1.

It is a layer of photosensitive material that is

first coated in a wafer during
photolithographic process.
a. mask
b. photoresist
c. photomaterial
d. silicon dioxide

2. It is a combination of film and monolithic IC

techniques that is being applied to variety of
multichip integrated circuits.
a. mixture
b. hybrid
c. combined
d. fusion

3. Thick film employs silk screen techniques in

the formation of passive components, what is
then the process involve for thin film circuits
for the same purpose?
a. cathode sputtering technique
b. anode sputtering technique
c. isolation diffusion
d. metallization

4. In IC production, it is the introduction of

controlled small quantities of a material into
the crystal structure for modification of its
electrical characteristics
a. Etching
b. Doping
c. Epitaxial growth
d. Diffusion

5. What is the process that is being defined

when the metal is bombarded by high velocity
inert gas atoms causing some atoms of the
metal to be dislodge
a. evaporation
b. bombardment
c. sputtering
d. diffusion

6. An integrated circuit op-amps

has___________.
a. two inputs and two outputs
b. two inputs and one output
c. one input and two outputs
d. multiple inputs and one output

7. In the differential mode,

a. opposite polarity signals are applied to the
inputs
b. the gain is 1
c. the outputs are differential amplitudes
d. only one supply voltage is used

8. The output of a particular op-amp increases

8V in 12s. The slew rate is______.
a. 96 V/ s
b. 0.67 V/ s
c. 1.5 V/ s
d. 96 V- s

9. The purpose of offset nulling on operational

amplifier is to_______.
a. reduce the gain
b. equalize the input signal
c. zero the output error voltage
d. both b and c

10. A voltage follower_______.

a. has a gain of 1
b. has no feedback resistor
c. is non-inverting
d. all of these

11. The midrange open loop gain of an op-amp

a. extends from the low critical to the upper critical
frequency
b. extends from 0 Hz to the upper critical frequency
c. rolls off at 20 dB/decade beginning at 0 Hz
d. answers b and c

12. The frequency at which the open loop gain is

equal to 1 is called
a. upper critical frequency
b. cut-off frequency
c. notch frequency
d. the unity gain frequency

13. Phase shift in an op-amp is caused by:

a. the internal RC circuits
b. the external RC circuits
c. the gain roll off
d. the negative feedback

14. Each RC circuit in op-amp

a. causes the gain to roll off at -6 dB/octave
b. causes the gain to roll off at -20 dB/decade
c. reduces the midrange gain by 3 dB
d. both a and b

15. When a negative feedback is applied to an

op amp, what will happen to the gainbandwidth product?
a. increases
b. decreases
c. stays the same
d. fluctuate

16. If a certain op-map has a mid-range open

loop gain of 200 000 and a unity gain
frequency of 5 MHz, what is the gainbandwidth product?
a. 200 000 Hz
b. 100 000 000 Hz
c. 5 000 000 Hz
d. 25 Hz

17. In a zero-level detector, the output changes

state when the input
a. is positive
b. crosses zero
c. is negative
d. has a zero rate of change

18. The zero level detector is one application of

a
a. comparator
b. summing amplifier
c. differentiator
d. diode

19. Noise on the input of a comparator can

cause the output to
a. hang up in one state
b. go to zero
c. change back and forth erratically between
two states
d. produced the amplified noise signal

20. A comparator with hysteresis

a. has one trgigger point
b. has two trigger points
c. has a variable trigger point
d. is like a magnetic circuit

21. In a comparator, what is the purpose of

output bounding?
a. makes it faster
b. keeps the output positive
c. limits the output levels
d. stabilizes the output

22. If the voltage gain for each input of a

summing amplifier with a 4.7 K feedback
resistor is unity, the input resistors must have
the value of______.
a. 4.7 K
b. 4.7 K divided by the number of inputs
c. 4.7 K times the number of inputs
d. dependent on the number of inputs

23. An averaging amplifier has five inputs. The

ratio of Rf/Ri must be
a. 5
b. 0.2
c. 1
d. 0

24. In a scaling adder, the input resistors are:

a. all the same value
b. all of different values
c. each proportional to the weight of its input
d. related by a factor of two

25. In an integrator, the feedback element is a

a. resistor
b. capacitor
c. zener diode
d. voltage divider

26. For a step input, the output of the integrator

is:
a. a pulse
b. a triangular waveform
c. a spike
d. a ramp

27. The rate of change of an integrators output

voltage in response to a step input is set by:
a. RC time constant
b. amplitude of the step input
c. the current through the capacitor
d. all of these

28. In a differentiator, what is the feedback

element is a
a. resistor
b. inductor
c. capacitor
d. diode

29. The output of a differentiator is proportional

to
a. the RC time constant
b. amplitude of the input
c. the rate at which the input is changing
d. both a and b

