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DEFINITIONS

  Amperethe basic unit of electric current adopted under the Systeme International d'UnitesAnalog circuitReciprocal of Digital Circuit (see below)Atom(physics and chemistry) the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the elementBinaryconsisting of two (units or components or elements or terms) or based on twoBita unit of measurement of information (from Binary + digIT)ByteA byte is another word for character; generally represented by 8 bits.Circuitan electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flowCurrenta flow of electricity through a conductorDigital circuitA unit that acts as a series of digital switches, or memory, which retain the necessary sequence of digital bits required for various program data.Diodea semiconductor that consists of a p-n junctionElectronan elementary particle with negative charge

Integrated circuita microelectronic computer circuit incorporated into a chip or semiconductorNeutronan elementary particle with 0 charge and mass about equal to a protonOhma unit of electrical resistance equal to the resistance between two points on a conductor when a potential difference of one volt between them produces a current of one ampereOhm's LawV=IRProtona stable particle with positive charge equal to the negative charge of an electronResistancean electrical device that resists the flow of electrical currentResistora device that slows the flow of currentSemiconductora substance as germanium or silicon whose electrical conductivity is intermediate between that of a metal and an insulatorShort circuita connection that allows current to take an unintended pathThermistora semiconductor device made of materials whose resistance varies as a function of temperatureTransistora semiconductor device capable of amplificationVolta unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt