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What is a Fire Detection System (F)?
What is a Fire Detection System (F)?
A Fire Detection System (F) protects a building and its contents against fire by means of Four (4) sensors.
How is the Fire Alarm triggered?
How is the Fire Alarm triggered?
The Fire Alarm is triggered only when Two or More of the sensors simultaneously detect the presence of Fire in a room of the building.
What does a sensor indicate if a fire is detected?
What does a sensor indicate if a fire is detected?
A sensor is True if a fire is detected and False if not.
When is the output of the circuit True?
When is the output of the circuit True?
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Explain the concept of Regenerative Feedback in Latches and Flip-flops.
Explain the concept of Regenerative Feedback in Latches and Flip-flops.
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What are the two types of Edge Triggering?
What are the two types of Edge Triggering?
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What is the key difference between a JK flip flop and a Master-slave JK flip flop?
What is the key difference between a JK flip flop and a Master-slave JK flip flop?
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What is a Synchronous Circuit?
What is a Synchronous Circuit?
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Define the term "Maxterm".
Define the term "Maxterm".
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Define the term "Karnaugh Map".
Define the term "Karnaugh Map".
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What is the integral use of a K-Map?
What is the integral use of a K-Map?
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What is the difference between Setting and Toggling?
What is the difference between Setting and Toggling?
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Describe a "Universal Logic Gate" and provide two examples.
Describe a "Universal Logic Gate" and provide two examples.
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What are State Triggered Circuit and Edge Triggered Circuit?
What are State Triggered Circuit and Edge Triggered Circuit?
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What is an Active-High Input S-R Latch (NOR)?
What is an Active-High Input S-R Latch (NOR)?
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What is a Clocked D Latch?
What is a Clocked D Latch?
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Study Notes
Mulungushi University - Diploma in Information Technology - Advanced Certificate Level II - Computer Architecture II - December 2021 Final Exam
- Course Code: DIT 204
- Exam Duration: 3 hours
- Marks Obtainable: 100
- Pass Mark: 50
- Date: Thursday, December 23, 2021
- Time: 14:00 hours
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Instructions:
- Write particulars clearly on the answer booklet
- Answer 5 out of 8 questions
- Each question carries equal marks
- Do not spend more than 36 minutes per question
- No cellular phones or programmable calculators allowed
Question One: Fire Detection System
- System Overview: A fire detection system (F) protects a building using sensors (A, B, C, D) to detect fire.
- Sensor State: A sensor is True if fire is detected, and False otherwise.
- Fire Alarm Triggering: The fire alarm is triggered when two or more sensors detect fire simultaneously.
- Truth Table: Required to depict all possible sensor states (True/False) and the corresponding fire alarm output (True/False).
- K-Map: Used to simplify the Boolean expression for the fire alarm output (F).
- Simplified Expression: Derived from the K-Map to represent the fire alarm output in its simplified form.
- Circuits: Required to draw the simplified circuit, the same in NAND logic only, and then in NOR logic only.
Question Two: Logic Gates
- Setting vs. Toggling: Key differences in terms of state transitions.
- Universal Logic Gates: Defining universal gates and examples (e.g., NAND, NOR).
- Circuit Simplification: Deriving Boolean expressions for provided logic circuits.
- Full Adder: Proving that the Sum output of a Full Adder equals the exclusive OR (XOR) of the three input variables using K-Maps.
Question Three: Flip-Flops
- Flip-Flops: Definition and applications.
- Latch vs. Flip-Flop: Key differences and explanation
- Synchronous Circuits: Definition, and discussion.
- Maxterms and Karnaugh Maps: Definition and integral use (e.g. simplification).
Question Four: Train Control System
- Railway System: A freight train system with three sensors and emergency brake switch.
- Emergency Conditions: Scenarios that trigger stop conditions for the train.
- Logical States: Defining logical states for the train’s movement (0 for stop, 1 for move).
- Truth Table: Derive the truth table for scenario.
- Circuit Design: A minimum AND/OR circuit to control the train system.
- Circuit Implementation using NOR gates: Using NOR gates to create the train control circuit
Question Five: Boolean Functions
- Constructing Logic Circuits: Constructing circuits for assigned Boolean functions.
- Boolean Function Simplification: Simplifying complex boolean expressions
- Simplified Logic Circuit: Constructing simplified logic circuits and simplification.
Question Six: Latches and Flip-Flops
- Regenerative Feedback: The concept in latches and flip-flops
- Edge Triggering Types: Listing the types and discussion.
- JK Flip-Flop vs Master-Slave JK Flip-Flop: Structural differentiation.
- SR Flip-Flop Circuit Diagram: Drawing the circuit diagram.
- SR Flip-Flop Operation: Explaining the operation
Question Seven: Boolean Expression Simplification
- Boolean Simplification by Axioms: Simplify given Boolean expressions using axioms.
- Simplifying Boolean Equations: Reducing complex Boolean equations to their simplest forms.
- Axiom Applications: Using axioms to reduce and simplify.
Question Eight: Triggered Circuits
- State-Triggered Circuits: Definition.
- Edge-Triggered Circuits: Definition.
- S-R Latch (NOR) Circuit: Creating a logic diagram and truth table.
- Clocked D-Latch Circuit: Creating a logic diagram and truth table.
- 3-bit Asynchronous Counter: Designing the circuit, and timing diagram for a 3-bit asynchronous counter.
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