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What is a Cathode Ray Oscilloscope?

A Cathode Ray Oscilloscope or most commonly known as a ‘CRO’ is a device used for the analysis and measurement.... Read More

What is a LASER?

LASER stands for “light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation”. It is a device that produces a highly intense, unidirectional.... Read More

What is Micro Controller?

A micro controller is an electronic device that generally consists of a microprocessor, a memory unit in the form of.... Read More

What is a Multiplexer?

A multiplexer is a device that is used to combine a number of digital input streams in to a single.... Read More

What is a Potentiometer?

A potentiometer or POT is a transducer that is used for the conversion of displacement in to a corresponding potential.... Read More

What is a SIM CARD?

SIM is an acronym for “Subscriber Identity Module”. A SIM CARD is a small integrated chip with a globally unique.... Read More

What is a Transducer?

A transducer is a device that is used to convert one type of physical quantity in to another. The most.... Read More

What is Bluetooth?

Bluetooth is a standardized platform developed for the purpose of wireless data communication between various electronic devices such as computers,.... Read More

What is CDMA?

CDMA stands for “Code Division Multiple Access”. It is a multiple access technique that is used for sharing of a.... Read More

What is EDGE?

EDGE stands for ‘Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution’. As the name suggests this technology is in fact an upgrade.... Read More

What is RS-232?

RS-232 is a standardized protocol used for serial data communication between a Data terminal Equipment (DTE) and a Data Communication.... Read More

What is SONAR?

SONAR stands for ‘Sound Navigation and Ranging’. As the name suggests, it is a technology that utilizes acoustic waves for.... Read More

What is a DC Power Supply?

A DC power supply is an electronic circuitry that is used to convert an input AC voltage in to a.... Read More

What is a Galvanometer?

A Galvanometer is an instrument that is used for the detection of electric currents and voltages. Its working is based.... Read More

What is a JFET?

JFET stands for ‘Junction Field Effect Transistor’. It is a three terminal semiconductor device that consists of an N-type channel.... Read More

What is a MOSFET?

MOSFET stands for ‘Metal Oxide Semi Conductor Field Effect Transistor’. It is a three terminal device that is used in.... Read More

What is Broadband Internet?

Broadband Internet refers to a data communication service that provides a connection to the World Wide Web through the use.... Read More

What is GPRS?

GPRS stands for ‘General Packet Radio Service’.  It is a packed based data communication service that was developed solely for.... Read More

What is Modulation?

Modulation is a technique of superimposing a low frequency information signal over a high frequency carrier signal for its transmission..... Read More

What is PAGER?

PAGER is a subscriber end electronic device in a paging communication system that is capable of receiving brief messages usually.... Read More

What is TDMA?

TDMA stands for ‘Time Division Multiple Access’. It is a technology that allows multiple network nodes to share a single.... Read More

What are Deflection and Null type Instruments?

In electrical measurement systems, there are two main principles that are employed for the purpose of Instrumentation. These are known.... Read More

What is a Smartphone?

Smartphone is not a landline phone. These are mobile phones which provide facilities much more than just making calls through.... Read More

What is a Strain Gauge?

A strain gauge is a passive transducer that is used to convert mechanical strain in to a corresponding electromotive force.... Read More

What is a Webcam?

A webcam is a real time camera which can be used for accessing the real time images on the World.... Read More

What is Cell phone Etiquette?

Everyone carries a cell phone today. We are increasingly becoming dependent on cell phones. If we do not carry a.... Read More

What are Instrument Transformers?

These are transformers that are used in conjunction with measuring instruments and are related to the field of instrumentation. These.... Read More

What are N-type and P-type Semi Conductors?

All of us know the importance of the semi conductor technology in our world today. From the simplest of amplifiers.... Read More

What is a Light Emitting Diode?

Light Emitting Diodes are one of the best opto-electronic devices present in the modern age. These are used in many.... Read More

What is a Linear Variable Differential Transformer?

