Extra exam question E7A05
Subelement E7, PRACTICAL CIRCUITS· Group E7A
Which of the following circuits continuously alternates between two states without an external clock signal?
- A.Monostable multivibrator
- B.J-K flip-flop
- C.T flip-flop
- D.Astable multivibrator (correct answer)
WhyAn astable multivibrator continuously alternates between two states without an external clock signal. An astable multivibrator has no stable output state at all, it continuously and automatically switches back and forth between its two states on its own, without needing an external clock signal to trigger each transition, answer D. A monostable multivibrator has one stable state and one temporary state, and J-K and T flip-flops need an external clock or trigger pulse to change state, they don't free-run.
Published 2026-08-28 · Last updated 2026-08-28 · Question text is verbatim from the 2024-2028 NCVEC Element 4 pool (public domain); the explanation above is original writing, see our methodology.