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Digital Electronics Vocab
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1. 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/
Digital Multimeter
Frequency Divider
Fuse
SI Prefix for 10E(9)
2. Signal in the form of a rectangular pulse train or a square wave.
Digital Multimeter
SI Prefix for 10E(12)
Fuse
Clock Digital
3. Light-emitting diode. An electronic device that conducts current in one direction only and illuminates when it is conducting.
Soldering
Solder
Printed Circuit Board
LED
4. A very common IC package with two parallel rows of pins intended to be inserted into a socket of through holes drilled in a printed circuit board.
Dual In-Line Package (DIP)
Shift Register
Amplitude
LED
5. Giga
Frequency Divider
Analog
Soldering
SI Prefix for 10E(9)
6. Circuit that is capable of sensing and holding a signal until the event that changed the signal can be addressed.
Cold Solder Joint
Event Detector
Fuse
SI Prefix for 10E(-9)
7. Signal in the form of a rectangular pulse train or a square wave.
Clock Digital
SI Prefix for 10E(9)
Shift Register
Transistor
8. 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.
Digital
Solder Bridge
Amplitude
Tinning
9. Metallic alloy of tin and lead that is used to join two metal surfaces.
Solder
SI Prefix for 10E(12)
Digital Waveform
Diode
10. Kilo
SI Prefix for 10E(3)
Digital Waveform
Symbol and Unit for Current
Printed Circuit Board
11. I and Ampere or Amp (A)
SI Prefix for 10E(-9)
Printed Circuit Board
LED
Symbol and Unit for Current
12. The instantaneous voltage of a waveform. Often used to mean maximum amplitude - or peak voltage - or a pulse.
Amplitude
SI Prefix for 10E(3)
SI Prefix for 10E(-3)
Digital
13. A circuit the produces a digital output signal that is half the frequency of the input.
SI Prefix for 10E(-3)
Resistor Color Code
Tinning
Frequency Divider
14. Are and Ohms
SI Prefix for 10E(9)
Digital Waveform
Symbol and Unit for Resistance
SI Prefix for 10E(6)
15. A circuit board for wiring temporary circuits - usually used for prototypes or laboratory work.
Solder
Breadboard
Small Outline IC (SOIC)
Seven-Segment Display
16. Component made of material that opposes flow of current and therefore has some value of resistance.
Cold Solder Joint
Printed Circuit Board
Resistor
SI Prefix for 10E(3)
17. Mega
Scientific Notation
Diode
SI Prefix for 10E(6)
Solder Bridge
18. The unwanted formation of a conductive path of solder between conductors.
Symbol and Unit for Resistance
Engineering Notation
Scientific Notation
Solder Bridge
19. A series of logic 1s and 0s plotted as a function of time.
Tinning
SI Prefix for 10E(6)
Digital Waveform
Resistor Color Code
20. Coding system of colored stripes on a resistor to indicate the resistor's value and tolerance.
Plastic Leaded Chip Carrier (PLCC)
Resistor Color Code
Soldering
LED
21. Insulating board containing conductive tracks for circuit connections.
Scientific Notation
Event Detector
Analog
Printed Circuit Board
22. 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.
Symbol and Unit for Current
Fuse
Conventional Current
Transistor
23. Term derived from 'transfer resistor.' Semiconductor device that can be used as an amplifier or as an electronic switch.
SI Prefix for 10E(12)
Event Detector
Symbol and Unit for Voltage
Transistor
24. A way of representing a physical quantity by a series of binary numbers. A digital representation can have only specific discrete values.
Dual In-Line Package (DIP)
Digital
Symbol and Unit for Voltage
Printed Circuit Board
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
Diode
Conductor
Symbol and Unit for Voltage
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.
SI Prefix for 10E(-12)
Conventional Current
Seven-Segment Display
Symbol and Unit for Voltage
27. A square IC package with leads on all four sides designed for surface mounting on a circuit board.
Solder Bridge
Digital Waveform
Capacitor
Plastic Leaded Chip Carrier (PLCC)
28. Coding system of colored stripes on a resistor to indicate the resistor's value and tolerance.
Event Detector
Transistor
Frequency Divider
Resistor Color Code
29. C and Farad (F)
Shift Register
Resistor Color Code
SI Prefix for 10E(-9)
Symbol and Unit for Capacitance
30. Circuit that is capable of sensing and holding a signal until the event that changed the signal can be addressed.
SI Prefix for 10E(-9)
Event Detector
Resistor
Amplitude
31. Any material that allows the free movement of electric changes - such as electrons - to provide an electric current.
Amplitude
Conductor
SI Prefix for 10E(-6)
Symbol and Unit for Voltage
32. C and Farad (F)
Small Outline IC (SOIC)
Symbol and Unit for Capacitance
Diode
Amplitude
33. A circuit board for wiring temporary circuits - usually used for prototypes or laboratory work.
Tinning
Atom
Solder
Breadboard
34. Giga
Transistor
SI Prefix for 10E(9)
SI Prefix for 10E(6)
Capacitor
35. V or E and Volt (V)
Symbol and Unit for Voltage
SI Prefix for 10E(-3)
Event Detector
Current
36. The smallest particle of an element that still has the same characteristics as the element.
Conventional Current
Capacitor
Atom
Shift Register
37. Are and Ohms
Fuse
Solder Bridge
Symbol and Unit for Resistance
Small Outline IC (SOIC)
38. Component made of material that opposes flow of current and therefore has some value of resistance.
Digital Waveform
Small Outline IC (SOIC)
Resistor
SI Prefix for 10E(6)
39. Process of joining two metallic surfaces to make an electrical contact by melting solder (usually tin and lead) across them.
Digital Waveform
SI Prefix for 10E(3)
Soldering
SI Prefix for 10E(-9)
40. P and Watt (W)
Dual In-Line Package (DIP)
SI Prefix for 10E(6)
Resistor Color Code
Symbol and Unit for Power
41. 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.
Amplitude
Current
Conventional Current
SI Notation
42. Light-emitting diode. An electronic device that conducts current in one direction only and illuminates when it is conducting.
Symbol and Unit for Capacitance
LED
Frequency Divider
Event Detector
43. Micro
Scientific Notation
SI Prefix for 10E(-6)
SI Prefix for 10E(6)
Symbol and Unit for Power
44. Milli
Clock Digital
SI Notation
SI Prefix for 10E(-6)
SI Prefix for 10E(-3)
45. 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.
Resistor
Digital
Analog
Symbol and Unit for Frequency
46. Milli
Tinning
Atom
Cold Solder Joint
SI Prefix for 10E(-3)
47. An IC package similar to a DIP - but smaller - which is designed for automatic placement and soldering on the surface of a circuit board.
Symbol and Unit for Current
Soldering
Tinning
Small Outline IC (SOIC)
48. An electrical device used to store electrical charge.
Small Outline IC (SOIC)
Clock Digital
Capacitor
Fuse
49. 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.
Analog
SI Prefix for 10E(-9)
Solder Bridge
SI Prefix for 10E(6)
50. The smallest particle of an element that still has the same characteristics as the element.
Diode
Event Detector
Atom
Symbol and Unit for Current
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