Course Standards

2025-2026 Academic Year

IK89 Electronics II

Course Type: Adapted

Standard/Objective NumberStandard/ObjectiveCourse WeightRBT Designation
1.00Basic Digital Safety Precautions10%-
1.10Describe digital electronics safe practices and standards.--
1.20Describe electrical shock, causes, and emergency responses.--
1.30Describe static causes, electrostatic discharge (ESD), and CMOS damage prevention straps, matts, high resistance and grounding.--
1.40Define Fire Safety.--
2.00Digital Concepts10%-
2.10Explain the principles of digital electronics.--
2.20Identify the fundamental differences between digital and analog.--
2.30Define the term 'discrete levels' when applied to digital.--
2.40Explain the difference between an undefined transient state and a digital logic high or low--
2.50Explain the functional concepts of an 'active high' and 'active low' state--
2.60Describe the meaning of TTL - transistor-transistor logic, CMOS - complementary metal oxide semiconductor, and FET - field-effect transistor.--
2.70Describe proper supply voltage ranges for TTL and CMOS.--
3.00Numbering Systems and Conversions20%-
3.10Identify numbering system characteristics--
3.20Describe essential elements of the binary, octal and hexadecimal numbering systems--
3.30Convert decimal to binary, octal and hexadecimal--
3.40Convert Octal to decimal, binary and hexadecimal--
3.50Convert hexadecimal to decimal, binary and octal--
3.60Explain how to add binary numbers--
3.70Explain the difference between Binary-Coded-Decimal and binary--
3.80Briefly explain Boolean algebra:--
3.90Briefly explain the principle of Gray Code (aka Cyclic Code)--
4.00Schematic and Wiring Diagrams10%-
4.10Identify common digital electrical/electronic schematic symbols--
4.20Identify the purpose and use of test points--
4.30Explain the methods of using flow diagrams/charts--
4.40Explain how block diagrams are used for troubleshooting and maintenance of digital electronics--
5.00Theory of Digital Logic Functions and Circuitry30%-
5.10Describe ASCII code (American Standard Code for Information Interchange)--
5.11Describe MOS, CMOS, transistor logic functions--
5.12Explain the purpose of wave shaping in digital logic circuits--
5.13Explain Digital to Analog conversion (DA)--
5.14Explain Analog to Digital conversion (AD)--
5.20Identify each basic digital gate--
5.30Identify combinational logic devices--
5.40Describe counter characteristics--
5.50Describe shift register characteristics--
5.60Explain the purpose of flip-flops--
5.70Explain the purpose of digital electronic circuitry buses--
5.80List types of display circuitry and describe how numbers and letters are activated digitally--
5.90Explain the purpose of digital oscillator circuits--
6.00Computer System Electronics15%-
6.10Describe the major sections of a computer--
6.11Describe the use of microcontrollers (MCU)--
6.12Describe microprocessor functions--
6.20Describe basic programming concepts--
6.30Describe the reasons for different computer languages and their relationships--
6.40Describe different types of computer memory--
6.50Define these memory formats: ROM, RAM, PROM, EPROM, EEPROM, and EAPROM.--
6.60Explain the importance of databuses--
6.70Describe bandwidth in correlation to various databuses--
6.80Define 'peripheral device' and list various types--
6.90Explain the reasons for using interface devices/chips/cards and name common types--
7.00Test Equipment and Measurements5%-
7.10Explain how to properly use a digital multimeter when servicing digital electronics--
7.20List the uses and precautions for logic test probes--
7.30Explain how logic pulsers are used--
7.40Explain how to use a dual-trace oscilloscope and probes--
7.50Discuss the need and proper uses of a digital signal generator--
7.60Explain the functions of a logic analyzer--
7.70Explain the importance of calibration--