Chapter 18 Question 6
 
a. Show how NAND gates can be used to construct
i)     a NOT gate
ii)    an AND gate
iii)    an OR gate 
iv)    a NOR gate.
 
4 marks
 
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b. Draw a truth table for an exclusive OR (EOR) gate. 1 marks
 
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c. What is meant by a half-adder? Sketch to show the internal construction of a half-adder. Verify the correctness of your drawing by using a truth table. 6 marks
 
A half-adder adds two binary digits and gives the sum and the carry bits.
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d. What is meant by a full-adder? Explain how a full-adder can be constructed from two half-adders and an OR gate. 5 marks
 
A fuller-adder adds three bits to give a sum and a carry bit.
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