Identify the Gates from 1 & 0 Inputs: Output (a) 0, (b) 1

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The discussion centers on identifying logic gates based on their outputs given specific binary inputs of 1 and 0. For an output of 0, the gates that match include the AND, NOR, and XNOR gates. For an output of 1, the OR, NAND, and XOR gates are applicable. The consensus is that without additional information, such as a complete truth table, it is impossible to uniquely identify a specific gate, making the question inherently flawed.

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Inputs of a gate are 1 & 0. Identify the gate if its output is
(a)0
(b)1
Attempt:
(a) And Gate but NOR and XNOR gates also match the description
(b)OR GATE alongwith NAND and XOR
So is writing down all the gates matching the requirements of the question (technically) correct?
 
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It's a pretty bad question, but I suppose your answer is the best possible answer. You cannot uniquely identify the gate if you only know one line of its truth table.

- Warren
 

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