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Unit 3.2 Digital electronics
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16. Match each word with its definition.
A surface on which measurements can be read.The result of a process.A number from 0 to 9.Similar to.Data entered in a system to be processed.To cover something in order to protect it.The smallest unit of data measurement.To operate on an input to release an output.An external device connected to a computer.That has only a fixed value.Local area inside a microprocessor where data is temporarily stored.A hand moving on a scale.
Analogue →
Digit →
Discrete →
Register →
Input →
Output →
Peripheral →
Dial →
Bit →
Pointer →
To process →
To encase →
17. Write the Italian equivalent of the following words.

1. To retrieve:
2. Speech recognition:
3. Pattern:
4. Dice:
5. To dope:
6. Etching:
7. Photolithography:
8. To store:
9. Circuitry:
10. Motherboard:
18. Complete the sentences with the correct missing words.

1. Logic are circuits designed to perform specific tasks.
2. A NOT gate is also called an .
3. Digital can be transmitted more faithfully.
4. Analogue instruments have pointers moving on a scale.
5. are formed by one or more integrated circuits.
6. are specialised for digital audio signals.
7. connect the CPU to the computer memory circuits.
8. The of a computer cannot be modified.
19.1 Write a sentence with the word degradation. aperta
19.2 Write a sentence with the expression logic gate. aperta
19.3 Write a sentence with the word byte. aperta
19.4 Write a sentence with the expression digital circuit. aperta