INDIABIX PART 2 ELEX MCQs FINAL FINAL NA PDF

INDIABIX ELECTRONICS PART 2
AMPLIFIER FREQUENCY 7. The phase shift through the input of A. high-frequency response.
an RC circuit approaches ________° as B. low-frequency response.
RESPONSE the frequency approaches zero. C. midrange response.
A. 0 D. nothing.
1. Doubling the voltage gain causes a B. 45
________ dB ________. 14. An RC network has a roll-off of 20 dB
C. 180
A. 10, increase per decade. What is the total
D. 90
B. 6, increase attenuation between the output voltage
C. 10, decrease 8. A certain amplifier has a bandwidth of in the midrange of the passband as
D. 6, decrease 22.5 kHz with a lower cutoff frequency compared to the output voltage at a
of 600 Hz. What is the value of fcu? frequency of 10 times fc?
2. ________ frequencies are values of A. 600 Hz A. –3 dB
frequency at which the RC circuits B. 22.5 kHz B. –20 dB
reduce the voltage gain to 70.7 % of its C. 23.1 kHz C. –23 dB
midrange value. D. 21.9 kHz D. –43 dB
A. Critical
B. Cutoff 9.Internal transistor junction 15. It is often convenient in amplifiers to
C. Corner capacitances affect the high-frequency assign a certain value of gain as the
D. all of the above response of amplifiers by ________ dB reference.
A. reducing the amplifier's gain. A. 0
3. A roll-off of 20 dB per decade is B. introducing phase shift as the B. 1
equivalent to a roll-off of ________ per signal frequency increases. C. 6
octave. C. having no effect. D. 10
A. 3 dB D. reducing the amplifier's E. 20
B. 13 dB gain and introducing phase
C. 12 dB 16. For low-frequency response, all RC
shift as the signal frequency
D. 6 dB circuits in an amplifier may not have the
increases.
same critical frequency. Which RC
4. An amplifier has an Rin = 1.2 k. The 10. What is the method that can be used response will determine the critical
coupling capacitor is 1 F. Determine the to determine the values of fcl and fcu of frequency of the amplifier?
approximate lower cutoff frequency. an amplifier? A. the lowest frequency
A. 133 Hz A. five time constants B. the center frequency
B. 1.33 kHz B. step-response C. the highest frequency
C. 13.3 kHz C. sinusoidal D. the bypass frequency
D. 133 kHz
11. An amplifier has an input signal 17. A ten-times change in frequency is
5. Refer to this figure. The output voltage of 0.054 mV. The output voltage called a(n)
voltage at fcl = 12 mV. What is the output is 12.5 V. The voltage gain in dB is A. octave.
voltage at the midpoint frequency? A. 53.6 dB. B. decade.
B. 107.3 dB. C. decimal.
C. 231 dB. D. none of the above
D. 116 dB.
18. An amplifier has an output voltage of
12. The lower critical frequency is also 7.6Vp-p at the midpoint of the frequency
known as the range. What is the output at fc?
A. break frequency. A. 3.8 V p-p
B. cutoff frequency. B. 3.8 Vrms
C. corner frequency. C. 5.4 Vrms
D. all of the above D. 5.4 V p-p
13. Refer to this figure. The capacitor C3 19. The frequency response of an
A. 12 mV
affects amplifier can be determined using the
B. 12 mV p-p
step response method, and measuring
C. 16.97 mV
the output rise/fall times between
D. 8.48 mV
A. 0% and 100% response.
6. Each RC circuit causes the gain to B. 10% and 90% response.
drop at a rate of ________ dB/decade. C. 25% and 75% response.
A. 20 D. Five time constant responses.
B. 10
20. Refer to this figure. The capacitor Cbe
C. 6
affects
D. none of the above
A. high-frequency response. A. increase.

A. high-frequency response
B. low-frequency response. B. decrease.
B. low-frequency response.
C. midrange response. C. remain the same.
C. midrange response.
D. nothing.
D. nothing. 29. A two-times change in frequency is
24. In a multistage amplifier, the overall called a(n)
21. Refer to this figure. You measure an
frequency response is determined by the A. binave.
output voltage at the lower cutoff
A. frequency response of each B. octave.
frequency of 3.42 Vp-p. The output
stage depending on the C. decade.
voltage at the upper cutoff frequency
relationships of the critical D. none of the above
will be
frequencies. 30. Refer to this figure. You are
B. frequency response of the first attempting to determine the lower
amplifier. cutoff frequency of this amplifier in the
C. frequency response of the last lab. As you change the input frequency
amplifier. and measure the output signal, you must
D. lower critical frequency of the remember to:
first amplifier and the upper
critical frequency of the final
amplifier.
25. What term means that the midrange
A. 2.42 V p-p.
voltage gain is assigned a value of 1 (or 0
B. 3.42 V p-p.
dB)?
C. 6.84 V p-p.
A. critical
D. 6.84 Vrms.
B. Miller
22. Refer to this figure. The upper cutoff C. normalized
frequency of this amplifier is 22 kHz. The D. corner
A. set the oscilloscope to DC.
output at that frequency is 6.71 Vp-p.
26. An RC network has values of R = 1.2 B. maintain the input voltage
What is the output voltage at 220 kHz?
kΩ and C = 0.22 µF. Find fc. constant.
A. 3.79 kHz C. keep a constant temperature.
B. 1.89 kHz D. watch for a change of β.
C. 603 Hz
D. 60 Hz
27. Halving the power corresponds to a OPERATIONAL
________ dB ________. AMPLIFIERS ( Electronic
A. 3, decrease
B. 10, decrease
Devices)
C. 3, increase
A. 9.49 V p-p D. 10, increase 1. In which of the following are
B. 6.71 V p-p operational amplifiers (op-amps) used?
C. 0.671 V p-p 28. Refer to this figure. If RL decreases in A. Oscillators
D. 0.0671 V p-p value, the output voltage will B. Filters
C. Instrumentation circuits
23. Refer to this figure. The capacitor C1
D. All of the above
affects
2. Refer to this figure. If the value of R1
decreases, the voltage gain will _____
and the input impedance will ____.
7. Refer to the given figure. The input 13. What is the open-loop gain of
impedance of this circuit is an op-amp at the gain-bandwidth
product of the op-amp?
A. 200,000
B. 50,000
C. 200
D. 1
A. increase, increase A. 500 kΩ. 14. Calculate the overall voltage gain of
B. increase, decrease B. 10 kΩ. the circuit if R1 = 100Ω and Rf = 1 kΩ.
C. decrease, decrease C. 50 kΩ.
D. decrease, increase D. 5 kΩ.
3. Refer to this figure. The purpose of R3 8. What is the level of the voltage
is between the input terminals of an op-
amp?
A. Virtually zero
B. 5V A. –1
C. 18 V B. –10
D. 22 V C. 11
9. An op-amp has an open-loop gain of D. 9
A. for bias current compensation. 75,000 and a cutoff frequency of 100 Hz. 15. Refer to the given figure. A dc input
B. for input offset voltage At 1 kHz the open-loop gain is down by signal of –50 mV is applied. You would
compensation. A. 10 dB. measure ________ from the inverting
C. to set input impedance. B. 6 dB. input to ground.
D. to set input impedance and C. 20 dB.
voltage gain. D. 3 dB.
4. A voltage-follower amplifier comes to 10. What is the difference output voltage

you for service. You find the voltage gain of any signals applied to the input
to be 5.5 and the input impedance 22 terminals?
kΩ. The probable fault in this amplifier, A. The differential gain times the
if any, is difference input voltage.
B. The common-mode gain times A. 50 mV
A. the gain is too low for this type
the common input voltage. B. 1.05 V
of amplifier.
C. The sum of the differential C. –1.05 V
B. the input impedance is too high
gain times the difference input D. –50 mV
for this amplifier.
C. nothing is wrong. The trouble voltage and the common- 16. The ________ amplifier configuration
must be somewhere else. mode gain times the has the highest input impedance and the
D. none of these. common input voltage. lowest output impedance of the three
D. The difference of the basic op-amp configurations.
5. For an op-amp having a slew rate SR = differential gain times the A. non-inverting
5 V/ms, what is the maximum closed- difference input voltage and the B. inverting
loop voltage gain that can be used when common-mode gain times the C. voltage-follower
the input signal varies by 0.2 V in 10 ms? common input voltage.
A. 150 17. This circuit is referred to as a(n) ____.
B. 200 11. A three-stage op-amp can have a
C. 250 maximum phase lag of ________°.
D. 300
A. –180
6. An op-amp has an open-loop gain of B. –90
100,000 and a cutoff frequency of 40 Hz. C. –270
Find the open-loop gain at a frequency D. none of the above A. inverting amplifier
of 30 Hz. B. noninverting amplifier
A. 800 12. The summing amplifier contains an C. differentiator
B. 8,000 inverting amplifier. D. integrator
C. 80,000 A. True
B. False 18. Refer to the given figure. Calculate
D. 100,000 the bandwidth.
B. bipolar, MOSFET, BiMOS A. 1
C. TTL, MOSFET, TailFET B. –1
C. 10
24. Refer to the given figure. You need
D. very small
an amplifier with an input impedance of
12 k. You must not change the amplifier 29. The maximum rate of change of the
voltage gain. The new value of Ri would output voltage in response to a step
A. 8.33 MHz
be ____ and the new value of Rf would input voltage is the _____ of an op-amp.
