Assignment 1

Submission date: 10.3.2020

Question 1: Write the differences between vacuum tube & transistor.
Answer：① The transistor is solid state，while the vacuum tube isn‘t；
② Transistors are much smaller, faster and cheaper to manufacture than vacuum
tube ；
③ Transistors are more reliable and used much less power.
Question 2: What are the different types of memory devices? Write the differences between
RAM & ROM.
Answer：① Static Random Access Memory；
Dynamic Random Access Memory；
Read Only Memory；
Cache.
②The differences between RAM & ROM：
1) RAM is VOLATILE memory,while ROM isn’t
2) The data stored in RAM will be lost if the power is closed,but the
phenomenon won‘t be occurred in ROM
3) RAM requires flow of electricity to remain data ，however，ROM doesn't
need
And so on...
Question 3: Explain transducer, signal conditioner & op-amp.
Answer：① Transducer is a substance or device that converts input energy of one form
into output energy of another.
② Signal conditioning means manipulating an analog signal in such a way that it meets the
requirements of the next stage for further processing.
③ OP-amp is the heart of the analog computer. It can perform many mathematical
operations such as multiplication, addition, subtraction, division, integration and
differentiation
Question 4: Explain second order low pass filter with block diagram.
Question 5: Draw the block diagram of flash ADC & sigma delta converter.