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Computing

Lesson 4: It’s only Logical


Computer Systems

Materials from the Teach Computing Curriculum created by the National Centre for Computing Education

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Task 1 - Boolean logic - part 1

A digital sensor returns a reading that is either true or false.

You have a digital light sensor and you name its reading light. This reading is true when
the light level exceeds a certain threshold and false otherwise.

The table on the next slide contains the different possible values for the light sensor
reading. For each of these values, fill in the table with the corresponding values for the
logical expression not light.
Task 1 - Boolean logic - part 1

false
true
Task 1 - Boolean logic - part 2

The logical variable fruit is true when a diet includes fruit and false otherwise. The
logical variable veg is true when a diet includes vegetables and false otherwise.

The expression below is a simplistic indicator of a healthy diet:


fruit or veg

The table below contains different combinations of the possible values for fruit and
veg. For each of these combinations, fill in the table with the corresponding values for
the logical expression fruit or veg.
Task 1 - Boolean logic - part 2

false false
True true
true false
false true
Task 1 - Boolean logic - part 3

You come across a strange machine. It has a red button, a green button, and a blue light.

You try pressing different combinations of the two buttons and make a table indicating
which combinations result in the blue light being turned on.
Task 1 - Boolean logic - part 3
Task 1 - Boolean logic - part 3

Write a logical expression that describes when the blue light is on. The expression should
involve the red and green logical variables and it should be true when the blue light is
on.
Task 2 - Logic circuits - part 1

Part 1: A circuit with the AND logic gate

For the tasks below, you will need to open a browser window and visit:
oaknat.uk/comp-simulator
Task 2 - Logic circuits - part 1

The AND gate

1. Go to ‘Circuit elements’ on the left.


2. Click on Gates.
3. Click on the AND gate.
4. Place an AND gate on the canvas.
Task 2 - Logic circuits - part 1

The inputs to the AND gate

5. Go to ‘Circuit elements’ on the left.


6. Click on Input.
7. Click on the ‘Input’ box.
8. Place an input box on the canvas, to the left of the AND gate.
9. Repeat steps 7–8 to add a second input.
Task 2 - Logic circuits - part 1

The output of the AND gate

10. Go to ‘Circuit elements’ on the left.


11. Click on Output.
12. Click on the ‘Output’ box.
13. Place an output box on the canvas, to the right of the AND gate.
14. Click on the ‘Digital LED’.
15. Place an LED on the canvas, to the right of the AND gate.
Task 2 - Logic circuits - part 1

The output of the AND gate

16. Go to ‘Circuit elements’ on the left.


17. Connect the first input box to one of the inputs of the AND
gateConnect
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one of the inputs thegreen
AND gate (by
circles).
click-dragging on the connectors, i.e. the little green circles).
18. Connect the second input box to the other input of the AND
gate.Connect the second input box to the other input of the AND gate.
19. Connect the output of the AND gate to the output box.
20. Connect the output of the AND gate to the digital LED.
Task 2 - Logic circuits - part 1

You can flip an input from false (0) to true (1) and vice versa by
clicking on the input box.

Verify that the output is true (1) and the light is turned on only
when both of the inputs are true (1). The table on the next slide
contains all the input combinations that you should try.
Task 2 - Logic circuits - part 1

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Task 2 - Logic circuits - part 2

Create the logic circuit below.

This is identical to the logic circuit that you created in


the previous task, except that the AND logic gate has
been replaced with an XOR logic gate. This is a new
logic operation.

You can flip an input from false (0) to true (1) and vice versa by clicking on the input
box.
Task 2 - Logic circuits - part 2

Try all the input combinations in the table below and fill in the table
with the corresponding output.
Task 2 - Logic circuits - part 2

Before, we described how the result of the OR operator


is true if at least one of its inputs is true. How would
you describe the result of the XOR logic operator with
words?

You can flip an input from false (0) to true (1) and vice versa by clicking on the input
box.
Task 2 - Logic circuits - part 2

Before, we described how the result of the OR operator is true if at least one of its inputs
is true. How would you describe the result of the XOR logic operator with words?
Task 2 - Logic circuits - part 3

Part 3: Security light

For the logic circuit below, there is a single combination of


input values that will turn on the output LED.
Task 2 - Logic circuits - part 2

You can use logical reasoning to deduce what this combination will be, or you can create
the circuit and try out the different combinations of input values. Write your answer in the
table below, and provide a brief explanation for your answer.

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