Which one of the following statements is true about the digital circuit shown…

GATE · 2018 · EE · Electrical Engineering

Which one of the following statements is true about the digital circuit shown in the figure

Three clocked D flip-flops in series; outputs feed the next D input, the third Q is f_OUT, and a two-input NOR of the second and third Q feeds the first D input; all clocks share f_IN.
  1. A.

    It can be used for dividing the input frequency by 3.

  2. B.

    It can be used for dividing the input frequency by 5.

  3. C.

    It can be used for dividing the input frequency by 7.

  4. D.

    It cannot be reliably used as a frequency divider due to disjoint internal cycles.

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