What is one disadvantage of an S-R flip-flop ?

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  1. It has no Enable input
  2. It has a RACE condition
  3. It has no clock input
  4. It has only single output

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Option 2 : It has a RACE condition
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An unclocked R-S flip flop using NOR gates is as shown:

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The truth table for the circuit is shown:

S

R

Q+

0

0

Q (no change)

0

1

0 (Reset)

1

0

1 (set)

1

1

Invalid/Forbidden state

 

When the S and R inputs of an SR flipflop are at logical 1, then the output becomes unstable and it is known as a race condition. 

So, the main disadvantage of the SR flip flop is invalid output when both inputs are high. 

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