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Circuits
Overachieving and under-appreciated, circuits are the foundation that our technological society is built on. Now's your chance to find out not only how they work, but why. Questions regarding the physics behind voltage, resistance, capacitance, inductance, transistors, LEDs, switches, and power supplies; and how they're used to create analog and digital circuits, should be directed here.
1,646 Questions
How can millions transistors be in a single processor?
Thanks to the wonderful technology we now posess, a single transistor can be constructed out of two thin layers of material (P-doped and N-doped), and can be very, very small - as small as a few atoms, as some researchers have proved not too long ago! Therefore it is easy to put many such small transistors - in layers - on a small chip - the processor. Many of these, in mass production, have these transistors constructed on the micron scale (typically around 15 microns). If a transistor is 15 microns wide, you can put 66 of them in a milimeter, on just one layer, many of which construct a single processor die. It is now typical to have not millions, but billions of transistors on a single CPU!
Think about it: if you can put 66 transistors in a 15x15 micron area, you can fit about 11 108 889 (11 million) of them in a 5x5cm chip - and that's just one layer about a micron thick? Assuming the die itself is 4x4cm and is 3mm thick, each layer is 2 microns thick, and each transistor takes a 21x21 microns of space on a layer --- on such a processor die you would fit 5 442 175 500 - 5 and a half billion transistors.
Of course, these transistors switch very small currents - very small indeed! Your typical, run-of-the-mill discrete transistor can handle much larger currents, and its bulky body is designed to dissipate the heat generated in the process, as nothing else will cool it down. Processors usually have designated cooling methods (like radiators and fans) - without one, the temperature within one rises to "boiling" within seconds.
A failed diode electrically resembles a switch. Whether it resembles an
open switch or a closed one depends on the specific mode in which it
failed. But a bad diode won't behave like a diode any more.
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Can a resistor be installed backwards?
Resistors can be installed in any direction in a circuit. It doesn't matter in which direction you are installing a resistor. Resistor will resist the current in both sides of the connection. You can also apply capacitor in any direction for alternating current. Where as if you are concerned with direct current, a direction is needed to apply the connection
List 5 parts that all circuits have?
There are only three parts that ALL circuits have:
-- a source of electrical energy
-- components that dissipate electrical energy
-- good conductors to connect them together
Is Circuit switching is a method used to send data over the Internet?
yes it is
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Answer #2:
No, it isn't. It's a great way to operate the modern telephone network of 1970,
but use it to send data over the Internet if you want to see the Internet instantly
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What is the resistance of the 12 volt circuit and has a measured current 0.25 A?
R = E/I = 12/0.25 = 48 Ω
If voltage regulator is bad what will it do to your vehicle?
It will either undercharge or overcharge the battery.
If the battery is subjected to overcharge for some period of time, it boils dry
and is destroyed. If it's undercharged, then you may not have the cranking
power that you need for starting..
If the voltage regulator is so bad that there's no output from it at all, then you
drive along normally for some distance, unaware that you're driving on only
battery, and then at some point you reach the end of the battery, suddenly
have no ignition, and putter to a stop. In this case also, the battery is probably
destroyed. And they ain't cheap any more. Better to check the regulator, and
install a new one if needed.
What is the voltage drop across a 12 ohm resistor with a source of 24 volts?
If there's nothing else between the ends of the resistor and the power supply, then
the voltage across the resistor is 24 volts, and the current through it is 2 amperes.
What is a doorknob capacitor used for?
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What are the roles of a diode and a capacitor in an AC-DC converter?
An AC-DC converter you can operate a device on AC instead of batteries.
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Program to find GCF and LCM of 2 numbers in 8086?
This is my program, and it works with all no.s except multiples of 2.
org 100h
MOV CX,0000H
MOV DS,CX
MOV SS,CX
MOV SI,5000H
MOV DI,5002H
MOV [ DS:SI ],10H
MOV [ DS:DI ],20H
MOV SP,600FH
MOV BX,[ DS:SI ]
CMP BX,[ DS:DI ]
JZ E1
JC SMALL
THIK: MOV BX,0001H
OK: MOV AX,[ DS:SI ]
MOV DX,0000H
DIV BX
CMP DX,0000H
JZ L1
L2: INC BX
CMP [ DS:DI ],BX
JC HCF
JMP OK
SMALL: MOV AX,[ DS:DI ]
MOV [ DS:DI ],BX
MOV [ DS:SI ],AX
JMP THIK
L1: MOV AX,[ DS:DI ]
DIV BX
CMP DX,0000H
JNZ L2
PUSH BX
INC CX
JMP L2
HCF: MOV AX,0001H
AGAIN: POP BX
MUL BX
DEC CX
JNZ AGAIN
LCM: MOV BX,AX
MOV AX,[ DS:SI ]
MUL [ DS:DI ]
DIV BX
E1 : INC DI
INC DI
MOV [ DS:DI ],AX
ret
Can you splice into a wire in mid-run or doi need to add on to the circuit from the end of the run?
As long as all the existing wiring is adequate for the anticipated loads, there's
no electrical difference regardless of where you make the physical connection
to additional wiring.
What is PBC circuit board used for?
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What is a sentence for the word insulate?
An insulator is a material that doesn't conduct heat or electricity. Here are some sentences.
- Cloth is a good insulator.
- You need to have an insulator to keep from getting electrocuted.
- We are studying an insulator in science class.
