Logic Gates — Chapter Summary

Discrete circuits are made of separately

Discrete circuits are made of separately manufactured active and passive components connected externally by wires. They are bulky, less shock proof, a

An integrated circuit is a circuit

An integrated circuit is a circuit fabricated on a single semiconductor chip. A monolithic IC has all active and passive components and interconnectio

An analogue signal has voltage

An analogue signal has voltage or current that varies continuously with time. A sinusoidal signal between 0 V and 5 V is a typical example.

A digital signal has only two

A digital signal has only two levels of voltage or current, either 0 or a constant value such as 5 V. Digital signals use the binary digits 0 and 1.

George Boole invented an algebra based

George Boole invented an algebra based on logical statements having only two values: true and false. In binary form, these are represented by 1 and 0.