NAGOLE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE

Kuntloor (V), Hayathnagar (M), R.R. Dist. - 501 505, Greater Hyderabad
Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering
Comprehensive viva Branch: ECE
Name…………………………………………………….. H. No…………………………… Max Marks: 50

1) Which is the microprocessor comprise [ ]

A) Register section B) One or more ALU
C) Control unit D) All of these
2) Which is used to store critical pieces of data during subroutines and interrupts [ ]
A) Stack B) Queue
C) Accumulator D) Data register
3) Each memory location [ ]
A) Address B) Contents C) Both A and B D) None of these

4) Size of each segment in 8086 is: [ ]

A) 64 kb B) 24 kb C). 50 kb D)16kb
5)Which causes the microprocessor to immediately terminate its present activity? [ ]

a. RESET signal b. INTERUPT signal c. Both d. None of these

6)Which is responsible for all the outside world communication by the microprocessor: [ ]
a. BIU b. PIU c. TIU d. LIU

7)Which of the following is used as a primary storage device? [ ]

a. Magnetic drum b. PROM c. Floppy disk d. All of these

8)The metal disks, which are permanently housed in, sealed and contamination free containers are called [ ]
a. Hard disks b. Floppy disk c. Winchester disk d. Flexible disk

9)Which RAM is created using MOS transistors: [ ]

a. Dynamic RAM b. Static RAM c. Permanent RAM d. SD RAM

10)How many type of cache memory: [ ]

a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4

11) The term gigabyte refers to [ ]

a. 1024 bytes b. 1024 kilobytes c. 1024 megabytes d. 1024 gigabyte

12) A microprocessor retries instructions from : [ ]

a. Control memory b. Cache memory c. Main memory d. Virtual memory

13)The Width of a processor’s data path is measured in bits. Which of the following are common data paths?

a. 8 bits b. 12 bits c. 16 bits d. 32 bits [ ]

14).Which of the following process involves changing of carrier amplitude in accordance with modulating signal
A) FM B) PM C) AM D) None of these [ ]
15).Bandwidth of AM Signal is [ ]

A) Fm B) 2Fm C) Fm/2 D) Fm/4

16).DSB-SC Signal consists of [ ]

A) Carrier and 2 sidebands B) Carrier and 1 sidebands

C) Only 2 sidebands D) None of these

17).The process used in SSB is [ ]

A) Filter Metho B) Phase-shift method C) Frequency Discriminator D) All of the above

18).The transmission efficiency of SSB is [ ]

A) 33.3% B) 50% C) 100% D) 40%
19) Quantizing error occurs in [ ]
A) TDM B ) FDM C) PCM D) PWD

20).The most suitable method for detecting a modulated signal g(t) = (3 to 6 cos 2pfmt) cos 2pfct is

A) envelope detector B) synchronous detector C) ratio detector D) both a and b [ ]

21).When the number of quantizing levels is 16 in PCM, the number of pulses in a code group will be
A ) 16 B) 8 C) 4 D) 2 `

22) In PCM, the biggest disadvantage as compared to AM is [ ]

A) larger bandwidth B) larger noise

C) Inability to handle analog sign D) incompatibility with time division multiplex systems

23) Full duplex operation [ ]

A ) requires modems at both ends of circuit B ) requires two pairs of cables

C) can transfer data in both directions simultaneously D) all of the above

24) .In a communication receiver, a squelch circuit is normally inserted [ ]

A) before detector B) after detector C) before mixer D) after power amplifier

25) Non-coherently detection is not possible for [ ]

A) PSK B) ASK C) FSK D) both (a) and (c)

26).In PCM the amplitude levels are transmitted in a 7 unit code. Sampling frequency is 10 kHz. The bandwidth
should [ ]

A) 5 kHz B) 30 kHz C) 35kHz D) 5 MHz

27).The atomic number of germanium is [ ]

A. 32 B. 4 C. 2 D. 8

28).The most widely used semi conductive material in electronic device is [ ]

