- Is the following distributive law valid or invalid? Provide your answer. Hint: use a truth table
to get the answer for each side of the equation. Check whether they are the same or not. (33.3
points)
x XOR (y + z) = (x XOR y) + (x XOR z) - Draw the logic diagram of a 2-bit encoder, a circuit with four input lines, exactly one of which
is high at any instant, and two output lines whose 2-bit binary value tells which input is high.
(33.3 points) - Why have multicore chips suddenly appeared? Are there technological factors that have paved
the way? Does Moore’s law play a role here? (33.4 points)