MICROPROCESSOR AND MICROCONTROLLER

INTRODUCTION TO MICROPEOCESSOR

MICROPROCESSOR BASICS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Priority encoder is a
A
combinational circuit with feedback
B
combinational circuit without feedback
C
combinational circuit with latches
D
none
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The priority encoder is a combinational logic circuit that contains 2^n input lines and n output lines and represents the highest priority input among all the input lines. When multiple input lines are active high at the same time, then the input that has the highest priority is considered first to generate the output.

Detailed explanation-2: -A priority encoder is a circuit or algorithm that compresses multiple binary inputs into a smaller number of outputs. The output of a priority encoder is the binary representation of the index of the most significant activated line, starting from zero.

Detailed explanation-3: -An encoder essentially performs the reverse of a decoder function in a combinational logic circuit. The process of converting from symbols or numbers to coded format is called encoding. A priority encoder has a priority function which allows it to produce an output corresponding to the highest-order input.

Detailed explanation-4: -Encoders: An encoder is a combinational logic circuit which is constructed by combination of NOT gate and AND gate. It has n number of inputs and m number of outputs depending on the input states.

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