The document discusses the differences between vacuum tubes and transistors, types of memory devices including RAM and ROM, and provides the full forms of several computer-related acronyms. It also includes a question about explaining the structure of a PLA with a block diagram. The responses provide details on semiconductor materials, how vacuum tubes and transistors work, the characteristics of different types of memory, and the meanings of acronyms like CAD, EDA, VHDL, FPGA, and ALU.
The document discusses the differences between vacuum tubes and transistors, types of memory devices including RAM and ROM, and provides the full forms of several computer-related acronyms. It also includes a question about explaining the structure of a PLA with a block diagram. The responses provide details on semiconductor materials, how vacuum tubes and transistors work, the characteristics of different types of memory, and the meanings of acronyms like CAD, EDA, VHDL, FPGA, and ALU.
The document discusses the differences between vacuum tubes and transistors, types of memory devices including RAM and ROM, and provides the full forms of several computer-related acronyms. It also includes a question about explaining the structure of a PLA with a block diagram. The responses provide details on semiconductor materials, how vacuum tubes and transistors work, the characteristics of different types of memory, and the meanings of acronyms like CAD, EDA, VHDL, FPGA, and ALU.
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.