Logic Gates
Which of the following gives a reversible operation?
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Answer: (b)
- A reversible gate lets the input be found uniquely from the output, so it needs a one-to-one input–output map.
- Two-input NOR, OR and NAND give the same output for several input combinations, so the input cannot be recovered.
- A NOR gate with both inputs joined is a NOT gate: , , which is one-to-one.
- So the answer is (b).