National Semiconductor ADC0804LCN 8-bit A/D Converter

CMOS - Complementary metal oxide semiconductor

Digital - A system that uses only 0s and 1s to transmit data

Resolution - The number of pixels a device can display

Clock - A device used for telling the time

Analogue - A continuous signal in time with fluctuations in a measurable parametre to provide a signal

8-bit - 8 integers or data units. An 8-bit processor can acess 8-bits in a single operation.

Parallel - Two objects that run symmetrically alongside each other.

Voltage - A measurement of volts.

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