Finals Flashcards
The 2 main types of signals used in electronics
Analog and Digital Signal
A signal that represents data as a sequence of discrete values
Digital
An electromagnetic or electrical current that carries data from one system or network to another
Signal
A signal that represents data as a sequence of continuous values. Are often calculated responses to change in light, sound, temp, position, pressure or other physical phenomena.
Analog signals
A critical components in analog electronics. A type of analog electronic component that amplifies the difference in voltage between two input terminals.
A fundamental building blocks in electronics
OP amps/Operational Amplifiers
State the fundamental components of analog circuits
Resistors, capacitors, inductors, diodes, transistors, and operational amplifiers.
Comonly used for signal amplification
Amplifiers
Configured to produce oscillations
Oscillators
Used in voltage regulation circuit
Voltage Regulators
Used to compare two input voltages
Comparators
Give 5 examples of advantages of analog signals
Easy to process
Best suited for audio and video transmission
Have higher density n can present more refined information
Use less bandwidth than digital signals
Provides more accurate representation of changes in physics phenomena, such as sound and light.
Less sensitive in terms of electrical tolerance
Give 3 disadvantages of analog signals
Prone to generation loss
Susceptible to noise and distortion
Generate lower quality signals than digital
Data transmission at long distances can create signal disturbances
3 disadvantages of digital signals
More complicated to design
Too Reliant on a higher bandwidth
Compromised more top internal hardware resources
In digital signals, what are the physical quantity representing the information?
Variable electric current or voltage
Phase or polarization of an electromagnetic field
Acoustic pressure
Magnetization of a magnetic storage media
What are the values displayed by digital signals
1s and 0s
Two basic kinds of analog transmission
Amplitude modulation AM
Frequency modulation FM
Ways analog transmission is achieved
Through twisted pair or coaxial cable
Thru optical fiber cable
Thru radio
Thru water
A type of circuit that use binary scheme
Digital circuit
The largest number a 16-bit system can represent is
65,536 = 2^16
In digital signals, transferrable data is represented as an electromagnetic signal, such as _____________?
Microwave
Radio wave
Electrical voltage
Infrared signal
A specialized microprocessor chip that performs digital signal processing operations.
Digital signal processor/ DSP
It is used to measure, filter, or compress continuous real-world analog signals
DSP
State 3 characteristics of digital signals
Discrete
Noise immune
Has wide range of applications
State 3 characteristics of analog signals
Continuous
Flexible
Bandwidth efficient