Basic Hobby Electronics Vocabulary Part 3 of 4 (I-R)
Insulator: A material that has high electrical resistance and is therefore a poor conductor of electricity.
Integrated Circuit (IC): A type of digital circuit in which transistors, diodes, resistors and capacitors are constructed on a semiconductor base.
Light Emitting Diode (LED): A type of diode that generates light when current flows through it.
Ohm’s Law: The relationship between voltage, current and resistance.
Ohm (Ω): The unit of measure for resistance.
Printed Circuit Board (PCB): A board in which components are connected using a thin coat of conductive material “printed” on the board instead of wires. It is used for mounting electrical components.
Resistance: The electrical friction between an electric current and the material it is flowing through that causes electricity to be dissipated as heat.
Resistor: An electrical component used to introduce resistance into a circuit.
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