W4 - Logic Gates

Question 1

What is Boolean logic?

Answer 1

True - 1 or on

False - 0 or off

Question 2

What is Boolean algebra?

Answer 2

Boolean algebra is fundamentally the same as regular number algebra except there are only two

Question 3

What is a logic gate?

Answer 3

Electronic circuit that processes Boolean signals according to a logical rule

Question 4

And gate

Answer 4

Require both input to be true before outputting true. ∧ is used to show conjunction. Found out by multiplying.

=D-

Question 5

Or gate

Answer 5

True if either or both inputs are true. V is used to show disjunction. Found out by adding

Question 6

Not gate

Answer 6

True become false, false become true. ¬ shows negation

=‣•-

Question 7

Xor gate

Answer 7

Output true if inputs are different. The symbol is ⊻.

Question 8

Nand and Nor gates

Answer 8

Equivalent to placing a bot gate after an AND or an OR gate

Question 9

Which gates are known as universal gates? Why?

Answer 9

Nand and Nor gates as you can use either one to make any gates