PHYSICS 10 SCIENCE · 2026–27 · D · Comprehensive answers · QUESTION 19.5 · EM p. 165

How does NOR work, and how can it be used to build other basic logic gates?

NOR کیسے کام کرتا ہے اور اس سے دوسرے بنیادی منطقی گیٹ کیسے بنائے جا سکتے ہیں؟

Solution & explanation

ABORNOR
0001
0110
1010
1110

Y = NOT(A OR B), so outputs for 00,01,10,11 are 1,0,0,0. Let A NOR B be written A↓B. NOT A = A↓A. OR = (A↓B)↓(A↓B). AND = (A↓A)↓(B↓B), by De Morgan’s law. Therefore NOR is universal.

Independent study answer. Original textbook ↗ · English-medium printed page 165.