Question

In a 4-bit binary ripple counter, four master-slave flip-flops are internally connected to provide a ________ bit counter.

(a) Divide-by-2 & divide-by-6

(b) Divide-by-6 & divide-by-8

(c) Divide-by-2 & divide-by-8

(d) Divide-by-4 & divide-by-8

The question was posed to me in an online quiz.

I would like to ask this question from Counter ICs topic in division Counters of Digital Circuits

Answer 1

Right option is (c) Divide-by-2 & divide-by-8

Explanation: In a 4-bit binary ripple counter, four master-slave flip-flops are internally connected to provide a Divide-by-2 & divide-by-8 bit counter.