Section 5.2
Review Questions

D latches and clocked D latches

  1. What one gate is added to the SR latch to make it a D latch?
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NOT
  1. Why was the D latch invented?
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to avoid timing problems that might lead to putting the latch into an indeterminate state
  1. What does D stand for?
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Data
  1. What do we often call the control input of a clocked D latch?
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CK (for clock)
  1. Below is a clocked D latch and there are some values on the wires. Cross out the 0 on the CK wire and change it 1 and propagate values.
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