Question

Integrated-circuit counter chips are used in numerous applications including ____________

(a) Timing operations, counting operations, sequencing, and frequency multiplication

(b) Timing operations, counting operations, sequencing, and frequency division

(c) Timing operations, decoding operations, sequencing, and frequency multiplication

(d) Data generation, counting operations, sequencing, and frequency multiplication

The question was asked in quiz.

The doubt is from Counter ICs in portion Counters of Digital Circuits

Answer 1

Right answer is (b) Timing operations, counting operations, sequencing, and frequency division

Easy explanation: There are no integrated circuit counter chips employed for frequency multiplication. In the rest of the options, frequency multiplication is mentioned which is not related to counters in anyway. So, they are not the correct answers.  Thus, counters are used for timing operations, counting operations, sequencing and frequency division.