Ammeter - measures amps; should be placed in series
Ampere (A)- a unit of current; a coulomb/second
Binary - implies a digital code; represented in either a 0, 1, string of either, or combination
Capacitance (C) - a measure of the amount of charge a device can store
Capacitor - two conducting plates separated by a dielectric, used to store charge; component with determined capacitance
Circuit - the path that charged particles follow around a closed loop
Coulomb (c)- unit of charge; the amount of charge on 6.25 x 1018
Current - the flow of electrons
Diode - component that allows current to flow in only one direction
Farad - unit of measurement for capacitance
Light Emitting Diode (LED) - a special kind of diode that emmits light when current passes through it/P>
Ohm - unit of electrical resistance
Resistance (R)- the opposition to the flow of electrons
Resistivity (p)- a proportionality constant used to determine the amount of resistance in a wire
Resistor - component with determined resistance
Transducer - a component that inputs or outputs analog information, can be light, sound, etc.
Transistor - amplifies a change in current
Volt (V)- unit of potential difference; =joule/coulomb
Voltage - a potential difference occuring across two point in a circuit
Voltmeter - measures voltage; should be placed in parallel