Q.1

It is possible to develop more than 16 different analog levels using 4-bit resolution.

  • True
  • False
Q.2

When analog inputs from several sources are to be converted, a multiplexing technique can be used so that one ADC may be time-shared.

  • True
  • False
Q.3

A D/A converter changes things such as temperature variations into digital quantities.

  • True
  • False
Q.4

When a DAC output shows a deviation of the measured step size from the ideal step size, this error is called nonlinearity.

  • True
  • False
Q.5

In a digital storage scope, when memory is full, the next data point is lost.

  • True
  • False
Q.6

In a counter-ramp A/D converter, the end-of-conversion line must be tied back to the clear input of the counter to change the circuit to perform continuous conversions.

  • True
  • False
Q.7

D/A conversion is the process of taking a voltage or current and converting it to a digital code.

  • True
  • False
Q.8

A data acquisition system may communicate via two common buses: the data bus and the control bus.

  • True
  • False
Q.9

The time required to complete a conversion cycle is called conversion time.

  • True
  • False
Q.10

A DAC is ________ if its output increases as the binary input increments from one value to the next.

  • monotonic
  • self adjusting
  • accurate
  • broken
Q.11

A simultaneous, multiple comparator, or flash converter uses parallel encoding.

  • True
  • False
Q.12

A 4-bit stairstep-ramp A/D converter has a clock frequency of 100 kHz and maximum input voltage of 10 V.

  • The maximum number of samples per second will be 6250.
  • The maximum sample rate will be 100,000 samples/second.
  • The minimum sample rate will be 6250 samples/second.
  • The minimum sample rate will be 100,000 samples/second.
Q.13

An AD7524 is an eight-bit D/A converter that uses an R/2R ladder network.

  • True
  • False
Q.14

The AD7524, a CMOS IC available from several IC manufacturers, is an eight-bit D/A converter that uses a(n) ________.

  • sample-and-hold circuit
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  • R/2R ladder network
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  • multiplexer
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  • 10 s clock
Q.15

Flash A/D converters depend on an input clock pulse to perform each conversion.

  • True
  • False
Q.16

Flash A/D converters depend on an input clock pulse to perform each conversion.

  • True
  • False
Q.17

The current across the MSB "rung" of a 4-bit R/2R ladder DAC if the reference voltage is 5 v and R is 8 is 625 A.

  • True
  • False
Q.18

A DAC is monotonic if its output increases as its binary input is incremented from one value to the next.

  • True
  • False
Q.19

The circuit shown below is a(n) ________.

  • R/2R ladder D/A converter
  • four-bit decoder
  • binary-weighted-input DAC
  • four-bit A/D converter
Q.20

What is the accuracy of a D/A converter?

  • It is the reciprocal of the number of discrete steps in the D/A output.
  • It is the comparison between the actual output of the converter and its expected output.
  • It is the converter's ability to resolve between forward and reverse steps when sequenced over its entire range of inputs.
  • It is the deviation between the ideal straight-line output and the actual output of the converter.
Q.21

Voltage-to-frequency ADC is more complicated than other ADCs.

  • True
  • False
Q.22

What is the accuracy of a D/A converter?

  • It is the reciprocal of the number of discrete steps in the D/A output.
  • It is the comparison between the actual output of the converter and its expected output.
  • It is the converter's ability to resolve between forward and reverse steps when sequenced over its entire range of inputs.
  • It is the deviation between the ideal straight-line output and the actual output of the converter.
Q.23

Linearity error is the maximum deviation in step size from the ideal step size.

  • True
  • False
Q.24

If an analog signal is to be converted to an 8-bit resolution, how many comparators are used in a parallel-encoded ADC?

  • 127
  • 128
  • 255
  • 256
Q.25

There are many applications in which analog data must be digitized and transferred into a computer's memory. The process by which the computer acquires these digitized analog data is referred to as ________.

  • sampling
  • multiplexing
  • data acquisition
  • prescaling
Q.26

An operational amplifier is used as a comparator.

  • True
  • False
Q.27

The DAC0808 and the MC1408 are very popular and inexpensive 8-bit D/A converters.

  • True
  • False
Q.28

The primary disadvantage of the simultaneous A/D converter is ________.

  • that it requires the input voltage to be applied to the inputs simultaneously
  • the long conversion time required
  • the large number of output lines required to simultaneously decode the input voltage
  • the large number of comparators required to represent a reasonable-sized binary number
Q.29

Which of the equations below expresses the voltage gain relationship for an operational amplifier?

  • Vout = Vin/Av
  • Vout/Vin = Rout/Rin
  • Vin/Vout = Rout/Rin
  • Vout/Vin = –Rf/Rin
Q.30

Two characteristics of ideal operational amplifiers are very high input impedance and very high voltage gain.

  • True
  • False
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