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Question 1: Write down the differences between vacuum tube &

transistor. Write some examples of semiconductor materials
1.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.However, unlike the vacuum tube, it is solid state.
2.Solid state means that it doesn't change its physical form as it switches. There are no moving
parts in a transistor.
3.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.
Silicon is the most commonly used semiconductor.
MOS: Metal-oxide semiconductor
PMOS: p-type Metal-oxide semiconductor
NMOS: n-type Metal-oxide semiconductor
CMOS: Complementary Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor

Question 2: What are the different types of memory devices?

Write the differences between RAM & ROM.
1. Static Random Access Memory
2. Dynamic Random Access Memory
3. Read Only Memory
RAM:data in ram is not permanently written when power off,data deleted.It requires flow of
electricity to retain data.Ram is the memory available for the operating system programs and
process to use when the computer is running.
ROM:Permanently,not erased.It does not requires electricity to retain data.
Rom is the memory that comes with your computer that is pre-written to hold the instructions
for booting up the computer.

Question 3: Write down the full form:

CAD, EDA, VHDL, PLA, FPGA, MIPS, ALU
CAD: Computer Aided Design
EDA: Electronic Design Automatic
VHDL:VHSIC Hardware Description Language
PLA: Programmable Logic Array
FPGAs:field programmable gate array
FPGA:Million Instructions Per Second
ALU:Arithmetic Logical Unit
Question 4: Explain PLA structure with block diagram.