2023-2024 Course Standards
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IM32 Electronics II
Course Type: Adapted
Standard/Obj # | Standard/Objective | Course Weight | RBT Designation | Essential Employability Skills |
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1.00 | Basic Digital Safety Precautions | 10% | - | - |
1.10 | Describe digital electronics safe practices and standards. | - | - | - |
1.20 | Describe electrical shock, causes, and emergency responses. | - | - | - |
1.30 | Describe static causes, electrostatic discharge (ESD), and CMOS damage prevention straps, matts, high resistance and grounding. | - | - | - |
1.40 | Define Fire Safety. | - | - | - |
2.00 | Digital Concepts | 10% | - | - |
2.10 | Explain the principles of digital electronics. | - | - | - |
2.20 | Identify the fundamental differences between digital and analog. | - | - | - |
2.30 | Define the term 'discrete levels' when applied to digital. | - | - | - |
2.40 | Explain the difference between an undefined transient state and a digital logic high or low | - | - | - |
2.50 | Explain the functional concepts of an 'active high' and 'active low' state | - | - | - |
2.60 | Describe the meaning of TTL - transistor-transistor logic, CMOS - complementary metal oxide semiconductor, and FET - field-effect transistor. | - | - | - |
2.70 | Describe proper supply voltage ranges for TTL and CMOS. | - | - | - |
3.00 | Numbering Systems and Conversions | 20% | - | - |
3.10 | Identify numbering system characteristics | - | - | - |
3.20 | Describe essential elements of the binary, octal and hexadecimal numbering systems | - | - | - |
3.30 | Convert decimal to binary, octal and hexadecimal | - | - | - |
3.40 | Convert Octal to decimal, binary and hexadecimal | - | - | - |
3.50 | Convert hexadecimal to decimal, binary and octal | - | - | - |
3.60 | Explain how to add binary numbers | - | - | - |
3.70 | Explain the difference between Binary-Coded-Decimal and binary | - | - | - |
3.80 | Briefly explain Boolean algebra: | - | - | - |
3.90 | Briefly explain the principle of Gray Code (aka Cyclic Code) | - | - | - |
4.00 | Schematic and Wiring Diagrams | 10% | - | - |
4.10 | Identify common digital electrical/electronic schematic symbols | - | - | - |
4.20 | Identify the purpose and use of test points | - | - | - |
4.30 | Explain the methods of using flow diagrams/charts | - | - | - |
4.40 | Explain how block diagrams are used for troubleshooting and maintenance of digital electronics | - | - | - |
5.00 | Theory of Digital Logic Functions and Circuitry | 30% | - | - |
5.10 | Describe ASCII code (American Standard Code for Information Interchange) | - | - | - |
5.11 | Describe MOS, CMOS, transistor logic functions | - | - | - |
5.12 | Explain the purpose of wave shaping in digital logic circuits | - | - | - |
5.13 | Explain Digital to Analog conversion (DA) | - | - | - |
5.14 | Explain Analog to Digital conversion (AD) | - | - | - |
5.20 | Identify each basic digital gate | - | - | - |
5.30 | Identify combinational logic devices | - | - | - |
5.40 | Describe counter characteristics | - | - | - |
5.50 | Describe shift register characteristics | - | - | - |
5.60 | Explain the purpose of flip-flops | - | - | - |
5.70 | Explain the purpose of digital electronic circuitry buses | - | - | - |
5.80 | List types of display circuitry and describe how numbers and letters are activated digitally | - | - | - |
5.90 | Explain the purpose of digital oscillator circuits | - | - | - |
6.00 | Computer System Electronics | 15% | - | - |
6.10 | Describe the major sections of a computer | - | - | - |
6.11 | Describe the use of microcontrollers (MCU) | - | - | - |
6.12 | Describe microprocessor functions | - | - | - |
6.20 | Describe basic programming concepts | - | - | - |
6.30 | Describe the reasons for different computer languages and their relationships | - | - | - |
6.40 | Describe different types of computer memory | - | - | - |
6.50 | Define these memory formats: ROM, RAM, PROM, EPROM, EEPROM, and EAPROM. | - | - | - |
6.60 | Explain the importance of databuses | - | - | - |
6.70 | Describe bandwidth in correlation to various databuses | - | - | - |
6.80 | Define 'peripheral device' and list various types | - | - | - |
6.90 | Explain the reasons for using interface devices/chips/cards and name common types | - | - | - |
7.00 | Test Equipment and Measurements | 5% | - | - |
7.10 | Explain how to properly use a digital multimeter when servicing digital electronics | - | - | - |
7.20 | List the uses and precautions for logic test probes | - | - | - |
7.30 | Explain how logic pulsers are used | - | - | - |
7.40 | Explain how to use a dual-trace oscilloscope and probes | - | - | - |
7.50 | Discuss the need and proper uses of a digital signal generator | - | - | - |
7.60 | Explain the functions of a logic analyzer | - | - | - |
7.70 | Explain the importance of calibration | - | - | - |