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Digital Electronics Vocab
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Tera
Diode
Conventional Current
Atom
SI Prefix for 10E(12)
2. A solder connection that exhibits poor wetting and is characterized by a grayish - porous appearance due to excessive impurities in the solder - inadequate cleaning prior to soldering - and/or the insufficient application of heat during the soldering
Cold Solder Joint
SI Notation
Symbol and Unit for Frequency
Amplitude
3. Nano
Plastic Leaded Chip Carrier (PLCC)
Breadboard
SI Prefix for 10E(-9)
Current
4. Signal in the form of a rectangular pulse train or a square wave.
Analog
Clock Digital
SI Prefix for 10E(-9)
Symbol and Unit for Resistance
5. Mega
SI Prefix for 10E(6)
Plastic Leaded Chip Carrier (PLCC)
Breadboard
SI Prefix for 10E(-3)
6. A group of flip-flops (typically 4 or 8) that are arranged so that the values stored in the flip-flops are shifted from one flip-flop to the next for every clock.
SI Prefix for 10E(6)
Diode
Symbol and Unit for Resistance
Shift Register
7. P and Watt (W)
Seven-Segment Display
Resistor Color Code
Soldering Iron
Symbol and Unit for Power
8. I and Ampere or Amp (A)
Amplitude
Symbol and Unit for Current
Frequency Divider
Analog
9. Component made of material that opposes flow of current and therefore has some value of resistance.
Symbol and Unit for Frequency
SI Prefix for 10E(-3)
Small Outline IC (SOIC)
Resistor
10. C and Farad (F)
LED
SI Prefix for 10E(-3)
Dual In-Line Package (DIP)
Symbol and Unit for Capacitance
11. Signal in the form of a rectangular pulse train or a square wave.
Analog
Clock Digital
SI Prefix for 10E(-6)
Resistor
12. Any material that allows the free movement of electric changes - such as electrons - to provide an electric current.
Amplitude
Symbol and Unit for Current
SI Prefix for 10E(12)
Conductor
13. Mega
Conventional Current
SI Prefix for 10E(6)
Digital Waveform
Plastic Leaded Chip Carrier (PLCC)
14. F and Hertz (Hz) or Cycles per sec.
Symbol and Unit for Frequency
Plastic Leaded Chip Carrier (PLCC)
Digital Waveform
Conductor
15. Circuit that is capable of sensing and holding a signal until the event that changed the signal can be addressed.
SI Prefix for 10E(-12)
Event Detector
SI Prefix for 10E(3)
Printed Circuit Board
16. The instantaneous voltage of a waveform. Often used to mean maximum amplitude - or peak voltage - or a pulse.
SI Prefix for 10E(-3)
Amplitude
Solder Bridge
Frequency Divider
17. Tera
Clock Digital
SI Prefix for 10E(-12)
Symbol and Unit for Power
SI Prefix for 10E(12)
18. The smallest particle of an element that still has the same characteristics as the element.
Digital
Atom
SI Prefix for 10E(-9)
Digital Multimeter
19. Micro
Frequency Divider
SI Prefix for 10E(-6)
Analog
SI Prefix for 10E(-3)
20. The unwanted formation of a conductive path of solder between conductors.
Solder Bridge
Transistor
LED
Breadboard
21. P and Watt (W)
Symbol and Unit for Frequency
Symbol and Unit for Power
LED
Capacitor
22. Coding system of colored stripes on a resistor to indicate the resistor's value and tolerance.
Transistor
Solder
Resistor
Resistor Color Code
23. Insulating board containing conductive tracks for circuit connections.
Printed Circuit Board
Soldering
Engineering Notation
Amplitude
24. A way of representing some physical quantity - such as temperature or velocity - by a proportional continuous voltage or current. An analog voltage or current can have any value within a defined range.
Soldering Iron
Solder Bridge
Dual In-Line Package (DIP)
Analog
25. The process of applying a thin coat of solder to materials prior to their being soldered; for example - application of a light coat of solder to the filaments of a conductor to hold the filaments in place prior to soldering the conductor.
Tinning
Event Detector
Clock Digital
SI Prefix for 10E(-6)
26. An array of seven independently controlled light-emitting diodes (LED) or liquid crystal display (LCD) elements - shaped like a figure-8 - which can be used to display decimal digits and other characters by turning on the appropriate elements.
