Q.1

A unit of logic in an FPGA that is made up of multiple smaller logic modules and a local programmer interconnect that is used to connect internal logic modules is called a ________.

  • bed-of-nails
  • boundary scan
  • CLB
  • CPLD
Q.2

The FPLA has a programmable AND array and a programmable OR array.

  • True
  • False
Q.3

LUT is an acronym for look-up table.

  • True
  • False
Q.4

The MAX+PLUS II compiler will automatically program a macrocell to borrow up to six product terms from each of three adjacent macrocells in the same LAB.

  • True
  • False
Q.5

Antifuse devices are volatile.

  • True
  • False
Q.6

The PAL has an AND and OR structure similar to a PROM, but in the PAL the inputs to the AND gates are programmable, whereas the inputs to the OR gate are hard-wired.

  • True
  • False
Q.7

The Altera FLEX10K family uses a look-up table (LUT) architecture.

  • True
  • False
Q.8

PLDs cannot meet all the possible requirements of complex digital circuitry.

  • True
  • False
Q.9

The schematic editor allows you to connect with predefined logic symbols.

  • True
  • False
Q.10

VHDL code is divided into three sections: library declaration, entity declaration, and architecture body.

  • True
  • False
Q.11

In a FLEX10K device, the carry chain provides a fast carry forward function between ________.

  • LUTs
  • EABs
  • LEs
  • LABs
Q.12

The Boolean expression (A + B)(C + D) is an example of ________.

  • LAB
  • LUT
  • SOP
  • POS
Q.13

The PAL structure is able to perform any sum-of-products (SOP) operation.

  • True
  • False
Q.14

A PAL uses a programmable OR array followed by a fixed AND array.

  • True
  • False
Q.15

The SRAM technology is volatile.

  • True
  • False
Q.16

The major structures of the MAX7000S are the logic array block (LAB) and the programmable intermediate array (PIA).

  • True
  • False
Q.17

With microcomputer/DSP systems, devices can be electronically controlled and data can be manipulated by executing a program of instructions that has been written for the application.

  • True
  • False
Q.18

Gate arrays are ULSI circuits that offer hundreds of thousands of gates.

  • True
  • False
Q.19

Schematic capture is a process performed by PLD software.

  • True
  • False
Q.20

The four input-only pins found on devices in the MAX7000S family can be configured as specific high-speed control signals or as general user inputs.

  • True
  • False
Q.21

All inputs to the MAX7000S device and all macrocell outputs feed the PIA.

  • True
  • False
Q.22

An Altera FLEX10K device uses a(n) ________ architecture.

  • OR array
  • AND array
  • OR and AND array
  • look-up table
Q.23

Using a hardware solution for your digital system design is always faster than a software solution.

  • True
  • False
Q.24

All I/O pins in the MAX7000S family have a tristate buffer.

  • True
  • False
Q.25

The major digital system categories include Boolean logic, ASICs, and microprocessor/DSP devices.

  • True
  • False
Q.26

An expensive form of programmable logic is SPLD.

  • True
  • False
Q.27

In the OLMC of a GAL16V8, the FMUX selects the signal that is fed into the input matrix.

  • True
  • False
Q.28

A PAL consists of an array of fixed AND gates that are connected to a programmable array of OR gates.

  • True
  • False
Q.29

Sum-of-products is two or more product terms that are NANDed together.

  • True
  • False
Q.30

The ________ is the most popular standard logic device family today.

  • TTL
  • CMOS
  • ECL
  • None of the above
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