So what exactly needs to be known? (1 Viewer)

[Winston]

Sorry for being repetitive but myself and -X-, i'm sure would like to know exactly

what Flip-Flops do we need to know, and what adders, do we need to know... and anything else special in any case. Thanks

 

[SamD]

The SDD syllabus is the bible, its what the HSC examiners must use. According to this bible you need to know about:

Specialty circuits, including:
-half adder
-full adder
-flip-flops as memory store

So its not really very detailed, so I can only give my opinions. Some teachers feel I went mental with this stuff in my text, obviously I disagree.

Here's what I'd learn/know about adders:
-Be able to draw a half-adder without even thinking.
-Be able to turn your half-adder design into a full adder without even thinking.
-Be able to explain how and what both the half and full adder do.
-Be able to explain how full adders can be linked to add multiple bit numbers.

And for flip-flops:
-Know about one flip-flop design in detail
-Be able to draw the thing
-Explain how it works
-Create a truth table for it
-Explain how it stores a bit
-Know about other flip-flop designs in terms of what they can and can't do

HTH
Sam

 

[Lundy]

Ok, that's it, I'm failing...

 

[Popo Nana]

I'm hoping this is a Ch10 thing.

 

[Lundy]

Yes it's only for this option topic

 

[-X-]

Originally posted by SamD
The SDD syllabus is the bible, its what the HSC examiners must use. According to this bible you need to know about:

Specialty circuits, including:
-half adder
-full adder
-flip-flops as memory store

And for flip-flops:
-Know about one flip-flop design in detail
-Be able to draw the thing
-Explain how it works
-Create a truth table for it
-Explain how it stores a bit
-Know about other flip-flop designs in terms of what they can and can't do

HTH
Sam

Thats it, im not coming back till i read the whole chapter 10 of SamD's textbook. Fowler's sucks and so does the SDD syllabus.

 

[Popo Nana]

Originally posted by -X-
Thats it, im not coming back till i read the whole chapter 10 of SamD's textbook. Fowler's sucks and so does the SDD syllabus.

Not wrong there. I'm fed up with Fowler's Shenanigans. I'm yet to see SamD's textbook, but Geoff Lancaster did a good job. Just make sure you check out another textbook.

And I'm damn happy I don't need to know that flip-floppy thingo stuff. Knowing encapsulation and polymorphism is enough for me.

 

[Winston]

i agree fowler's book is soo missing bits here and there, Sam's book is far comprehensive and detailed...