Shift Registers MCQs : This section focuses on the "Shift Registers". These Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) should be practiced to improve the Shift Registers skills required for various interviews (campus interview, walk-in interview, company interview), placement, entrance exam and other competitive examinations.
Question 1
A 4-bit shift register that receives 4 bits of parallel data will shift to the ________ by ________ position(s) for each clock pulse.
A. right, one
B. right, two
C. left, one
D. left, three
Question 2
A 74HC195 4-bit parallel access shift register can be used for ________.
A. serial in/serial out operation
B. serial in/parallel out operation
C. parallel in/serial out operation
D. all of the above
Question 3
A modulus-12 ring counter requires a minimum of ________.
A. 10 flip-flops
B. 12 flip-flops
C. 6 flip-flops
D. 2 flip-flops
Question 4
A sequence of equally spaced timing pulses may be easily generated by which type of counter circuit?
A. ring shift
B. clock
C. Johnson
D. binary
Question 5
A serial in/parallel out, 4-bit shift register initially contains all 1s. The data nibble 0111 is waiting to enter. After four clock pulses, the register contains ________.
A. 0
B. 1111
C. 111
D. 1000
Question 6
An 8-bit serial in/serial out shift register is used with a clock frequency of 150 kHz. What is the time delay between the serial input and the Q3 output?
A. 1.67 s
B. 26.67 s
C. 26.7 ms
D. 267 ms
Question 7
An 8-bit serial in/serial out shift register is used with a clock frequency of 2 MHz to achieve a time delay (td) of ________.
A. 16 s
B. 8 s
C. 4 s
D. 2 s
Question 8
Another way to connect devices to a shared data bus is to use a ________.
A. circulating gate
B. transceiver
C. bidirectional encoder
D. strobed latch
Question 9
Assume that a 4-bit serial in/serial out shift register is initially clear. We wish to store the nibble 1100. What will be the 4-bit pattern after the second clock pulse? (Right-most bit first.)
A. 1100
B. 11
C. 0
D. 1111
Question 10
By adding recirculating lines to a 4-bit parallel-in, serial-out shift register, it becomes a ________, ________, and ________-out register.
A. parallel-in, serial, parallel
B. serial-in, parallel, serial
C. series-parallel-in, series, parallel
D. bidirectional in, parallel, series
Question 11
Computers operate on data internally in a ________ format.
A. tristate
B. universal
C. parallel
D. serial
Question 12
How can parallel data be taken out of a shift register simultaneously?
A. Use the Q output of the first FF.
B. Use the Q output of the last FF.
C. Tie all of the Q outputs together.
D. Use the Q output of each FF.
Question 13
How is a strobe signal used when serially loading a shift register?
A. to turn the register on and off
B. to control the number of clocks
C. to determine which output Qs are used
D. to determine the FFs that will be used
Question 14
How many clock pulses will be required to completely load serially a 5-bit shift register?
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
Question 15
How much storage capacity does each stage in a shift register represent?
A. One bit
B. Two bits
C. Four bits (one nibble)
D. Eight bits (one byte)
Question 16
How would a latch circuit be used in a microprocessor system?
A. as transportation for Intel employees
B. for a group of data that is the same
C. as a set of common connections for transfer of data
Question 17
If a 10-bit ring counter has an initial state 1101000000, what is the state after the second clock pulse?
A. 1101000000
B. 11010000
C. 1100000000
D. 0
Question 18
If an 8-bit ring counter has an initial state 10111110, what is the state after the fourth clock pulse?
A. 11101011
B. 10111
C. 11110000
D. 0
Question 19
In a 4-bit Johnson counter sequence there are a total of how many states, or bit patterns?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 4
D. 8
Question 20
In a 6-bit Johnson counter sequence there are a total of how many states, or bit patterns?
A. 2
B. 6
C. 12
D. 24
Question 21
In a parallel in/parallel out shift register, D0 = 1, D1 = 1, D2 = 1, and D3 = 0. After three clock pulses, the data outputs are ________.
A. 1110
B. 1
C. 1100
D. 1000
Question 22
On the fifth clock pulse, a 4-bit Johnson sequence is Q0 = 0, Q1 = 1, Q2 = 1, and Q3 = 1. On the sixth clock pulse, the sequence is ________.
