Digital logic: gates, K-maps & flip-flops worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
ABCD0001111000011110

Click the cell of the 4-variable Karnaugh map that belongs to minterm m14 (variables A, B, C, D with A the most significant bit).

m14
  1. 1AB = 00, CD = 00
  2. 2AB = 00, CD = 01
  3. 3AB = 00, CD = 11
  4. 4AB = 00, CD = 10
  5. 5AB = 01, CD = 00
  6. 6AB = 01, CD = 01
  7. 7AB = 01, CD = 11
  8. 8AB = 01, CD = 10
  9. 9AB = 11, CD = 00
  10. 10AB = 11, CD = 01
  11. 11AB = 11, CD = 11
  12. 12AB = 11, CD = 10
  13. 13AB = 10, CD = 00
  14. 14AB = 10, CD = 01
  15. 15AB = 10, CD = 11
  16. 16AB = 10, CD = 10
2.Easy
ABCG12 nsN1: 3 nsG23 nsG33 nsF

The propagation delay of every gate is written under it. Find the worst-case propagation delay tpd from the inputs to the output F.

N1: 3 nsG1: 2 nsG2: 3 nsG3: 3 ns
tpd = ns
3.Medium
MUXC′I0​1I1​0I2​1I3​ABS1​S0​F

A 4-to-1 multiplexer has its select inputs S₁ = A and S₀ = B, and its data inputs tied to I₀ = C′, I₁ = 1, I₂ = 0, I₃ = 1. For how many of the 8 combinations of A, B and C is the output F = 1? Find N.

I₀ = C′I₁ = 1I₂ = 0I₃ = 1
N =
4.Medium
ABCD000111100001111010110302040507060120131150140819011110

Use the Karnaugh map to find the minimal sum-of-products (SOP) form of F(A, B, C, D) = Σm(0, 1, 9, 10, 15). How many literals L does it contain in total (a primed variable counts as one literal)?

F(A, B, C, D) = Σm(0, 1, 9, 10, 15)
L =
5.Hard
DQ3​Q3​DQ2​Q2​DQ1​Q1​DQ0​Q0​CLKJOHNSON

A 4-bit Johnson counter Q₃Q₂Q₁Q₀ starts at 0000. At every clock edge the bits shift one place to the right (Q₃ → Q₂ → Q₁ → Q₀) and Q₃ receives the inverse of Q₀. Give the state Q = Q₃Q₂Q₁Q₀ as a decimal number after 10 clock edges.

Q₃Q₂Q₁Q₀ = 000010
Q =
6.Hard
ABCD00011110000111100011130214151706112X13115014X819011110

For F(A, B, C, D) = Σm(1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 12, 15) + d(8, 13), where d marks the don't-care conditions, find the number N of essential prime implicants.

F(A, B, C, D) = Σm(1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 12, 15) + d(8, 13)
N =

Answer key

  1. 1. AB = 11, CD = 10
  2. 2. tpd = 9 ns
  3. 3. N = 5
  4. 4. L = 14
  5. 5. Q = 12
  6. 6. N = 4

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