Digital Circuits
Section 5 of the official syllabus · 8.2% of the paper, about 5.3 questions a year (90 in this bank).
- Number Systems and Boolean Algebra7 cards
Number Representations: Binary, integer and floating-point numbers. Combinatorial circuits: Boolean algebra, minimization of functions using Boolean identities and Karnaugh map, logic gates and their static CMOS implementations, arithmetic circuits, code converters, multiplexers, decoders.
- Sequential Circuits5 cards
Sequential Circuits: Latches and flip-flops, counters, shift-registers, finite state machines, propagation delay, setup and hold time, critical path delay.
- Data Converters, Memory and Computer Organization6 cards
Data Converters: Sample and hold circuits, ADCs and DACs. Semiconductor Memories: ROM, SRAM, DRAM. Computer Organization: Machine instructions and addressing modes, ALU, data-path and control unit, instruction pipelining.