Deck 51: Digital Logic and the Bounceless Switch

Question 1

When a control circuit is constructed, it must have sensing devices to tell it what to do.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Although most contacts have a snap action, they do not generally close with a ____ action.

A) snap
B) digital
C) bounceless
D) single

Answer 2

single

Question 3

Almost all sensing devices employ a(n) ____________________ switch.

Answer 3

snap-action

Question 4

Several circuits can be used to construct a bounceless switch, but the most common construction method uses ____________________ gates.

Question 5

What is a snap action?

Question 6

What happens when a normal snap-action switch is used with an electronic control system?

Question 7

Digital means a device that has only three states.

Question 8

Integrated circuits can be tested with a volt-ohm-milliammeter.

Question 9

There are five basic types of gates: the AND, OR, NOR, NAND, and ____.

A) NORAND
B) FORWARD
C) INVERTER
D) XOR

Question 10

Digital logic gates are generally housed in ____-pin IC packages.

A) 12
B) 14
C) 16
D) 18

Question 11

Gate circuits are multi-input, ____________________-output devices.

Question 12

The simplest of all the gates is the ____________________.

Question 13

What is an easy way to remember how an OR gate functions?

Question 14

What gate is often referred to as the basic gate? Why is it referred to as the basic gate?