1.4 Electronic Systems

Question 1

What are modern electronic systems controlled by?

Answer 1

• microprocessors
• microcontrollers

Question 2

What is a microprocessor?

Answer 2

• a computer processor on a microchip
• typical microprocessor operations include calculations and transferring numbers between sources

Question 3

What is a microcontroller?

Answer 3

• they are dedicated to one task and run one specific program
• The program is usually stored in ROM and generally doesn’t change

Question 4

What three types of materials are electric components made up?

Answer 4

• conductors
• insulators
• semi-conductors