Digital Electronics - Interfacing to the Analog World

Exercise : Interfacing to the Analog World - Filling the Blanks
11.
A counter-ramp ADC uses a comparator to compare the input voltage with ________.
a binary number
the output of a counter
the output of a DAC
a voltage divider network
Answer: Option
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12.
A binary-weighter resistor DAC is practical only up to a resolution of ________.
10 bits
2 bits
8 bits
4 bits
Answer: Option
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13.
A simultaneous A/D converter is also known as a(n) ________ A/D converter.
flash
synchronous
comparator
asynchronous
Answer: Option
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14.

The figure given below represents a ________.

successive-approximation A/D converter
dual-slope A/D converter
tracking A/D converter
dual-approximation D/A comparator
Answer: Option
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15.
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
Answer: Option
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