Unity University

DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE

Basic Electricity and Electronic
Summary notes on Electrical shocking, Electric ground connection and
troubleshooting of open and short circuit in series networking
Nebiyu Tsegaye UU81506R

Submission Date – Jun 25, 2021

Submitted to – Lecturer -> Mekuanint L.
Electrical shocking
Obviously as we all have encountered the shocking of electrical device when getting in contact
accidentally or when repairing an electric device, so simply an electric shock is injury to the
body from direct contact with a high-voltage source. When nerves are affected by an electric
shock, the consequences include pain, tingling, numbness, weakness or difficulty moving a limb.
These effects may clear up with time or be permanent. An electric shock can be life threatening.
Electric ground connection
Grounding helps protect us from the dangers of damaged circuits or electrical overloads. When
power surges happen, the excess electricity that is in the wiring system can leap out of the
wiring, without electric grounding this stray of voltage could start fire, damage devices or shock
a certain someone. It Is a backup pathway that provides an alternating route for the current to
flow back to the ground if there’s a fault in a wiring system, it facilitates a physical connection
between ground and electric equipment.
Troubleshooting of open and short circuit in series networking
You need a closed path, or closed circuit, to get electric current to flow. If there’s a break
anywhere in the path, you have an open circuit, and the current stops flowing and the metal
atoms in the wire quickly settle down to a peaceful, electrically neutral existence. Open circuits
are often created by design. For instance, a simple light switch opens and closes the circuit that
connects a light to a power source. When you build a circuit, it’s a good idea to disconnect the
battery or other power source when the circuit is not in use. Technically, that’s creating an open
circuit. Short circuits are another matter entirely. A short circuit is a direct connection between
two points in a circuit that aren’t supposed to be directly connected, such as the two terminals of
a power supply. Electric current takes the path of least resistance, so in a short circuit, the current
will bypass other parallel paths and travel through the direct connection. (Think of the current as
being lazy and taking the path through which, it doesn’t have to do much work.) If you short out
a power supply, you send large amounts of electrical energy from one side of the power supply
to the other.
Logical troubleshooting procedures will aid in analyzing and troubleshooting all circuits, Goals
of a troubleshooter should be: 
- Make a measuring only if you know what a good reading should be. The idea here is that
you can make all kinds of measurements but if you don't know what the correct
measurement should be, you're probably just wasting your time.
- Make as few measurements as possible. The idea here is not to waste your time.
- Select the best tool for the task at hand. Typically, electronic troubleshooting tools would
be things like Oscilloscopes and volt readers. Depending on the task, if you're out in the
broadband industry, you'll probably want signal level meters. There is wide variety of
tools out there that might be appropriate for a given task.