B. 833 kHz
be ____. A. time constant
C. 83.3 kHz
B. maximum frequency
D. 8.33 kHz
C. slew rate
19. Refer to this figure. The purpose of D. static discharge
R4 is
30. At what input voltage level does the
output voltage level become numerically
equal to the value of the differential gain
A. 10 kΩ, 100 kΩ of the amplifier?
B. 13.3 kΩ, 120 kΩ A. Vi1 = –Vi2 = 0.25 V
C. 12 kΩ, 108 kΩ B. V i1 = –V i2 = 0.50 V
D. 12 kΩ, 120 kΩ C. V i1 = –V i2 = 0.75 V
D. V i1 = –Vi2 = 1.00 V
A. for bias current compensation. 25. What is the slew rate of an op-amp if
B. for input offset voltage the output voltages change from 2 V to 3 31. Refer to the given figure. The op-
compensation. V in 0.2 ms? amp has a unity-gain bandwidth of 3
C. to set input impedance. A. 5 V/ms MHz. Determine the BW of the circuit.
D. to set input impedance and B. 3 V/ms
voltage gain. C. 2 V/ms
D. 1 V/ms
20. Refer to the given figure. Find the
midrange gain of this amplifier. 26. Refer to the given figure. This
amplifier is known as
A. 3 MHz
B. 30 kHz
C. 112.4 kHz
D. infinite in width
32. A practical op-amp has very ___
A. an inverting amplifier.
A. 26.7 input impedance, very ___ output
B. a non-inverting amplifier.
B. –26.7 impedance, very ___ open-loop voltage
C. a voltage-follower.
C. 27.7 gain, and a ___ bandwidth.
D. a common-source amplifier.
D. –27.7 A. high, low, high, wide
27. Calculate the output voltage if R1 = B. high, high, low, narrow
21. An RC network has R = 47 k and C = R2 = R3 = 100Ω , Rf = 1 k Ω, and V1 = V2 = C. low, high, high, wide
0.22 F. What is the cutoff frequency? V3 = 50 mV. D. low, low, low, wide
A. 154 Hz
B. 1540 Hz 33. This circuit is referred to as a(n) ____.
C. 1.54 Hz
D. 15.4 Hz
22. A certain op-amp has an open-loop
voltage gain of 150,000. What is this A. –1.5 V
gain expressed in dB? B. 1.5 V
A. 51.7 dB C. 0.5 V A. inverting amplifier
B. 103.5 dB D. –0.5 V B. noninverting amplifier
C. 150,000 dB C. unity follower
28.If Rf = R1, the voltage gain is ______. D. integrator
D. 5.18 dB
23. An IC unit made using both ____ and 34. This circuit is an example of a _____.
____ transistors is called a _____ circuit.
A. bipolar, MOSFET, BiFET
D. 1.5 kHz 45. In which of the following operations
is the resulting output signal of the
40. Refer to the given figure. This
differential amplifier near zero?
amplifier is known as
A. Single-ended
B. Double-ended
C. Common-mode
A. single-ended input D. None of the above
B. double-ended (differential)
46. What is the voltage gain of the unity
input
follower?
C. double-ended output A. an inverting amplifier. A. 0
D. common-mode operation B. a non-inverting amplifier. B. 1
35. What is the level of the roll-off in C. a voltage-follower. C. –1
most op-amps? D. a common-source amplifier. D. Infinity
A. –6 dB / decade 41. Refer to the given figure. The 47. Negative feedback added to an
B. –20 dB / octave midrange voltage gain of this amplifier is op-amp ____ the bandwidth and ____
C. –6 dB / decade or –20 dB /
the gain.
octave
A. increases, increases
D. –20 dB / decade or –6 dB /
B. increases, decreases
octave
C. decreases, decreases
36. Calculate the output impedance of D. decreases, increases
an inverting op-amp using the 741 op- A. 0.5.
48. It takes an op-amp 22µs to change
amp (ro = 75Ω, AOL = 200 V/mV) if R1 = B. 27.7.
its output from –15 V to +15 V.
100Ω and Rf = 1 kΩ. C. –11.
Determine the slew rate.
A. 0.011 D. 1.
A. 1.36 V/µs
B. 0.00375
42. Which of the following circuit B. 0.68 V/µs
C. 0.0375
conditions affect(s) the output offset C. –0.68 V/µs
D. 0.375
voltage of an op-amp? D. cannot determine
37. The input offset voltage drift is a A. An input offset voltage, VIO
49. Refer to the given figure. The op-
parameter directly related to VOS and B. An input offset current, IIO
amp has a unity-gain bandwidth of 1.7
_______. C. Both an input offset voltage,
MHz. Find the bandwidth of the circuit.
A. ID VIO and an input offset
B. power dissipation current, IIO
C. temperature D. None of the above
D. phase shift
43. This circuit is an example of a _____.
38. What is the difference voltage if the
inputs are an ideal opposite signal?
A. The differential gain times
twice the input signal. A. 155 MHz
B. The differential gain times the B. 155 kHz
input signal. C. 155 Hz
C. The common-mode gain times D. 15.5 Hz
twice the input signal. 50. An RC network has R = 500 kΩ and C
D. The common-mode gain times A. single-ended input
= 10 pF. Find the value of fc.
the input signal. B. double-ended (differential)
A. 31831 Hz
input
39. Refer to the given figure. Determine B. 31.831 kHz
C. double-ended output
the bandwidth. C. 0.031831 MHz
D. common-mode operation
D. all of the above
44. A(n) _______ amplifier configuration E. none of the above
has a higher input impedance and a
51. What is the scale multiplier (factor)
lower output impedance than the op-
of a basic integrator?
amp itself.
A. R/C
A. non-inverting
B. C/R
A. 1 MHz B. inverting
C. –RC
B. 1.5 MHz C. voltage-follower
D. –1 / RC
C. 1 kHz
52. Calculate the overall voltage gain of D. The common-mode gain times
the circuit if R1 = 100Ω and Rf = 1 kΩ. the input signal.
63. Refer to this figure. The purpose of
R1 and R2 is
A. –1 A. an inverting amplifier.
B. –10 B. a non-inverting amplifier.
C. 11 C. a voltage-follower.
D. 9 D. a common-source amplifier.
53. Which of the following circuits is 59. Refer to the given figure. The voltage
referred to as a BiMOS circuit? gain of this amplifier is A. for bias current compensation.
A. Bipolar and FET B. for input offset voltage
B. Bipolar and MOSFET compensation.
C. Opposite-type MOSFETs C. to set input impedance.
D. None of the above D. to set input impedance and
voltage gain.
54. Refer to the given figure. A dc
voltage of –1.2 V is applied. VCC = ±12 V. 64. Refer to the given figure. If an input
What is the output voltage? signal of –0.5 V were applied, determine
the output voltage.
A. 100.
B. 5.
C. 20.
D. 21.
60. A(n) _______ amplifier configuration
A. 1.2 V has an input impedance approximately
B. –1.2 V equal to the input resistor Ri and an
C. 0V output impedance approximately equal A. –5 V
D. 12 V to the output impedance of the op-amp B. 5V
itself. C. 10 V
55. In the differential amplifier circuit,
A. non-inverting D. –10 V
which of the following terminals are
connected together? B. inverting 65. Calculate the input voltage if R1 =
A. Bases C. voltage-follower 100Ω , Rf = 1 k Ω, and Vout = 550 mV.
B. Collectors 61. This circuit is an example of a _____.
C. One base to another collector
D. Emitters
56. What is the cutoff frequency of an
op-amp if the unity-gain frequency is 1.5
MHz and the open-loop gain is 100,000?
A. 5 Hz
B. 10 Hz A. single-ended input A. –50 mV
C. 15 Hz B. double-ended (differential) B. –5 mV
D. 20 Hz input C. 550 mV
57. The ________ is the voltage gain of C. double-ended output D. 50 mV
an op-amp with external feedback. D. common-mode operation
66. The midrange open-loop gain of an
A. Aol 62. What is the difference voltage if the op-amp is 135 dB. With negative
B. Acl inputs are an ideal in-phase signal? feedback this gain is reduced to 72 dB.
C. Av A. The differential gain times The closed-loop gain is
58. Refer to the given figure. This twice the input signal. A. 135 dB.
amplifier is known as B. The differential gain times the B. 72 dB.
input signal. C. 207 dB.
C. The common-mode gain times D. 63 dB.
twice the input signal.
67. This circuit is referred to as a(n) ____.
B. Vi1 = –Vi2 = 0.50 V D. triangle waveform.
C. Vi1 = –Vi2 = 0.75 V
4. Refer to the given figure. This circuit is
D. Vi1 = –Vi2 = 1.00 V
known as
73. Refer to the given figure. The unity-
gain bandwidth of this op-amp is 10.4
A. inverting amplifier kHz. What is the bandwidth of the
B. noninverting amplifier circuit?
C. differentiator
D. integrator
68. Refer to the given figure. Find the A. a noninverting amplifier.
midrange gain of this op-amp amplifier. B. a differentiator.
C. an integrator.
A. 10.4 kHz D. a summing amplifier.
B. 15.5 kHz 5. Refer to the given figure. A square-
C. 3 MHz wave input is applied to this amplifier.
D. 16.7 kHz The output voltage is most likely to be
74. Which of the following is (are) the
result of gain reduction by a feedback?
A. 10 A. The amplifier voltage gain is a
B. 11 more stable and precise value.
C. –10 B. The input impedance of the
D. –11 circuit is increased over that of
69. This circuit is an example of a _____. the op-amp alone. A. a square wave.
C. The output impedance is B. a triangle wave.
reduced over that of the op- C. a sine wave.
amp alone. D. no output.
D. All of the above
6. Refer to the given figure. What is the
output voltage?
