Question

What is the indication of a short to ground in the output of a driving gate?

(a) Only the output of the defective gate is affected

(b) There is a signal loss to all load gates

(c) The node may be stuck in either the HIGH or the LOW state

(d) The affected node will be stuck in the HIGH state

This question was addressed to me by my college professor while I was bunking the class.

The doubt is from Combinational Circuits in division Combinational Circuits of Digital Circuits

Answer 1

Right answer is (b) There is a signal loss to all load gates

The explanation: Short to ground in the output of a driving gate indicates of a signal loss to all load gates. This results in information being disrupted and loss of data.