Logic family

Hey kiddo! Have you ever played with Legos? You know how you can connect different Lego pieces together to build something cool? Well, computer engineers also use different types of Lego-like pieces called logic gates to build circuits that make computers work.

These logic gates are made using different electronic components like transistors, resistors, and diodes. But, they all do the same thing - they take an input signal, do some calculations, and give an output signal.

Now, just like how you can have different types of Legos, you can also have different types of logic gates. And, when you group together similar types of logic gates, you get what's called a logic family.

Some types of logic families are faster at doing calculations, while others use less power. That's why computer engineers choose different logic families depending on what they want their computer to do. It's like how you might choose bigger Legos with more pieces to build a bigger and stronger castle.

Some common types of logic families are TTL, CMOS, and ECL. And, just like how you follow instructions to build something with Legos, computer engineers follow specifications to choose which logic family to use for a particular circuit.

Hope that clears it up for you, kiddo!