The rate at which computer processes information.

Uses laser to change spin of electrons.

Uses laser instead of electric current

Mechanism for read/write on disk.

Time to spin within a particular disk sector.

Format used for commercial tape recording.

Forces between atomic moments.

Instrument for measuring oxygenation of blood via the earlobe.

Coined "robotics" in his novel Runaround, 1942

A robot arm is a/an _____

A robot hand is a/an _____

The terminal voltage first increases then decreases.

Uses multiple saturable-core reactors; low fidelity, time lag, not for high frequencies

This results when the countertorque of a synchronous motor is exceeded.

This varies armature resistance, flux/pole, and voltage.

Motor starter with variable speed control.

The magnitude of angular momentum vector

This moves while paper/page is fed into the printer.

A type of device that writes on screen

A signal that external device wants to send data to computer

Permanent ROM programming

Contains BIOS memory

Treatment with electric current.

Cell used as reference cell in large laboratories.

Also known as throw-away factor

27. Double charge; easily stopped wave

No change; no ionization; biological damage

Selenium → Material used for photovoltaic cells

In volt meter the purpose of series resistor is to

What sensor provides a dc voltage approximately 1 V at 10 mW?

An oscilloscope provides easy measurement of ________ values.

An element in electronics which serves as a protection against overload?

Two pin silicon diodes are connected in series opposing. A 5V voltage is impressed upon them. Find the voltage across each junction at room temperature when nVf = 0.052 V.

When a factor of a junction transistor is 0.98, the factor would be equivalent to ________ value of transistor's beta.

A manufacturer quotes in his specifications that a germanium diode conducts 50 mA at 1 volt. Determine its bulk resistance

In semiconductor technology, the characteristic of a transistor in cut-off refers to a condition when

Which is the principal characteristic of a tunnel diode?

A computer language constructed of ones and zeros using binary codes that were stored in the computer memory system as groups of instructions called programs.

Probably the easiest programming language to learn

Written and developed by Bill Gates for the Altair 8800 computer.

If memory is addressed, the address bus contains a memory address, which does not vary in width with the different versions of microprocessors.

If I/O is addressed, the address bus contains a 16 bit memory address

The first truly successful and widespread programming language for business applications.

Transfers information between the microprocessor and its memory and I/O address space.

1 kilo byte refers to ________.

A 4-bit wide memory location

Generally an 8-bit wide binary number

A program that converts an instruction written in a high-level language into machine code.

How many pins that a 555 timer has?

Pin 1 of 555 timer.

Pin 2 of 555 timer.

Pin 3 of 555 timer.

Pin 4 of 555 timer.

Invented bar codes in 1974.

Invented the VHS recorder in 1975.

Invented laser printer in 1975.

Invented Betamax Video Recorder in 1975.

Invented pocket TV receiver in 1977.

Invented compact disc laser optical recording.

Invented fiber optics submarine cable in 1981.

Type of power-line frequency meter composed of vibrating iron reeds placed in alternating magnetic field.

Type of power line frequency meter device utilizing a principle of balancing and indicator needle at center of a scale using magnetic fields (resistive and inductive) opposing each other.

It is composed of a moving coil which is free to rotate in reaction the magnetic field generated by passing current through 2 stationary field coils.

Electrodynamometer can be used to measure

An electrodynamic meter used to measure power

How do you measure the current in a circuit without an ammeter?

The ideal internal resistance of an ammeter should be...

Determine the percentage error of reading of an ammeter due to ammeter insertion. Ammeter parameters include 70 ohms internal resistance and a load resistor of 1.4 kilo ohms.

The output transformer used in a power amplifier is a transformer.

A memory device which holds a fixed set of data in a circuit is called

Transformer coupling can be used in amplifiers.

When a voltage of 100 volts at 50 Hertz is applied to a choking coil A, the current is 8 amperes and the power is 120 watts. When applied to a coil B, the current is 10 amperes and the power is 500 watts. What power will be taken when 100 volts is applied to the two coils connected in series.

The most important consideration in power amplifiers is

The current needed to operate a soldering iron which has a rating of 600 watts at 110 volts is

An AF transformer is shielded to

An interval required to address and read out memory word is called

Amplitude distortion is also called _____ distortion.

_____ is a term applied when a logic circuit injects an unwanted signal.

Transformer coupling introduces _____ distortion.

_____ is responsible for the phenomenon when voltages across reactances in series can often be larger than the voltage applied to them.

A pulsating DC applied to power amplifiers causes _____

A hexadecimal digital number systems has _____ symbols.

The disadvantage of impedance matching is that it ____.

The binary equivalent of decimal number 47 is

If the gain versus frequency curve of a transistor is not flat, then there is ____ distortion.

What is the logic circuit having two or more inputs but only one output, with high output if any or all inputs are high, with low input only when all inputs are low?

The most costly method of coupling

Which of the following is NOT a dynamic test instrument?

The signal generator generally used in laboratories is ____ oscillator.

A commercial power supply has ____ voltage regulation.

____ is a fixed frequency oscillator.

An electronic transfer from one stage to the next is called ____.

An important limitation of crystal oscillator is

____ is analogous to permeance.

For microwave frequencies, a ____ oscillator is required.

A point contact diode is commonly used

In an LC oscillator, if the value of L is increased four times, then frequency of oscillation is

Which of the following is NOT a secondary type cell?

When shock-excited, a crystal will produce alternating EMF longer than an LC circuit because crystal