Number Systems and Conversion

Question 1

Digital systems may be divided roughly into what three parts?

Answer 1

1. System design
2. Logic design
3. Circuit design

Question 2

______ design involves breaking the overall system into subsystems and specifying the characteristics of each subsystem.

Answer 2

System

Question 3

____ design involves determining how to interconnect basic logic building blocks to perform a specific function.

Answer 3

Logic

Question 4

_____ design involves specifying the interconnection of specific components such as resistors, diodes, and transistors to form a gate, flip-flop, or other logic building block.

Answer 4

Circuit

Question 5

In a ____ circuit, the output values depend only on the present value of the inputs and not on past values.

Answer 5

Combinational

Question 6

In a ____ circuit, the outputs depend on both the present and past input values.

Answer 6

Sequential

Question 7

The basic building blocks used to construct combinational circuits

Answer 7

Logic gates

Question 8

The basic memory elements used in the design of sequential circuits

Answer 8

Flip-flops