Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

Time required for a gate or inverter to change its state is defined as?

  1. rise time

  2. decay time

  3. charging time

  4. propagation time

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D Correct answer
Explanation

Propagation delay (or propagation time) is the length of time it takes for a signal to reach its destination or for a logic gate to change its output state after the input has changed. Rise time and decay time refer to the slope of the signal transition itself.