The following diagram shows a logic gate?
2013
The following diagram shows a

logic gate?
- A.
Exclusive-NOR gate
- B.
NAND gate
- C.
AND gate
- D.
OR gate
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Correct answer: A
Answer: The circuit is the Exclusive-NOR gate (XNOR).
How to identify from the diagram:
The gate outline looks like an OR gate with an extra curved input line just before the gate — that extra curve denotes exclusive-OR (XOR) behavior.
There is a small circle (inversion bubble) at the output — that indicates the output is inverted. XOR followed by inversion gives XNOR.
Boolean expressions:
XNOR as complement of XOR: Y = (A ⊕ B)'
Canonical form: Y = A·B + Ā·B̄
Therefore the correct answer is the Exclusive-NOR gate (XNOR).
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