Hardware Worksheet 1 Logic Gates
Hardware Worksheet 1 Logic Gates
Task 1
1. Study the logic diagrams below. Complete the truth tables and the logic
statement for each one. For example, the logic statement for the NOT gate is
P = NOT A.
A B P
0 0 0
0 1 0
1 0 0
1 1 1
Truth Table Logic statement:
A B P
0 0 0
0 1 1
1 0 1
1 1 1
Truth Table
Logic statement:
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Task 2
2. (a) Write the logic statement for the following logic circuit. Show your working.
A B C X= (A OR B) P= (X AND C)
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 1 0 0
0 1 0 1 0
1
0 1 1 1
1
1 0 0 0
1 0 1 1 1
1 1 0 1 0
1 1 1 1 1
3. (a) Draw the logic circuit representing the following logic statement:
P = (A AND B) OR (A OR C)
(b) Write letters X and Y on your diagram to represent the output from the AND and OR
gates. Complete the truth table for the logic circuit:
Working space P
A B C
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4. (a) Write the letter X on the following logic circuit to represent the output from the
NOT gate. Write Y to represent the output from the AND gate.
(b) Write the logic statement for the logic circuit. Show your working, and remember to
put brackets around each expression representing the output from a gate.
Working space
A B C P
5. Write letters P, Q, R on the following circuit representing the output from each gate.
Write the logic statement for the circuit, Show your working, and remember to use
brackets.
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Task 3
6. Draw the logic circuit for the following logic statement:
X = (A OR B) AND NOT (C AND D)
7. CHALLENGE!
8. Determine the output from each logic gate, and the final output P, for each of the
following logic circuits.
(a)
(b)
(c)
9. Construct a logic circuit yourself involving three or four inputs and have a partner write
the corresponding logic statement.