BASIC OP AMP CIRCUITS
A. single-ended input
B. double-ended (differential) 1. A Schmitt trigger is
input A. a comparator with only one
C. double-ended output trigger point. A. 2V
D. common-mode operation B. a comparator with hysteresis. B. –2 V
C. a comparator with three trigger C. +Vsat
70. What is the level of the current points. D. –Vsat
through the amplifier input(s) to ground D. none of the above.
in an op-amp? 7. If an op-amp comparator has a gain of
A. Virtually zero 2. Refer to the given figure. This circuit is 100,000, an input difference of 0.2 mV
B. 1.7 mA known as above reference, and a supply of ± 12 V,
C. 2.8 mA the output will be
D. 3.3 mA A. 20 V.
71. Open-loop voltage gain of an op-amp B. 12 V.
can range up to ________. C. 10 V.
A. 10,000 D. 15 V.
B. 50,000 8. A comparator with a Schmitt trigger
C. 100,000 A. a noninverting amplifier. has
D. 200,000 B. a differentiator. A. two trigger levels.
C. an integrator. B. a fast response.
72. At what input voltage level does the
D. a summing amplifier. C. a slow response.
output voltage level become numerically
equal to the value of the common-mode 3. The output of a Schmitt trigger is a D. one trigger level.
gain of the amplifier? A. pulse waveform. 9. Refer to the given figure. Determine
A. Vi1 = –Vi2 = 0.25 V B. sawtooth waveform. the upper trigger point.
C. sinusoidal waveform.
21. Refer to the given figure. What is the
output voltage?
A. 1V
B. –1 V
A. V(out)max C. +Vsat
B. –V(out)max D. –Vsat A. 0.5 V
C. –1.41 V 16. A good example of hysteresis is a(n) B. –0.5 V
D. +1.41 V A. AM radio. C. 2V
10. In a(n) ________, when the input B. thermostat. D. –2 V
voltage exceeds a specified reference C. alarm clock. 22. What type(s) of circuit(s) use
voltage, the output changes state. D. none of the above comparators?
A. integrator 17. To reduce the effects of noise A. summer
B. differentiator resulting in erratic switching of output B. nonzero-level detector
C. summing amplifier states of a comparator, you can use C. averaging amplifier
D. comparator A. the upper trigger point. D. summer and nonzero-level
B. the lower trigger point. detector
11. Refer to the given figure. If Vin = 5 V, C. nonzero-level detection.
the rate of change of the output voltage D. hysteresis. 23. A differentiator is used to measure
in response to a single pulse input is: A. the sum of the input voltages.
18. Refer to the given figure. With the B. the difference between two
inputs shown, determine the output voltages.
voltage. C. the area under a curve.
D. the rate of change of the input
voltage.
24. Refer to the given figure. Determine
A. 15.2 mV/μs the lower trigger point.
B. 1.52 V/μs
C. 1.52 mV/μs
D. 15.2 V/μs A. 7V
12. In a flash A/D converter, the priority B. –7 V
encoder is used to C. +Vsat
A. select the first input. D. –Vsat
B. select the highest value input. 19. Refer to the given figure. Determine
C. select the lowest value input. the output voltage, VOUT.
D. select the last input. A. +V(out)max
B. –V(out)max
13. What circuit produces an output that C. –2.47 V
approximates the area under the curve D. +2.47 V
of an input function?
A. integrator 25. A(n) ________ amplifier is a
B. differentiator summing amplifier with a closed-loop
C. summing amplifier gain equal to the reciprocal of the
D. comparator A. 1.05 V number of inputs.
B. –0.35 V A. averaging
14. An op-amp has an open-loop gain of C. 0.35 V B. scaling
90,000. Vsat = ±13 V. A differential D. –1.05 V C. none of the above
voltage of 0.1 Vp-p is applied between the
inputs. What is the output voltage? 20. What is (are) the necessary 26. ________ is a mathematical process
A. 13 V component(s) for the design of a for determining the rate of change of a
B. –13 V bounded comparator? function.
C. 13 Vp-p A. rectifier diodes A. Integration
D. 26 Vp-p B. zener diodes B. Differentiation
C. both of the above C. Summing
15. Refer to the given figure. Determine D. Comparatoring
the output voltage.
27. An integrator circuit 3. At what phase shift is the magnitude A. 123.4 kHz
A. uses a resistor in its feedback of βA at its maximum in the Nyquist B. 61.7 kHz
circuit. plot? C. 45.94 kHz
B. uses an inductor in its feedback A. 90º D. 23.1 kHz
circuit. B. 180º
8. The feedback signal in a(n) ______
C. uses a capacitor in its C. 270º
oscillator is derived from an inductive
feedback circuit. D. 0º
voltage divider in the LC circuit.
D. uses a resistor in its feedback
4. Which of the following improvements A. Hartley
circuit or uses a capacitor in its
is (are) a result of the negative feedback B. Armstrong
feedback circuit
in a circuit? C. Colpitts
28. In a comparator with output A. Lower output impedance
9. Given gm = 5000µS, rd = 40 kΩ, R = 10
bounding, what type of diode is used in B. Reduced noise
kΩ, and A = 35. Determine the value of
the feedback loop? C. More linear operation
RD for oscillator operation at 1 kHz.
A. Schottky D. All of the above
B. junction
5. This circuit is a ______ oscillator.
C. zener
D. varactor
29. A comparator with hysteresis is
sometimes known as a(n)
A. integrator.
B. differentiator.
C. Schmitt trigger.
A. phase-shift
30. Which of the following are variations B. Wien bridge
of the basic summing amplifier? C. Colpitts
A. averaging amplifier D. Hartley A. 8.05 kΩ
B. scaling amplifier B. 8.48 kΩ
C. both of the above 6. Refer to the given figure. The C. 10.8 kΩ
resonant frequency is controlled by D. 12.3 kΩ
10. The attenuation of the three-section
OSCILLATOR CIRCUITS RC feedback phase-shift oscillator is
A. 1/9.
1. Calculate the value of C1 = C2 for the B. 1/30.
Wien bridge oscillator to operate at a C. 1/3.
frequency of 20 kHz. Assume R1 = R2 = D. 1/29.
50 kΩ and R3 = 3R4 = 600Ω?
11. Referring to this figure, calculate the
A. C3 and L1. voltage gain without feedback for the
B. C2, C4, C5, and L1. following circuit values: RD = 4 kΩ, RS = 1
C. C3, C4, C5, and L1. kΩ, RF = 15 kΩ, and gm = 5000 μS.
D. C3, C4, C5, and L2.
7. Refer to this figure. Determine the
resonant frequency.
A. 1.59 pF
B. 15.9 pF
C. 159 pF
D. 1.59 nF
2. Only the condition βA = _____ must
be satisfied for self-sustained
oscillations to result A. –20.0
A. 0 B. –21.5
B. –1 C. –23.5
C. 1 D. –25.5
D. None of the above
12. For a phase-shift oscillator, the gain B. The phase shift around the
of the amplifier stage must be greater feedback network must be
than _______. 180º.
A. 19 C. Both A > 1 and the phase shift
B. 29 around the feedback network
C. 30 must be 180º.
D. 1 D. None of the above
13. Which of the following is (are) the A. phase-shift 23. A circuit that can change the
determining factor(s) of the stability of a B. Wien bridge frequency of oscillation with an
feedback amplifier? C. Colpitts application of a dc voltage is sometimes
A. A D. Hartley called
B. Phase shift between input and 19. Sinusoidal oscillators operate with A. a voltage-controlled oscillator.
output signals ________ feedback. B. a crystal oscillator.
C. Both A and the phase shift A. positive C. a Hartley oscillator.
between input and output B. negative D. an astable multivibrator.
signals
20. Referring to this figure, calculate the 24. In order to start up, a feedback
voltage gain with the feedback for the oscillator requires
14. What is the minimum frequency following circuit values: RD = 4 kΩ, RS = 1 A. negative feedback less than 1.
at which a crystal will oscillate? kΩ, RF = 15 kΩ, and gm = 5000 μS. B. positive feedback greater than
A. seventh harmonic 1.
B. third harmonic C. unity feedback equal to 1.
C. fundamental D. no feedback.
D. second harmonic
25. This circuit is a ________ oscillator.
15. An amplifier with a gain of –500 and
a feedback of β= –0.1 has a gain change
of 15% due to temperature. Calculate
the change in gain of the feedback
amplifier.
A. 0.2%
B. 0.3%
A. –11.2
C. 0.4%
B. –8.57
D. 0.5%
C. –6.75
16. The feedback signal in a(n) ________ D. –3.25 A. phase-shift
oscillator is derived from a capacitive B. Wien bridge
21. Refer to this figure. Calculate the
voltage divider in the LC circuit. C. Colpitts
resonant frequency.
A. Hartley D. Hartley
B. Armstrong
26. Refer to this figure. If C1 increases in
C. Colpitts
value, the resonant frequency will
17. Refer to this figure. This circuit is
A. 1.126 kHz
B. 6.17 kHz
C. 23.9 MHz
D. 14.1 MHz
A. a sine-wave oscillator.
22. Which of the following is required for
B. a monostable multivibrator. A. increase.
oscillation?
C. an astable multivibrator. B. decrease.
A. βA > 1
D. a VCO. C. remain the same.
18. This circuit is a ________ oscillator.
27. What is the ratio of the input A. a Clapp oscillator. A. 0
impedance with series feedback to that B. an Armstrong oscillator. B. 90
without feedback? C. a Colpitts oscillator. C. 180
A. 1 + βA D. a Hartley oscillator. D. 45
B. βA
33. Refer to this figure. Determine the 37. At what phase shift is the magnitude
C. β
frequency of oscillation, if any. of βA at its minimum in the Nyquist
D. 1
plot?
28. The amplifier is unstable if the A. 90º
Nyquist curve plotted encloses B. 180º
(encircles) the –1 point, and it is stable C. 270º
otherwise. D. 0º
A. True
38. Determine the output impedance
B. False
with feedback for a voltage-series
29. Which of the following oscillators is feedback having A = –100, R1 = 15 kΩ,
(are) tuned oscillators? Ro = 20 kΩ, and a feedback of β= –0.25.