A linear variable differential transformer is an inductive transducer that is used to convert linear displacement in to electrical signals.... Read More

What is a Photo Diode?

A photo diode is a p-n junction semi conductor device whose primary function is the detection of light. This diode.... Read More

What is a P-N Junction Diode?

A P-N junction diode is a two electrode device that is formed by placing a layer of P-type semi conductor.... Read More

What is Energy Band Theory of Crystals?

Energy band theory of Crystals is a quantum physics approach to describe the behavior of the electronic orbits of an.... Read More

What are Filters?

In terms of electronics, filters are circuits that allow a desired band of frequencies to pass through while attenuating the.... Read More

What are Loading Effects of an Instrument?

Loading effects of an Instrument are the alternations that are caused in the circuit conditions such as voltage, current etc..... Read More

What are Various Magnetic Electromechanical Instruments?

These are instruments that utilize the magnetic effects produced by current, voltage etc. to produce a mechanical deflection which can.... Read More

What are Weather Forecasting Satellites?

Satellites have been used for gathering information to forecast weather for more than 40 years now with the first weather.... Read More

What is a Digital Radio?

A digital radio is an electronic device that uses a combination of analog and digital circuitry to transmit a number.... Read More

What is AMPS?

AMPS is an acronym for ‘Advance Mobile Phone Service’. It was the first cellular based mobile phone service that was.... Read More

What is CT2 Cordless Standard?

CT2 cordless standard is the second generation of cordless phones that were first employed in Britain in 1989. This generation.... Read More

What is Fading?

Fading in a communication system is the fluctuations in the amplitude and phase of the signal at the receiver side..... Read More

What is Frequency Hoping Spread Spectrum?

Frequency hoping spread spectrum is a technique for the radio transmission of electromagnetic signals by jumping the carrier between various.... Read More

What is GPS?

GPS or Global Positioning system is a radio navigation system that provides a three dimensional coverage of earth at all.... Read More

What is Mobile IP?

Mobile IP is a protocol that allows for location independent transmission of IP packets in a wireless communication system. This.... Read More

What is Packet Switching?

Packet Switching is a technique employed widely these days in many communication systems that involves the transmission of data in.... Read More

What is Pulse Code Modulation?

Pulse Code Modulation (PCM) is an encoding technique that is widely used to convert analog signals in to their digital.... Read More

What is Roaming?

Roaming in cellular systems is defined as the extension of services to a user whose location is outside of the.... Read More

What is Satellite Television?

Satellite television is the use of satellites for relaying television programs from a source point where these programs originate to.... Read More

What is WLAN?

WLAN or a wireless local area network is an internet network in which a wireless connection is provided to the.... Read More

What are a Half Adder and a Full Adder?

Half Adder is a digital combinational circuit that is used for the addition of two bits and provides an output.... Read More

What are a Parity Bit and a Parity Generator?

Whenever a digital bit stream of data is transmitted from one point to another, there is always a probability of.... Read More

What are Analog and Digital Signals?

A signal is basically a variation of a physical parameter with time. This parameter can be anything from the temperature.... Read More

What are Code Converters?

In the digital domain, data or information is represented by a combination of 0’s and 1’s. A code is basically.... Read More

What are Combinational Digital Circuits?

Combinational digital circuits are circuits in the digital domain in which the value of the output only depends upon the.... Read More

What are Digital Comparators?

As the name implies, digital comparators are combinational circuits that are used for comparing digital signals. These have many applications.... Read More

What are Sequential Circuits?

Sequential Circuits are digital circuits in which the value of the output not only depends upon the present values of.... Read More

What are the Basic Building Blocks of a Digital Circuit?

The basic building blocks of a digital circuit are 'logic gates'. Logic gates are electronic circuits made by using various.... Read More

What is a 2s Compliment Subtractor?

Instead of designing separate subtraction logic in digital circuitry, an n-bit full adder circuit can also be used to carry.... Read More

What is a BCD Adder?

