Week 1 Flashcards

1
Q

What does Ohms law measure?

A

Resistance

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2
Q

A long connector represents…

A

Anode

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3
Q

Method of starting a computer with a program that needs to be started is…

A

Bootstrap

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4
Q

In computing, info. is broken down into discrete units of data called…

A

Bit

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5
Q

What is a bit?

A

A binary digit, taking a value of 0 or 1

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6
Q

What is the law that states the number of transistors placed on a ciricuit is doubling approximately every 2 years?

A

Moore’s law

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7
Q

What law states that discovery by AI, the human faculty of reason requires little computation, but the unconscious sensorimotor skills and instincts that we share with animals require enormous computational resources?

A

Morevec’s paradox

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8
Q

What test is a proposal for a test of a machine’s capability to demonstrate intelligence?

A

Turing test

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9
Q

True or false: A closed-loop transfer function is a mathematical expression describing the net result of the effects of a closed loop on the input voltage regulator.

A

True

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10
Q

The H-Bridge arrangement…

A

All of the above

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11
Q

True or false: Moravec’s paradox.

A

True

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12
Q

Microprocessors/microcontrollers typically operate at what voltage?

A

5 volts

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13
Q

V=IR is what law?

A

Ohms law

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14
Q

A semiconductor device, commonly used to amplify or switch electronic signals and is the fundamental building block of computers, and all other modern electronic devices is called?

A

Transistor

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15
Q

What type of architecture has physically separate storage and signal pathways for instructions and data?

A

Harvard architecture

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16
Q

What computer architecture is faster for a given circuit complexity because instruction fetches and data access do not contend for a single memory pathway?

A

Harvard

17
Q

What of the following resists current flow in a circuit?

A

All of the above

18
Q

When embedding a low-level microcontroller into a device, what supporting components will you likely need?

A

Voltage regulator and timing circuit

19
Q

picture of an H looking circuit is what?

A

H Bridge

20
Q

Triangle circuit like circuit is what?

A

Op Amp

21
Q

The H-bridge arrangement question…

A

All the above

22
Q

True or false: A closed-loop transfer function is an algorithm that describes the net result of the effects of a closed feedback loop on the input signal to the circuits enclosed by the loop.

A

True

23
Q

Another picture of a circuit that goes around

A

Closed loop transfer function