BREADBOARD

A breadboard is a construction
base for prototyping of electronics.
Originally it was literally a bread board,
a polished piece of wood used for
slicing bread. In the 1970s the
solderless breadboard (AKA plugboard,
a terminal array board) became
available and nowadays the term
"breadboard" is commonly used to
refer to these. "Breadboard" is also a
synonym for "prototype".
An electronics breadboard
(as opposed to the type on which
sandwiches are made) is actually
referring to as olderless breadboard.
These are great units for making
temporary circuits and prototyping, and
they require absolutely no soldering.
A breadboard is used to build
and test circuits quickly before
finalizing any circuit design. The
breadboard has many holes into which circuit components like ICs and resistors can be inserted.
The breadboard has strips of metal which run underneath the board and connect the holes
on the top of the board. The metal strips are laid out as shown below. Note that the top and
bottom rows of holes are connected horizontally while the remaining holes are connected
vertically.

Parts and Uses of a Breadboard

9- Earth Assignment in Electronics