Q.1.

Which type of PLD could be used to program basic logic functions?

Q.2.

What gives a GAL its flexibility?

Q.3.

MPGA stands for:

Q.4.

Each programmable array logic (PAL) gate product is applied to an OR gate and, if combinational logic is desired, the product is ORed and then:

Q.5.

The complex programmable logic device (CPLD) contains several PAL-type simple programmable logic devices (SPLDs) called:

Q.6.

What programmable technology is used in FPGA devices?

Q.7.

Which of the following increases the number of product terms by borrowing unused product from other macrocells?

Q.8.

________ are used at the inputs of PAL/GAL devices in order to prevent input loading from a large number of AND gates.

Q.9.

By adding an OR gate to a simple programmable logic device (SPLD) the foundation for a(n) ________ is made possible.

Q.10.

The difference between a PLA and a PAL is:

Q.11.

ALM is the acronym for ________.

Q.12.

A GAL22V10 ________.

Q.13.

Full custom ICs can operate at ________ and require the ________.

Q.14.

The ________ can generate any possible logic function of the input variables because it generates every possible AND product term.

Q.15.

Using a hardware solution for a digital system is always ________ than a software solution.

Q.16.

The field programmable logic array was the first ________ programmable logic device.

Q.17.

In the MAX7000S device up to ________ signals can feed each LAB from the PIA.

Q.18.

In the GAL16V8, the ________ controls the tristate buffer's enable input.

Q.19.

PLDs did not gain widespread acceptance with digital until the mid-1980s, when a device called a PAL was introduced.

Q.20.

The GAL16V8 has:

Q.21.

PALs tend to execute ________ logic.

Q.22.

Most FPGA logic modules utilize a(n) ________ approach to create the desired logic functions.

Q.23.

Gated arrays are ________ circuits that offer hundreds of thousands of gates.

Q.24.

The EPM 7128S is a(n) ________ device.

Q.25.

The programming technologies that are used in FPGA devices include SRAM, flash, and antifuse, with ________ being the most common.

Q.26.

The GAL16V8 has architecture that is very similar to the ________ device.

Q.27.

FLEX10K devices are generally classified as ________.

Q.28.

All inputs to the MAX7000S device and all macrocell outputs feed the ________.

Q.29.

Expanders make it possible to increase the number of terms in a programmable SOP operation.

Q.30.

Based on the high-density architecture of logic cells, FLEX10K devices are generally classified as HCPLDs.