complete_the_following_qestions_5.docx

Complete the following qestions

True/False Indicate whether the statement is true or false.  

____     1.            A .bdf file is a block diagram file.  

____     2.            A Primitive is a single copy of a component in a PLD file.  

____     3.            We can let the Quartus II software assign pin numbers to make the best use of the internal resources; unless specific pin locations are required.  

____     4.            A volatile device does not hold its programmed information if power to the device is removed.  

____     5.            The Altera ByteBlaster cable connects the PC parallel port to the Altera UP-2 development board.  

Multiple Choice Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.  

____     6.            The CPLD Design Software by the Altera Corporation is called ____.

a.

Altera Design Package

c.

Schematic Capture

b.

Quartus II

d.

UP-2

    ____     7.            A PLD design file in the Altera software in which the digital design is entered as a schematic has the extension ____.

a.

.bdf

c.

.vhd

b.

.pld

d.

.max

    ____     8.            A single copy of a component in a PLD file is called a(n) ____.

a.

device

c.

primitive

b.

schematic

d.

instance

    ____     9.            Which of the following is a computer language used to model digital circuits and produce programming data for PLDs?

a.

VHSIC

c.

ASIC

b.

VHDL

d.

C

    ____     10.          Which device family is volatile?

a.

MAX7000S

c.

Quartus II

b.

FLEX10K

d.

VHDL

    ____     11.          If a CPLD device is not specified in the Quartus II software when a design is compiled ____.

a.

the software will choose an appropriate device

b.

an error will be issued, but compilation will continue

c.

compilation will stop until a device is named

d.

the largest and most complex device will be chosen

    ____     12.          The process of using design files to create files suitable for programming a device is called ____.

a.

simulation

c.

schematic entry

b.

compilation

d.

downloading

    ____     13.          The process of assigning internal PLD circuitry with input and output pins is ____.

a.

simulation

c.

fitting

b.

schematic entry

d.

targeting

    ____     14.          The file type in which a schematic design is entered in Quartus II is ____.

a.

Block Diagram File (.bdf)

c.

Hardware Definition File (.hdf)

b.

Schematic Entry File (.sef)

d.

Vector Waveform File (.vwf)

    ____     15.          A type of programming language used to design digital hardware is ____.

a.

High Level Language

c.

Assembly Language

b.

C++

d.

Hardware Description Language

    ____     16.          Binary files used to program nonvolatile devices have what file extension?

a.

.bdf

c.

.pof

b.

.sof

d.

.prg

Numeric Response                  

17.          How many inputs can a PAL16L8 have?  

Completion Complete each statement.                  

18.          Basic building blocks, such as logic gates, used in PLD design files are called ____________________.                  

19.          The ability of a nonvolatile PLD to be programmed without removing it from a circuit board is called ___________________________________.  

Short Answer  

 20.          What does CPLD stand for? Briefly describe what a CPLD is.