Digital logic control use-cases: The AND function can be used to ________, and the OR function can be used to ________. State the most generally correct statement for active-high and active-low control situations.

Introduction / Context:
Logic gates are often used as “control elements.” A signal can be enabled (passed) or disabled (blocked) depending on a control input. Whether an AND gate or an OR gate performs the enabling or disabling depends on how the control signal is defined (active-high or active-low) and whether inputs are inverted. This question checks conceptual understanding rather than a single one-size-fits-all recipe.

Given Data / Assumptions:

• The task is generic logic control (gating) rather than a specific family (TTL/CMOS).
• Control conventions may be active-high (logic 1 means “enable”) or active-low (logic 0 means “enable”).
• Inversions may be used around gates to realize either function.

Concept / Approach:
An AND gate passes a data signal when the control input is logic 1 (active-high enabling). An OR gate can also “enable” a path if the control provides a high that selects the desired path. Conversely, either gate can implement disabling/inhibit behavior with appropriate inversion (e.g., using a NOT on the control or using NAND/NOR). Therefore, both AND and OR are versatile: each can enable or disable depending on signal polarity and placement of inversion.

Step-by-Step Solution:
Active-high enable with AND: X = Data AND Enable.Active-low enable with OR: X = Data OR Enable_bar (with wiring such that Enable_bar = 0 passes Data).Inhibit with AND/OR: add inversion to the control or use NAND/NOR to block the path.Conclusion: Both gate types can be used for either enabling or disabling with the correct polarity.

Verification / Alternative check:
Examine truth tables for AND/OR with one input used as control; inserting NOT on either the control or the data swaps enable/inhibit roles.

Why Other Options Are Wrong:
enable, disable / disable, enable: too restrictive; not always true.detect, invert: detection is typically AND/OR; inversion is the NOT function, not AND/OR.amplify, rectify: analog terms, not logic-gate functions.

Common Pitfalls:
Assuming “AND = enable only” and “OR = disable only.” In practice, polarity and inversion determine behavior.

Final Answer:
enable or disable, enable or disable