Electrical vs. Electronics

There are some fields of science which are so similar to each other that finding difference between them becomes difficult. Not only do they sound similar, some even have almost the same meaning, which makes it difficult for people to understand how exactly one is opposite to the other. This also spreads over the field of engineering where two types of engineering as very similar to each other and the same can be said about these terms in physics. The two terms which are being talked about are known as Electrical and Electronics which, as the name suggests, are similar to each other. But in reality there are differences and that is the reason both exist as a separate subject. The dissimilarities between them will be discussed in this space. The main change between them comes in the manner of their working. Electronics is the type of technology which works with the motion of electrons which are controlled in an orderly manner. On the other hand, the electrical technology works in the same manner of controlling an entity but it is not the motion of electrons. In another way, electronics properties depend on the electron properties especially in the case of semiconductor medium while electrical technology is free from the dependence on this. Another way of showing they are dissimilar is that devices which are used to show information can be termed as electronic ones while the way those devices are constructed and the information is provided are known as an electrical process. This can be explained in a better way that if there is a device which uses electricity just as a source of energy it is known as an electronic device while if a device is using electricity as a medium of obtaining the information it is known as an electrical device. In terms of engineering and circuitry, when a device circuits have the ability to think on their own, or in other words can deduce logic they are known as electronic circuits while electrical circuits are the ones which do not have the ability to take decisions on their own and mostly act as a medium for other processes. In broader terms, an electrical technology is the one which covers everything related to electricity, current and the circuits which are involved while electronics is the type of technology which becomes a little more specific and talks about diodes, transistors and the stuff which does not require any mechanical connections. There are many other differences too which will be explained at the end while a brief description of two types is given in the next two paragraphs.