A. Colpitts A. 0.2 kΩ
B. Hartley A. 131 Hz B. 392.16 Ω
C. Crystal B. 262 Hz C. 1.82 kΩ
D. All of the above C. 2.62 kHz D. 769.23Ω
30. What is the ratio of the output D. none 39. Determine the voltage gain with
impedance with series feedback to that 34. Referring to this figure, calculate the feedback for a voltage-series feedback
without feedback? amplification gain where the op-amp having A = –100, R1 = 15 kΩ, Ro = 20 kΩ,
A. 1 gain (A) is 200,000, R1 = 1.5 kΩ, and R2 = and a feedback of β= –0.25.
B. 1 + βA 400 Ω. A. 3.85
C. βA B. –3.85
D. A C. –9.09
D. 9.09
31. Refer to the given figure. This circuit
is known as 40. Calculate the resonant frequency of
this Wien bridge oscillator if R1 = 25 kΩ,
R2 = 40 kΩ, C1 = 0.001 µF, and C2 =
0.002 µF.
A. 4.25
B. 4.50
C. 4.75
D. 5.00
voltage gain with feedback Avf.
A. a Clapp oscillator. A. 1560.3 Hz
B. an Armstrong oscillator. B. 1779.4 Hz
C. a Colpitts oscillator. C. 3120.7 Hz
D. a Hartley oscillator. D. 3558.8 Hz
32. Refer to the given figure. This circuit 41. The Nyquist plot combines the two
is known as Bode plots of gain versus frequency and
phase shift versus frequency on a single
plot.
A. True
A. –4.85
B. False
B. –4.20
C. –4.17 42. Calculate the resonant frequency of
D. –4.00 this oscillator.
36. One condition for positive feedback
is that the phase shift around the
feedback loop must be ________°.
A. 1560.34 Hz A. 16.3% C. a Colpitts oscillator.
B. 3120.70 Hz B. 54.5% D. a Hartley oscillator.
C. 4681.07 Hz C. 86.9%
56. In the Wien bridge oscillator, which
D. 6241.37 Hz D. none
of the following is (are) frequency-
43. What is the total phase shift 49. In the IC phase-shift oscillator, what determining components?
requirement, around the feedback loop, should the ratio of feedback resistor Rf A. R1 and R2
for a phase-shift oscillator? to R1 be? B. C1 and C2
A. 90° A. Zero C. R1, R2, C1, and C2
B. 180° B. Greater than –29 D. None of the above
C. 270° C. Less than 29
57. Determine the input impedance with
D. 360° D. Any value
feedback for a voltage-series feedback
44. An input signal is needed for an 50. At series resonance, the impedance having A = –100, R1 = 15 kΩ, Ro = 20 kΩ,
oscillator to start. of a crystal is and a feedback of β= –0.25.
A. True A. minimum. A. 110 kΩ
B. False B. maximum. B. 290 kΩ
C. equal. C. 390 kΩ
D. zero. D. 510 kΩ
amplification gain with feedback for the
following circuit values: R1 = 80 kΩ, R2 = 51. For frequencies up to 1 MHz, the 58. A certain oscillator has a tap on the
20 kΩ, Ro = 10 kΩ, RD = 61 kΩ, and gm = _______ is the most widely used type of inductor in the tank circuit. This
4000 μS. sinusoidal RC oscillator. oscillator is probably
A. Wien-bridge A. a Colpitts oscillator.
B. phase-shift B. a Clapp oscillator.
C. twin-T C. a crystal oscillator.
D. a Hartley oscillator.
52. The twin-T oscillator produces a
_______ response. 59. At parallel resonance, the impedance
A. low-pass of a crystal is
B. high-pass A. minimum.
A. –4.36 C. band-pass B. maximum.
B. –4.25 D. band-stop C. equal.
C. –6.35 D. zero.
D. –20.85 53. What is the typical value of quality
factor for crystal oscillators? 60. Refer to this figure. Assuming it is
46. The lead-lag circuit in the Wien- A. 20,000 configured as an oscillator and if you
bridge oscillator has a resonant B. 1000 desired to reduce the duty to less than
frequency at which the attenuation is C. 100 50%, the following circuit change would
A. 1/2. D. 10 need to be made.
B. 1/4.
C. 1/3. 54. Which of the following
D. 1/5. improvements is (are) a result of the
negative feedback in a circuit?
47. The start-up gain of an oscillator A. Higher input impedance
must be ________ one. B. Better stabilized voltage gain
A. equal to C. Improved frequency response
B. less than D. All of the above
C. greater than
48. Refer to this figure. What is the duty is known as
cycle, if any?
A. Reduce the size of R1.
B. Reduce the size of R2.
C. Increase the size of R1.
D. Connect a diode in parallel
with R1.
61. Calculate the fr of a lead-lag network
if R1 = R2 = 6.8 kΩ, and C1 = C2 =0.05µF.
A. a Clapp oscillator. A. 468 Hz
B. an Armstrong oscillator. B. 4.68 kHz
C. 46.8 kHz 7. The bandwidth in a ________ filter
D. 468 kHz equals the critical frequency.
A. low-pass
62. Which of the following is (are)
B. high-pass
feedback?
C. band-pass
A. Voltage-series
D. band-stop
B. Voltage-shunt A. a
C. Current-series B. b 8.Filters with the ________ characteristic
D. All of the above C. c are used for filtering pulse waveforms.
D. d A. Butterworth
63. What is the relationship between the
B. Chebyshev
series and parallel resonant frequencies 3. Filters with the ________ C. Bessel
of a quartz crystal? characteristic are useful when a rapid
A. They are equal. roll-off is required because it provides a 9. Refer to the given figure. The roll-off
B. Parallel resonant frequency is roll-off rate greater than – of this filter is about
approximately 1 kHz higher 20/dB/decade/pole.
than series resonant A. Butterworth
frequency. B. Chebyshev
C. Series resonant frequency is C. Bessel
approximately 1 kHz higher
than parallel resonant 4. A ________ filter significantly
frequency. attenuates all frequencies below fc and
D. none of the above passes all frequencies above fc.
A. low-pass A. 20 dB/decade.
64. An op-amp integrator has a square- B. high-pass B. 40 dB/decade.
wave input. The output should be C. band-pass C. 60 dB/decade.
A. a sine wave. D. band-stop D. 80 dB/decade.
B. a triangle wave. 10. Refer to the given figure. The roll-off
C. a square wave. 5. The gain of the multiple-feedback
band-pass filter above is equal to which of the circuit shown is about
D. pure dc.
of the following? Assume C = C1 = C2.
65. The frequency distortion arising
because of varying amplifier gain with
frequency is considerably reduced in a
negative-voltage feedback amplifier
circuit.
A. True
B. False
A. 20 dB/decade.
B. 40 dB/decade.
C. 60 dB/decade.
ACTIVE FILTERS A. A0 = R2 / R1
D. 80 dB/decade.
B. A0 = R1 / R2
1. A ________ filter rejects all C. A0 = R2 / 2 R1 11. Refer to this figure. This is a
frequencies within a specified band and D. A0 = R1 / 2 R2 ________ filter.
passes all those outside this band. 6. Refer to the given figure. This circuit is
A. low-pass known as a ____ filter, and the fc is ____.
B. high-pass
C. band-pass
D. band-stop
2. Identify the frequency response curve
for a band-pass filter.
A. low-pass
B. high-pass
C. band-pass
A. high-pass, 1.59 kHz D. band-stop
B. band-pass, 15.9 kHz
12. Which filter exhibits a linear phase
C. low-pass, 15.9 kHz
characteristic?
D. high-pass, 15.9 kHz
A. Bessel
B. Butterworth
C. Chebyshev
D. all of the above
13. Refer to the given figure. The cutoff
frequency of this filter is ________, and
the circuit is known as a ________. A. a
B. b A. increase.
C. c B. decrease.
D. d C. remain the same.
D. increase and then decrease.
19. Identify the frequency response
curve for a low-pass filter. 23. One important application of a state-
variable ________ filter with a summing
amplifier is to minimize the 60 Hz "hum"
in audio systems.
A. low-pass
A. 721 Hz, low-pass filter B. high-pass
B. 721 Hz, high-pass filter C. band-pass
C. 72 Hz, low-pass filter D. band-stop
D. 721 Hz, band-pass filter
24. Refer to the given figure. This is a
14. The critical frequency is defined as _______ filter, and it has a cutoff
the point at which the response drops frequency of ________.
________ from the passband.
A. –20 dB
B. –3 dB
C. –6 dB A. a
D. –40 dB B. b
C. c
15. Filters with the ________ D. d
characteristic provide a very flat
amplitude in the passband and a roll-off 20. Refer to the given figure. This is a A. high-pass, 21 Hz
rate of –20 dB/decade/pole. ________ filter. B. low-pass, 21 Hz
A. Butterworth C. high-pass, 2.65 kHz
B. Chebyshev D. low-pass, 2.65 kHz
C. Bessel 25. Refer to the given figure. RA = 2.2 kΩ
16. Which filter exhibits the most rapid and RB = 1.2 kΩ. This filter is probably a
roll-off rate?
A. Bessel
B. Butterworth
C. Chebyshev
D. all of the above A. band-pass
B. band-stop
17. Which filter has a maximally flat
C. high-pass
response?
D. low-pass
A. Bessel A. Butterworth type.
B. Butterworth 21. A low-pass filter has a cutoff B. Bessel type.
C. Chebyshev frequency of 1.23 kHz. Determine the C. Chebyshev type.
D. all of the above bandwidth of the filter.
A. 2.46 kHz 26. Refer to this figure. This filter has a
18. Identify the frequency response roll-off rate of
B. 1.23 kHz
curve for a high-pass filter.
