MWALA TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL COLLEGE
COLLEGE EXAMINATIONS
DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING
LEVEL 5 &6
(CCIT/S/2024, DCS/S/2024, DCS/J/2024, DCS/M/2024, DCS/S/2023)
BASIC ELECTRONICS
TIME: 2 HOURS
DATE__________________-
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
This exam consists of 50 marks
Answer all the questions in section A and B(analogue and digital respectively)
Write your answers in the foolscaps provided
Answer all questions in English
SECTION B 25 MARKS
(DIGITAL)
1. State two applications of digital electronics (1marks)
2. State the four type number systems and radix of each respectively (4 marks)
3. Perform each of the following conversations (6 marks)
i. 45.3510 to binary number
ii. FEB.9A716 to octal number
iii. 645.7258 to decimal number
4. Perform the following binary arithmetic (6 marks)
i. Divide 110112 by 1002
ii. Multiply 110112 by 110112
5. Represent the decimal number 624810 into the following codes (6marks )
i. BCD
ii. Excess -3 code
6. Convert 10011011012 to grey code (2 marks)