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What is the primary factor that determines the output of a combinational digital circuit?
What is the primary factor that determines the output of a combinational digital circuit?
- Current input values (correct)
- Previous input values
- Output of the previous circuit
- State of the memory element
What is used to describe the behavior of a combinational digital circuit?
What is used to describe the behavior of a combinational digital circuit?
- Flowcharts
- State diagrams
- Block diagrams
- Truth tables (correct)
What is a key characteristic of combinational digital circuits?
What is a key characteristic of combinational digital circuits?
- They are sequential
- They are deterministic (correct)
- They have memory elements
- They exhibit random behavior
What is used to analyze and design combinational digital circuits?
What is used to analyze and design combinational digital circuits?
What are combinational digital circuits built using?
What are combinational digital circuits built using?
What is the primary function of a multiplexer?
What is the primary function of a multiplexer?
What is the primary function of an encoder?
What is the primary function of an encoder?
What is the main difference between a half adder and a full adder?
What is the main difference between a half adder and a full adder?
What is the function of a decoder?
What is the function of a decoder?
What is the primary component of a subtraction circuit?
What is the primary component of a subtraction circuit?
What is the function of a full subtractor?
What is the function of a full subtractor?
What is the borrow output in a half-subtractor?
What is the borrow output in a half-subtractor?
What is the output of the second half adder in a full adder?
What is the output of the second half adder in a full adder?
What is the difference between a half-subtractor and a half-adder?
What is the difference between a half-subtractor and a half-adder?
How can a full adder be implemented?
How can a full adder be implemented?
Which arithmetic operation involves iterative subtraction and shifting similar to decimal division?
Which arithmetic operation involves iterative subtraction and shifting similar to decimal division?
What is the function of a magnitude comparator?
What is the function of a magnitude comparator?
What is the purpose of a digital comparator?
What is the purpose of a digital comparator?
Which type of comparator compares two N-bit binary numbers by comparing each corresponding bit from the most significant bit (MSB) to the least significant bit (LSB)?
Which type of comparator compares two N-bit binary numbers by comparing each corresponding bit from the most significant bit (MSB) to the least significant bit (LSB)?
What is the result of a left shift operation on a binary number?
What is the result of a left shift operation on a binary number?
What is the purpose of a parity generator in digital systems?
What is the purpose of a parity generator in digital systems?
What is the difference between even parity and odd parity?
What is the difference between even parity and odd parity?
What is the purpose of a parity checker in digital systems?
What is the purpose of a parity checker in digital systems?
What is the function of a decoder in digital systems?
What is the function of a decoder in digital systems?
What is the boolean expression for even parity?
What is the boolean expression for even parity?
What is the role of a demultiplexer in digital circuits?
What is the role of a demultiplexer in digital circuits?
What does a full adder do that a half adder does not?
What does a full adder do that a half adder does not?
What function does a comparator perform?
What function does a comparator perform?
What is the primary function of an Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU) in digital systems?
What is the primary function of an Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU) in digital systems?
How is the sum output (S) of a full adder calculated?
How is the sum output (S) of a full adder calculated?
In a 3-to-8 line decoder, what input configuration results in the output Y1 being active?
In a 3-to-8 line decoder, what input configuration results in the output Y1 being active?
What is the purpose of a 3-to-8 line decoder in binary-to-octal conversion?
What is the purpose of a 3-to-8 line decoder in binary-to-octal conversion?
How many input lines and output lines does a 2-to-1 line multiplexer have?
How many input lines and output lines does a 2-to-1 line multiplexer have?
What determines which input is selected and routed to the output line in a multiplexer?
What determines which input is selected and routed to the output line in a multiplexer?
For a 4-to-1 line multiplexer, what is the function of the selection lines S0 and S1?
For a 4-to-1 line multiplexer, what is the function of the selection lines S0 and S1?
What is the primary difference between a encoder and decoder?
What is the primary difference between a encoder and decoder?
What problem can occur in the octal-to-binary encoder if two inputs are active simultaneously?
What problem can occur in the octal-to-binary encoder if two inputs are active simultaneously?
What solution is implemented to ensure only one input is encoded in an encoder?
What solution is implemented to ensure only one input is encoded in an encoder?
Why is a third output, 'V', included in a priority encoder circuit?
Why is a third output, 'V', included in a priority encoder circuit?
In a priority encoder, how does the priority of inputs affect the output?
In a priority encoder, how does the priority of inputs affect the output?
