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Midterm Exam for AST 122

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Convert hexadecimal value 16 to decimal.

a)

2210

b)

1610

c)

1010

d)

2010

2.

Convert the following decimal number to 8-bit binary.
187

a)

101110112

b)

110111012

c)

101111012

d)

101111002

3.

Convert binary 111111110010 to hexadecimal.

a)

EE216

b)

FF216

c)

2FE16

d)

FD216

4.

Convert the following binary number to decimal.
010112

a)

11

b)

35

c)

15

d)

10

5.

Convert 8B3F16 to binary.

a)

101100111001101

b)

1000101100110111

c)

1011001111100011

d)

1000101100111111

6.

Convert decimal 64 to binary.

a)

01010010

b)

01000000

c)

00110110

d)

01001000

7.

Convert hexadecimal value C1 to binary.

a)

111000100

b)

111000001

c)

1000111

d)

11000001

8.

Convert the following octal number to decimal.
178

a)

82

b)

57

c)

15

d)

51

9.

Convert the following binary number to octal.
0101111002

a)

2748

b)

1748

c)

2728

d)

1728

10.

How many binary digits are required to count to 10010?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

7

d)

100

11.

The binary number for octal 458 is ________.

a)

100010

b)

100101

c)

110101

d)

100100

12.

Convert the following binary number to decimal.
100110102

a)

155

b)

157

c)

154

d)

153

13.

The decimal number 188 is equal to the binary number ________.

a)

1100011

b)

10111100

c)

1111000

d)

0111000

14.

Convert the following binary number to octal.
0011010112

a)

3518

b)

3528

c)

1538

d)


2538

15.

The decimal number for octal 748 is ________.

a)

74

b)

22

c)

62

d)

60

16.

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

a)

AB + CD

b)

AB(CD)

c)

(A)B(CD)

d)

(A + B)(C + D)

17.

The commutative law of Boolean addition states that A + B = A × B.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

The systematic reduction of logic circuits is accomplished by:

a)

TTL logic

b)

using Boolean algebra

c)

symbolic reduction

d)

using a truth table

19.

What is the primary motivation for using Boolean algebra to simplify logic expressions?

a)

It may make it easier to understand the overall function of the circuit.

b)


It may reduce the number of gates.

c)


It may reduce the number of inputs required.

d)

all of the above

20.

Which Boolean algebra property allows us to group operands in an expression in any order without affecting the results of the operation [for example, A + B = B + A]?

a)

associative

b)

commutative

c)

Boolean

d)

distributive

21.

The NAND or NOR gates are referred to as "universal" gates because either:

a)

can be found in almost all digital circuits

b)

were the first gates to be integrated

c)

can be used to build all the other types of gates

d)

are used in all countries of the world

22.

Which of the examples below expresses the distributive law of Boolean algebra?

a)

A(BC) = (AB) + C

b)

A + (B + C) = AB + AC

c)

A(B + C) = AB + AC

d)

(A + B) + C = A + (B + C)

23.

Which of the following is an important feature of the sum-of-products (SOP) form of expression?

a)

The maximum number of gates that any signal must pass through is reduced by a factor of two.

b)

No signal must pass through more than two gates, not including inverters.

c)

The delay times are greatly reduced over other forms.

d)

All logic circuits are reduced to nothing more than simple AND and OR gates.

24.

Which of the examples below expresses the commutative law of multiplication?

a)

AB = BA

b)

AB = B + A

c)

A + B = B + A

d)

AB = A × B

25.

The expression W(X + YZ) can be converted to SOP form by applying which law?

a)

distributive law

b)

associative law

c)


commutative law

d)

none of the above

26.

The output of an AND gate with three inputs, A, B, and C, is HIGH when ________.

a)

A = 1, B = 1, C = 0

b)

A = 0, B = 0, C = 0

c)


A = 1, B = 1, C = 1

d)

A = 1, B = 0, C = 1

27.

If a 3-input NOR gate has eight input possibilities, how many of those possibilities will result in a HIGH output?

a)

1

b)

2

c)


7

d)

8

28.

If a signal passing through a gate is inhibited by sending a LOW into one of the inputs, and the output is HIGH, the gate is a(n):

a)

OR

b)

NOR

c)

NAND

d)

AND

29.

The output of an OR gate with three inputs, A, B, and C, is LOW when ________.

a)

A = 0, B = 0, C = 0

b)


A = 0, B = 0, C = 1

c)


A = 0, B = 1, C = 1

d)

all of the above

30.

Which of the following logical operations is represented by the + sign in Boolean algebra?

a)

AND

b)


OR

c)


inversion

d)

complementation

31.

Output will be a LOW for any case when one or more inputs are zero for a(n):

a)

OR gate

b)

NOT gate

c)

AND gate

d)

NOR gate

32.

The output of a NOR gate is HIGH if ________.

a)

all inputs are HIGH

b)

any input is HIGH

c)

any input is LOW

d)

all inputs are LOW

33.

The format used to present the logic output for the various combinations of logic inputs to a gate is called a(n):

a)

input logic function

b)

truth table

c)

Boolean variable

d)

Boolean constant

34.


The Boolean expression for a 3-input AND gate is ________.

a)

X = AB

b)

X = A + B + C

c)

X = AB + C

d)

X = ABC

35.

The output of a NOT gate is HIGH when ________.

a)

the input is HIGH

b)

power is removed from the gate's IC

c)


the input is LOW

d)

power is applied to the gate's IC

36.

How many inputs of a four-input AND gate must be HIGH in order for the output of the logic gate to go HIGH?

a)

any one of the inputs

b)

any two of the inputs

c)

any three of the inputs

d)

all four inputs

37.

If the output of a three-input AND gate must be a logic LOW, what must the condition of the inputs be?

a)

At least one input must be HIGH.

b)

At least one input must be LOW.

c)

All inputs must be HIGH.

d)

All inputs must be LOW.

38.

Logically, the output of a NOR gate would have the same Boolean expression as a(n):

a)

NOR gate immediately followed by an inverter

b)

AND gate immediately followed by an inverter

c)

OR gate immediately followed by an inverter

d)

NAND gate immediately followed by an inverter

39.

Which of the following gates has the exact inverse output of the OR gate for all possible input combinations?

a)

AND

b)

NAND

c)

NOT

d)

NOR

40.

The output of an exclusive-OR gate is HIGH if ________.

a)

all inputs are LOW

b)

all inputs are HIGH

c)

the inputs are unequal

d)


none of the above

41.

The output of a NAND gate is LOW if ________.

a)

all inputs are LOW

b)

all inputs are HIGH

c)

any input is LOW

d)

any input is HIGH

42.

The logic gate that will have a LOW output when any one of its inputs is HIGH is the:

a)

NAND gate

b)

AND gate

c)

NOR gate

d)


OR gate

43.

From the truth table for a three-input NOR gate, what is the only condition of inputs A, B, and C that will make the output X high?

a)

A = 1, B = 1, C = 1

b)

A = 1, B = 0, C = 0

c)

A = 0, B = 0, C = 1

d)

A = 0, B = 0, C = 0

44.

The Boolean expression for a 3-input OR gate is ________.

a)

X = A + B

b)

X = A + B + C

c)

X = ABC

d)

X = A + BC

45.

How many entries would a truth table for a four-input NAND gate have?

a)

2

b)

8

c)

16

d)

32

46.

Which of the following is not a basic Boolean operation?

a)

OR

b)

NOT

c)

AND

d)

FOR

47.

The logic gate that will have HIGH or "1" at its output when any one (or more) of its inputs is HIGH is a(n):

a)

OR gate

b)

AND gate

c)

NOR gate

d)

NOT operation

48.

When reading a Boolean expression, what does the word "NOT" indicate?

a)

the same as

b)


inversion

c)

high

d)

low

49.

When using the repeated division by 2 method of converting from decimal to binary, one must write the first remainder as the:

a)

MSB

b)

MSB, provided the following sequence of remainders are written in descending order until the final remainder is achieved.

c)

LSB

d)

LSB, provided the final remainder is used to replace the original LSB, which is then moved to the MSB position.

50.

Convert the following hexadecimal number to decimal.
B516

a)

212

b)

197

c)

165

d)

181