Mastering Op-Amps

Which electronic component is NOT mentioned as one of the basic building blocks of analog electronic circuits?

Where does the term 'op-amp' come from?

What is the primary role of an amplifier?

What is the purpose of amplifying a weak input signal in an audio system?

What does an op-amp do to a weak input signal?

An op-amp is an electronic circuit that increases the strength or magnitude of an electrical signal, it takes a weak input signal and makes it larger producing a more powerful output signal.

The microphone converts voice into an electric signal, and the speaker converts that signal back into voice. The issue is that the microphone's output signal is weak and not strong enough to drive the speaker directly. To make the signal strong enough, we need to ______ it.

Many electronic signals are weak and need to be strengthened before they can be processed, transmitted, or used to drive output devices. Consider an audio system with a microphone and a speaker. The ______ converts voice into an electric signal and the speaker converts that signal back into voice.

The primary role of an ______ is to increase the voltage of the input signal without significantly altering its frequency content or waveform shape.

As well as resistors, capacitors, diodes, and transistors, op-amps are one of the basic building blocks of analog electronic circuits. OP comes from operational and amp comes from ______.