Boolean Algebra
AOI Design
Universal Gates
Number Systems
Trivia from when Mr. Mehr was is High School :)
100

What law is represented below?

X(Y+Z) = XY+XZ

Distributive

100

A list of all possible binary input combinations that could be applied to a circuit and the corresponding binary outputs that the circuit produces

Truth Table

100

How many universal gates are needed to create an INVERTER gate?

1

100

What is the base number for Hexadecimal?

16

100

The American version of the show "The Office" premiered on NBC in 2005. The show takes place in which Pennsylvania city?

Scranton

200

What is represented below?

X'+XY' = X'+Y'

Consensus Theorem

200

What is the unsimplified SOP logic expression for the truth table below?

X  Y  F

0  0  1

0  1  0

1  0  1

1  1  1

F = X'Y'+XY'+XY

200

How many NAND gates would be needed to create an OR gate?

3

200
Convert 1438 to decimal

9910

200

In the film "Cast Away," Chuck Noland reaches an uninhabited island after a plane crashes into which ocean?

Pacific Ocean

300

What rhyme is used to remember DeMorgan's Theorem?

Break the line, change the sign

300

In circuit gate layout, how do a SOP and POS logic expression differ?

SOP has OR gates last. POS has AND gates last.

300

How many NOR gates are needed to create an OR gate?

2

300

Explain how the binary shortcut works for differing number systems

Base divisible by 2, use the exponent value to determine how large the groups are, regroup to desired base number

300

The songs "Hey Mama" by the Black Eyed Peas, "Technologic" by Daft Punk, and "Vertigo" by U2 appear in a series of commercials featuring black silhouettes dancing in front of brightly coloured backgrounds. What product, released in 2001, were these commercials created to advertise?

iPod

400

Simplify the expression:

F = AAB + CC'D

F = AB

400

How old is Mr. Mehr?

33

400

What is the purpose of Universal Gates?

Reduce the amount of ICs needed to create circuits (reduce cost)

400

Convert A916 to decimal

16910

400

2003 was when Beyoncé Knowles become simply Beyoncé. That was the year she released her first solo album, “Dangerously In Love,” after splitting from which girl group that ruled the ‘90s?

Destiny's Child

500

Simplify the expression:

F = R'T + (R+S')(R'+T)

F = T + S'R'

500

What type and how many gates are needed to create the circuit below (only 2-input AOI):

F = X'YZ+XY'Z'+XY'Z

Inv = 3

AND = 5

OR = 2


500

When is Mr. Mehr's birthday?

08-24-1990
500

What's Mr. Mehr's son's name?

Caleb

500

Bill Gates appears on the cover of a May 2005 Time Magazine issue. He is holding something in his hand, and the subtitle reads: "Microsoft has finally made something hip." What is Gates holding? Circle back to this question later if you can't think of it right now.

Xbox 360

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