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Total cards: 7•Content version: v3•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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#1
Front (Question)

How do speakers and headphones work?

Back (Answer)

By pushing and pulling the surrounding air molecules in waves. The waves are created by moving a speaker cone with electromagnets.

#2
Front (Question)

LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) how does it work?

Back (Answer)

It uses the light modulating properties of liquid crystals which can be changed into a solid or a liquid using an electrical field. The change of state allow light to shine through or to block it off for individual pixels. To get a colored display, we would need to add a layer of colored sub-pixels.

#3
Front (Question)

LED-backlit display How does it work?

Back (Answer)

It works the same way as LCD but the light source is an array of LED bulbs.

#4
Front (Question)

True LED display how does it work?

Back (Answer)

They use an array of LEDs as pixels to produce the image.

#5
Front (Question)

What is an actuator?

Back (Answer)

Mechanical output device that is responsible for moving or controlling a mechanism.

#6
Front (Question)

How does a DLP work?

Back (Answer)

It uses a large number of tiny mirrors which are arranged in a grid and can be tilted away or towards from the light source, reflecting light towards a projection lens. Each mirror creates one pixel in the projected image. To add color, the light passes through a color wheel.

#7
Front (Question)

What is an output device?

Back (Answer)

Transfer of data from inside a computer to an external media.