Previous Year Question

Correct Answer

D — hardware description language

Concept and Reasoning

VHDL is a hardware description language used to describe, simulate and synthesize the behavior and structure of digital circuits. It is a language used to design programmable logic and ASICs, not itself a physical programmable array. Therefore option D is correct.

Calculation / Key Relation

VHDL = VHSIC Hardware Description Language

Exam Takeaway

HDL describes hardware; synthesis converts the description into logic implementation.

Common Mistake

Do not classify VHDL as the hardware device that it is used to program.