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Electronics for Computing 1

This document is an assignment for Electronics for Computing 1 at Information and Communications University, due on September 12, 2024. It consists of 12 questions covering topics such as number base conversions, Boolean equations, logic circuits, and simplifications. Students are instructed to submit their solutions physically and can contact the course lecturer for any questions.

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Electronics for Computing 1

This document is an assignment for Electronics for Computing 1 at Information and Communications University, due on September 12, 2024. It consists of 12 questions covering topics such as number base conversions, Boolean equations, logic circuits, and simplifications. Students are instructed to submit their solutions physically and can contact the course lecturer for any questions.

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Information and Communications University

School of Engineering
Department of Electrical/Electronics
Assignment 1
Electronics for Computing 1
Due date 12th September 2024
Time 13:00
Submit physically
For any questions contact course lecturer 0969796822

INSTRUCTIONS
 They are 12 questions answer All.
 Write your solutions as clean as possible.
 Enjoy

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1. a. Convert the following decimal numbers to the indicated base,
i. 7562.45 to Octal
ii. 1918.25 to Hexadecimal
iii. 11517510 to Binary.
b. Convert the following binary numbers to decimal:
1001101. 1001 and 10101 11 0.1001.

c. What is the exact number of bits in a memory that contains


i. 48K bits ii. 354M bits: iii 8G bits?

d. Show the bit configuration that represent the decimal number 365 in
i. binary. ii. BCD. iii ASCII,

2. Convert the following numbers from the given base to the other three bases listed in
the table:

Decimal Binary Octal Hexadecimal


369.3125 ? ? ?
? 10111101.101 ? ?
? ? 326.5 ?
? ? ? F3C7.A

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3. Deduce the Boolean equation and write the truth table for each circuit given

4. Given the logic circuits below, use the kap-map technique to come up with the
equations and truth-table

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5. Prove by means of simplification that the left-hand side of the equation is equal to the
right-hand side
a. X’Y’ + X’Y + XY = X’ + Y
b. A’B + B’C’ + AB + B’C = 1
c. Y + X’Z + XY’ + = X + Y + Z
d. X’Y’ + Y’Z ‘ + XZ +XY + YZ’ = X’Y’ + XZ + YZ’

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6. a. Simplify the following Boolean equations

b. Implement the following optimized function into a logical circuit

c. Minimize the following SOP expression using a Karnaugh Map

X = A’BC’E’ + A’B’C’DE + AB’C’DE + ABC’D’E’ + A’BCDE’ + A’BCD’E +


A’B’C’D’E’ + A’B’CDE + ABC’DE’ + ABC’DE

7. a. With the aid of diagram explain the working of the following logic gates
(i) NOT
(ii) AND
(iii) OR
(iv) Ex-OR
(v) Ex-NOR
(vi) NAND

b (i) Add the number 11 + (-7) direct in decimals prove you answer in binary using

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two’s compliment.

8. (a) Derive the Boolean expression and construct a truth table for the switching circuit
shown in Fig below.

(b) simply and draw the logic circuit the given equations below.

9. In a chemical process, three of the transducers used are P, Q and R, giving output
signals of either 0 or 1. Devise a logic system to give a 1 output when:

(a) P and Q and R all have 0 outputs, or

when:

(b) P is 0 and (Q is 1 or R is 0)

10. Lift doors should close (Z) if:

(a) the master switch (A) is on and either

(b) a call (B) is received from any other floor,

or

(c) the doors (C) have been open for more than 10 seconds, or

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(d) the selector push within the lift (D) is pressed for another floor.

Devise a logic circuit to meet these requirements.

11. A water tank feeds three separate processes. When any two of the processes are in
operation at the same time, a signal is required to start a pump to maintain the head of
water in the tank.

Devise a logic circuit using nor-gates only to give the required signal.

12. A logic signal is required to give an indication

when:

(a) the supply to an oven is on, and

(b) the temperature of the oven exceeds 210◦C, or

(c) the temperature of the oven is less than 190◦C.

Devise a logic circuit using nand-gates only to meet these requirements.

End of examination

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