C. 644 Hz
D. not enough information given
22. Refer to this figure. Increasing the
values of the filter section resistors in
this circuit will cause the fc to
A. 20 dB/decade. 11. A phase-locked loop (PLL) is a
B. 40 dB/decade. 3. The intermediate frequency in a feedback circuit consisting of a
C. 60 dB/decade. standard AM receiver is A. phase detector.
D. 80 dB/decade. A. 455 Hz. B. low-pass filter.
B. 455 kHz. C. VCO.
27. Identify the frequency response
C. 4.55 MHz. D. all of the above
curve for a band-reject filter.
12. If a 1 MHz carrier is amplitude
4. In order for a light ray to propagate modulated with a 5 kHz audio signal, the
along a fiber-optic cable, what must the upper-side frequency is ________ kHz.
relationship be between the angle of A. 1005
incidence and the critical angle? B. 1000
A. θi > θc C. 995
B. θi < θc D. none of the above
C. θi = θc
5. Light may be propagated along a fiber
VOLTAGE AND CURRENT
-optic cable in which of the following
1. What is the color code for a 220Ω 5%
modes?
resistor?
A. multimode step index
A. a A. Red, Red, Brown, Gold
B. single-mode step index
B. b B. Orange, Orange, Black, Gold
C. multimode graded index
C. c C. Red, Red, Black, Gold
D. all of the above
D. d D. Red, Red, Brown, Silver
6. In AM, the carrier is changed by a
28. A third-order filter will have a roll-off 2. If 60 J of energy are available for
modulating signal. What parameter of
rate of every 15 C of charge, what is the
the carrier is changed?
A. –20 dB/decade. voltage?
A. amplitude
B. –40 dB/decade. A. 4V
B. frequency
C. –60 dB/decade. B. 60 V
C. pulse width
D. –30 dB/decade. C. 15 V
D. phase
D. 0.25 V
29. A ______ filter passes all frequencies 7. For a four-quadrant linear multiplier,
within a band between a lower and an 3. An atom's atomic number is
what is the output voltage, given input
upper critical frequency and rejects all determined by the number of:
voltages of Vx = +2 V and Vy = –10 V?
others outside this band. A. neutrons minus protons
A. +2 V
A. low-pass B. protons
B. +1 V
B. high-pass C. electrons
C. –2 V
C. band-pass D. neutrons
D. –1 V
D. band-stop 4. A voltage will influence current only if
8. The output spectrum of a ________
the circuit is:
modulator includes upper-side and
A. open
lower-side frequencies and the carrier
COMMUNICATIONS frequency.
B. insulated
C. high resistance
A. balanced
1. A certain fiber-optic cable has the D. closed
B. standard amplitude
following characteristics: n1 = 1.82 and C. none of the above 5. Which resistive component is
n2 = 1.73. What is the value of θc? designed to be temperature sensitive?
A. 71.90º 9. Amplitude modulation is a _____
A. Thermistor
B. 0.95º process.
B. Rheostat
C. 18.1º A. multiplication
C. Potentiometer
D. 1.81º B. division
D. Photoconductive cell
C. sum/difference
2. An AM demodulator can be 6. The battery symbol is:
implemented with a linear multiplier 10. What does VCO stand for?
followed by a ________ filter. A. Visually-Controlled A.
A. low-pass Organization
B. high-pass B. Voltage-Controlled Oscillator
C. band-pass C. Voltage-Centered Oscilloscope
B.
D. band-stop
C. 14. What are the unit and symbol for B. solid, gas, or liquid
current? C. mineral, gas, or liquid
D. A. Ampere, A D. plastic, solid, or gas
B. Coulomb, I
7. What type of switch is this? 23. Material that consists of a mixture of
C. Ampere, Q
elements is considered to be:
D. Ampere, I
A. an element
15. Which part of an atom has no B. an ion
electrical charge? C. a compound
A. push button A. Electron D. a molecule
B. SPST B. Neutron
24. How many valence shell electrons
C. DPDT C. Proton
are there in semiconductor atoms?
D. SPDT D. All of the above
A. 16
8. Primary batteries, unlike secondary 16. Which voltage source converts B. 8
batteries, may be: chemical energy to electrical energy? C. 4
A. charged once A. Electrical generator D. 2
B. used once B. Battery
25.When considering conventional
C. recharged over and over C. Solar cell
current versus electron current flow:
D. stored indefinitely D. Electronic power supply
A. electron current flow came first
9. In practical applications, battery 17. An example of potential energy is: B. protons move in conventional
voltage: A. tea-kettle steam current flow
A. is restored as soon as B. a moving vehicle C. conventional current flow
disconnect occurs C. the sun came first
B. is lowered as the load D. a battery D. the direction of current is the
increases same in both methods
18. If 40 C of charge flow past a point in
C. may be stored indefinitely
20 s, what is the current? 26. Which unit of charge contains 6.25 ×
D. will be reduced to zero as power 18
A. 2A 10 electrons?
is drawn
B. 0.5 A A. An ampere
10. The negative and positive charge C. 20 A B. A coulomb
symbols are assigned (in that order) to D. 40 A C. A volt
the: D. A joule
A. proton and electron 19. Batteries differ from fuel cells in that
27. A switch is a device that:
B. electron and proton A. a battery is a closed system
A. short circuits complex circuits
C. atom and nucleus B. a battery uses hydrogen and
B. holds a fuse
D. electron and element oxygen to create electricity
C. has double poles
C. a battery uses a polymer
11. A voltmeter is used: D. opens or completes a current
electrolyte membrane
A. to measure current path
B. in series with the circuit
28. The term used to designate
C. in parallel with the circuit 20. The removal of a non-neutral
electrical pressure is:
D. to measure coulombs subatomic particle converts the atom
A. voltage
into a:
12. If the current in a circuit equals 0 A, it B. current
A. charged ion
is likely that the C. resistance
B. nucleus
A. voltage is too high D. conductance
C. heavier element
B. resistance is too low
D. compound
C. circuit has a short 29. Which electronics material opposes
D. circuit is open 21. One coulomb passing a point in one the movement of free electrons?
second is one: A. Conductor
13. Current equals:
A. ampere B. Insulator
B. volt C. Semiconductor
A. C. ohm D. Element
B. coulombs × time D. charge
30. Current is considered as the
22. In which states may matter may be movement of:
C. found? A. electrons
D. voltage × time A. solid, liquid, or mineral B. protons
C. charge
D. nuclei C. battery D. Like charges repel and unlike
D. insulator charges repel.
31. A lead-acid battery is an example of
a 39. An element is a substance that is: 47. If an electrical system is compared to
A. solar cell A. varied throughout the entire a fluid system, the electrical current
B. fuel cell piece corresponds to the:
C. primary battery B. used only in electronics A. pressure
D. secondary battery C. electrically charged B. pump
D. found only in its pure form C. water wheel
32. The charge of one coulomb is equal
D. water flow
to: 40. Current is:
−18
A. 6.24 x 10 electrons A. the presence of a positive
B. one ampere charge
C. one second B. the abundance of electrons PARALLEL CIRCUITS
18
D. 6.24 x 10 electrons C. the movement of electrons
D. the repulsion of electrons 1. When parallel resistors are of three
33. A basic electric circuit is made up of different values, which has the greatest
what components? 41. What do you call a diagram that power loss?
A. load, a resistor, and a shows the electrical connections of a A. The smallest resistance
conductive path for current circuit's components? B. The largest resistance
B. A voltage source, a load, and a A. A schematic diagram C. They have the same power loss.
conductive path for current B. A pictorial diagram D. Voltage and resistance values
C. A voltage source, a conductive C. A block diagram are needed.
path for current, and a battery D. An electrical diagram
D. A conductive path for current, a 2. What is the product-over-sum result
42. A short circuit will have: of 150 and 6800?
battery, and a copper wire
A. a small current flow A. 150
34. An ammeter is used to measure B. a large current flow B. 146.7
A. voltage C. no current flow C. 0.006
B. current D. some current flow D. 6800
C. resistance
43. The basic difference between a fuse 3. The voltage across any branch of a
D. All of the above
and a circuit breaker is parallel circuit:
A. a fuse is slower A. varies as the total current varies
35. What is the name of the pressure
B. a fuse is reusable B. is inversely proportional to total
that moves electrons in a closed circuit?
C. a circuit breaker is reusable circuit resistance
A. amperes
D. a circuit breaker is more C. is equally applied to all branch
B. ohms
reliable conductances
C. voltage
D. coulombs 44. Which is the smallest? D. is dropped in proportion to each
A. atom branch resistance
36. What is a characteristic of a
B. proton 4. What is the total power loss if 2 kΩ
secondary cell?
C. neutron and 1 kΩ parallel-connected resistors
A. rechargeability
D. electron have an IT of 3 mA?
B. not rechargeable
C. a dry cell 45. A secondary cell generates dc via A. 6W
D. non-liquid chemical activity; a primary cell B. 36 W
generates dc: C. 6 mW
37. What are the basic building blocks D. 36 mW
A. electrically
that all matter is composed of?
B. thermally 5. What happens to total resistance in a
A. electrons, neutrons, and
C. optically circuit with parallel resistors if one of
protons
D. chemically them opens?
B. two protons for each neutron
C. two protons for each electron 46. Which of the following statements is A. It increases.
D. electrons, neutrons, and true? B. It halves.
charged ions A. Unlike charges repel and like C. It remains the same.
charges attract. D. It decreases.
