A diode is a component which allows current to flow through it in one direction ONLY
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What is a resistor?
A resistor is a component which is used to restrict or limit the flow of current in an electrical circuit
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What do 1.Variable Resistors and 2.Light Dependent Resistors do?
1. Variable Resistors-A variable resistor is a resistor which you can change the resistance of. 2. Light-Dependent Resistor (LDR)- Changes the resistance according to the amount of light. The more light the lower the resistance.
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What is a capacitor?
A capacitor is a component which is used to store charge
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What is a switch?
A switch is a sensor that has to be activated by something outside of the component e.g. you,water level
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What is a transistor?
A transistor is an electronic switch and amplifier
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What is a thyristor?
A thyristor is a component which can be used to create a latching circuit
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What is an Integrated Circuit (IC)?
A IC is a component which has a circuit inside of it (made up of resistors, transistor etc.) which requires outside components to work
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What is a Operational Amplifier (Op Amp)?
A Op Amp is a IC which is used to amplify small differences between two input voltages
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What is a logic gate?
A logic gate is a IC which makes decisions based on the number of inputs
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What is a microcontroller?
A microcontroller is an IC which can be programmed to respond to a number of inputs to control a number of outputs
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
What is a resistor?
Back
A resistor is a component which is used to restrict or limit the flow of current in an electrical circuit
Card 3
Front
What do 1.Variable Resistors and 2.Light Dependent Resistors do?
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