A. Q0 = 1, Q1 = 0, Q2 = 0, Q3 = 0
B. Q0 = 1, Q1 = 1, Q2 = 1, Q3 = 0
C. Q0 = 0, Q1 = 0, Q2 = 1, Q3 = 1
D. Q0 = 0, Q1 = 0, Q2 = 0, Q3 = 1
Question 23
On the third clock pulse, a 4-bit Johnson sequence is Q0 = 1, Q1 = 1, Q2 = 1, and Q3 = 0. On the fourth clock pulse, the sequence is ________.
A. Q0 = 1, Q1 = 1, Q2 = 1, Q3 = 1
B. Q0 = 1, Q1 = 1, Q2 = 0, Q3 = 0
C. Q0 = 1, Q1 = 0, Q2 = 0, Q3 = 0
D. Q0 = 0, Q1 = 0, Q2 = 0, Q3 = 0
Question 24
Ring shift and Johnson counters are:
A. synchronous counters
B. aynchronous counters
C. true binary counters
D. synchronous and true binary counters
Question 25
Stepper motors have become popular in digital automation systems because ________.
A. of their low cost
B. they are driven by sequential digital signals
C. they can be used to provide repetitive mechanical movement
D. they are driven by sequential digital signals and can be used to provide repetitive mechanical movement
Question 26
The bit sequence 0010 is serially entered (right-most bit first) into a 4-bit parallel out shift register that is initially clear. What are the Q outputs after two clock pulses?
A. 0
B. 10
C. 1000
D. 1111
Question 27
The bit sequence 10011100 is serially entered (right-most bit first) into an 8-bit parallel out shift register that is initially clear. What are the Q outputs after four clock pulses?
A. 10011100
B. 11000000
C. 1100
D. 11110000
Question 28
The group of bits 10110111 is serially shifted (right-most bit first) into an 8-bit parallel output shift register with an initial state 11110000. After two clock pulses, the register contains ________.
A. 10111000
B. 10110111
C. 11110000
D. 11111100
Question 29
The group of bits 11001 is serially shifted (right-most bit first) into a 5-bit parallel output shift register with an initial state 01110. After three clock pulses, the register contains ________.
A. 1110
B. 1
C. 101
D. 110
Question 30
The primary purpose of a three-state buffer is usually:
A. to provide isolation between the input device and the data bus
B. to provide the sink or source current required by any device connected to its output without loading down the output device
C. temporary data storage
D. to control data flow
Question 31
To keep output data accurate, 4-bit series-in, parallel-out shift registers employ a ________.
A. divide-by-4 clock pulse
B. sequence generator
C. strobe line
D. multiplexer
Question 32
To operate correctly, starting a ring shift counter requires:
A. clearing all the flip-flops
B. presetting one flip-flop and clearing all others
C. clearing one flip-flop and presetting all others
D. presetting all the flip-flops
Question 33
To serially shift a nibble (four bits) of data into a shift register, there must be ________.
A. one clock pulse
B. four clock pulses
C. eight clock pulses
D. one clock pulse for each 1 in the data
Question 34
What are the three output conditions of a three-state buffer?
A. HIGH, LOW, float
B. 1, 0, float
C. both of the above
D. neither of the above
Question 35
What does the output enable do on the 74395A chip?
A. It determines when data can be loaded.
B. It forces all outputs to go HIGH.
C. It forces all outputs to go LOW.
D. It activates the three-state buffer.
Question 36
What is a recirculating register?
A. serial out connected to serial in
B. all Q outputs connected together
C. a register that can be used over again
Question 37
What is a shift register that will accept a parallel input, or a bidirectional serial load and internal shift features, called?
A. tristate
B. end around
C. universal
D. conversion
Question 38
What is a transceiver circuit?
A. a buffer that transfers data from input to output
B. a buffer that transfers data from output to input
C. a buffer that can operate in both directions
Question 39
What is meant by parallel load of a shift register?
A. All FFs are preset with data.
B. Each FF is loaded with data, one at a time.
Question 40
What is the difference between a ring shift counter and a Johnson shift counter?
A. There is no difference.
B. A ring is faster.
C. The feedback is reversed.
D. The Johnson is faster.
Question 41
What is the difference between a shift-right register and a shift-left register?
A. There is no difference.
B. the direction of the shift
Question 42
What is the function of a buffer circuit?
A. to provide an output that is inverted from that on the input
B. to provide an output that is equal to its input
C. to clean up the input
D. to clean up the output
Question 43
What is the preset condition for a ring shift counter?
A. all FFs set to 1
B. all FFs cleared to 0
C. a single 0, the rest 1
D. a single 1, the rest 0
Question 44
What type of register would have a complete binary number shifted in one bit at a time and have all the stored bits shifted out one at a time?
