Exam 22: Basics of Electronics and Computer Systems

An electronic device that stores and processes data is a(n)____________________.

What is an integrated circuit?

What is the difference between an analog signal and a digital signal?

Which of the following requires a high-speed bus?

The clock in a computer is needed to maintain the orderly flow of information throughout the computer's circuitry by transmitting one bit of binary code for each clock pulse.

Which of the following is a type of diode?

Twisting together two wires that carry data from one computer module to another increases the possibility that radio waves and magnetic fields can interfere with data transmission.

What are the three main types of memory in a computer?

When a diode is _____ current cannot flow through it.

A(n)____________________ is a material or device that can function as either a conductor or an insulator.

Pulse width is measured in _____.

The type of memory that contains specific information about the vehicle and can be removed and reprogrammed or replaced is called ____________________.

Technician A says serial data passing through the vehicle's data bus can be monitored with a scan tool. Technician B says serial data travels through the vehicle on a twisted pair of wires-one wire is grounded to the chassis and the other wire is the serial bus transmission wire. Who is correct?

Technician A says diodes are semiconductors. Technician B says diodes function as electronic circuit relays. Who is correct?

Identify two common voltage-generating devices (sensors)in automobiles.

Technician A says transistors are semiconductors. Technician B says transistors function as one-way valves for current flow. Who is correct?

What is an output driver?

Reprogramming  a computer requires that the computer be removed from the vehicle and sent back to the manufacturer.

Some common semiconductor materials include silicon and germanium.

The instrument panel warning light is called a DTC.