Exercise: Counters

Questions for: Counters

Any divide-by-N counter can be formed by using external gating to ________ at a predetermined number.
A:
HIGH
B:
reset
C:
LOW
D:
preset
Answer: B
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The parallel outputs of a counter circuit represent the:
A:
parallel data word
B:
clock frequency
C:
counter modulus
D:
clock count
Answer: D
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Which of the following statements best describes the operation of a synchronous up-/down-counter?
A:
The counter can count in either direction, but must continue in that direction once started.
B:
The counter can be reversed, but must be reset before counting in the other direction.
C:
In general, the counter can be reversed at any point in its counting sequence.
D:
The count sequence cannot be reversed, once it has begun, without first resetting the counter to zero.
Answer: C
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A 4-bit counter has a maximum modulus of ________.
A:
3
B:
6
C:
8
D:
16
Answer: D
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Referring to the given figure, at which point is the serial data transferred to the parallel output?

A:
W
B:
X
C:
Y
D:
Z
Answer: D
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