COMPUTER HARDWARE
ANSWERS
Q1a.
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN COMBINATIONAL AND SEQUENTIAL CIRCUIT.
COMBINATIONAL CIRCUIT
1. It requires no feedback for generating
the next output because its output has
no dependence on the time instance.
2. It generates an output by relying on the
input it receives at that instant and it
stays independent of time.
3. Logic gates form the
elementary/building blocks of a
combinational circuit.
4. It can be used for both Boolean and
Arithmetic operation.
5. The input of only the current state is
required for a combinational circuit.
However, it performs much faster and
better comparison with the sequential
circuit.
Q1b.
SEQUENTIAL CIRCUIT
1. Its output relies on both the previous
feedback and the current input where
the output generated from the various
inputs gets transferred in the form of
feedback.
2. The output doesn’t only rely on the
current input, it also relies on the previous
ones.
3. Flip flops form the elementary/building
blocks of a sequential circuit.
4. It can be mainly used for storing data.
5. The performance is very slow and also
comparatively lower. However, its
dependency on the previous inputs makes
the process much more complex.