30. When you apply a triangular waveform to

the input of a differentiator, the output is
a. a dc level
b. inverted triangular waveform
c. square waveform
d. first harmonic of the triangular waveform

31. In order to make a basic instrumentation

amplifier which is usually used in high noise
environment, it takes
a. one op-amp with certain feedback
arrangements
b. two op-amps and seven resistor
c. three op-amps and seven resistor
d. three op-amps and seven capacitors

32. Typically, an instrumentation amplifier has

an external resistor used for:
a. establishing the input impedance
b. setting the voltage gain
c. setting the current gain
d. interfacing with an instrument

33. Operational Transconductance Amplifier

(OTA) is basically a
a. voltage to current amplifier
b. current to voltage amplifier
c. current to current amplifier
d. voltage to voltage amplifier

34. The operation of a logarithmic amplifier is

based on
a. nonlinear operation of op-amp
b. logarithmic characteristics of pn junction
c. reverse breakdown characteristics of a pn
junction
d. logarithmic charge and discharge of RC
circuit

35. In op-amps functional block diagram, what

follows the differential amplifier?
a. cascode amplifier
b. complementary amplifier
c. level shifter
d. high gain amplifier

36. How does the input of the op-amp made

high?
a. by using super beta transistor at the input
differential stage
b. by using FETs at the input differential stage
c. by connecting a very high resistance in
series with the input differential stage
d. both a and b

37. What type of amplifier is commonly

connected at the output stage of the opamps?
a. differential amplifier
b. cascade am0plifier
c. complementary amplifier
d. darlington stage amplifier

38. Why do most operational amplifier uses

common collector configuration at the output
stage?
a. to have a higher output power
b. to have a better frequency response
c. to have a low harmonic distortion
d. to have a very low output resistance

39. An operational amplifier has a commonmode voltage gain of 20 and a differentialmode voltage gain of 20 000, calculate the
common mode rejection ratio (CMRR).
a. 20
b. 1 000
c. 10 000
d. 20 000

40. The approximate value of the bias current

compensating resistor in op-amp circuits is
a. equal to the feedback resistor
b. equal to the input resistor
c. equal to the series combination of the input
and feedback resistors
d. equal to the parallel combination of the
input and feedback resistors

41. In op-amp analysis, the input offset voltage

is represented by
a. battery
b. signal generator
c. Thevenins voltage source
d. Nortons current source

42. In most Ac amplifiers using op-amps, the

feedback resistor is shunted with a very small
capacitance, what is its purpose?
a. to prevent oscillation
b. to improve stability
c. to minimize high frequency noise
d. to compensate for high frequency loss

43. 8-PIN pin and SMT are among the most

popular op-amp packages. Which among the
following corresponds to TO-99?
a. metal can
b. SMT
c. 8-pin DIP
d. quadpack

44. What is the package designation of Dual-InLine package?

a. TO-99
b. TO-91
c. TO-116
d. TO-220

45. Which of the following is the unity gain

frequency of a 741 op-amp?
a. 10 Hz
b. 20 KHz
c. 1 MHz
d. 15 MHz

46. Current cannot flow to the ground through

a. mechanical ground
b. an ac ground
c. a virtual ground
d. an ordinary ground

47. The temperature range of operational

amplifiers for military use is:
a. -80C - 150C
b. -45C - 200C
c. 0C - 70C
d. -55C - 125C

48. An astable multivibrtaor has

a. 1 stable state
b. 2 stable state
c. two quasi stable state
d. no stable state

49. In bistable multivibrator, speed up or

commutating capacitors are used to______.
a. to obtain time delay
b. to obtain constant output swing
c. to make multivibrator state more stable
d. to improve resolution time

50. ______is used for counting of binary

information.
a. clamper circuit
b. Schmitt trigger
c. bistable vibrator
d. monostable vibrator

51. _______can be used to delay a circuit

a. clamper circuit
b. Schmitt trigger
c. bistable vibrator
d. monostable vibrator

52. The maximum frequency of the output

waveform of a bistable multivibrator ;
a. is constant for all multivibrator
b. depends upon the maximum frequency of
the trigger signal
c. is infinity
d. is limited by the resolution time of the
multivibrator

53. The frequency of the monostable vibrator

is_______the frequency of the triggering
pulses.
a. equal to
b. one half
c. twice
d. thrice

54. What is the pin number designation of the

output of a 555 timer?
a. 3
b. 4
c. 5
d. 6

55. Pin number 5 of the 555 timer is the

_______.
a. supply voltage
b. control voltage
c. threshold
d.. ground