38. If a fluid system is compared to an
B. Like charges repel and unlike 6. Components that connect in parallel
electrical system, the fluid pump will
charges attract. form:
correspond to a:
C. Unlike charges attract and like A. branches
A. conductor
charges attract. B. open circuits
B. lamp
C. short circuits A. R1 is open.
D. a voltage divider B. R2 is open.
C. The fuse is open.
7. A parallel circuit differs from a series
D. The circuit is operating
circuit in that a parallel circuit has A. 24 V
normally.
A. no path for current flow B. 12 V
B. fewer paths for current flow 12. In the given circuit, Channel 1 of the C. 6V
C. one path for current flow stereo amplifier outputs 12 V to the D. 4V
D. more than one path for speakers. How much total power is the
17. Which component is of the wrong
current flow amplifier delivering to the speakers?
value?
8. In the given circuit, Channel 1 of the
stereo amplifier outputs 12 V to the
speakers. How much total current is the
amplifier providing to the speakers?
A. 0W
B. 18 W
C. 36 W
D. More information is needed to
find the total power delivered A. R1
A. 0A B. R2
to the speakers.
B. 1.5 A C. R3
C. 3A 13. If a 1 kΩ and a 2 kΩ resistor are D. R4
D. More information is needed to parallel-connected across a 12 V supply,
find the total current provided how much current is received by the 2 18. What does I3 equal in the given
to the speakers. kΩ resistor? circuit?
A. 4 mA
9. If two parallel-connected resistors
B. 6 mA
dissipate 6 watts and 10 watts of power,
C. 8 mA
then what is the total power loss?
D. 12 mA
A. 3.75 watts
B. 4 watts 14. What does VS equal in the given A. 5 mA
C. 16 watts circuit? B. 45 mA
D. 60 watts C. 50 mA
10. Which component is shorted? D. 100 mA
19. What is the total power of the
circuit?
A. 0V
B. 9V
A. R1 C. 27 V
B. R2 D. More information is needed to
C. R3 A. 2.2 W
find VS.
D. R4 B. 4.2 W
15. The current through R1 will be: C. 6.2 W
11. What would these meter readings D. 8.2 W
indicate about the circuit in the given
circuit? 20. What are the individual values of
two parallel resistors whose RT is 8 ohms,
when one has double the resistance of
the other?
A. 128 mA A. 2.7 ohms and 5.3 ohms
B. 88 mA B. 8 ohms and 16 ohms
C. 48 mA C. 10 ohms and 20 ohms
D. 2.2 mA D. 12 ohms and 24 ohms
16. The voltage read by the voltmeter
Meter Readings: I = 7.6 mA, V = 12 V
will be:
21. When a parallel 5 kΩ resistor and a C. Start with the highest scale
25 kΩ resistor have a 10 V supply, what and adjust down to a
is the total power loss? lower scale.
A. 2.4 mW D. Start with the lowest scale and
B. 3.3 mW adjust up to a higher scale.
C. 24 mW
31. A parallel circuit is also used as a
D. 33 mW
Meter Readings: I = 0 mA, V = 0 V divider for:
22. In a parallel resistive circuit: A. R1 is open. A. conductance
A. there is more than one current B. R2 is open. B. voltage
path between two points C. The fuse is open. C. power
B. the voltage applied divides D. The circuit is operating D. current
between the branches normally. 32. What is RT for a 12 kΩ, a 4 kΩ , and a
C. the total branch power exceeds
27. If 550 mA of current leaves a node 3 k Ωresistor in parallel?
the source power
that had 250 mA entering from one A. 1.5 kΩ
D. the total circuit conductance is
branch, how much current would enter B. 2 kΩ
less than the smallest branch
from the other? C. 6.3 kΩ
conductance
A. 250 mA D. 19 kΩ
23. What is the total resistance? B. 300 mA 33. What is the total resistance of four 1
C. 550 mA kΩ parallel-connected resistors?
D. 800 mA A. 200 ohms
28. What would these meter readings B. 250 ohms
indicate about the circuit in the given C. 400 ohms
A. 7kΩ circuit? D. 4 kilohms
B. 1kΩ 34. Which are the better test devices
C. 706 Ω used to isolate a suspected open
D. 353 Ω component within a parallel circuit?
24. Kirchhoff's current law for parallel A. a voltmeter or an ohmmeter
circuits states that the: B. neither an ammeter nor a
A. sum of all branch voltages voltmeter
equals zero C. a wattmeter or a voltmeter
Meter Readings: I = 10 mA, V = 12 V D. an ammeter or an ohmmeter
B. total circuit resistance is less
A. R1 is open.
than the smallest branch 35. What does P2 equal in the given
B. R2 is open.
resistor circuit?
C. The fuse is open.
C. sum of currents into a junction
D. The circuit is operating
is equal to the difference of all
normally.
the branch currents
D. sum of the total currents 29. What does RT equal in the given
flowing out of a junction circuit?
equals the sum of the total
currents flowing into that A. 45 mW
junction B. 405 mW
C. 450 mW
25. Which component is open? D. 900 mW
A. 90 Ω 36. What does R1 equal in the given

B. 180 Ω circuit?
C. 200 Ω
D. 1.8 kΩ
A. R1 30. What procedure should be followed
B. R2 when troubleshooting with an ammeter
C. R3 or voltmeter?
D. R4 A. Short the leads and adjust. A. 90 Ω
B. Check the meter’s external B. 180 Ω
26. What would these meter readings C. 200 Ω
power supply.
indicate about the circuit in the given D. 1.8 k Ω
circuit?
37. What is the total resistance? B. when the current through the A. bandpass filter
capacitor is the same as when B. high-pass filter
the capacitor is discharged C. low-pass filter
C. when the voltage across the D. differentiator
plates is 0.707 of the input
9. After which time constant can a
voltage
capacitor be considered to be fully
D. when the current through the
charged?
capacitor is directly
A. first
proportional to the area of the
B. third
plates
C. fifth
4. What is the reactive power in the D. seventh
given circuit?
10. You could increase the time constant
A. 1.045 kΩ of an RC circuit by
B. 1.545 kΩ A. adding a resistor in parallel with
C. 2.045 kΩ the circuit resistance
D. 2.545 kΩ B. adding a capacitor in parallel
38. What is RT for fifteen 2 MΩ resistors with the circuit capacitance
all connected in parallel? C. increasing the amplitude of the
A. 133 kΩ A. 0 VAR input voltage
B. 300 kΩ B. 691 µVAR D. exchanging the position of the
C. 750 kΩ C. 44.23 mVAR resistor and capacitor in the
D. 30 MΩ D. 1.45 kVAR circuit
39. Which is considered to be the 5. What is the angle theta value for a 5.6 11. A capacitor's rate of charge is
common reference for a parallel circuit? µF capacitor and a 50-ohm resistor in considered:
A. Voltage series with a 1.1 kHz, 5 Vac source? A. magnetic
B. Current A. 27.3 degrees B. a current block
C. Power B. 62.7 degrees C. linear
D. Resistance C. –27.3 degrees D. exponential
D. –62.7 degrees 12. A resistor and an output capacitor
6. When a 4.7 µF capacitor is connected form a series circuit with a square wave
CAPACITORS to a 1 kHz source, what is its capacitive applied. The circuit is:
reactance? A. an integrator
1. In a 20 Vac series RC circuit, if 20 V is A. 4.7 ohms B. a differentiator
measured across the resistor and 40 V is B. 29.5 ohms C. a multiplier
measured across the capacitor, the C. 34 ohms D. a divider
applied voltage is: D. 213 ohms 13. If an open capacitor is checked with
A. 45 V an ohmmeter, the needle will:
7. What is the total capacitance?
B. 50 V A. stay on zero
C. 55 V B. stay on infinity
D. 60 V C. move from zero to infinity
2. Select the equation below that D. move from infinity to zero
represents the relationship between 14. What is the circuit's total current?
charge, capacitance, and voltage for a A. 1F
capacitor. B. 12 F
A. Q = CV C. 0.615 F
B. C = QV D. 8F
8. What is this circuit?
C.
D. V = IR
3. When is a capacitor fully charged?
A. when the voltage across its A. 4.57 mA
plates is ½ of the voltage from B. 9.327 mA
ground to one of its plates C. 11.570 mA
D. 13.830 mA
15. As a capacitor is being charged, B. 100 Ω
current flowing into the capacitor will: C. 1kΩ
A. increase D. 1MΩ
B. decrease
22. What is the capacitance of the circuit
C. remain the same
shown in the given circuit?
