COMPONENTS&SYMBOLS

ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS AND SYMBOLS

COMPONENTS / SYMBOLS         1. Electronic Components and Symbols - 1     2. Electronic Components and Symbols - 2     3.Electronic Components and Symbols - 3     4. Symbols Summary Sheet           PDF FILE - CLICK HERE FOR PRINTABLE SYMBOLS EXERCISE           5. Lesson Starter - Electronic Components     6. Lesson Starter - Electronic Tools and Equipment     7. Basic Electronics - Wordsearch Exercise           COMPONENT AND CIRCUIT DETAILS           1. Batteries and LEDs     2. Button Batteries / Coin Cells - Simple Circuits           3. Switches -1   4. Switches - 2 5. Switches - 3   PDF FILE - CLICK HERE FOR SWITCHES / COMPONENTS WORKSHEET         6. Incandescent Lamps (Bulbs) 1 7. Incandescent Lamps (Bulbs) 2 8. Series Circuits 9. Circuits in Parallel 10. A Series / Parallel Circuit 11. Basic Circuit using Crocodile Technology® Circuit Simulation Software   12. The Diode     13. Capacitors     14. Resistors     15. Using Crocodile Technology® to Test the Relationship between Resistors and Capacitors     16. Test Instruments     17. Light Dependent Resistors     18. The Preset Resistor     19. Potentiometer / Variable Resistor     20.Making a Light / Dark Sensor     21. Sequence Drawing - Light/Dark Sensor     22. LDR Examination Question - 1     23. LDR Examination Question - 2     24 LDR Examination Question - 3     25. Sensor Question - LDR     26. Switches, Diode, Transistor and General Circuit Questions     27. The Thermistor     28. Information Regarding Thermistor Circuits and Darlington Pairs     29. A Typical Temperature Sensor     30. Potential Dividers     31. SI Units and OHM's Law     32. Resistors - Questions     33. Relays and Practical Circuits     34. The Basics on Transistors     34. Transistors - Darlington Pairs     35. Transistor Exam Question     36. Transistor Breadboard Project     38. Transistor Darlington Pair Breadboard Project     39. Transistor Formulas and Calculations     40. Dual Transistor Multivibrator Circuit     41. Lesson Starter - Astable Transistor Circuit (Multivibrator)     42. Examination Questions : Dual Transistor Multivibrator Circuits     43. The Thyristor     44. Steady Hand Game - Thyristor Circuit     45. Breadboards     46. Examination Questions - Jigs CONTROL SYSTEMS         1. Analogue / Digital Systems     2. Control Systems     3. Control Systems - An Example           MODULAR ELECTRONICS           1. Modular Electronics   2. Modular Electronics - Control Studio® -1 3. Modular Electronics - Control Studio® -2 4. Modular Electronics - Control Studio® -3 DIGITAL ELECTRONICS AND LOGIC GATES 1. Digital Electronics and Logic Circuits - 1 2. Digital Electronics and Logic Gates - 2  (Role of Transistors) 3. Basic Logic Gates and Logic Tables 4. Alternative representations of Logic Tables 5. Example Logic Circuit - 1 6. Example Logic Circuit - 2       7. The 4081B Integrated Circuit (AND gate) - a Practical Example. 8. The 4081B - Circuit Design   PDF FILE - CLICK HERE FOR PRINTABLE WORKSHEET ON THE 4081B         9. Digital Logic Circuit Exam Question 1 10. Digital Logic Circuit Exam Question 2 11. Digital Logic Circuit Exam Question 3 12. AND Gate Sample Question 13. AND Gate Sample Answer 12. The Binary System 13. Integrated Circuits - 1 14. Integrated Circuits - 2 15. Integrated Circuits - 3   THE 555 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT     1. The 555 Integrated Circuit (Timer) - a Simple Explanation     2. The 555 IC as an ASTABLE Circuit     3. The 555 IC as a MONOSTABLE Circuit     4. 555 MONOSTABLE Examples     5. The MONOSTABLE Circuit in more detail     6. Animation 1 -  555 Timer Circuit - Frames Created by Crocodile Technology 3D     7. Animation 2 - 555 Timer Circuit - Frames Created by Crocodile Technology 3D           8. Monostable Timer Examination Questions - 1     9. Monostable Timer Examination Questions - 2           10. ASTABLE 555 Breadboard Project     11. 555 ASTABLE Examples     12. The ASTABLE Circuit in more detail               THE 741 OPERATIONAL AMPLIFIER     1. The Operation Amplifier used as an Amplifier - a Simple Explanation     2. The 741 Operational Amplifier used as an Amplifier with Sensors     3. The 741 Operational Amplifier - an introduction     4. Inverting and Non-inverting 741 Amplifiers     5. The 741 Operational Amplifier as a Comparator     6. 741 Operational Amplifier Comparator Examination Questions and Information           THE 4017B DECADE COUNTER     1. How the 4017B decade Counter Works     2. Adding a Motor and a Solenoid to the 4017B Decade Counter                 (UNDER CONSTRUCTION)     1. INDIVIDUAL RESEARCH THEME and EXAMINATION QUESTIONS THEME: RAILWAY TRANSPORTCONTEXT: OPERATING SYSTEMS Pupils research the theme as they work through the resources/questions below. They should draw on all the skills and techniques developed through the Systems and Control course. *PLEASE NOTE: You may need to use the search facility on the index page of this site to find information when answering some of the questions*           PDF FILE - CLICK HERE FOR PRINTABLE QUESTION PAPERS           1. Systems Preparation Questions 2007 - 1     2.Systems Preparation Questions 2007 - 2     3. Systems Preparation Questions 2007 - 3     4. Systems Preparation Questions 2007 - 4     5. Systems Preparation Questions 2007 - 5     6. Systems Preparation Questions 2007 - 6     7. Systems Preparation Questions 2007 - 7     8. Systems Preparation Questions 2007 - 8     9. Systems Preparation Questions 2007 - 9     10. Systems Preparation Questions 2007 - 10     11. Systems Preparation  Questions 2007 - 11     12. Systems Preparation  Questions 2007 - 12     13. Systems Preparation Questions 2007 - 13     14. Systems Preparation Questions 2007 - 14     15. Systems Preparation Questions 2007 - 15     16. Systems Preparation Questions 2007 - 16     17. Systems Preparation Questions 2007 - 17     18. Systems Preparation Questions 2007 - 18           2. INDIVIDUAL RESEARCH THEME and EXAMINATION QUESTIONS THEME: THEME PARKSCONTEXT: OPERATING SYSTEMS Pupils research the theme as they work through the resources/questions below. They should draw on all the skills and techniques developed through the Systems and Control course. *PLEASE NOTE: You may need to use the search facility on the index page of this site to find information when answering some of the questions*           1. Systems Preparation Questions 2008 - 1     2. Systems Preparation Questions 2008 - 2     3. Systems Preparation Questions 2008 - 3     4. Systems preparation Questions 2008 - 4     5. Systems Preparation Questions 2008 -5     6. Systems Preparation Questions 2008 - 6     7. Systems Preparation Questions 2008 - 7     8. Systems Preparation Questions 2008 - 8     9. 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