Logic Gate Questions

1 This question is about NOT and AND logic gates.

(a) Complete the truth tables for the two gates.

input output P inputs output

P X P X X P Q X
0 Q 0 0
1 0 1
NOT AND 1 0
1 1

(b) The Fig. is part of a circuit used to turn on the parking lights of a car automatically when it is dark.
Switch S is included so that when it is open, as shown, the automatic system is turned off. LDR is a
light dependent resistor.

+12 V

LDR S
P
X

Q
relay coil

12 V
0V

The truth table for this circuit is shown below. One row has been completed for you.
column 1 column 2 column 3 column 4
LDR logic level switch logic level parking light logic level at X
at P at Q ON/OFF
light 1 open 0 OFF 0
light closed
dark open
dark closed

(i) Complete columns 1 and 2 to show the logic levels at P and Q.

(ii) Complete column 3 to show when the parking light should be ON or OFF.
(iii) Complete column 4 to show the corresponding logic levels at X.

(iv) Complete the following statement by inserting 0 or 1 where appropriate:

The lamp must be ON when the input P is……… and the input Q is ……….

(v) On the Fig. above, show an AND and a NOT gate connected between points P,Q and X to
complete the circuit correctly.
2 The diagram below is a block diagram of an electronic circuit. The parts of the circuit are labelled X, Y
and Z.

Part X Part Y Part Z

Heat
sensor
Relay Heater

Light
sensor

(a) Name the two types of logic gate used in the circuit above.

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(b) Give an electrical device which could be used as:

(i) the heat sensor. .......................................................................................

(ii) the light sensor. .......................................................................................

(c) Which part of the circuit, X, Y or Z, is:

the processor? ...............................................................................

the input device(s)? ...............................................................................

the output device(s)? ...............................................................................

(d) The heat sensor is ON when it is hot and OFF when it is cold. The light sensor is ON when it is
light and OFF when it is dark.

(i) Explain what happens in each part of the circuit when it is both cold and dark.

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(ii) Describe a practical use for the circuit.

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3 (a) The diagram below shows a logic circuit designed to switch on a heater when the temperature
drops below a certain level.

TEMPERATURE NOT
SENSOR GATE

AND
RELAY HEATER
GATE

SWITCH

Complete the logic circuit below so that the heater will only come on at night.

TEMPERATURE NOT
SENSOR GATE

AND
GATE RELAY HEATER

(b) A firm wishes to have their safe protected by an alarm at night. It must be possible to switch the
alarm on and off. When on the alarm should ring if the safe door opens and it is dark.

(i) What input sensors should be used?

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(ii) Draw a circuit block diagram for an electronics system which would operate the alarm
under the conditions specified by the firm.
4 (a) Complete the truth tables below.

NOT AND OR

INPUT OUTPUT INPUT 1 INPUT 2 OUTPUT INPUT 1 INPUT 2 OUTPUT

0 0 0 0 0

1 0 1 0 1

1 0 1 0

1 1 1 1

(b) A lamp outside a front door comes on automatically when it is dark and someone stands on the
doormat outside the front door.
A pressure sensor under the mat changes from OFF (0) to ON (1) when someone stands on the
doormat.
The light sensor is ON (1) when it is light and OFF (0) when it is dark.

The block diagram of the circuit is shown below.

light sensor NOT

AND lamp

pressure sensor

When the system was first set up, light from the lamp could shine onto the light sensor. What
would happen when someone stood on the doormat when it was dark? Explain your answer.

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Explanation ........................................................................................................

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(c) A switch is to be added to the circuit. The diagrams below show two ways of doing this.

(i)

light sensor NOT

AND

pressure sensor

AND lamp

switch

Explain what the switch does in this circuit.

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(ii)

light sensor NOT

AND

pressure sensor

OR lamp

switch

Explain what the switch does in this circuit.

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5 This is a block diagram for an electronic system which switches on a security alarm if a burglar
approaches a safe at night.

Light NOT
sensor gate

AND
Relay Alarm
gate
Pressure
switch

(a) Name

(i) the input sensors ..............................................................................................

(ii) the parts of the processor ................................................................................

(iii) the output device ............................................................................................

(b) Complete the truth tables for the NOT and AND gates used in the circuit above.

NOT AND
Input Output Input 1 Input 2 Output

0 0 0

1 0 1

1 0

1 1

(c) Describe, as fully as you can, what the system does.

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 (d) Complete the diagram below to show how the manual override switch and an additional gate can
be used to switch the system on and off.

Light NOT
sensor gate
AND
gate

Pressure Relay Alarm

switch

Manual
Overide
switch

6 (a) The following is a list of devices which may be used in electrical circuits.

capacitor diode microphone multimeter transistor

Using each device only once, name the device which

(i) allows current to flow in one direction only;

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(ii) can store charge;

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(iii) can act as an electronic switch;

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(iv) can be used to measure voltage;

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(v) can act as a sound sensor.

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(b) The diagram shows a simple electronic bicycle alarm system.

