Let’s solve this step by step.
We have three basic logic gates to label and fill truth tables for, then a combination of two gates.
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First Gate (left):
Description: “This gate takes two inputs and gives an output if either one input or the other input or both inputs are true.”
→ That’s an
OR gate.
Truth table for OR:
- 0 OR 0 = 0
- 0 OR 1 = 1
- 1 OR 0 = 1
- 1 OR 1 = 1
So Output column: 0, 1, 1, 1
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Second Gate (middle):
Description: “This gate takes two inputs and gives an output only if both inputs are true.”
→ That’s an
AND gate.
Truth table for AND:
- 0 AND 0 = 0
- 0 AND 1 = 0
- 1 AND 0 = 0
- 1 AND 1 = 1
So Output column: 0, 0, 0, 1
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Third Gate (right):
Description: “This gate takes one input and gives an output that is the opposite value to the input.”
→ That’s a
NOT gate (also called inverter).
Truth table for NOT:
- Input 0 → Output 1
- Input 1 → Output 0
So Output column: 1, 0
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Now, the combination circuit:
It has:
- Input A goes into a NOT gate → output is C
- Input B goes directly to an AND gate
- The AND gate also gets C as its other input
- Final output is from the AND gate
So:
C = NOT A
Output = C AND B = (NOT A) AND B
Let’s compute row by row:
Row 1: A=0, B=0
→ C = NOT 0 = 1
→ Output = 1 AND 0 = 0
Row 2: A=0, B=1
→ C = NOT 0 = 1
→ Output = 1 AND 1 = 1
Row 3: A=1, B=0
→ C = NOT 1 = 0
→ Output = 0 AND 0 = 0
Row 4: A=1, B=1
→ C = NOT 1 = 0
→ Output = 0 AND 1 = 0
So the combined truth table:
| Input A | Input B | C | Output |
|---------|---------|-----|--------|
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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Final Answer:
Gate labels (left to right):
OR,
AND,
NOT
Truth Tables:
OR Gate:
Input A | Input B | Output
0 | 0 | 0
0 | 1 | 1
1 | 0 | 1
1 | 1 | 1
AND Gate:
Input A | Input B | Output
0 | 0 | 0
0 | 1 | 0
1 | 0 | 0
1 | 1 | 1
NOT Gate:
Input | Output
0 | 1
1 | 0
Combined Circuit Truth Table:
Input A | Input B | C | Output
0 | 0 | 1 | 0
0 | 1 | 1 | 1
1 | 0 | 0 | 0
1 | 1 | 0 | 0
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of truth tables worksheet.