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Quick questions on Logic gates and digital control - CCEA GCSE Technology and Design

6short Q&A pairs drawn directly from our worked dot-point answer. For full context and worked exam questions, read the parent dot-point page.

What is choosing a gate for a condition?
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A safety interlock that starts only when the guard is closed AND the button is pressed uses an AND gate; an alarm that sounds if the door OR the window opens uses an OR gate.
What is q1?
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For a 2-input AND gate, what inputs give an output of 1? [1 mark]
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What does a NOT gate do? [1 mark]
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A circuit must give an output if either of two sensors is triggered. Which gate is needed? [1 mark]
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What is the output of a NOR gate when both inputs are 0? [1 mark]
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What flowchart symbol represents a yes/no decision? [1 mark]

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