Chapter 2 Digital Electronic Signals

Front 1

are used to show the high and low (1 and 0) levels of a digital signal as it changes relative time

Back 1

timing diagram

Front 2

the plot of voltage versus time

Back 2

timing diagram

Front 3

axis of the plot displays the voltage level

Back 3

y

Front 4

axis displays the time

Back 4

x

Front 5

a very important test instrument for making accurate voltage versus time measurements

Back 5

oscilloscope

Front 6

appear on an oscilloscope displaying versus time

Back 6

periodic clock waveform

Front 7

means that the waveform is repetitive at a specific time interval with each successive pulse identical to the previous one

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periodic

Front 8

defined as the length of time from the falling edge of one pulse to the falling edge of the next pulse

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period of a clock waveform

Front 9

the voltage necessary to cause a semiconductor device to conduct or cut off current flow

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bias

Front 10

a device can be forward or reverse ______, depending on what action is desired

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biased

Front 11

the term given to an integrated circuit

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chip

Front 12

it comes from the fact that each integrated circuit comes from a single chip of _____ _______

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silicon crystal