Logic Gates (CIE IGCSE Computer Science)

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Consider this logic expression.

X = ( A AND B ) OR ( B AND NOT C )

Draw a logic circuit for this logic expression.

Each logic gate must have a maximum of two inputs.

Do not simplify this logic expression.

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Consider the logic statement:

X = (((A AND B) OR (C AND NOT B)) XOR NOT C)

Draw a logic circuit to represent the given logic statement.

Do not attempt to simplify the statement. All logic gates must have a maximum of two inputs.
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3a
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Consider the given logic statement:

X = ((NOT (A NAND B)) OR (B NOR C))

a)
Draw a logic circuit to represent the given logic statement.

 All logic gates must have a maximum of two inputs. Do not attempt to simplify the logic statement.

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b)
The logic statement given has four different logic gates.

 Identify two other logic gates and complete a truth table for each.

Logic gate                                                                  Truth table
A B X
0 0  
0 1  
1 0  
1 1  

Logic gate                                                                 Truth table

A B X
0 0  
0 1  
1 0  
1 1  

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Consider the logic statement:

X = (((A NAND B) NOR (B AND C)) OR C)

Draw a logic circuit to match the given logic statement. 

All logic gates must have a maximum of two inputs. Do not attempt to simplify the logic statement

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Consider the following logic statement:

X = ((B AND NOT A) XOR (A OR C))

Draw a logic circuit to match the given logic statement.

All logic gates must have a maximum of two inputs. Do not attempt to simplify the logic statement.

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An alarm, Y, sends a signal (Y = 1) when certain fault conditions in a chemical process are detected. The inputs are:

Input Binary value Condition
A 1 acidity > 5
0 acidity <= 5
T 1 temperature >= 120°C
0 temperature < 120°C
S 1 stirrer bar ON
0 stirrer bar OFF


The alarm, Y, returns a value of 1 if:

either temperature >= 120°C AND stirrer bar is OFF

or acidity > 5 AND temperature < 120°C

Draw the logic circuit for the above system using these logic gates.

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