A BCD Adder is a digital combinational circuit that is used for the addition of two numbers in BCD arithmetic's.The.... Read More

What is a BCD to 7-Segment Display Decoder?

Seven segment displays can be seen everywhere today in devices such as digital clocks, elevators, weight measuring machines, microcontroller kits.... Read More

What is a Carry Look Ahead Adder?

In multiple addition using full adder circuits, an ample amount of delay is encountered in the processing due to the.... Read More

What is a De-Multiplexer?

A De-Multiplexer or a De-Mux is a digital combinational circuit used to distribute one input line over a multiple number.... Read More

What is a Flip-Flop?

We know that a latch is a digital circuit that can store one bit of data in it. A flip-flop.... Read More

What is a Full Subtractor?

A full subtractor is a combinational digital circuit that is used to carry out subtraction involving three bits. This circuitry.... Read More

What is a K-Map?

A K-Map or a Karnaugh map is a mathematical technique in digital electronics that is used for the simplification of.... Read More

What is an Array Multiplier?

An array multiplier is a digital combinational circuit that is used for the multiplication of two binary numbers by employing.... Read More

What is an S-R Latch?

In the digital domain, S-R latch is the most basic form of a memory element that is used for storing(also.... Read More

What is the Hierarchy of a Digital System?

A digital system has many advantages over an analog system such as cost, speed of operation, sophistication of processing, reliability.... Read More

What is a Master-Slave J-K Flip Flop?

The problem of race around condition in a J-K flip flop when both the inputs to it are'1' can be.... Read More

What is Level and Edge Triggering in Flip-Flops?

A clock signal is used in flip flops as a control mechanism to make sure that unnecessary changes in inputs.... Read More

How Should I Dispose of My Old Cell Phone?

In today’s world, the majority of the people use cell phones, but they don’t know exactly where to dispose of.... Read More

What  Are Fiber-Optics?

Fiber Optics is a technology that uses glass or plastic threads to transmit data.  Each of the thread is capable.... Read More

What are Headphones?

Headphones are the listening devices that are placed over or in the ears depending upon the type of headphones the.... Read More

What are Optical Scanners?

Optical scanner converts a physical entity into a digitized form that can be stored as a 2D image file on.... Read More

What are Registers?

In the digital domain, we know that a flip flop can act as a memory element for the storage of.... Read More

What Can I Do With My Old Cell Phone?

Most of the users of the cell phones end up messing and gets confused with what to do with their.... Read More

What is a Cathode Ray Tube?

A Cathode Ray Tube (also known as CRT) is a vacuum tube in which the images are produced. In this.... Read More

What is a Decoder?

A decoder is a combinational digital circuit that decodes an n-bit binary input in to its correspoding decimal level. An.... Read More

What is a PROM?

PROM stands for Programmable Read only memory. It is a large scale integrated circuit that can be programmed for realization.... Read More

What is a Smartphone?

A mobile is said to be smartphone if it contains certain advanced features which are not there on a standard.... Read More

What is a State Machine?

In digital electronics, a state machine is a system that is defined by the sequential states in which it exists..... Read More

What is a Synchronous Counter?

One of the huge drawbacks of  an asynchronous binary sequence counter is the propagation delay encountered to obtain the final.... Read More

What is an AC Adapter?

An AC adapter is a type of power supply. AC adapters provide power to other devices. It converts AC power.... Read More

What is an Asynchronous Counter?

An asynchronous counter is a digital sequential circuit that is used to keep a count in a natural binary sequence..... Read More

What is Aspect Ratio?

Aspect ratio is basically used to describe the dimensions of a display resolution. It is the ratio of the horizontal.... Read More

What are the Different Types of Micro SD Memory Cards?

Memory cards are the storage medium of choice for almost the entire digital media one is having i.e. everything from.... Read More

What is a Compact Disc?

A Compact Disk (CD) is an optical disc used to store digital data. It can be ported from one place.... Read More

What is a Controller Based Digital Design?

