NAME:ZhouZhiqiang Number:201720060711 class:1720607

Assignment1
Submission date: 10.3.2020

Question 1: Write the differences between vacuum tube & transistor.

Answer 1:
Compared to the vacuum,transistor were much small, faster and cheaper to manufacture.They
werealso far more reliable and used much less power
Question 2: What are the different types of memory devices? Write the differences between
RAM & ROM.
Answer 2:
SRAM DRAM ROM RAM EEPROM.Ram is the memory available for the operating
systrm program and process to use when the computer is running.Rom is the memory that
comes with your computer that is pre-written to hold the instructions for booting up the
computer.
Question 3: Explain transducer, signal conditioner & op-amp.
Answer 3:
Transducer: A substance or device, such as a piezoelectric crystal,microphone or
photoelectric cell,that converts input energy of onr form into output energy of another.
Signal conditioner:signal conditioning means mainpulating an analog signal in such a way
that it meets the requirements of the next stage for further processing.
Op-amp:this perform many mathematical operation such as
multiplication,addion,subtraction,division,integration and differention.
Question 4: Explain second order low pass filter with blockdiagram.
Question 5: Draw the block diagram of flash ADC & sigma delta converter.