Consider the following four variable Boolean function in sum-of-product form

$$F\left(b_3, b_2, b_1, b_0\right)=\Sigma(0,2,4,8,10,11,12)$$

where the value of the function is computed by considering $b_3 b_2 b_1 b_0$ as a 4-bit binary number, where $b_3$ denotes the most significant bit and $b_0$ denotes the least significant bit. Note that there are no don't care terms. Which ONE of the following options is the CORRECT minimized Boolean expression for $F$ ?

What is the minimum number of 2-input NOR gates required to implement a 4-variable function function expressed in sum-of-minterms form as

f = Σ(0, 2, 5, 7, 8, 10, 13, 15)?

Assume that all the inputs and their complements are available.

Consider the minterm list form of a Boolean function 𝐹 given below. $$F\left( {P,Q,R,S} \right) = $$ $$\sum {m\left( {0,2,5,7,9,11} \right)} $$ $$ + \,\,d\left( {3,8,10,12,14} \right)$$

Here, $$m$$ denotes a minterm and $$d$$ denotes a don’t care term. The number of essential prime implicants of the function $$F$$ is ___________.

What is the minimal form of the Karnaugh map shown below? Assume that $$X$$ denotes a don’t care term.