easily fabricated
D. base can be easily biased
29 When a reverse bias is applied to a p-n junction, the width of depletion layer.
A. decreases
B. increases
C. remains the same
D. may increase or decrease
30 Between which regions does BJT act like switch?
A. Cut off and saturation
B. Cut off and forward active
C. Forward active and cut off
D. Saturation and active
MCQ FOR UNIT - IV
1 In the decimal numbering system, what is the MSD?
A. The middle digit of a stream of numbers

B. The digit to the right of the decimal point

C. The last digit on the right

D. The digit with the most weight

2 Which of the following statements does NOT describe an advantage of digital technology?
A. The values may vary over a continuous range.

B. The circuits are less affected by noise.

C. The operation can be programmed.

D. Information storage is easy.

3 The base of the hexadecimal system is:
A. eight.

B. sixteen.

C. ten.

D. two.
4 What is a digital-to-analog converter?
It takes the digital information from an audio CD and converts it to a usable
A.
form.

B. It allows the use of cheaper analog techniques, which are always simpler.
 C. It stores digital data on a hard drive.

D. It converts direct current to alternating current.

5 What are the symbols used to represent digits in the binary number system?
A. 0,1

B. 0,1,2

C. 0 through 8

D. 1,2
6
A full subtracter circuit requires ________.
A. two inputs and two outputs

B. two inputs and three outputs

C. three inputs and one output

D. three inputs and two outputs

7 The output of an AND gate is LOW ________.
A. all the time

B. when any input is LOW

C. when any input is HIGH

D. when all inputs are HIGH

8 Give the decimal value of binary 10010.
A. 610

B. 910

C. 1810

D. 2010
9 A decoder converts ________.
A. noncoded information into coded form

B. coded information into non coded form

C. HIGHs to LOWs

D. LOWs to HIGHs
10 A DAC changes ________.
A. an analog signal into digital data

B. digital data into an analog signal

C. digital data into an amplified signal

D. none of the above

11 The output of a NOT gate is HIGH when ________.
A. the input is LOW

B. the input is HIGH

 C. the input changes from LOW to HIGH

D. voltage is removed from the gate

12 The output of an OR gate is LOW when ________.
A. all inputs are LOW

B. any input is LOW

C. any input is HIGH

D. all inputs are HIGH

13 A demultiplexer has ________.
A. one data input and a number of selection inputs, and they have several outputs

B. one input and one output

C. several inputs and several outputs

D. several inputs and one output

14 A flip-flop has ________.
A. one stable state

B. no stable states

C. two stable states

D. none of the above

15 Digital signals transmitted on a single conductor (and a ground) must be transmitted in:
A. slow speed.

B. parallel.

C. analog.

D. serial.
16 In positive logic, ________.
A. a HIGH = 1, a LOW = 0

B. a LOW = 1, a HIGH = 0

C. only HIGHs are present

D. only LOWs are present

17 Convert the fractional binary number 0000.1010 to decimal.
A. 0.625

B. 0.50

C. 0.55

D. 0.10
18 A common instrument used in troubleshooting a digital circuit is a(n) ________.
A. logic probe

B. oscilloscope

C. pulser
 D. all of the above
19 Give the decimal value of binary 10000110.
A. 13410

B. 14410

C. 11010

D. 12610
20 What is an analog-to-digital converter?
A. It makes digital signals.

B. It takes analog signals and puts them in digital format.

C. It allows the use of digital signals in everyday life.

D. It stores information on a CD.

21 A multiplexer has ________.
A. one input and several outputs

B. one input and one output

C. several inputs and several outputs

D. several inputs and one output

22 An encoder converts ________.
A. Non coded information into coded form

B. coded information into non coded form

C. HIGHs to LOWs

D. LOWs to HIGHs
23 What kind of logic device or circuit is used to store information?
A. Counter

B. Register

C. Inverter

D. Buffer
24 The binary number for octal 458 is ________.
A. 100010

B. 100101

C. 110101

D. 100100
25
A binary number's value changes most drastically when the ________ is changed.
A. MSB

B. frequency

C. LSB
 D. duty cycle
Answer: Option A
26 The octal numbering system:
A. simplifies tasks

B. groups binary numbers in groups of 4

C. saves time

D. simplifies tasks and saves time

27 Hexadecimal letters A through F are used for decimal equivalent values from:
A. 1 through 6

B. 9 through 14

C. 10 through 15

D. 11 through 17
28 Digital electronics is based on the ________ numbering system.
A. decimal

B. octal

C. binary

D. hexadecimal
29 `An informational signal that makes use of binary digits is considered to be:
A. solid state

B. digital

C. analog

D. non-oscillating
30 Which of the following logical operations is represented by the + sign in Boolean algebra?
A. inversion

B. AND

C. OR

D. complementation

MCQ FOR UNIT - V

1. Which is the bit capacity of Intel 8085 microprocessor?
a) 4 bit b) 8 bit c) 16 bit d) 32 bit

2. How many number of status flags in 8085?

a) 5 b) 6 c) 8 d) 9

3. Which stack in 8085?

a) FIFO b) LIFO c) FILO d) LILO

4. What does mp speed depends on?

a) Clock b) Data bus width c) Address bus width d)Size of register
5. Which status that cannot be operated by direct instructions?
a) Cy b) Z c) P d) AC

