Practice Ripple Counter (6.3.1) - Basic Building Blocks of Latch and Flip Flop
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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What type of flip-flop is commonly used in ripple counters?

💡 Hint: Think about the flip-flops that toggle between states.

Question 2 Easy

In ripple counters, do all flip-flops operate based on the same clock signal?

💡 Hint: Remember the definition of asynchronous operation.

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Question 1

What is the primary function of a ripple counter?

To store data
To count in binary
To perform arithmetic operations

💡 Hint: Remember the core function of counters.

Question 2

True or False: In ripple counters, all flip-flops receive the same clock signal.

True
False

💡 Hint: Think about how ripple counters operate compared to synchronous systems.

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Challenge Problems

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Challenge 1 Hard

Design a 3-bit ripple counter and illustrate its state transitions with a timing diagram.

💡 Hint: Think about how each flip-flop's output influences the next.

Challenge 2 Hard

Explain how race conditions can affect the performance of ripple counters, providing an example.

💡 Hint: Consider the timing of signal propagation.

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