Practical digital systems are often quite complex with a large number of states, inputs and outputs involved. Therefore it is.... Read More

What is a Laptop Screen Protector?

Laptop screen is the most visible part of a laptop. It is also one of the most fragile and sensitive.... Read More

What is a Lemon Battery?

Lemon battery project is a very common project among the kids. Creating a battery from lemon does not turn any.... Read More

What is a Microwave Oven?

A microwave oven is a device that is used for cooking purposes. Microwave Oven can cook food much faster than.... Read More

What Is a Shunt Resistor?

A shunt resistor or a current shunt resistor or an ammeter shunt resistor is a high precision resistor which can.... Read More

What Is CCTV?

CCTV, Closed Circuit Tele Vision, is a TV system in which the circuit is closed and all the elements are.... Read More

What Is GPRS Internet?

GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) is a packet oriented mobile data service which enhances 2G phones to enable them to.... Read More

What is Text Messaging?

Text messaging is the exchange of brief written messages between mobile phones over a network.  As the name suggests, SMS.... Read More

Why Do Credit Cards Get Demagnetized?

Credit cards have a magnetic strip on their reverse side which contains information about the card and card holder. The.... Read More

How Do I Choose the Best Book Light?

People who love to read always have a problem of having a good light which helps them to read at.... Read More

What Are Binoculars?

Binoculars are one of the best medium to see objects that are far sighted and cannot be normally viewed by.... Read More

What are the Different Types of CompactFlash Cards?

Compact Flash cards can be regarded as one of the greatest invention with respect to data storage and portability of.... Read More

What is a Barcode?

The barcode is present in every product that you buy today. Therefore, it is very essential to ensure to understand.... Read More

What Is an Ultraviolet Flashlight?

Ultraviolet flashlight is the type of light which has the shortest wavelength and hence cannot be seen by naked eyes..... Read More

What is an MP3 Boombox?

Today when everyone is running around with an I-pod tucked to their sleeves or the arm band I often wonder.... Read More

How Do I Create a Website?

How to create a website for business and personal purpose Website is a unique and necessary term in every business and.... Read More

What is VTEC?

VTEC or the Variable Valve Timing Engine Control is the most efficient and effective feature in the industry of automobiles..... Read More

What Is Bluetooth Technology?

One of the biggest problems that offices and organizations at work used to face was to connect various digital devices.... Read More

What is HD Radio?

HD radio is an upgraded version of the AM and FM radio wave signals. HD radios signals have own advantages..... Read More

What Is a Laser Printer?

You must have heard the names of two types of printers. They include - inkjet printer and laser printer. Inkjet.... Read More

What Is AVI?

Do you know what audio video interleave is? Have you heard about AVI? It was discovered by Microsoft in 1992..... Read More

How Do Wind Turbines Work?

There are various renewable sources of energy god has gifted us. Do you know what the renewable resources are? Renewable.... Read More

What is an ipad?

Features of I-Pad I-Pad is an electronic mechanism one time you choose I-pad it will be elastic to put downward. This.... Read More

What Is 4G Mobile Technology?

The next generation of mobile technology is known by 4G technology. This technology is a enhance version of 3G technology..... Read More

What Is 4G?

The most important technology for 4G is known as Open Wireless Architecture (OWA). It supports ultrahigh internet access, very high.... Read More

What is 3G?

The feature 3G is among the most advanced wireless features because of various capabilities such as good internet access to.... Read More

What is the Difference Between 3G and 4G?

The feature 3G and 4G is found various phones and both refer to reliable broad service in the phone of.... Read More

What are the Different Types of Camcorders?

Camcorder is a portable device, which is used in order to make videos along with sound. Camcorders are available since.... Read More

What Is an HDMI Converter?

HDMI is the latest technology, which is used in transferring audio and video signals in uncompressed format. It is a.... Read More

What is a Sterling Engine?

Sterling engine is a very simple heat engine, which is operated by expansion and contraction of air and it changes.... Read More

What Is a Subsidy Lock?

