Question: Devise ladder programs for systems to carry out the following tasks:

(a) A sequence of four outputs such that output 1 is switched on when the first event is detected and remains on, output 2 is switched on when the second event is detected and remains on, output 3 is switched on when the third event is detected and remains on, output 4 is switched on when the fourth event is detected and remains on, and all outputs are switched off when one particular input signal occurs.

(b) Control of a paint sprayer in a booth through which items pass on an overhead conveyor so that the paint is switched on when a part is in front of the paint gun and off when there is no part. The items are suspended from the overhead conveyor by hooks; not every hook has an item suspended from it.