Glenn Mark M.

Idea BSEE 2A

1. What is the difference between EE and ECE in terms of Career Opportunities?

The difference between EE and ECE in terms of Career Opportunities
are that EE focus only in electricity and electronics while ECE focus
more on electronics and communication. There are not much of a
difference it depends on an individual which career they while choose.
2. How do measurements of Current, Voltage, and Resistance measured using
an analog meter?
Current Measurement using Analog Multimeter
The working of the analog ammeter is same as that of PMMC meter. In
this, a resistor is placed across the meter movement called as shunt which
limits the amount of current passes through the meter. Since the meter
movement is connected in parallel with shunt, the voltage applied across
the meter is the voltage drop of the shunt.
Measuring Voltage with an Analog Multimeter
Select the AC or DC voltage mode on the multimeter. Choose a high
range to start with, then lower it until the needle reads accurately. Attach
the black probe to the negative terminal and the red probe to the positive
terminal. Check the needle to see if it displays the right voltage, and make
adjustments.
3. Illustrate and explain the basic components of the electric circuits?
Every circuit is comprised of three major components:

1. a conductive "path," such as wire, or printed etches on a circuit board;

2. a "source" of electrical power, such as a battery or household wall
outlet, and,
3. a "load" that needs electrical power to operate, such as a lamp.
There are also two optional components that can be included in an
electrical circuit. These are control devices and protective devices. Control
and protective devices, however, are not required for a circuit to function.
They are optional.

Circuits are made up of two distinct elements:

 active elements, which are defined as the sources of electrical

energy,
 and passive elements, which carry or use the electrical energy for
some specific reason.
Resistors, capacitors and inductors make up the passive elements in
circuits. Each is used alone or in conjunction with the others to achieve the
desired circuit functions. For example, a circuit that switches on an air
conditioner when the temperature is too high would contain the following
components:

 a source of electrical energy, in this case, simple household

current;
 a protective device that senses current flow on the circuit, the circuit
breaker in the panel box,
 a control device that redirects the current, the switch in the
thermostat;
 and a passive element, such as an air conditioner that cools the
space down until the circuit opens shutting the air conditioner off.