notes 1

Question 1

electrical system

Answer 1

movement of charged electrons through wires

Question 2

volts

Answer 2

this is the measurement of voltage

Question 2

voltage(V)

Answer 2

voltage is the potential for charge to move

Question 3

current(I)

Answer 3

the amount of charge flow

Question 4

amps

Answer 4

measurement of charge flows

Question 5

resistance(R)

Answer 5

the wires opposition to flow

Question 6

ohms

Answer 6

measurement of resistence

Question 7

ground is represented by

Answer 7

three lines represent this

Question 8

ohms law

Answer 8

V=IR

Question 9

switch

Answer 9

an electronic device that acts like a wire between two terminals if the switch is “on”

Question 10

electronically controlled switch

Answer 10

a switch that also requires power

Question 11

examples of switches

Answer 11

relay, vacuum tube, discrete transistor, integrated circuit…

Question 12

transistor

Answer 12

a smaller simpler switch with no mechanical switch

Question 13

cMOS technology

Answer 13

uses pMOS and nMOS transistors to implement digital curcuits

Question 14

nMOS transistor

Answer 14

conducts when its control input is 1

Question 15

nPOS transistor

Answer 15

conducts when its control input is 0

Question 16

circuit

Answer 16

a path through which electrical current can flow

Question 17

digital circuit

Answer 17

has voltages that are treated as either high or low and is typically built as a connection of switches

Question 18

analog system

Answer 18

has voltages that are treated as having infinite values like 0.15, 0.2, 0.3333 etc

Question 19

digital systems

Answer 19

digital circuits are also referred to more generally as this