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  • Question
  • Which of the following is an important feature of the sum-of-products (SOP) form of expression?


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  • A. All logic circuits are reduced to nothing more than simple AND and OR gates.
  • B. The delay times are greatly reduced over other forms.
  • C. No signal must pass through more than two gates, not including inverters.
  • D. The maximum number of gates that any signal must pass through is reduced by a factor of two.

  • Correct Answer
  • No signal must pass through more than two gates, not including inverters. 


  • Boolean Algebra and Logic Simplification problems


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    • 1. Applying DeMorgan's theorem to the expression , we get ________

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    • A.
    • B.
    • C.
    • D.
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    • 2. The Boolean expression is logically equivalent to what single gate?

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    • A. NAND
    • B. NOR
    • C. AND
    • D. OR
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    • 3. A Karnaugh map is a systematic way of reducing which type of expression?

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    • A. product-of-sums
    • B. exclusive NOR
    • C. sum-of-products
    • D. those with overbars
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    • 4. Determine the values of A, B, C, and D that make the sum term equal to zero.

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    • A. A = 1, B = 0, C = 0, D = 0
    • B. A = 1, B = 0, C = 1, D = 0
    • C. A = 0, B = 1, C = 0, D = 0
    • D. A = 1, B = 0, C = 1, D = 1
    • Discuss
    • 5. The commutative law of Boolean addition states that A + B = A × B.

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    • A. True
    • B. False
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    • 6. Which Boolean algebra property allows us to group operands in an expression in any order without affecting the results of the operation [for example, A + B = B + A]?

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    • A. associative
    • B. commutative
    • C. Boolean
    • D. distributive
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    • 7. Derive the Boolean expression for the logic circuit shown below:


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    • A.
    • B.
    • C.
    • D.
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    • 8. An AND gate with schematic "bubbles" on its inputs performs the same function as a(n)________ gate.

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    • A. NOT
    • B. OR
    • C. NOR
    • D. NAND
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    • 9. The truth table for the SOP expression has how many input combinations?

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    • A. 1
    • B. 2
    • C. 4
    • D. 8
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    • 10. Which of the following expressions is in the sum-of-products (SOP) form?

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    • A. (A + B)(C + D)
    • B. (A)B(CD)
    • C. AB(CD)
    • D. AB + CD
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