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Junior Cycle Applied Technology: Logic gates & truth tables
How often Logic gates & truth tables comes up on the Applied Technology papers, every year it was asked, and questions to try.
CL Asked on 4 of the last 5 Common Level papers, most recently in 2026. most years
Logic gates & truth tables, Common Level(7 marks)
Quick ones on Logic gates & truth tables.
(a)The output of an AND gate is 1 only when?
- Either input is 1
- Both inputs are 1
- Both inputs are 0
(b)A light sensor gives logic 1 in daylight. Which gate makes a lamp come on only when it is dark?
- OR
- AND
- NOT
(c)Which logic gate has only one input and gives the opposite at its output?
- NOT
- OR
- AND
Show the answers
(a) Both inputs are 1
(b) NOT
(c) NOT
Common Level
Asked on 4 of the last 5 Common Level papers, most recently in 2026. most years
Every paper, year by year
| Year | Where it came up |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Q2d(ii), Q2d(iii) |
| 2025 | Q2f(i), Q2f(ii) |
| 2024 | Q4b(i), Q4b(ii) |
| 2023 | Not asked |
| 2022 | Q2b(i), Q2b(ii) |
Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.
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