Long Q/A Computer Logic and Gates - Students Free Notes

Design a 3-input logic circuit that performs the function F = (X + Y) Z’. Draw the circuit diagram and truth table.

The Boolean function is given as: F=(X+Y)Z′ To design the circuit: The inputs X and Y are first OR-ed together, so an OR gate is used to perform X+Y. The input Z is inverted using a NOT gate, so we get Z′. Finally, the output of the OR gate and the NOT gate are AND-ed … Read more

Using Boolean algebra, simplify the Boolean function F = X’Y + XY’ + XY. Draw the logic circuit for the simplified function.

Let’s simplify the given Boolean function: F=X′Y+XY′+X First, group terms to factorize: F=(X′Y+XY′)+XY The term X′Y+XY′ is the Boolean expression for XOR, so we have: F=(X⊕Y)+XY Now, we simplify further by noting that the expression (X⊕Y)+XY is just an OR operation between the XOR of X and Y and the AND of X and Y. This … Read more

Explain the working of an XOR gate with its truth table and Boolean expression.

The XOR (Exclusive OR) gate works by outputting true (1) when the number of true inputs is odd. For a 2-input XOR gate, the output is 1 only if the inputs are different, and 0 if they are the same. The Boolean expression for a 2-input XOR gate is: A⊕B=A′B+AB′ This expression means that the … Read more

What is meant by the complement of a Boolean function?

The complement of a Boolean function is the inverse of the function, where all the logic values are inverted. If the function is represented as F, then the complement is denoted as F’, which is obtained by changing all 1s to 0s and vice versa. The complement operation can be calculated using De Morgan’s laws … Read more

Explain how NAND and NOR gates can be created using AND, OR, and NOT gates.

  NAND Gate: A NAND gate can be created by first using an AND gate to perform the logical AND operation on two inputs, and then applying a NOT gate to the output of the AND gate. The expression for a NAND gate is:F=A⋅B‾F = \overline{A \cdot B}F=A⋅B, which means the output is the negation … Read more