All of the following statements are true EXCEPT:

A. computers in most North American vehicles use ground-side switching with current-limiting devices.
B. most European and some Japanese manufacturers use power-side switching.
C. power-side switching minimizes galvanic corrosion because electrons move in their normal direction.
D. automotive computer systems since the mid-eighties have operated on 10 volts.


Answer: D

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