D. cannot tell
16. What is the phase shift between the
voltage across the resistor and the A. bandpass filter
voltage from the source? B. high-pass filter
C. low-pass filter
D. integrator
A. 0.066µF 28. A capacitor is constructed of two
B. 0.9 µF parallel:
C. 65.97 pF A. conductors
D. 900 pF B. semiconductors
23. In an ac circuit, an output capacitor C. inductors
and a resistor are connected in series D. dielectrics
A. VR leads VS by 17° with an ac signal. What filter action will 29. Which of the following determines
B. VR leads VS by 73° be the result? the capacitance of a capacitor?
C. VR lags VS by 73° A. bandpass A. Plate area, dielectric strength,
D. VR lags VS by 17° B. low-pass and plate separation
17. A capacitor stores energy within a C. high-pass B. Voltage rating, dielectric
dielectric between the conducting plates D. band-stop constant, and temperature
in the form of: 24. What is the total opposition to coefficient
A. a magnetic field current in a series RC circuit called? C. Temperature coefficient, plate
B. positive voltage A. impedance area, and plate separation
C. negative voltage B. inductance D. Plate area, dielectric constant,
D. an electric field C. reactance and plate separation
18. As a capacitor is being charged, the D. resistance 30. Most older types of paper capacitors
voltage across its terminals will: 25. Which of the following statements is have been replaced by which type of
A. increase true? construction?
B. decrease A. The voltage to which a A. electrolytic
C. remain the same capacitor is charged can change B. plastic film
D. oppose the source instantaneously. C. oxide casing
B. The current in a capacitive D. waxed paper
19. With a 500 kHz signal source, what
would be the value of a capacitor circuit takes time to change. 31. If C1, a 4.7 µF capacitor, and C2, a 3.3
yielding a capacitive reactance of 1 k Ω? C. A fully charged capacitor µF capacitor are in series with 18 Vdc
A. 318 pF appears as a short to dc current. applied, what is the voltage across C1?
B. 2 nF D. An uncharged capacitor A. 3.3 V
C. 3.18 µF appears as a short to an B. 7.4 V
D. 2F instantaneous change in C. 6.6 V
current. D. 9.4 V
20. After a capacitor has charged for 1
tc, what percentage of current remains 26. In a capacitive circuit, current flow is 32. What is the impedance of a series RC
in the resistor? limited to circuit that consists of a 0.22 µF
A. 63.2 A. charging periods capacitor and a 200-ohm resistor
B. 36.8 B. discharging periods connected to a 3 kHz source?
C. 13.5 C. neither charging periods nor A. 214 ohms
D. 5.0 discharging periods B. 313 ohms
D. both charging periods and C. 414 ohms
21. If a current of 40 mA flows through a discharging periods D. 880 ohms
series circuit consisting of a 0.4µF
capacitor and a resistor in series with a 4 27. What circuit has the following 33. What is the reactance value for a
kHz, 40 Vac source, what is the total frequency response? capacitor installed in a dc circuit?
circuit impedance? A. zero
A. 10 Ω B. moderate
C. infinite C. between 5 and 1000 47. An 8 V power source is charging a
D. cannot tell D. 3000 capacitor. How many volts will be across
the capacitor at the second time
34. In a purely capacitive circuit, 41. What is the voltage across a
constant?
A. current leads voltage by 90° capacitor after being charged from a 100
A. 1 volt
B. voltage leads current by 90° V source for a period of one time
B. 3 volts
C. current lags voltage by 90° constant?
C. 5 volts
D. current and voltage have a A. 37.8 V
D. 7 volts
phase relationship of 0° B. 38 V
C. 63 V 48. The material used between the
35. How long would it take the capacitor
D. 101 V plates of a capacitor is called its:
in the given circuit to completely
A. insulation material
discharge if the switch was in position 2? 42. What is the dc charging/discharging
B. dielectric material
time constant for the circuit?
C. separation material
D. plate-divider material
49. When a circuit consists of a capacitor
and a resistor in series with a voltage
source, and the voltage across the
resistor is zero, then the capacitor is:
A. 22 ms A. charging
B. 69 ms A. 294 ps B. discharging
C. 345 ms B. 13.5 ms C. fully charged
D. 420 ms C. 21.25 ms D. fully discharged
D. 2.16 Gs 50. Which material has the highest
36. What is the capacitive reactance if I =
1 amp, V = 2 volts, C = 5 F, and frequency 43. Power stored from the source and dielectric strength?
= 10 Hz? then returned to the source is called: A. Air
A. 0.2 Ω A. apparent power B. Paper
B. 0.5 Ω B. impedance power C. Mica
C. 0.02 Ω C. reactive power D. Oil
D. 0.003 D. true power 51. What is the circuit's impedance?
37. What is wrong with a leaky 44. Capacitor value markings are usually:
capacitor? A. alphanumeric
A. It is open. B. color dabs
B. It is shorted. C. standard
C. The dielectric resistance has D. white print
increased.
45. A source voltage across a capacitor
D. The dielectric resistance has
will:
decreased. A. 1192 Ω
A. lead the current by 90 degrees
38. What is the value of a capacitor B. lead the current by 180 degrees B. 843 Ω
labeled 102? C. lag the current by 90 degrees C. 723 Ω
A. 10,000 pF D. lag the current by 180 degrees D. 511 Ω
B. 1000 pF 52. In an ac circuit, a capacitor and an
46. How long would it take the capacitor
C. 1000 µF output resistor are connected in series
in the given circuit to completely charge
D. 10,000 µF with an ac signal. What filter action will
if the switch was in position 1?
39. If the dielectric constant of a be the result?
capacitor is decreased, then its A. bandpass
capacitance will: B. low-pass
A. increase C. high-pass
B. decrease D. band-stop
C. remain the same 53. What is the impedance of this circuit?
D. be destroyed
40. What is the dielectric constant for A. 22 ms
ceramic? B. 69 ms
A. between 6 and 8000 C. 345 ms
B. 5.0 D. 440 ms
capacitor and a 1 kΩ resistor connected D. 37.5 mF
in parallel?
66. A capacitor and an output resistor
A. 459 µA
form a series circuit with a square wave
B. 647 µA
applied. The circuit is:
C. 1.31 mA
A. an integrator
D. 1.85 mA
B. a differentiator
60. What is the value of a capacitor that C. a multiplier
can store two coulombs of charge when D. a divider
A. 5928 Ω 500 volts is applied across its plates?
67. Capacitive reactance values
B. 2000 Ω A. 4 µF
connected in series offer
C. 1902 Ω B. 250 µF
A. an increase in total XC
D. 1798 Ω C. 4,000 µF
B. a decrease in total XC
D. 250 F
54. What is the reactive power? C. no change in total XC
61. The strength of an electric field at a D. total opposition to voltage in
given point is proportional to the the circuit
potential difference on the plates and
68. The quantity that represents an ideal
inversely proportional to the:
capacitor dissipating 0 W of power is
A. plate separation
A. instantaneous power
B. negative plate only
B. true power
C. field strength
C. reactive power
D. charge difference
D. resistive power
A. 6.8 mW 62. How is ac current related to ac
69. If a capacitor is placed across a 20 V
B. 9.8 mW voltage in a purely capacitive circuit?
source, what will be the amount of
C. 12.8 mW A. AC current is 0.707 of the ac
charge after 5 tc?
D. 15.8 mW voltage.
A. 5.0 V
55. A practical capacitor B. AC current lags ac voltage.
B. 12.8 V
A. is a short to dc C. AC current is 0.637 of the ac
C. 13.5 V
B. looks like a capacitor in voltage.
D. 20 V
parallel with a resistor D. AC current leads ac voltage.
C. is an open to ac 70. What is the impedance of an ac RC
63. What is the voltage across the
D. stores energy in a magnetic parallel circuit if the resistance is 12
capacitor?
field ohms and the capacitive reactance
equals 5 ohms?
56. Which of the following is the
A. 0.2 ohms
reference vector for parallel RC circuits?
B. 3.5 ohms
A. R
C. 4.6 ohms
B. I
D. 13 ohms
C. C
D. V 71. What will a 1µ F capacitor store?
A. 7.07 V
A. one coulomb of charge
57. What do variable capacitors use for B. 1.11 V 12
B. 6.24 x 10 electrons
dielectric? C. 111 mV
C. one volt
A. ceramic, electrolytic, mica, or D. 7.07 mV
D. one µA of current
paper 64. For a given charge difference,
B. air, ceramic, mica, or plastic 72. In an RC circuit, true power (PR)
electrostatic field strength varies
C. ceramic, paper, plastic, or mica equals:
according to:
D. mica, ceramic, plastic, or A. plate differential
electrolytic B. plate area A.
58. If a charged capacitor is C. plate distance B. VS × I
2
disconnected from a circuit, it will: D. dielectric quantity C. IR
A. immediately discharge D. VT × RT
65. A capacitor has 25 V across its plates
B. recharge and a stored charge of 1500 µC. What is 73. What is the power factor if the
C. remain charged the capacitance value? apparent power of a circuit is 5 W, while
D. leak the charge A. 60 pF the true power is 4 W?
59. What is the total current for a 5 MHz, B. 60 µF A. 0.0 W
1 Vac circuit that consists of a 27 pF C. 16.67 mF
B. 0.8 W C. 13 V A. +1.48 V
C. 1.0 W D. 0V B. +0.94 V
D. 1.25 W C. +11.6 V
6. With a total resistance of 3300 ohms
D. +3 V
74. If the reactive power of a circuit is 50 and a 45 V source, if R3 is 1200 ohms,
mW while the apparent power is 64 mW, what will be its voltage drop? 11. An 8-ohm resistor is in series with a
then what is the true power of the A. 16.36 V lamp. The circuit current is 1 A. With 20
circuit? B. 32.72 V V applied, what voltage is being allowed
A. 14 mW C. 10.90 V for the lamp?
B. 36 mW D. 15.00 V A. 4V
C. 40 mW B. 8V
7. Calculate the voltage at point B in the
D. 114 mW C. 12 V
given circuit.
D. 20 V
12. What is wrong, if anything, with
SERIES CIRCUITS this circuit?
1. What is the current flow through R1,

R2, and R3?
A. +10.48 V
B. +0.94 V
C. +2.6 V
D. +3 V
A. R1 is open.
8. In the given circuit, what type of B. R1 is shorted.
failure will cause the voltage at point B C. R2 is open.
A. 1A, 1A, 1A to equal the voltage at point C? D. R2 is shorted.
B. 1A, 2A, 3A
13. Kirchhoff’s voltage law states that:
C. 3A, 3A, 3A
A. the sum of the voltage drops
D. 3A, 2A, 1A
in a series circuit is equal to the
2. One of the most common applications total applied voltage
of a potentiometer is as an adjustable B. the algebraic sum of the
voltage divider, also known as resistances is equal to the sum
A. voltage control A. R1 shorts of the voltages
B. current control B. R2 shorts C. the algebraic sum of the
C. volume control C. R3 shorts individual currents around a
D. divider control D. R2 opens closed loop is zero
9. What is the voltage at points B to D in D. the voltages developed across
3. If the resistance total in a series circuit
the given circuit? each element in a series circuit
doubles, current will:
are identical
A. be the same
B. be doubled 14. If series current doubles, then:
C. reduce source voltage A. resistance is halved
D. be halved B. voltage is doubled
C. voltage is reduced
4. Power is defined as:
D. resistance is doubled
A. the rate at which work is done
A. +19.2 V
B. work 15. What are the minimum and
B. +8.8 V
C. the conversion of energy maximum output voltages?
C. +28 V
D. joules
D. –19.2 V
5. What is the dc source voltage?
10. Calculate the voltage at point C in
the given circuit.
