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Subelement E: Digital Logic— Topic 35: Logic Levels

Question 3-35E6

Element 3 (GROL)

What is a truth table?

Explanation
A truth table is a fundamental concept in digital electronics. It serves as a comprehensive chart that systematically lists every possible input combination for a digital logic device—such as an AND gate, OR gate, or even a more complex circuit—and shows the corresponding output state for each of those input combinations. This allows for a clear, unambiguous definition of the device's functional behavior. Option A precisely captures this definition. Options B and D are incorrect because truth tables are used for *digital* devices, which operate with discrete high/low (1/0) states. Operational amplifiers (op-amps) are *analog* devices, dealing with continuously varying voltages, and thus are not characterized by truth tables. Option C is incomplete; a truth table displays *all* output states (both true and false) for *all* input combinations, not just when the output is true, and it is specifically a table format.

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