Many IT students are so software focused they have little actual knowledge of how their hardware actually works. This unit gives a brief introduction to the world of electricity and electronics.
Now Studying: English for Electronics
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Nowadays most of us cannot imagine life without the electronic devices which surround us. They are everywhere, and often we even forget about their existence: mobile phones, TV sets, mp3 players, electronic watches or even alarm clocks. Most people do not reflect on how and why these everyday appliances work. But being a geek requires at least some basic technical knowledge about the surrounding world.
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A simple battery is the most common source of electromotive force in electronic toys, but some modern toys even use solar cells to power up!
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ICs get smaller and smaller ever year due to the rapid development of nanotechnology - today there are billions of transistors inside a typical chip.
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My home soldering iron is really handy but at work we use soldering stations which allow us to control the heating temperature.
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- What kinds of skills are necessary to practice electronics? How safe it is?
- Have you ever built and soldered your own PCB? If yes, explain the purpose of this circuit. If not, explain why you were not interested in such things.
