collector and emitter regions of a transistor.
Battery
DC voltage source containing two or more cells that convert chemical
energy to electrical energy.
Baud
Unit of signaling speed equal to the number of signal events per second.
Binary
System based on the number 2. (The binary digits are 0 and 1.)
Binary-Coded
Decimal
Code for representing decimal digits in a binary format. Also referred to as
BCD
.
Bit
Binary Digit
. Smallest unit of binary data.
Bleeder Current
Current drawn continuously from a source and is used to stabilize the
output voltage of a source.
Bus
In Electricity. A bus bar.
In Computer Science. A parallel circuit that connects the major components
of a computer, allowing the transfer of electric impulses from one
connected component to any other.
Byte
A sequence of adjacent bits operated on as a unit by a computer.
C
Capacitance
Ability of a capacitor to store an electrical charge. The basic unit of
capacitance is the Farad.
Capacitor
Electronic component that stores an electrical charge.
Cascade
Method of connecting circuits in series so that the output of one is the input
of the next.
Charge
Quantity of electrical energy.
Chassis
Metal box or frame into which components are mounted.
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