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This set of Digital Electronics Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Digital Electronics Set 15

Q1 | Fusing process is                        
  • reversible
  • irreversible
  • synchronous
  • asynchronous
Q2 | The cell type used inside a PROM is
  • link cells
  • metal cells
  • fuse cells
  • electric cells
Q3 | How many types of fuse technologies are used in PROMs?
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
Q4 | Metal links are made up of                        
  • polycrystalline
  • magnesium sulphide
  • nichrome
  • silicon dioxide
Q5 | EPROM uses an array of
  • p-channel enhancement type mosfet
  • n-channel enhancement type mosfet
  • p-channel depletion type mosfet
  • n-channel depletion type mosfet
Q6 | The EPROM was invented by
  • wen tsing chow
  • dov frohman
  • luis o brian
  • j p longwell
Q7 | Address decoding for dynamic memory chip control may also be used for
  • chip selection and address location
  • read and write control
  • controlling refresh circuits
  • memory mapping
Q8 | Which of the following describes the action of storing a bit of data in a mask ROM?
  • a 0 is stored by connecting the gate of a mos cell to the address line
  • a 0 is stored in a bipolar cell by shorting the base connection to the address line
  • a 1 is stored by connecting the gate of a mos cell to the address line
  • a 1 is stored in a bipolar cell by opening the base connection to the address line
Q9 | The check sum method of testing a ROM
  • allows data errors to be pinpointed to a specific memory location
  • provides a means for locating and correcting data errors in specific memory locations
  • indicates if the data in more than one memory location is incorrect
  • simply indicates that the contents of the rom are incorrect
Q10 | The initial values in all the cells of an EPROM is                              
  • 0
  • 1
  • both 0 and 1
  • alternate 0s and 1s
Q11 | To store 0 in such a cell, the floating point must be                              
  • reprogrammed
  • restarted
  • charged
  • power off
Q12 | The major disadvantage of RAM is?
  • its access speed is too slow
  • its matrix size is too big
  • it is volatile
  • high power consumption
Q13 | Which one of the following is used for the fabrication of MOS EPROM?
  • tms 2513
  • tms 2515
  • tms 2516
  • tms 2518
Q14 | How many addresses a MOS EPROM have?
  • 1024
  • 512
  • 2516
  • 256
Q15 | To read from the memory, the select input and the power down/program input must be
  • high
  • low
  • sometimes high and sometimes low
  • alternate high and low
Q16 | ROMs retain data when                              
  • power is on
  • power is off
  • system is down
  • all of the mentioned
Q17 | When a RAM module passes the checker board test it is                              
  • able to read and write only 0s
  • faulty
  • probably good
  • able to read and write only 1s
Q18 | What is the difference between static RAM and dynamic RAM?
  • static ram must be refreshed, dynamic ram does not
  • there is no difference
  • dynamic ram must be refreshed, static ram does not
  • sram is slower than dram
Q19 | What is access time?
  • the time taken to move a stored word from one bit to other bits after applying the address bits
  • the time taken to write a word after applying the address bits
  • the time taken to read a stored word after applying the address bits
  • the time taken to erase a stored word after applying the address bits
Q20 | What are the typical values of tOE?
  • 10 to 20 ns for bipolar
  • 25 to 100 ns for nmos
  • 12 to 50 ns for cmos
  • all of the mentioned
Q21 | Which of the following is not a type of memory?
  • ram
  • fprom
  • eeprom
  • rom
Q22 | The chip by which both the operation of read and write is performed                      
  • ram
  • rom
  • prom
  • eprom
Q23 | RAM is also known as                      
  • rwm
  • mbr
  • mar
  • rom
Q24 | If a RAM chip has n address input lines then it can access memory locations upto
  • 2(n-1)
  • 2(n+1)
  • 2n
  • 22n
Q25 | The n-bit address is placed in the
  • mbr
  • mar
  • ram
  • rom