Electrical Symbols & Electronic Symbols

Electrical symbols and electronic circuit symbols are used for drawing schematic diagram. The symbols represent electrical and electronic components. Table of Electrical Symbols Symbol Component name Meaning Wire Symbols Electrical Wire Conductor of electrical current Connected Wires Connected crossing Not Connected Wires Wires are not connected Switch Symbols and Relay Symbols SPST Toggle Switch Disconnects … Read more

Electrical and Electronic Components in Electronics and Electrical Projects

  Electrical and Electronic Components There are various basic electrical and electronic components which are commonly found in different circuits of peripherals. In many circuits, these components are used to build the circuit, which are  classified into two categories such as active components and passive components. . Active components are nothing but the components that … Read more

Identifying Electronic Components

Identifying Electronic Components: How-to identify and locate information for electronics components you can recycle from discarded gadgets. Brandon gives us example pictures and descriptions for most types of electronics components to help you stock up your home electronics lab. This is a must read for new electronics hobbyist. This article was submitted by Brandon Uhlig … Read more

Basic Electronic Components Used in Circuits

Basic Electronic Components Used in Circuits I learned about the basic electronic components by going to the library and reading books. I was just starting out. And I felt like a lot of the book explained everything in a difficult way. In this article I will give you a simple overview, with an explanation of … Read more

Basic Electronic Components and What They Do

You will work with a number of basic electronic components when building electronic circuits, including resistors, capacitors, diodes, transistors, and integrated circuits. Here is a brief overview of the functions of each of these basic electronic components. Resistors A resistor is a component that resists the flow of current. It’s one of the most basic … Read more

Electronic Component

An electronic component is any basic discrete device or physical entity in an electronic system used to affect electrons or their associated fields. Electronic components are mostly industrial products, available in a singular form and are not to be confused with electrical elements, which are conceptual abstractions representing idealized electronic components. Electronic components have two … Read more

Impact of Technology On Society

  Technology and human life cannot be separated; society has a cyclical co-dependence on technology. We use technology; depend on technology in our daily life and our needs and demands for technology keep on rising. Humans use technology to travel, to communicate, to learn, to do business and to live in comfort. However technology has also … Read more

How Consumer Electronics Affects the Environment & Our Lives

According to the Consumer Electronics Association, the average American household spent $1,380 over the past year on consumer electronics (CE), such as HDTVs, cell phones, video game systems, computers, portable music devices, and Blu-ray players. This translates to a $165 billion per year industry that is apparently thriving in spite of a recession. Already this … Read more

Use of Technology in Our Daily Life

The use of technology is increasing day by day, we all depend on technology and we use various technologies to accomplish specific tasks in our lives. Today we have various emerging technologies which impact our lives in different ways. Technology is being implemented in almost every section of our lives and business structures. It does … Read more

Electronic World: How We Use Electronics in Daily Life

  Using electronics today is so much a part of our daily lives we hardly think of the way the world would be without electronics. Everything from cooking to music uses electronics or electronic components in some way. Our family car has many electronic components, as does our cooking stove, laptop and cell phone. Children … Read more