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Quick questions on Truth tables and combinational logic explained: O-Level Electronics Digital Electronics

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What are listing the input combinations?
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For nn inputs there are 2n2^n combinations: two inputs give 44 rows, three inputs give 88 rows. Always list them in standard binary counting order (00,01,10,1100, 01, 10, 11 for two inputs) so that no combination is forgotten and the table is easy to check.
What are working through the gates with intermediate columns?
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The reliable method is to add a column for the output of each gate inside the circuit:
What is writing the Boolean expression?
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The Boolean expression is built the same way, from the inputs outward. Replace each gate with its operator: AND becomes a dot, OR becomes a plus, NOT becomes a bar, and use brackets to show which signals feed which gate. For example, an AND fed by Aˉ\bar{A} and BB gives Q=AˉBQ = \bar{A} \cdot B. The expression and the truth table describe the same circuit in two languages.

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