Working of 2 input AND diode register

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According to the description that I am reading in book it says that you need to connect +Vcc to both the A and B in order to get the output 1 at Q.

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I don't really understand this. What does the +Vcc mean here? and How does the Inputs work? To visualize this, does it mean that when both A and B will be positive when connected to +Vcc wire, if so then diode will be reversed biased as far as I know. But how will the output be 1?

Best Answer

+Vcc simply means the positive supply voltage.

The inputs work because when you connect A OR B to 0V they pull the output Q down to a LOW voltage. (typically 0.7V for silicon diodes). The current that can flow through them is limited by the size of the resistor, R.

What the book didn't mention was that if the inputs are not connected to anything the output Q will also be HIGH.