Computational Thinking and Logic Gates · Algorithms & Programming

Logic Gates and Boolean Algebra

Understanding how AND, OR, and NOT gates form the basis of all digital computation.

Key Questions

  1. 1How can simple on/off switches perform complex mathematical calculations?
  2. 2What happens to a system if a single logic gate fails?
  3. 3How do we translate real world decisions into Boolean expressions?

National Curriculum Attainment Targets

KS3: Computing - Boolean LogicKS3: Computing - Hardware and Processing
Year: Year 8
Subject: Computing
Unit: Computational Thinking and Logic Gates
Period: Algorithms & Programming

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