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Digital Logic Design
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What is the difference between a "Moore" and a "Mealy" finite state machine (FSM)?
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The correct answer is A) In a Moore machine, outputs depend only on the current state; in a Mealy machine, outputs depend on both the current state and the current inputs
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Correct Answer
In a Moore machine, outputs depend only on the current state; in a Mealy machine, outputs depend on both the current state and the current inputs
Explanation
Because Mealy machine outputs can react immediately to input changes (within the same clock cycle), they can sometimes produce outputs faster than Moore machines, but Moore machines are often considered simpler to design and analyze since outputs are stable for a full clock cycle.
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