1. What are state variables, and what do they tell us?
2. When we say state of the system, what do we mean?
3. What is a state diagram?
4. What is the purpose of a state diagram, and what information can we derive from it?
5. What are the basic elements of a state diagram?
6. What is the finite-state machine, and what is it's purpose?
7. What is a register?
8. What is a shift register?
9. What is the major differences between an asynchronous counter/divider and a synchronous one?
10. What does the term setup time mean? Hold time?
11. What is a phase locked loop?