what are active and Passive Components?

Answer Posted / shammi

Active components:The components which require external
supply for their opertion.
eg:Transistor,OP-AMP.
Passive components:The components which do not require any
external supply for their opertion.
eg:Resistor,Inductor,Capacitor.

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