Write the truth table for a NAND gate connected as given in Fig. 14.45.


Hence identify the exact logic operation carried out by this circuit.

The output is obtained as (A∙A)’ = A’. (Since, A∙A = A)

Hence, the given gate acts as a NOT gate.


The truth table is given as follows:


Input (A)



Output (Y)



0



1



1



0



NOTE: NAND gate is a universal gate because it can be used to implement any Boolean function without using any other gates.


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