KS3 Computing
CS08: understand simple Boolean logic [for example, AND, OR and NOT] and some of its uses in circuits and programming
CS08: understand simple Boolean logic [for example, AND, OR and NOT] and some of its uses in circuits and programming
| Keyword | Definition |
|---|---|
| AND | a way of combining two boolean values where the output is only True if both inputs are also True |
| boolean | True or False (or On / Off) |
| boolean logic | making a decision based on a True / False (or On / Off) question |
| circuits | electronic chips which can make decisions based on boolean values |
| NOT | a way of inverting a boolean value so the output is the opposite of the input |
| OR | a way of combining two boolean values where the output is True if either (or both) inputs are True |
| programming | writing code that can make decisions based on boolean values |
