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13 Cards in this Set
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Circuit Board
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A sheet of insulating material that carries circuit elements and that is inserted in an electronic device
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Semiconductor
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An element or compound that conducts electric current better than an insulator does but not as well as a conductor does
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Doping
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The addition of an impurity element to a semiconductor
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Diode
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An electronic device that allows electric charge to move more easily in one direction than in the other
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Transistor
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A semiconductor device that can amplify current and that is used im amplifiers, oscillators, and switches
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Integrated Circuit
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A circuit whose components are formed on a single semiconductor
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Analog Signal
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A signal whose properties can change continiously in a given range
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Digital Signal
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A signal that an be represented as a sequence of discrete values
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Computer
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An electronic device that can accept data and instructions, follow the instructions, and output the results
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Microprocessor
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A single semiconductor chip that controls and executes a microcomputer's instructions
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Hardware
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The parts of pieces of equipment that make up a computer
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Software
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A set of instructions or commands that tells a computer what to do; a computer program
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Internet
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A large computer network that connects many local and smaller networks all over the world
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