This document discusses multiplexers and demultiplexers. It begins by defining a multiplexer as a digital switch that has multiple inputs and a single output, with select lines determining which input is connected to the output. It then defines a demultiplexer as having a single input and multiple outputs, with select lines determining the output. The document provides examples of 4-to-1 and 1-to-4 multiplexers and demultiplexers, and discusses their applications. It also describes how multiplexed displays can be used to display a message more efficiently than illuminating all segments at once.