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Extra exam question E6C09

Subelement E6, CIRCUIT COMPONENTS· Group E6C

E6C09

What is used to design the configuration of a field-programmable gate array (FPGA)?

  • A.Karnaugh maps
  • B.Hardware description language (HDL) (correct answer)
  • C.An auto-router
  • D.Machine and assembly language

WhyA hardware description language (HDL) is used to design the configuration of a field-programmable gate array. A field-programmable gate array's internal logic configuration is designed using a hardware description language, code-like text (such as VHDL or Verilog) that describes the desired digital logic behavior, which tools then translate into the FPGA's actual internal configuration, answer B. Karnaugh maps are a manual logic-simplification technique used at a smaller scale, an auto-router is a PCB layout tool, and machine or assembly language programs a processor's instruction execution, not an FPGA's reconfigurable logic fabric.

Published 2026-08-28 · Last updated 2026-08-28 · Question text is verbatim from the 2024-2028 NCVEC Element 4 pool (public domain); the explanation above is original writing, see our methodology.

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