6. What is the width of address bus and data bus in 8085?

a) 16, 8 b) 8,16 c) 8,8 d) 16,16

7. How many number of software interrupts in 8085 ?

a) 5 b) 8 c) 9 d) 10

8. Which is the non makeable interrupt in the following?

a) RST4.5 b) RST5.5 c) RST6.5 d) RST 7.5

9. What is the response of RST 7.5 interrupt, while the execution of control transfers to memory
location?
a) 0000H b) 002CH c) 0034H d) 003CH

10. Which of following is both level and edge sensitive?

a) RST 7.5 b) RST 5.5 c) TRAP d) INTR

11. What is the interrupt vector address for TRAP?

a) 0000H b) 0024H c) 0018H d) 002CH

12. What causes when the execution of RST n instruction in the stack pointer?
a) Incremented by two b) decremented by two
c) remain unaffected d) none of the above

13. What PSW stands for ?

a) Accumulator b) flag register c) both of above d) none of the two

14. Which interrupts has highest Priority?

a) INTR b) TRAP c) RST 7.5 d)RST6.5

15. What is RST for the TRAP?

a) RST5.5 (b) RST4.5 c) RST4 d)RST 5

16. Which of the following is a hardware interrupt?

a) RST 5.5 ,RST 6.5 ,RST 7.5 b) INTR ,TRAP c)TRAP d) a and b

17. What are level triggering interrupts?

a) RST 6.5 and RST5.5 b) RST7.5 and RST 6.5 c) RST 5.5 and RST7.5
d) INTR and TRAP

18. What is SIM?

a) Select interrupt mask b) Sorting interrupt mask
c) Set interrupt mask d) Softer interrupt mask

19. What is software interrupt?

a) RSTO-7 b) RST5.5 -RST 7.5 c)INTR d)TRAP

20. rim is used to check whether?

a) the write operation is done or not. b) the interrupt is masked or not.
c) the read operation is done or not. d) a&b
21. Which is the example for non maskable interrupts in 8085?
a) TRAP b) RST 6.5 c) INTR d) RST 5.5

22. Which is Address line for RST 3?

a) 0020H b) 0028H c) 0018H d) 0038H

23. What is the second part of the instruction in the data to be operated on, and it is called?
a) opcode b) operand c) instruction cycle d) fetch cycle

24. What is the first part of an instruction which specifies the task to be performed by the computer is
called?
a) opcode b) operand c) instruction cycle d) fetch cycle

25. Which of the following is a one-byte instruction?

a) MVI B, 05 b) LDA 2500H c) IN 01 d) MOV A,B

26. Which of the following is a two-byte instruction?

a) MVI B, 05 b) LDA 2500H c) IN 01 d) both a and c

27. Which is constitute for the necessary steps carried out to perform the operation of accessing either
memory or I/O Device?
a) fetch operation b) execute operation
c) machine cycle d) instruction cycle

28. What is the status of S0 and S1 pins for memory write?

a) 0, 0 b) 0,1 c) 1,0 d) 1,1

29. What is the status of S0 and S1 pins for memory fetch?

a) 0, 0 b) 0, 1 c) 1,0 d) 1,1

30. Which is the interrupt vector address for RST 6.5?

a) 0000H b) 0034H c) 0018H d) 002CH

31. Which is the interrupt vector address for RST 5.5?

a) 0000H b) 0034H c) 0018H d) 002CH

32. What is the difference between memory and storage/

a) Temporary, permanent b) Permanent, temporary
c) Slow, fast d) None of the above

33. What is the name of programmable 16 bit register in 8086?

(a)Stack Pointer (b)Program Counter (c)IR (d)a and b

34. Why 8086 mp is called 16 bit processor?

A) Because 8085 has 8 bit ALU.
B) Because 8086 has 16 bit ALU
C) Because of memory
D) Because of Physical Address

35. What is the purpose RIM Instruction check?

A)The write operation is done or not.
B)The interrupt is masked or not.
 C)The read operation is done or not.
D)a&b

36. When the 8086 over flow flag is set?

A) The sum is more than 16 bit
B) Signed numbers go out of their range after an arithmetic operation.
C) Carry & Sign flag are set.
D) Zero flag is set.

37. When the BHE signal of 8086 MP is used?

A) To Interface Even bank memory
B) To Interface odd bank memory
C) To Interface I/O
D) To interface DMA

38. Which one is highest priority in 8086 Interrupt?

A) NMI B) DIV O C)TYPE 255 D)OVER FLOW

39. What are the elements of memory location?

a. Address b. Contents c. Both A and B d. None of these

40. How the BIU Abbreviated?

a. Bus interface unit b. Bess interface unit
c. A and B d. None of these

41. How the EU Abbreviated?

a. Execution unit b. Execute unit
c. Exchange unit d. None of these

42. Which are the four categories of registers?

a. General‐ purpose register b. Pointer or index registers
c. Segment registers
d. Other register e. All of these

43. How we addressed the Eight of the register?

a. General‐ purpose register
b. Pointer or index registers
c. Segment registers
d. Other registers

44. Where we are using four index registers?

a. Arithmetic operation b. Multiplication operation
c. Subtraction operation d. division operation

45. What is the instruction name of accumulator?

a. AX b. AH c. AL d. DL