NOR Gate – How Can Output Be ‘1’ if Both Inputs Are ‘0’ Without Power Supply?

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I was reading about SR Latches and this very weird (and silly) question popped up in my head.

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Here, when A and B is 0, then Q is 1.

Suppose that this NOR gate is lying in air, not connected to any power supply. Then as there is no potential or current passing through A or B, we can say that the inputs are 0 and 0. Then according to the truth table, Q must be 1! How is that even possible? What does it even mean?

Best Answer

The truth table is only true when there is power to the device.

Without power, a NOR gate is a NON-gate, or NOT-A-gate.