PHY340/TUTORIAL2/AS120/MAC2024-JULY2024/NSZ

TUTORIAL 2 (BASIC LOGIC GATES)

1. Define
i. Boolean variable/constant
ii. Boolean algebra
iii. Logic gate
iv. Logic level
v. Logic function
vi. Truthtable

2. What are three basic operations/logic

operations in Boolean algebra?
Figure 1: Logic-circuit problem
3. Write the Boolean expression, draw the
logic symbol and also the truth table for the 9. Describe the pulse train at output Y of the
following gates (label inputs A, B, C and AND gate shown in Figure 2
output Y):
a) Two-input OR gate b) Three-
input AND gate

4. Write the Boolean expression for the

following gates (label inputs A, B, C and
output Y) :
i. Two-input OR gate followed by an
inverter Figure 2 : Pulse train
ii. Two-input AND gate followed by an problem
inverter
10. What will the pulse train at the output of the
5. Draw the logic circuit and the truth table for XOR gate as shown in Figure 3
the following Boolean expression below:
a) Y = A∙B+C b) Y = (A+B)∙C

6. Write the Boolean expression, draw the

logic symbol and also the truth table for the
following gates (label inputs A, B, C and
output Y):
a) Three-input NOR gate b)Three-input Figure 3 : Pulse train problem
NAND gate

7. Write the Boolean expression, draw the

logic symbol and also the truth table for the
following gates (label inputs A, B, C and
output Y):
a) Three-input XOR gate b)Three-input
XNOR gate

8. What logic function is performed by the

circuit illustrated in Figure 1

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11.

Figure 4 12. Refer to Figure 5

For the circuit of Figure 4, insert

INVERTERS at the outputs of the OR and
AND gates respectively. Determine the new
output expression for X.

Figure 5

i. Write the expression for the output of

gate 1 __________.
ii. Write the expression for the output of
gate 2 __________.
iii.
iv. Write the expression for the output of
gate 3 __________.
v. Write the expression for the output of
gate 4 __________.
vi. Develop a truth table for this Figure 5

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