Logic gates

Who was George Boole?

• An English mathematician from the 1800s

• A French philosopher from the 1700s

• An American scientist from the 1900s

• A German artist from the 1600s

What book did George Boole write in 1847?

• The Mathematical Analysis of Logic

• The Principles of Mathematics

• The Logic of Mathematics

• The Analysis of Algebra

What concept did George Boole introduce in his book?

• Boolean algebra

• Calculus

• Geometry

• Trigonometry

What logical states are used in Boolean algebra?

• True or False

• Yes or No

• On or Off

• Positive or Negative

Who discovered that Boolean algebra could be applied to electrical circuits?

• Albert Einstein

• Isaac Newton

• Claude Shannon

• Nikola Tesla

What values can True and False be represented as in Boolean algebra?

• 2 and 3

• 1 and 0

• 5 and 6

• 7 and 8

What forms the basis of all electronic computers according to Shannon's discovery?

• Quantum mechanics

• Boolean algebra

• Relativity theory

• Classical mechanics

What does the central processing unit (CPU) do in a computer?

• Stores data permanently

• Processes data and instructions

• Connects to the internet

• Powers the computer

What are the operations carried out by billions of tiny electronic components in a CPU called?

• Arithmetic operations

• Memory storage

• Logic gates

• Data transfer

What do logic gates use to take inputs and produce an output?

• Arithmetic logic

• Boolean logic

• Symbolic logic

• Quantum logic