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ChapterChapter 44 GatesGates andand CircuitsCircuits ChapterChapter GoalsGoals • Identify the basic gates and describe the behaviorbehavior ofof eacheach • Describe how gates are implemented using transistors • CCombibine bbasiic gattes iintto ciircuitits •• DescribeDescribe thethe behaviorbehavior ofof aa gategate oror circuitcircuit using Boolean expressions, truth tables, andd llogiic didiagrams 4–2 ChapterChapter GoalsGoals • Compare and contrast a half adder andand aa fullfull adderadder • Describe how a multiplexer works • Explain how an S-R latch operates • Describe the characteristics of the four generationsgenerations ofof integratedintegrated circuitscircuits 4–3 ComputersComputers andand ElectricityElectricity • Gate A device that performs a basic operationoperation onon electricalelectrical signalssignals • Circuits Gates combined to perform more complicated tasks 4–4 ComputersComputers andand ElectricityElectricity • There are three different, but equally powerful,powerful, notationalnotational methodsmethods for describing the behavior of gates andand circuitscircuits – Boolean expressions – logic diagrams – truth tables 4–5 ComputersComputers andand ElectricityElectricity • Boolean expressions Expressions in BooleanBoolean algebra,algebra, aa mathematicalmathematical notationnotation for expressing two-valued logic This algebraic notation are an elegant and powerfulpowerful wayway toto demonstratedemonstrate thethe act