Exam 4: The Building Blocks: Binary Numbers, Boolean Logic, and Gates

The total number of ____ per second is called hertz.

Frequency is the measure of the ____________________, the highness or lowness of a sound.

Information is stored in the memory of a computer using the binary numbering system.

What are the four steps of the sum-of-products algorithm?

Any whole number that can be represented in base 10 can also be represented in base 2, although it may take ____ digits.

____ algorithm is a circuit construction algorithm.

What is code mapping?

The binary-to-decimal algorithm is based on successive divisions by 2. _________________________

There are ____ stable states in a bistable environment.

In an analog representation, objects can take on only specific values . _________________________

A multiplexor is a circuit that has 2 ^N input lines and ____ output line(s).

A multiplexor is a circuit that has 2 ^N output lines.

The True Color scheme uses ____ bits.

Transistors are constructed from ____, such as silicon and gallium arsenide.

The Boolean NOT is an unary operator. _________________________

A(n)____________________ is an error condition that occurs when an operation in a computer produces an integer that exceeds the maximum allowable value.

Sequential circuits contain ____________________ loops.

Two's complement representation is a signed integer representation that does not suffer from the problem of two zeros.

The ____ operation complements the value of a Boolean expression.

Discuss what a transistor is, how it is used, what it is made of, and how it works.