There are two switches in the system:

 a key operated switch which the rider turns on when the bicycle is parked;
 a pressure switch fitted in the saddle.
 (i) The alarm system consists of three blocks, A, B and C. Use the following words to label
each block.

control circuit output sensors input sensors

Key operated
Bell
switch

Off = 0 Off = 0
X
On = 1 On = 1

Pressure switch Buzzer

Block A Block B Block C

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(ii) What sort of logic gate is gate X?

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(iii) Complete the truth table for the system.

Key operated switch Pressure switch Buzzer Bell

1 1

1 0

0 1

0 0

(iv) What conditions will cause the alarm to go off?

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7 (a) The diagram shows the symbol for one type of logic gate.

Input A
Output
Input B

(i) What is this type of logic gate?

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(ii) Complete the truth table for this logic gate.

Input A Input B Output

0 0

1 0

0 1

1 1

(b) The diagram shows a control system which may be fitted in an automatic washing machine.

Power ON = 1 Washing
ON = 1
Switch OFF = 0 AND machine OFF = 0
motor

Door CLOSED = 1
Switch OPEN = 0

AND
Water
FULL = 1
Level EMPTY = 0
Switch

(i) Which part of the system forms the control circuit?

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(ii) What conditions will stop the washing machine working?

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 (c) A car may be fitted with an automatic parking light which switches on when the car is parked at
night. The diagram shows an incomplete system for a parking light.

Light LIGHT = 1 Parking

Sensor DARK = 0 light

AND

On-Off ON = 1
Switch OFF = 0

Complete the diagram to show how a NOT gate can be used to make the parking light work.
Use the correct symbol for a NOT gate.

8 (a) The diagram shows part of a control circuit.

Input B

Input A

At first both Input A and Input B are low (0), and the lamp is off.

(i) If the Input A is now made high (1), the lamp comes on. Why?

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(ii) If Input A is now made low (0), the lamp stays on. Explain why.

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(iii) The circuit includes a feedback loop. What effect does negative feedback have on a
control system?

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9 (a) The diagram shows part of a simple alarm system used to protect a valuable necklace.

Necklace ON sensor = 1 Pressure ON = 1

NOT OFF = 0
Necklace OFF sensor = 0 sensor
Buzzer

LIGHT = 1 Light
DARK = 0 sensor

(i) Complete the truth table for the NOT gate.

INPUT OUTPUT

(ii) Complete the truth table for the alarm system.

Pressure sensor Light sensor Buzzer

0 0

0 1

1 0

1 1

(iii) Explain how this alarm system would work.

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 (b) The alarm needs to be able to be switched on and off. To do this a key operated switch and a
logic gate X are added to the circuit.

Pressure
NOT
sensor
Buzzer

Light
sensor

ON = 1 Key-operated
X
OFF = 0 switch

(i) What type of logic gate is X?

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(ii) Complete the circuit above to show how the keyoperated switch and logic gate X should
be connected into the alarm system.

10 (a) The diagram shows an input signal going to a box and the output signal which leaves the box.

Input Output
signal signal

Which one of the following components could be inside the box. Underline your answer.

capacitor diode resistor transistor

(b) The names of four electrical devices are given on the left. What each device does is given on the
right. Draw lines to join each device to what it does.

Device What the device does

measures current, voltage or

LED
resistance

loudspeaker emits light to indicate current

flow

multimeter produces an output sound

transfers sound energy to

microphone
electrical energy
 (c) In the sentence below, cross out the two words in the box that are wrong.

current.
A cathode ray oscilloscope measures resistance.
voltage.

11 (a) The diagram shows part of a heating system. It is designed to switch on automatically when it is
both cold and dark. The control box contains two logic gates which are not shown.

HOT = 1
COLD = 0
Temperature ON = 1
Sensor OFF = 0
230 volt
LIGHT = 1 RELAY electric
DARK = 0 heater
Light
sensor

Control box

(i) What is the name and circuit symbol for an input sensor which responds to light?

Name: ...............................................................................................................

Circuit symbol:

(ii) What is the name and circuit symbol for an input sensor which responds to temperature?

Name: ...............................................................................................................

Circuit symbol:

(iii) Complete the truth table for the control system.

Light Temperature Heater

sensor sensor

1 1

1 0

0 1

0 0

(iv) Underline the names of the two logic gates that should be used inside the control box.

AND NOT OR

(v) Complete the diagram in part (a) above to show how the two logic gates are used to
connect the input sensors to the relay. Use the correct symbols for the logic gates.
 (vi) Why must a relay be used to operate the heater?

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(b) The diagram shows an additional logic gate and switch added to the system.

ON = 1
OFF = 0

Switch

HOT = 1
COLD = 0
Temperature
Sensor
230 volt
LIGHT = 1 OR RELAY electric
DARK = 0 heater
Light
sensor

Control box

Explain how this change allows the heater to be switched on at any time. The explanation has
been started for you.

Closing the switch sends ............................................................................................

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