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

Write some examples of semiconductor materials.

   The vacuum tube is an electron tube from which all or most of the gas
has been removed, permitting electrons to move with no or low interaction
with any remaining gas molecules.
   A transistor is a device that conducts a variable amounts of electricity
through it, depending on how much electricity is input to it. In other words,
it is a digital switch. However, unlike the vacuum tube, it is solid state.
   Compared to the vacuum tube, transistors were much smaller, faster and
cheaper to manufacture. They were also far more reliable and used much
less power.
   Such as, carbon, silicon and germanium.These electronic materials are
semiconductors materials.

Question 2: What are the different types of memory devices? Write the 
differences between RAM & ROM.

   The types of memory devices: MOS, PMOS, NMOS, COMS, Flip-flop,

Register, SRAM, DRAM, ROM, EEPROM, CAM, Cache, Ferroelectric.
   The differences between RAM and ROM: RAM stands for random-
access memory. RAM contains bytes of information and the
microprocessor can read or write to those bytes depending on wether the
RD or WR line is signaled. ROM stands for read-only memory. A ROM
chip is programmed with a permanent collection of pre-set bytes. The
address bus tells the ROM chip which byte to get and place on the data
bus. When the RD line changes state, the ROM chip presents the selected
byte onto the data bus.

Question 3: Write down the full form:

CAD, EDA, VHDL, PLA, FPGA, MIPS, ALU

CAD: Computer Aided Design

EDA: Electronic Design Automation
VHDL: VHSIC Hardware Description Language
PLA: Programmable Logic  Array
FPGA: Field Programmable Gate Array 
MIPS: Million Instructions Per Second
ALU: Arithmetic Logical Unit

Question 4: Explain PLA structure with block