Beginner Digital Logic Design
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What is the purpose of a "pull-up resistor" in a digital logic circuit?

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The correct answer is A) It ensures a signal line defaults to a high logic level when not actively driven low, preventing an undefined "floating" state

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Correct Answer

It ensures a signal line defaults to a high logic level when not actively driven low, preventing an undefined "floating" state

Explanation

Without a pull-up resistor, an unconnected digital input could float to an unpredictable voltage, potentially being read as either 0 or 1; the pull-up resistor biases it to a known logic-high state by default.

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