Question

Radio-frequency types of these devices can be made with the Ayrton-Perry winding method. The MELF type of these devices are used over normal surface mount examples of them when higher performance is needed. Preventing floating pins from appearing on a microcontroller can be accomplished with the “pull-up” and “pull-down” types of these devices. (10[1]-5[1])Rheostats and potentiometers are variable (10[1])examples (10[1])of these (10[2])circuit (10[1])elements, (10[2])whose strength and tolerance are often indicated with a series of up to six parallel colored bands. An ideal voltmeter would behave as an infinitely strong one of these circuit elements, which are usually symbolized with a jagged line. For 10 points, name these circuit elements that oppose (10[1])the flow of electrical current. (10[1])■END■

ANSWER: resistors [accept RF resistors or MELF resistors or pull-up resistors or pull-down resistors or surface mount resistors]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Omer KeskinOxford ACambridge C52-5
Michael WuSouthampton BImperial B5210
Kai MadgwickManchesterLSE A5710
Lewys JenkinsBristol AImperial A5810
Rachel BenthamCambridge BCambridge A6010
Chris LevesleyWarwick AOxford B6010
Robert BallantyneBristol BWarwick B6110
Faiz AhmedBirminghamCambridge D6210
Lovel HearnEdinburghLSE B6210
Luke NashDurham BVanderbilt11010
Alex BakerCambridge COxford A11610