SIM lock is also referred to as subsidy lock. Mobile phone manufactures add this feature in GSM phones, which allows.... Read More

Who Invented the Refrigerator?

Invention of refrigerator and refrigeration was done by different inventors. Refrigerator is a very common house hold appliance, which is.... Read More

What are Polarized Sunglasses?

There has been a lot of discussion in regard to polarized sunglasses.  A lot has been said which need to.... Read More

What Is a Humidity Sensor?

Humidity sensor or hygrometer as it is sometimes referred is used to give the actual humidity condition in the air.... Read More

What is GPS?

When we talk about technology in the 21st century, we must give a thumps up for the GPS systems.  The.... Read More

What is GSM?

Global system for mobile communications or GSM as is usually referred to is widely used in the United States and.... Read More

What Is Netflix?

Netflix has been in operation since 1997 with its headquarters in California.  It is a rent-by-mail video company. It is.... Read More

What Is WiMax?

At a time when most communication settings are based on broadband connection, WiMax is not entirely limited to the broadband.... Read More

What is an iPod?

iPod was created and marketed by Apple inc. It is a portable media player which can play many digital media.... Read More

What Is an iPhone?

IPhone was developed and marketed by Apple for the first time in June 2007. It is a device which has.... Read More

What is Twitter?

Socializing today has a new definition in the form of social networking sites like orkut, facebook and twitter. Twitter is.... Read More

What is Open Source?

Open source is a concept which generally deals by all manufacturing and developmental institutions in their works. Since it is.... Read More

What is 1080p?

1080p is mainly utilized with the High Definition Television sets for providing the crystal clear video schemes to the people..... Read More

What is Sexting?

Currently sexting has turned into worrying issue on the cultured society. Generally, the transferring of pictures and the open statement.... Read More

What Is an Android Phone?

Android Inc and Google combined together and designed the operating system for mobile devices based on Linux, called Android. Android.... Read More

What is an Unlocked Phone?

Currently, the world has providing the populace with numerous electronic devices and the advanced techniques. On the same progressive path,.... Read More

What is Technology?

Technology is a process through which a human being modifies the nature so as to meet their different requirements. A.... Read More

What Is SMS?

In earlier days people used birds and animals to send the messages. Later, through letters exchange of information took place..... Read More

What is DRM?

Digital media can be copyright protected with help of “Digital Rights Management (DRM)”. The main objective of DRM is to.... Read More

What is iTunes?

About iTunes: To enjoy the ease of music on mobile devices iTunes is used. It is a media player where you.... Read More

What Is USB 3.0?

Universal Serial Bus is a standard bus, which is used to make a connection between two devices in order to.... Read More

What is a Kindle?

Kindle is an electronic book reader. It is possible to choose more than 9.5 lac books, magazines and journals on.... Read More

What is Identity Theft?

Identity theft is crime which refers to stealing vital personal information like license number, social security number, credit card number.... Read More

What Is NFC?

NFC is a short form of Near Field Communication. It is an efficient and device specific radio technology. It is.... Read More

What is TiVo?

TiVo is a digital service of video recording facility. It was launched in 1999 for the first time by Jim.... Read More

What is a Fob?

Key Fob is a custom application designed and owned by Delphi corporations (Delphi is one of the top global position.... Read More

What Is DLNA?

DLNA is the short form of Digital Living Network Alliance. It is a collaborating trade organization which enables the consumers.... Read More

What Is MKV?

MKV is the file format of Matroska, the developer of it. This file format acts as a media container. The.... Read More

What Is FLV?

FLV is the abbreviated form of Flash Video. It is a kind of file format which is basically a media.... Read More

What is TTY?

TTY is a dynamic technology to enable the deaf person (also those who find it difficult to hear) pass their.... Read More

What Is Jailbreaking?

Jail breaking technique allows users to access different applications on the operating system of Apple company that are not validated.... Read More


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