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NET 145 - Digital & Computer Elect. Lab

Credits: 3
Lecture Hours: 0
Lab Hours: 6
Practicum Hours: 0
Work Experience: 0
Course Type: Voc/Tech
In the context of today’s computer technology, this class continues the study of digital electronic circuits, concentrating on gates, counters, registers and memory through hands-on lab experiments. Also included are lab tasks involving data communications by bus structure, parallel and serial ports and microprocessors.
Competencies
  1. Evaluate the basic usage of the test equipment for digital circuits
    1. Use digital logic probes, pulsers, and oscilloscope
    2. Hookup circuits and test equipment
  2. Compare the applications of various test equipment
  3. Summarize the basics of applying Ohm’s law
    1. Define difference between AC and DC current
    2. Measure current, voltage and resistance in a circuit
  4. Analyze the operation of basic logic gates
    1. Construct various logic gate circuits
    2. Troubleshoot various logic gate circuits
    3. Demonstrate the characteristics of various logic gate circuits
  5. Summarize combinational logic circuits
    1. Construct combinational logic circuits
    2. Troubleshoot combinational logic circuits 
  6. Evaluate flip-flop and latch circuits
    1. Construct flip-flop and latch circuits
    2. Troubleshoot flip-flop and latch circuits
  7. Contrast various digital circuits
    1. Construct encoder, decoder, counter, and multiplexer circuits using LSI circuits
    2. Troubleshoot encoder, decoder, counter, and multiplexer circuits
  8. Analyze interfacing devices
    1. Interface analog to digital devices
    2. Construct circuits with digital to analog devices
    3. Construct circuits with other peripheral devices
    4. Compare tri-state inputs and outputs
  9. Compare memory devices
    1. Test the operation of various memory devices
    2. Interface memory devices
  10. Examine microprocessors
    1. Identify the sections within a microprocessor
    2. Describe the operation of each section
    3. Demonstrate the operation of microprocessor programs



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