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Boolean Algebra

Boolean Algebra is basically a choice between two options (i) yes or no (ii) high or low.

BOOLEAN ALGEBRA

Boolean Algebra is basically a choice between two options (i) yes or no (ii) high or low. These two options in Boolean algebra are represented by binary numbers 0 or 1. It is a concept that relates logic and mathematics which is a century old, made up by George Boole in 1854. Later the importance of Boolean algebra was realized in the design of computer circuits. Today we are in a digital world and most of the comforts that we experience is due to digitization with the foundation based on Boolean algebra.

The concept of high (1) and low(0) isnotanewone. Infact, it was applied in telephone switching circuits by Shannon in 1938.

 

Laws of Boolean Algebra

The NOT, OR and AND operations discussed in 9.5.2 are the Boolean operations. The results of these operations can be summarised as:

Complement law


OR laws


The OR laws can be realised as


AND laws


The AND laws can be realised as


The Boolean operations obey the following laws.

Commutative laws

A + B = B + A

A . B = B . A

Associative laws

A + (B + C) = (A + B) + C

A . (B . C) = (A .B) . C

Distributive laws

A( B + C) = AB + AC

A + BC = (A + B) (A + C)

The above laws are used to simplify complicated expressions and to simplify the logic circuitry.

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