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Physics/Paper 2/[Legacy] Electronic Systems
CAIEO-Level5054-o · Paper 2

[Legacy] Electronic Systems

6 questions

Q72021 Oct/Nov·P215 partsEasy
(OR)(a)

State the name of the logic gate shown in Fig. 7.2.

(OR)(b)(i)

Explain why terminal Y has the logic level 0.

(OR)(b)(ii)

Terminal P is briefly connected to a supply of logic level 1.

State the effect of this on the logic level of terminal X and the logic level of terminal Y.

(OR)(b)(iii)

Terminal P returns to logic level 0 again.

State the effect of this return to value 0 on the logic level of terminal X and on the logic level of terminal Y.

(OR)(b)(iv)

State how this circuit exhibits the property of memory.

Q62017 Oct/Nov·P213 partsEasy
(OR)(a)

In the space below, draw the circuit symbol for a NAND gate.

(OR)(b)(i)

Energy is supplied to the LED by the NAND gate.

State where this energy comes from.

(OR)(b)(ii)

Complete the truth table for a NAND gate.

inputsoutput
00
01
10
11
Q82013 May/Jun·P224 partsEasy
(OR)(a)

State the name of component Y.

(OR)(b)

Complete Fig. 8.3 to show the truth table for component Y.

A high voltage is shown as 1 and a low voltage as 0.

Fig. 8.3

inputoutput
0
1
(OR)(c)(i)

At one instant, capacitor C1\text{C}_1 is uncharged, output P is 1 and output Q is 0.

Describe how the voltage across resistor R1\text{R}_1 changes until Q becomes 1.

(OR)(c)(ii)

Describe one change to the circuit that increases the frequency of the astable circuit.

Q52021 Oct/Nov·P222 partsEasy
(OR)(a)

State the name of the component shown in Fig. 5.2.

(OR)(b)(ii)

Explain why the motor switches on.

Q82021 May/Jun·P222 partsEasy
(OR)(b)(i)

In the space below, draw the circuit symbol of a NOR gate.

(OR)(b)(ii)

Describe what is meant by a bistable circuit.

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Q8(b)2019 May/Jun·P212MMedium
(b)

The circuit in Fig. 8.1 can be adapted to enable a lamp to switch on and off automatically.

Fig. 8.2 shows the circuit adapted using a relay and Fig. 8.3 shows the circuit adapted using a transistor.

In both cases, the lamp switches on when the temperature of the thermistor increases.

EITHER

Describe what happens inside the relay in Fig. 8.2 that causes the lamp to switch on.

OR

Describe how the circuit and transistor in Fig. 8.3 cause the lamp to switch on.

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