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Uncommon card · Science
DIP switch, an Uncommon card
A DIP switch is a manual electric switch that is packaged with others in a group in a standard dual in-line package.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 55
- DEF
- 39
- Power
- 94
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 25,000
Power 94 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 35 % of WikiCards cards.
DIP switch quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the DIP switch card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
DIP switches are an ______ to jumper blocks.
Answer
alternative. DIP switches are an alternative to jumper blocks. From the DIP switch article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Draw poker. Draw poker 66 · Johann Weyer 63 · Rear-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout 58 · DIP switch 55 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Aerobics. Aerobics 46,000 · DIP switch 25,000 · Air brake 20,000 · Carotid body 12,000 Wikipedia reads over a year.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- The term may refer to each individual switch, or to the unit as a whole.
- This type of switch is designed to be used on a printed circuit board along with other electronic components and is commonly used to customize the behavior of an electronic device for specific situations.
- DIP switches are an alternative to jumper blocks.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The DIP switch article was read about 25,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 55 and blocks with 39: each hit it takes is cut by 16 %.
How to get DIP switch
Open packs. Each pack holds five cards drawn from real Wikipedia articles, the rarest last, and the fifth card is always Rare or better. The odds are shown in the game. A free pack arrives every hour and two can wait, and the Coins you win in duels buy more packs.
More Science cards
Cards close in power
The cards just above and just below DIP switch in the power ranking, all domains together.
- CufflinkUncommon · Society · ATK 58 DEF 36
- Johann WeyerUncommon · Science · ATK 63 DEF 31
- Noah KimUncommon · Society · ATK 61 DEF 33
- Draw pokerUncommon · Society · ATK 66 DEF 28
- Guadeloupe ConferenceUncommon · History · ATK 56 DEF 38
- List of fictional turtlesUncommon · Nature · ATK 64 DEF 30
Card lists
- Wikipedia quizNew questions every day
- All cards from A to ZEvery card, by name
- Science cards
- Legendary cards
- Tier listS and A tiers by power (ATK + DEF)
Credits
Text : Wikipedia, DIP switch (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Raimond Spekking, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
