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1 | | A(n) ___ is the electronic circuit used to convert the decimal input of a calculator to the BCD code used by the internal circuits or central processing unit. |
| | A) | Flip-flop |
| | B) | Multiplexer |
| | C) | Assembler |
| | D) | Encoder |
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2 | | Portable digital devices, such as watches or solar-powered calculators, use ___ displays because of their extremely low power consumption. |
| | A) | Incandescent |
| | B) | LCD (liquid-crystal display) |
| | C) | LED (light-emitting diode) |
| | D) | Vacuum fluorescent |
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3 | | The BCD input into the 7447 decoder IC is ___ causing the 7-segment LED display to read decimal ___ (the number 8 on the display is not the correct output and only shows that this is a 7-segment display). (5.0K) |
| | A) | 1001, 9 |
| | B) | 0011, 3 |
| | C) | 0001, 1 |
| | D) | 0111, 7 |
| | E) | All of the above are correct. |
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4 | | A segment of a LCD display is said to be driven or activated by a(n) ___ square-wave signal. |
| | A) | DC |
| | B) | In-phase |
| | C) | Out-of-phase |
| | D) | PCMCIA |
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5 | | In reference to an operational 74147 TTL encoder IC, if only input 7 is activated with a LOW, active LOW output(s) ___ will be activated. |
| | A) | D |
| | B) | C and E |
| | C) | A, D and E |
| | D) | A, B and C |
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6 | | The ___ type display uses older vacuum tube technology. |
| | A) | LCD |
| | B) | LED |
| | C) | VF |
| | D) | All of the above |
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7 | | The seven-segment display (without the use of colored filters) that emits a reddish glow is the ___ type. |
| | A) | LED (light-emitting diode) |
| | B) | LCD (liquid-crystal display) |
| | C) | Vacuum fluorescent |
| | D) | All of the above |
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8 | | The decimal number 931 equals ___ in 8421 BCD code. |
| | A) | 1000 0011 1001 |
| | B) | 1001 1100 1000 |
| | C) | 1001 0011 0001 |
| | D) | 0001 0011 1000 |
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9 | | A widely used 7-bit code is the American Code for Information Interchange or ___ code. |
| | A) | ASCII |
| | B) | Gray |
| | C) | Hollerith |
| | D) | BCD |
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10 | | The 7447 IC is a BCD-to-7-segment decoder which can drive LED displays and has active ___ (HIGH, LOW) input with active ___ (HIGH, LOW) outputs. (5.0K) |
| | A) | HIGH, HIGH |
| | B) | HIGH, LOW |
| | C) | LOW, HIGH |
| | D) | LOW, LOW |
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