A. parallel-in, parallel-out
B. parallel-in, serial-out
C. serial-in, parallel-out
D. serial-in, serial-out
Question 45
When is it important to use a three-state buffer?
A. when two or more outputs are connected to the same input
B. when all outputs are normally HIGH
C. when all outputs are normally LOW
D. when two or more outputs are connected to two or more inputs
Question 46
When the output of a tristate shift register is disabled, the output level is placed in a:
A. float state
B. LOW state
C. high-impedance state
D. float or high-impedance state
Question 47
Which is not characteristic of a shift register?
A. Serial in/parallel in
B. Serial in/parallel out
C. Parallel in/serial out
D. Parallel in/parallel out
Question 48
Which type of device may be used to interface a parallel data format with external equipment's serial format?
A. key matrix
B. UART
C. memory chip
D. series in, parallel out
Question 49
With a 200 kHz clock frequency, eight bits can be serially entered into a shift register in ________.
A. 4 μs
B. 40 μs
C. 400 μs
D. 40 ms
Question 50
With a 50 kHz clock frequency, six bits can be serially entered into a shift register in ________.
A. 12 s
B. 120 s
C. 12 ms
D. 120 ms
Question 51
A serial in/parallel out, 4-bit shift register initially contains all 1s. The data nibble 0111 is waiting to enter. After four clock pulses, the register contains ________
A. 0
B. 1111
C. 111
D. 1000
Question 52
A shift register that will accept a parallel input or a bidirectional serial load and internal shift features is called as?
A. Tristate
B. End around
C. Universal
D. Conversion
Question 53
An 8-bit serial in/serial out shift register is used with a clock frequency of 2 MHz to achieve a time delay (td) of ________
A. 16 us
B. 8 us
C. 4 us
D. 2 us
Question 54
Assume that a 4-bit serial in/serial out shift register is initially clear. We wish to store the nibble 1100. What will be the 4-bit pattern after the second clock pulse? (Right-most bit first)
A. 1100
B. 11
C. 0
D. 1111
Question 55
Based on how binary information is entered or shifted out, shift registers are classified into _______ categories.
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
Question 56
Clock divider slow down the input clock of the shift register.
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
Question 57
Four bits shift register enables shift control signal in how many clock pulses?
A. Two clock pulses
B. Three clock pulses
C. Four clock pulses
D. Five clock pulses
Question 58
How can parallel data be taken out of a shift register simultaneously?
A. Use the Q output of the first FF
B. Use the Q output of the last FF
C. Tie all of the Q outputs together
D. Use the Q output of each FF
Question 59
In gated D latch, which of the following is the input symbol?
A. D
B. Q
C. EN
D. CLK
Question 60
In PIPO shift register, parallel data can be taken out by ______
A. Using the Q output of the first flip-flop
B. Using the Q output of the last flip-flop
C. Using the Q output of the second flip-flop
D. Using the Q output of each flip-flop
Question 61
In serial input serial output register, the data of ______ is accessed by the circuit.
A. Last flip-flop
B. First flip-flop
C. All flip-flops
D. No flip-flop
Question 62
Shift registers are used to delay the data signal.
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
Question 63
Shift registers comprise of which flip-flops?
A. D flip-flops
B. SR flip-flops
C. JK flip-flops
D. T flip-flops
Question 64
The full form of SIPO is ___________
A. Serial-in Parallel-out
B. Parallel-in Serial-out
C. Serial-in Serial-out
D. Serial-In Peripheral-Out
Question 65
The group of bits 11001 is serially shifted (right-most bit first) into a 5-bit parallel output shift register with an initial state 01110. After three clock pulses, the register contains ________
A. 1110
B. 1
C. 101
D. 110
Question 66
Time taken by the shift register to transfer the content is called _______
A. Clock duration
B. Bit duration
C. Word duration
D. Duration
Question 67
Transfer of one bit of information at a time is called _______
A. Rotating
B. Serial transfer
C. Parallel transfer
D. Shifting
Question 68
What is meant by the parallel load of a shift register?
A. All FFs are preset with data
B. Each FF is loaded with data, one at a time
C. Parallel shifting of data
D. All FFs are set with data
Question 69
With a 200 kHz clock frequency, eight bits can be serially entered into a shift register in ________
A. 4 μs
B. 40 μs
C. 400 μs
D. 40 ms