Engineering Notation
Seven-Segment Display
Frequency Divider
SI Prefix for 10E(-9)
27. Light-emitting diode. An electronic device that conducts current in one direction only and illuminates when it is conducting.
Solder Bridge
LED
Transistor
Digital Multimeter
28. Pico
SI Prefix for 10E(-3)
Symbol and Unit for Resistance
Capacitor
SI Prefix for 10E(-12)
29. The smallest particle of an element that still has the same characteristics as the element.
Atom
Symbol and Unit for Resistance
Printed Circuit Board
Breadboard
30. A solder connection that exhibits poor wetting and is characterized by a grayish - porous appearance due to excessive impurities in the solder - inadequate cleaning prior to soldering - and/or the insufficient application of heat during the soldering
Cold Solder Joint
Digital
Conductor
Current
31. A square IC package with leads on all four sides designed for surface mounting on a circuit board.
Plastic Leaded Chip Carrier (PLCC)
Resistor Color Code
Capacitor
Current
32. Tool with an internal heating element used to heat surfaces being soldered to the point where the solder becomes molten.
Digital Multimeter
LED
Symbol and Unit for Resistance
Soldering Iron
33. The direction of current flow associated with positive charge in motion. The current flow direction is from a positive to negative potential - which is in the opposite direction of electron flow.
SI Notation
Symbol and Unit for Frequency
Conventional Current
Printed Circuit Board
34. A movement of electrical charges around a closed path or circuit.
Current
SI Prefix for 10E(6)
Solder
Transistor
35. Any material that allows the free movement of electric changes - such as electrons - to provide an electric current.
Conductor
Transistor
Diode
Tinning
36. A protective device in the current path that melts or breaks when current exceeds a predetermined maximum value.
Transistor
Engineering Notation
SI Prefix for 10E(-3)
Fuse
37. Term derived from 'transfer resistor.' Semiconductor device that can be used as an amplifier or as an electronic switch.
Digital Multimeter
LED
Fuse
Transistor
38. A way of representing a physical quantity by a series of binary numbers. A digital representation can have only specific discrete values.
Transistor
Digital
Soldering Iron
Diode
39. A circuit board for wiring temporary circuits - usually used for prototypes or laboratory work.
Breadboard
Event Detector
SI Prefix for 10E(-12)
Tinning
40. A two terminal device that conducts in only one direction.
Digital Multimeter
Plastic Leaded Chip Carrier (PLCC)
Digital
Diode
41. Nano
Dual In-Line Package (DIP)
Shift Register
Symbol and Unit for Power
SI Prefix for 10E(-9)
42. Process of joining two metallic surfaces to make an electrical contact by melting solder (usually tin and lead) across them.
Soldering
Digital Waveform
Cold Solder Joint
SI Prefix for 10E(9)
43. A movement of electrical charges around a closed path or circuit.
Current
Printed Circuit Board
Seven-Segment Display
SI Prefix for 10E(3)
44. Circuit that is capable of sensing and holding a signal until the event that changed the signal can be addressed.
Cold Solder Joint
Symbol and Unit for Power
Event Detector
Plastic Leaded Chip Carrier (PLCC)
45. The direction of current flow associated with positive charge in motion. The current flow direction is from a positive to negative potential - which is in the opposite direction of electron flow.
Dual In-Line Package (DIP)
Digital
Conventional Current
Capacitor
46. Kilo
SI Prefix for 10E(-3)
SI Prefix for 10E(3)
Transistor
Resistor
47. A circuit the produces a digital output signal that is half the frequency of the input.
Current
Symbol and Unit for Capacitance
Shift Register
Frequency Divider
48. Are and Ohms
SI Notation
SI Prefix for 10E(9)
Symbol and Unit for Resistance
Dual In-Line Package (DIP)
49. The unwanted formation of a conductive path of solder between conductors.
Engineering Notation
Solder Bridge
SI Prefix for 10E(9)
Symbol and Unit for Frequency
50. Electronic test equipment that can perform multiple tasks. Typically one capable of measuring voltage - current - and resistance. More sophisticated modern digital multimeters also measure capacitance - inductance - current gain of transistors - and/
Current
Digital Multimeter
Soldering
Engineering Notation