DIGITAL FUNDAMENTALS 11TH EDITION
2026 PRACTICE SOLUTIONS MANUAL
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
GRADED A+
⩥ Digital Device.
Answer: A device which has only a two-state output signal, consisting of
just highs and lows, in response to a varying input signal
⩥ TTL.
Answer: In the real of digital electronics, TTL stands for transistor-
transistor logic
⩥ TTL High V.
Answer: With TTL circuitry, a voltage from 2 to 5 V is considered as
HIGH
⩥ Debouncing.
Answer: A major problem when interfacing mechanical switches with
digital circuits.
⩥ LED.
,Answer: Light-emitting diode
⩥ Anode.
Answer: The name given to the positive terminal of an LED
⩥ astable multivibrator.
Answer: The free-running multivibrator
⩥ binary number system.
Answer: Number system that uses 2 digits 1s and 0s
⩥ octal number system.
Answer: Number system that uses 8 digits 0 thru 7
⩥ hexadecimal number system.
Answer: Number system that uses 16 digits 0 thru F
⩥ Encoder.
Answer: Device that translates decimal numbers to binary
⩥ Byte.
Answer: An 8-bit data group that represents some number code
, ⩥ Bubble.
Answer: At the input of an inverter this symbol indicates that the active
state is low
⩥ Logic gate.
Answer: A circuit that can decide to say yes or no at the output based
upon inputs
⩥ AND gate.
Answer: All or nothing gate
⩥ Non-inverting buffer.
Answer: Serves no logical purpose, but is used to supply greater drive
current at its output.
⩥ Inverter.
Answer: The NOT circuit
⩥ The truth table for a gate gives all possible input ________ and
resulting outputs.
Answer: Combinations
2026 PRACTICE SOLUTIONS MANUAL
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
GRADED A+
⩥ Digital Device.
Answer: A device which has only a two-state output signal, consisting of
just highs and lows, in response to a varying input signal
⩥ TTL.
Answer: In the real of digital electronics, TTL stands for transistor-
transistor logic
⩥ TTL High V.
Answer: With TTL circuitry, a voltage from 2 to 5 V is considered as
HIGH
⩥ Debouncing.
Answer: A major problem when interfacing mechanical switches with
digital circuits.
⩥ LED.
,Answer: Light-emitting diode
⩥ Anode.
Answer: The name given to the positive terminal of an LED
⩥ astable multivibrator.
Answer: The free-running multivibrator
⩥ binary number system.
Answer: Number system that uses 2 digits 1s and 0s
⩥ octal number system.
Answer: Number system that uses 8 digits 0 thru 7
⩥ hexadecimal number system.
Answer: Number system that uses 16 digits 0 thru F
⩥ Encoder.
Answer: Device that translates decimal numbers to binary
⩥ Byte.
Answer: An 8-bit data group that represents some number code
, ⩥ Bubble.
Answer: At the input of an inverter this symbol indicates that the active
state is low
⩥ Logic gate.
Answer: A circuit that can decide to say yes or no at the output based
upon inputs
⩥ AND gate.
Answer: All or nothing gate
⩥ Non-inverting buffer.
Answer: Serves no logical purpose, but is used to supply greater drive
current at its output.
⩥ Inverter.
Answer: The NOT circuit
⩥ The truth table for a gate gives all possible input ________ and
resulting outputs.
Answer: Combinations