A.silicon B. Carbon C. germanium D. copper

29).If a certain zener diode has a zener voltage of 3.6 V, it operates in [ ]

A). avalanche breakdown B). zener breakdown

C). regulated breakdown D). forward conduction

30).The bias condition for a transistor to be used as linear amplifier is called [ ]

A). reverse-reverse B). forward-reverse
C). collector bias D). forward-forward
31).Common types of thyristors includes [ ]
A). BJTs and SCRs B). UJTs and PUTs C). FETs and triacs D). diacs and triacs

32). For a P-N diode, the number of minority carriers crossing the junction depends on [ ]

A). forward bias voltage B). potential barrier

C). rate of thermal generation of electron hole pairs D). none of the above

33). Which variety of copper has the best conductivity? [ ]

A). Pure annealed copper B). Hard drawn copper

C). Induction hardened copper D). Copper containing traces of silicon

34). The output, V-I characteristics of an Enhancement type MOSFET has [ ]

A. only an ohmic region B. only a saturation region

C). an ohmic region at low voltage value followed by a saturation region at higher voltages
D). an ohmic region at large voltage values preceded by a saturation region at lower voltages

35). For an ideal 3000 Hz channel, Nyquist rate is [ ]

A) 3000 bps B) 6000 bps C) 9000 bps D) 12000 bps
36). The forbidden energy gap between the valence band and conduction band will be least in case of [ ]

A). metals B). semiconductors C). insulators D). all of the above

37). If too large current passes through the diode [ ]

A). all electrons will leave B). All holes will freeze
C). Excessive heat may damage the diode D). Diode will emit light

38). In a bipolar transistor, the emitter base junction has [ ]

A). forward bias B). reverse bias C). zero bias D). zero or reverse bias

39)) How many entries will be in the truth table of a 3 input NAND gate ? [ ]

A) 3 B) 6 C)8 D) 9

40) How many bits are required to store one BCD digit? [ ]

A)2 B )3 C) 6 D) 4

41) In binary number system the first digit (bit) from right to left is called as [ ]

A ) LSB, Least Significant Bit B) MSB, Most Significant Bit

C) First Bit D) Last B

42) In an SR latch built from NOR gates, which condition is not allowed [ ]

A ) S=0, R=0 B) S=0, R=1 C) S=1, R=0 D) S=1, R=1

43) .A digital circuit that can store one bit is a [ ]

A ) XOR gate B) flip-flop C) gate D) register

44). Stack is also known as [ ]

A ) FIFO memory B) Flash memory C) LIFO memory D ) LILO memory

45).Boolean algebra is also known as [ ]

A) Gate algebra B) Transistor algebra C) Switching algebra D) Counting algebra

46) In Boolean algebra A.A is equal to [ ]

A) A B) A² C) 2A D) 1

47) .A Boolean function can be transformed into logical ________. [ ]

A) Graph B) map C) diagram D) matrix

48) A three-state buffer has the following output states [ ]

A) 1, 0, float B) High, Low, Float C) Both A and B D ) Set, Reset, Halt

49) Which of the following is a digital device [ ]

A ) Regulator of a fan B) Microphone C) Resistance of a material D) Light switch

50). Which of these sets of logic gates are designated as universal gates? [ ]

A) NOR, NAND. B) XOR, NOR, NAND. C) OR, NOT, AND. D ) NOR, NAND, XNOR.
Viva Key :
1)D 2)A 3)A 4)A 5) B 6) A 7) B 8)B
9) C 10) B 11)C 12)C 13)C 14) C 15) B
16) C 17) D 18) C 19) C 20)A 21)C 22)A
23)D 24) B 25) A 26) C 27) A 28) A 29)B
30) B 31) D 32) C 33) A 34) C 35) B 36)A
37)C 38) A 39) C 40)D 41) A 42) D 43)B 44)C
45)C 46)A 47)C 48)C 49)D 50)A