Question 1
A computer system uses a 6-bit binary code to represent characters. How many distinct characters can this system represent?
Computer System Design Quiz 1: 25 February 2024 (January 2024 term)
The IIT Madras BS Computer System Design (Computer System Design) Quiz 1 paper sat on 25 Feb 2024, in the January 2024 term: 12 questions for 50 marks in 120 minutes. Every question is below with its answer. Take it as a timed mock test to be marked, or read it through first.
- 12
- 50
- 120 min
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Correct answer: 64
Question 2
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Question 3
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Question 4
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Correct answer: 2
Question 5
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Question 6
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Correct answer: 2
Question 7
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Correct answer: 2
Question 8
2 or more inputs are at logic 1
2 or more inputs are at logic 0
Any odd number of inputs are at logic 0
Any odd number of inputs are at logic 1
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2 or more inputs are at logic 1
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Question 10
0.75
0.50
0.33
0.25
1
None of these
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0.50
Question 11
AND, NOT
OR, AND
AND, OR
NOT, AND
OR, OR
NOT, NOT
AND, AND
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OR, AND
Question 12
Given that NOT and 2-input AND/OR gates have delays of 1 ns, what will be the maximum delay of a 3x8 decoder circuit?
Note: if the answer is 1 ns, write 1.
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Correct answer: 2