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AutoQuiz: What is the Purpose of a Breadboard in Electronics Applications?

Written by Joel Don | Jan 13, 2017 2:00:56 PM

AutoQuiz is edited by Joel Don, ISA's community manager.

Today's automation industry quiz question comes from the ISA Certified Control Systems Technician (CCST) program. Certified Control System Technicians calibrate, document, troubleshoot, and repair/replace instrumentation for systems that measure and control level, temperature, pressure, flow, and other process variables. Click this link for information about the CCST program. This question comes from the Level I study guide, Domain 3, Troubleshooting. Level I represents a professional who has a five-year total of education, training, and/or experience.

A breadboard is:

a) a data routing circuit
b) used to design or test electronic circuits
c) a code-converting circuit
d) a temporary binary storage area
e) none of the above

 

A breadboard is a construction base for prototyping of electronics. Originally it was literally a breadboard, a polished piece of wood used for slicing bread.

The correct answer is B.