List of top Computer Science and IT Engineering Questions on Finite state machines asked in GATE CS

Let M be a nondeterministic finite automaton (NFA) with 6 states over a finite
alphabet.
Which of the following options CANNOT be the number of states in the minimal
deterministic finite automaton (DFA) that is equivalent to 𝑀 ?

Consider a finite state machine (FSM) with one input \(X\) and one output \(f\), represented by the given state transition table. The minimum number of states required to realize this FSM is __________ (Answer in integer).