Boolean Algebra and Logic Simplification - General Questions (3)

A Karnaugh map is a systematic way of reducing which type of expression?

Converting the Boolean expression LM + M(NO + PQ) to SOP form, we get ________.

The NAND or NOR gates are referred to as "universal" gates because either:

Occasionally, a particular logic expression will be of no consequence in the operation of a circuit, such as a BCD-to-decimal converter. These result in ________terms in the K-map and can be treated as either ________ or ________, in order to ________ the resulting term.

Use Boolean algebra to find the most simplified SOP expression for F = ABD + CD + ACD + ABC + ABCD.

When grouping cells within a K-map, the cells must be combined in groups of ________.