Knowing the basic laboratory equipments and componets

There are common equipments and components in the laboratory in circuits 1. We should familiarize all of them so that we'll know their uses, capacity and what are the purpose of these objects. We are given 10 elements named Capacitor, IC, Transistor, Inductor, Resistor, Digital Multimeter, Power supply and Current source.

• A capacitor stores electric charge and is mainly used with resistors in timing circuits. It also acts as a filter by passing alternating current (AC), and blocking direct current (DC). The charge of a capacitor is measured in units called Farads. 

• An integrated circuit (IC), sometimes called a chip or microchip, is a semiconductor wafer on which thousands or millions of tiny resistors, capacitors, and transistors are fabricated. An IC can function as an amplifier, oscillator, timer, counter, computer memory, or microprocessor. A particular IC is categorized as either linear (analog) or digital, depending on its intended application. 
•  A transistor is a semiconductor device used to amplify and switch electronic signals and electrical power.
•  An inductor is a passive electronic component that stores energy in the form of a magnetic field. In its simplest form, an inductor consists of a wire loop or coil.
•  Resistor is an electrical component that reduces the electric current.
•  A multimeter is used to make various electrical measurements, such as AC and DC voltage, AC and DC current, and resistance.

• A power supply is an electronic device that supplies electric power to an electrical load.   

CAPACITOR

IC (INTEGRATED CIRCUIT)

TRANSISTOR

DIGITAL MULTIMETER

INDUCTOR

POWER SUPPLY

RESISTOR

We usually see those instruments everywhere, but we didn't know their importance in our life. The different function they have could help a lot to us as a human being but thanks to those who invented them. I think by knowing those objects, we can use it now in accordance to its purpose and we need more experience through it so we are flexible where to put them and what it could bring about. 

  

 TO BE CONTINUED! :)