Physics A-Level
Gates as functional building blocks
What Gates as functional building blocks means in Physics A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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Each gate is treated as a single functional block with defined inputs and outputs, and its internal structure or circuit is not required.
Topics that use Gates as functional building blocks
- Combinational logic (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
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- Combinational circuit construction
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- NOT
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- Standard truth tables of logic gates
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