APCSP Boolean Logic

Question 1

What is the result of TRUE AND FALSE in Boolean logic?

Accepted Answer

FALSE

Answer

AND returns TRUE only when both inputs are TRUE; since one input is FALSE, the result is FALSE.

Question 2

What is the result of TRUE OR FALSE in Boolean logic?

Accepted Answer

TRUE

Answer

OR returns TRUE when at least one input is TRUE, and TRUE is one of the inputs.

Question 3

What does the NOT operator return when applied to TRUE?

Accepted Answer

FALSE

Answer

NOT inverts the Boolean value, so NOT(TRUE) evaluates to FALSE.

Question 4

Which value does the expression TRUE AND (TRUE OR FALSE) evaluate to?

Accepted Answer

TRUE

Answer

TRUE OR FALSE = TRUE, then TRUE AND TRUE = TRUE.

Question 5

What is the result of NOT(FALSE)?

Accepted Answer

TRUE

Answer

NOT inverts the Boolean value, so NOT(FALSE) evaluates to TRUE.

(APCSP) AP Computer Science Principles Practice Test