12. Which of the following best describes how to construct a 1-line to 8-line demultiplexer from a 3-line to 8-line decoder:

  1. Connect the decoder input select lines CBA to D.
  2. Connect the decoder enable input to D.
  3. Connect the decoder input data lines to Di.
  4. Connect the ith decoder output to Di.
  5. Connect Y to D and W to D'.

2 is CORRECT. To make a DEMUX from a Decoder, simply connect the E input of the decoder to D. Your DEMUX outputs will appear at the Yi outputs of the decoder. (The outputs will be inverted, however.)

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