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WJEC GCSE Electronics interfacing and control quiz quiz

14questions. Pick an answer and you'll see why right away.

  1. A Schmitt inverter switches with hysteresis, which means it has:

  2. A Schmitt inverter switches its output low only when the input:

  3. Why is hysteresis useful?

  4. Which interface is best for debouncing a mechanical switch?

  5. Which interface is used to switch a large current for a motor?

  6. Which interface switches sharply when an input crosses a set reference voltage?

  7. A microcontroller is best described as:

  8. An advantage of a microcontroller over fixed logic gates is that:

  9. How is a high-current output device connected to a microcontroller pin?

  10. In a flowchart, a yes/no decision is shown by:

  11. Why do most control flowcharts include a loop back to an earlier step?

  12. Before a noisy analogue sensor signal is fed to a microcontroller input, it is often:

  13. Why are microcontrollers now used so widely?

  14. Which list correctly matches an interface to a suitable job?