CMOS Inverter and Logic Gates — MCQs – EE 30 Score: 0 Attempted: 0/30 1. The term CMOS stands for: (A) Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor (B) Combined Metal Oxide Semiconductor (C) Controlled Metal Oxide Semiconductor (D) Composite Metal Oxide Semiconductor 2. A CMOS inverter consists of: (A) One NMOS and one PMOS transistor (B) Two NMOS transistors (C) Two PMOS transistors (D) One BJT and one MOSFET 3. In a CMOS inverter, when the input is low, the output is: (A) High (B) Low (C) Floating (D) Undefined 4. In a CMOS inverter, when the input is high, the output is: (A) Low (B) High (C) Zero current (D) Same as input 5. The PMOS transistor in a CMOS inverter conducts when the input is: (A) Low (B) High (C) Floating (D) Undefined 6. The NMOS transistor in a CMOS inverter conducts when the input is: (A) High (B) Low (C) Zero (D) Floating 7. The main advantage of CMOS logic is: (A) Very low static power dissipation (B) High static power dissipation (C) High noise generation (D) Low switching speed 8. The output of a CMOS inverter is ideally: (A) The complement of the input (B) Equal to the input (C) Always zero (D) Always one 9. The switching point of a CMOS inverter depends on: (A) The ratio of NMOS and PMOS sizes (B) Supply voltage only (C) Frequency of operation (D) Load capacitance only 10. The voltage transfer characteristic (VTC) of a CMOS inverter has: (A) A sharp transition region (B) A linear response (C) A constant output (D) Multiple peaks 11. The static power consumption in CMOS occurs primarily due to: (A) Leakage currents (B) Short-circuit current (C) Resistive heating (D) Switching loss 12. Dynamic power dissipation in CMOS circuits is mainly due to: (A) Charging and discharging of load capacitances (B) Reverse leakage current (C) Forward conduction loss (D) Breakdown voltage 13. The propagation delay in CMOS inverter increases with: (A) Load capacitance (B) Supply voltage (C) Channel mobility (D) Shorter channel length 14. The noise margin of a CMOS inverter is: (A) High (B) Low (C) Zero (D) Undefined 15. CMOS logic gates are preferred because they offer: (A) High noise immunity and low power (B) Low noise and high power (C) Low switching speed (D) High static current 16. The basic logic gates built using CMOS are: (A) NOT, NAND, NOR (B) AND, OR only (C) XOR, XNOR only (D) Flip-flops only 17. A CMOS NAND gate conducts to logic low output when: (A) All inputs are high (B) All inputs are low (C) One input is low (D) Both inputs are floating 18. A CMOS NOR gate conducts to logic high output when: (A) All inputs are low (B) Any input is high (C) One input is floating (D) All inputs are high 19. In a CMOS NAND gate, the NMOS transistors are connected in: (A) Series (B) Parallel (C) Cross-coupled (D) Cascaded 20. In a CMOS NOR gate, the PMOS transistors are connected in: (A) Series (B) Parallel (C) Cascaded (D) Differential pair 21. In CMOS logic, fan-out refers to: (A) The number of inputs driven by a single output (B) The output voltage level (C) The number of transistors (D) The gate capacitance 22. The main limitation of CMOS technology is: (A) Sensitivity to static discharge (B) High static power (C) Low integration density (D) Poor speed performance 23. The complementary operation of CMOS means: (A) PMOS and NMOS are never ON simultaneously (B) PMOS and NMOS always ON together (C) Only PMOS conducts (D) Both transistors always OFF 24. A logic ‘1’ at the output of a CMOS inverter corresponds to: (A) Supply voltage (VDD) (B) Ground (C) Half of VDD (D) Floating potential 25. A logic ‘0’ at the output of a CMOS inverter corresponds to: (A) Ground (0V) (B) Supply voltage (VDD) (C) Half of VDD (D) Undefined voltage 26. The short-circuit current in CMOS occurs during: (A) Switching transition (B) Static operation (C) Power-down mode (D) Idle state 27. The complementary action in CMOS gates ensures: (A) Very low static current (B) High static current (C) High input capacitance (D) Constant current operation 28. A CMOS inverter provides the basic building block for: (A) All CMOS logic gates (B) Only flip-flops (C) Only amplifiers (D) Power circuits 29. The output impedance of a CMOS inverter in steady states is: (A) Very low (B) Very high (C) Moderate (D) Infinite 30. The switching threshold of a CMOS inverter ideally lies: (A) Near half of the supply voltage (B) At zero volts (C) Near the supply voltage (D) Undefined Related Posts:Basic Digital Logic Gates and Circuits MCQsNumber Systems and Logic Gates — MCQs – EEChopper and Inverter Drives — MCQs – EEBasic gates (AND, OR, NOT) Gat MCQXOR and XNOR gates MCQUniversal gates (NAND, NOR) Gat MCQs