Digital Computer Fundamentals

1. The base or radix in octal system is ________

a) 8 b) 10

c) 2 d) 9

Answer: a) 8

2. The number of digits in Hexadecimal system is _________.

a) 17 b) 16

c) 15 d) 8

Answer: b) 16

3. The digit B in Hexadecimal system is equivalent to __________ in decimal system.

a) 8 b) 15

c) 17 d) 11

Answer: d) 11

4. Which of the following binary numbers is equivalent to decimal 10?

a) 1000 b) 1100

c) 1010 d) 1001

Answer: c) 1010

5. The number FF in Hexadecimal system is equivalent to ________ in decimal

a) 256 b) 255

c) 240 d) 239

Answer: a) 256

6. What is the octal equivalent of the binary number 10111101?

a) 675 b) 275

c) 572 d) 573

Answer: b) 275

7. The binary code of decimal no.(21.125) is ______________

a) 10101.001 b) 10100.001

c) 10101.010 d) 10100.111

Answer: a) 10101.001

8. Excess-3 code is known as ______________

a) Weighted code b) Cyclic-redundancy code

c) Self-complementing code d) Algebric code

9. Indicate which of the following three binary additions are correct?

i) 1011 + 1010 = 10101 ii) 1010 + 1101 = 10111

iii) 1010 + 1101 = 11111.

a) i and ii b) ii and iii

c) iii only d) i and ii

Answer: b) ii and iii

10. Convert the hexadecimal number 324 into binary

a) 0011 0010 0100 b) 1100 0010 0100

c) 0010 0101 1100 d) 1101 0010 0001

Answer: a) 0011 0010 0100

11. Express the binary number 10110 in decimal.

a) 141 b) 22

c) 56 d) 78

Answer: b) 22

12. Which type is the Binary Coded Decimal ?

a) 8241 b) 8421

c) 8124 d) 8121

Answer: b) 8421

13. Which are Non-weighted Codes ?

a) Excess-3 code b) Reflective code

c) 2421 code d) Sequential code

Answer: a) Excess-3 code

14. The decimal value for the BCD coded number 00010010 is ________

a) 6 b) 10

c) 12 d) 18

Answer: c) 12

15. The 9's complement of a decimal number is obtained by subtracting

each digit in the number from ___________

a) 10 b) 0

c) 1 d) 9

Answer: c) 1
16. The binary addition of two numbers 01 +01 produces result as ______

a) 10 b) 11

c) 01 d) 02

Answer: a) 10

17. The binary subtraction of two numbers 10 -1 produces result

as_______

a) 10 b) 11

c) 1 d) 0

Answer: c) 1

18. What is the binary equivalent of an octal number 24?

a) 010 100 b) 110 001

c) 010 001 d) 111 110

Answer: a) 010 100

19. Express the following 2421 code number 0010 1110 0001 in decimal form

a) 946 b) 652

c) 281 d) 218

Answer: c) 281

20. Express the following Excess-3 code 0110 1011 1100 0111 as decimal

a) 3894 b) 3984

c) 3489 d) 9834

Answer: a) 3894

21. Convert the binary number 10110 to gray code.

a) 01110 b) 11101

c) 11110 d) 00011

Answer: b) 11101

22. Give the 1's complement of 010011011

a) 111100001 b) 000011110

c) 010101010 d) 101100100

Answer: d) 101100100

23. Convert the decimal number 26 to BCD.

a) 0011 1110 b) 0010 0001

c) 1110 0101 d) 0010 0110

24. Express the following decimal number 4 to gray code.

a) 0110 b) 1110

c) 1111 d) 1010

Answer: a) 0110

25. Convert the octal number 36.4 to decimal.

a) 33.2 b) 30.1

c) 30.2 d) 30.5

Answer: d) 30.5

26. Convert the binary subtraction of 128-64 in the binary system

a) 11111110 b) 100000110

c) 10000000 d) 000000101

Answer: c) 10000000

27. Convert the binary multiplication of 18 x 64 in the binary system

a) 11111100 b) 00000100

c) 11111110 d) 11100010

Answer: a) 11111100

28. Convert the binary division of 32/8 in the binary system

a) 101 b) 100

c) 110 d) 001

Answer: b) 100

29. Convert the given binary number into both their 1’s and 2’s

complements 1011

a) 1010 0100 b) 0110 0101

c) 0100 0101 d) 0100 1010

Answer: c) 0100 0101

30. Convert the hexadecimal number into decimal

a) 7240 b) 2740

c) 4027 d) 2470

Answer: b) 2740

31. With respect to Boolean algebra, A + 1 = ?

a) A b) 1
c) 0 d) None

Answer: b) 1

32. The gate that gives 1 output if any one of the inputs is 0, is

a) AND b) NAND

c) XOR d) None

Answer: b) NAND

33. With respect to Boolean algebra, A’ + A = ?

a) 1 b) A

c) 0 d) None

Answer: a) 1

34. ________ is an example for Universal gate

a) AND b) OR

c) XOR d) NAND

Answer: d) NAND

35. ________ is a gate that has only one input.

a) NOR b) XOR

c) NOT d) OR

Answer: c) NOT

36. With respect to Boolean algebra, A + 1 + 0 + 1 = ?

a) A b) 1

c) 0 d) none

Answer: b) 1

37. _______ gate is used for comparison.

a) AND b) NAND

c) XOR d) NOT

Answer: c) XOR

38. There are _______ number(s) of fundamental gates.

a) 1 b) 3

c) 2 d) 4

Answer: b) 3

39. _______ Gate is used to complement a bit.

a) NOT b) OR
c) AND d) NAND

Answer: a) NOT

40. According to DeMorgan’s theorems, (A . B)’ = ?

a) A’+ B’ b) A+B

c) A’.B’ d) A.B

Answer: a) A’+ B’

41. XOR Gate gives an output 1 only when

a) odd number of 1’s in the input b) odd number of 0’s in the input

c) even number of 1’s in the input d) None

Answer: a) odd number of 1’s in the input

42. AND-OR logic is equivalent to ________ logic.

a) AND-AND b) OR-OR

c) NAND-NAND d) NOR-NOR

Answer: c) NAND-NAND

43. OR-AND logic can be implemented only with _________gates.

a) OR b) NAND

c) AND d) NOR

Answer: d) NOR

44. With three variables, a Karnaugh map of _______ boxes has to be constructed for simplification

a) 4 b) 8

c) 12 d) 16

Answer: b) 8

45. In a four-variable Karnaugh map, if eight 1’s are grouped, then the resulting term contains
_________ variable(s).

a) 1 b) 2

c) 3 d) 4

Answer: a) 1

46. If all the inputs and the output of an AND gate are inverted, then ____ gate can be used.

a) NOT b) NAND

c) OR d) NOR

Answer: c) OR

47. XOR gate can be used for ________

c) Division d) Comparison

Answer: d) comparison

48. Boolean expression A’BC’ gives an output 1 only when______

a) 101 b) 010

c) 110 d) 001

Answer: b) 010

49. Which of the following expressions is in the sum-of-products (SOP) form?

a) (A+B)(C+D)(E+F) b) (AD)(BE)(CD)

c) AB(CD)EF d) AB+CD+EF

Answer: d) AB+CD+EF

50. If a four-variable Karnaugh map contains all 1’s, then the minimal

expression would be __________

a) 0 b) 1

c) 111 d) 1111

Answer: b) 1