Another tid-bit is depending on the application of what the device is doing , it will have different voltages , 12 volts for a car , 120 volt for you house .
There is a relationship that generally changes between amps & volts , as the number of volts is lower the number of amps are higher , example again , a car battery may have around 500 - 1,000 amps available at 12 volts to start the car and as little as 1 amp 12 volts to run an accessory in the car .
In your house your wall socket will have a limit of 15 - 20 amps at 120 volts .
The common measuring unit that combines volts & amps is watts .
So the car battery running the stater is 12v x 1,000a = 12,000 watts
The accessory is 12v x 1a = 12 watts
The house socket 120v x 15a = 1,800 watts
The difference between either of the above is between DC - direct current for the car , and AC for the house , the watts are still the same .