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NOVEMBER 2013 50408/SAE2B

Time : Three hours Maximum : 75 marks

SECTION A — (10 × 2 = 20 marks)

Answer any TEN questions.

All questions carry equal marks.

Each answer should not exceed 30 words.

1. Mention two advantages of binary number system.

2. What are truth tables?

3. Sketch the three variable k-map.

4. Write the truth table of R-S flip-flop.

5. Specify any two applications of counters.

6. What is an assembler?

7. Mention the register pairs of 8085 processor.

8. What is indirect addressing mode?

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9. Convert the following BCD numbers into Hexa

decimal equivalent.

(a) 10

(b) 24.

10. Mention the application of stack.

11. What is trap interrupt?

12. Mention the advantage of memory mapped I/O.

SECTION B — (5 × 5 = 25 marks)

Answer any FIVE questions.

All questions carry equal marks.

Each answer should not exceed 200 words.

13. Mention five basic laws of boolean algebra.

14. Implement the function ab + a b using any one

universal gate.

15. How k-map method simplifies expressions.

Explain.

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16. Draw the circuit of clocked RS - flip flop.

17. Write an assembly language program to find the

sum and difference between two numbers.

18. Briefly explain the method of writing a time delay

routine.

19. Write short notes on I/O Interface.

SECTION C — (3 × 10 = 30 marks)

Answer any THREE questions.

All questions carry equal marks.

Each answer should not exceed 500 words.

20. Simplify the following expression using k-map

method.

f (w, x , y, z ) = ∑ {1, 2,3,5, 8, 9,11} + ∑ d {12, 13, 14, 15}.

21. Explain the design of Full-adder circuit.

22. Explain the operation of a multiplexer with a neat

diagram.

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23. Explain the architecture of 8085 microprocessor.

24. Write short notes on :

(a) BCD Addition

(b) ALU.

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