A. 78 V
B. 39 V A. 0 V, 4 V
B. 0 V, 8 V If a voltage is connected between A. The batteries are series-aiding
C. 0 V, 12 V contacts 2 and 3 in the given circuit, and the total source voltage
D. 0 V, 16 V which resistors will carry current? equals 21 V.
A. All twelve resistors will carry B. The batteries are series-
16. A short circuit has:
current. opposing and the total source
A. too much resistance
B. Only R6 and R11 will carry voltage equals 3 V.
B. no conductance
current. C. The batteries are series-aiding
C. no resistance
C. Only R2, R4, R6, and R11 will and the total source voltage
D. low current
carry current. equals 3 V.
17. If three resistors of 1.5 kilohms, 470 D. Only R3, R6, R9, and R12 will D. The batteries are series-
ohms, and 3300 ohms are in series with a carry current. opposing and the total source
25-volt source, what is the total circuit voltage equals 21 V.
22. Given a series circuit containing
current?
resistors of different values, which 27. A series circuit current:
A. 210 mA
statement is not true? A. remains the same through
B. 5.2 mA
A. The current through each each component
C. 4.7 mA
resistor is the same. B. is the same as the individual
D. .007 A
B. The sum of the voltage drops resistances
18. What is the total power in the circuit? across each resistive element C. is subtracted by each
will be equal. component
C. The total resistance is the sum D. varies through each component
of the value of the resistors.
28.
D. The voltage drop across each
resistor is the same.
23. With 20 V applied, an 8-ohm resistor
is in series with a lamp. When the lamp is
A. 170 mW
removed, what voltage will be read
B. 1.7 W
across the lamp socket?
C. 17 W
A. 0V
D. 170 W If R2 opens in the given circuit, what is
B. 8V
19. A string of resistors in a series circuit C. 12 V the voltage at point B?
will: D. 20 V A. +19.2 V
A. divide the source voltage in B. +8.8 V
24. When 50 V is applied to four series C. +28 V
proportion to their values
resistors, 100 µA flows. If R1 = 12 kΩ, R2 D. –19.2 V
B. reduce the power to zero
= 47 kΩ, and R3 = 57 kΩ, what is the
C. cause the current to divide 29. If 5 V and 16 V power supplies are
value of R4?
D. increase the source voltage in connected in series-opposing, what is
A. 38.4 kΩ
proportion to the values the total voltage?
B. 3.84 kΩ
20. While putting three 1.5 V batteries C. 384 kΩ A. 11 V
into a flashlight, you put one in D. 3.84 MΩ B. 16 V
backwards. The flashlight will be C. 21 V
25. In a series circuit, the voltage D. 80 V
______________.
measured across a short will be:
A. brighter than normal 30. What is the total resistance?
A. source voltage
B. dimmer than normal
B. infinite voltage
C. off
C. zero volts
D. the same
D. the normal voltage drop
21.
26. Which is a true statement about the
circuit in the given circuit?
A. 0 kΩ; there is no current

B. 2 kΩ; the average
C. 3 kΩ; the largest
. D. 6 kΩ; the sum
31. Which equation determines 39. A series circuit schematic is D. P2 = 387 mW, P4 = 163 mW, P6
individual resistor voltage drop? recognized because all the components = 136 mW
A. VxR are connected:
2 3. If the load in the given circuit is 120 Ω,
B. I xR A. diagonally across the page
what is the loaded output voltage?
C. VxI B. in a uniform vertical manner
D. IxR C. end to end in a "string"
D. horizontally across the page
32. How will an open resistor affect a
series circuit? 40. With a 900 V source, voltage is
A. Current will flow around the divided across 3 series resistors of 300 V,
open resistor. 280 V, and:
B. The open resistor will drop 0 V. A. 30 V
C. Total resistance will decrease. B. 270 V
A. 4.21 V
D. No current will flow in the C. 320 V
B. 15.79 V
circuit. D. 900 V
C. 16 V
33. The voltage drop across a series 41. How much current flows in the circuit D. 19.67 V
resistor is proportional to what other in the given circuit?
4. In a series–parallel circuit, individual
value?
component power dissipations are
A. total resistance
calculated using:
B. its own resistance
A. individual component
C. wattage rating
parameters
D. the amount of time the circuit is
B. a percent of the voltage division
on
ratio squared
34. Resistance in a series circuit will: C. total current squared multiplied
A. control the voltage by the resistor values
B. double the current D. a percent of the total power
A. 20 µA
C. halve the power depending on resistor ratios
B. 60 µA
D. oppose current C. 80 µA 5. The current flowing through an
35. When a battery is connected to a D. 140 µA unloaded voltage divider is called the:
series circuit, it delivers current based A. resistor current
only upon: B. load current
A. primary/secondary difference SERIES-PARALLEL C. bleeder current
B. total resistance D. voltage current
C. the polarity connections
CIRCUITS
6. When a Wheatstone bridge is in a
D. average resistance
1.What theorem replaces a complex balanced condition, the center
36. What determines the total resistance network with an equivalent circuit voltmeter in the bridge will read:
in a series circuit? containing a source voltage and a series A. twice the source voltage
A. the largest resistor resistance? B. the same as the source
B. the sum of the resistors A. Multinetwork voltage
C. the largest resistor minus the B. Norton C. zero volts
smaller C. Thevenin D. half the source voltage
D. the smallest resistor D. Superposition 7. When a load is connected to a voltage
37. If two resistors have the same 2. What is the power dissipated by R2, divider, the total resistance of the circuit
voltage drop in a series circuit, it means: R4, and R6? will:
A. they are connected in parallel A. decrease
B. they are of unequal value B. double
C. the voltage has doubled C. increase
D. they are of equal value D. remain the same
38. If series resistors dissipate 16 mW, 8. With 21 V applied, if R1 = 5 ohms, R2 =
107 mW, 146 mW, and 243 mW, what is 35 ohms, and R3 = 14 ohms, what is the
A. P2 = 417 mW, P4 = 193 mW,
the total power consumed by the circuit? current of R2 if R1 is series connected
P6 = 166 mW
A. 128 mW with parallel circuit R2 and R3?
B. P2 = 407 mW, P4 = 183 mW, P6
B. 269 mW A. 200 mA
= 156 mW
C. 512 mW B. 800 mA
C. P2 = 397 mW, P4 = 173 mW, P6
D. 1024 mW C. 600 mA
= 146 mW
D. 400 mA B. 14.12 V
C. 16 V
9. What is the total resistance of a circuit
D. 17.14 V
when R1 (7 kΩ) is in series with a parallel
combination of R2 (20 kΩ), R3 (36 kΩ), 18. If a Wheatstone bridge is balanced, a
and R4 (45 k Ω)? voltmeter in the center of the bridge will
A. 4kΩ read
B. 17 k Ω A. the same as the source
C. 41 k Ω voltage
D. 108 k Ω A. 0V B. half the source voltage
B. 4V C. zero volts
10. If the load in the given circuit is 80 k C. 16 V D. twice the source voltage
Ω, what is the bleeder current? D. 20 V
19. What is the voltage to the load?
14. What is the total resistance?
A. 2.2 kΩ
B. 3.2 kΩ
A. 196 µA C. 4.2 kΩ
B. 1.96 mA D. 5.2 kΩ A. 11.4 V
C. 2 mA B. 12.4 V
D. 2.16 mA 15. How much voltage is dropped across C. 13.4 V
R3 in the given circuit? D. 15.4 V
11. What is the total resistance of the
given circuit? 20. The first goal to accomplish in
analyzing a complex series-parallel
circuit is to
A. equate all parallel
components
B. equate all series components
C. solve for all the voltage drops
D. solve for the total current and
resistance
A. 46 V
B. 34 V 21. Which circuit fault do the meter
A. 92 Ω C. 23 V readings in the given figure indicate?
B. 288 Ω D. 12 V
C. 17.7 Ω
D. 128 Ω 16. When placed into a circuit, how are
electronic components usually
12. What are the branch currents I2 and connected?
I3? A. positive terminal to positive
terminal
B. in parallel A. The 1 kΩ resistor is open.
C. as a combination of series and B. The 4.7 kΩ resistor is open.
parallel C. The 2.2 kΩ resistor is open.
D. in series D. The 3.3 kΩ resistor is open.
A. I2 = 4 mA, I3 = 2 mA 17. If the load in the given circuit is 12 22. How much current is flowing through
B. I2 = 4.5 mA, I3 = 2.5 mA kΩ, what is the loaded output voltage? R1 in the given circuit?
C. I2 = 2.5 mA, I3 = 1.5 mA
D. I2 = 5.5 mA, I3 = 3.5 mA
13. If the load in the given circuit is open,
what is the unloaded output voltage?
A. 5.88 V
A. 800 Ω A. 220 Ω
B. 1.2 k Ω B. 6,899 Ω
C. 1.6 k Ω C. 1,232 Ω
D. 1.8 k Ω D. More information is needed in
order to fink RUNK
29. If R1 is in series with a parallel
combination of R2, R3, and R4, when the 34. With 6 V applied, what is the voltage
resistance value of R2 increases, the across R2 of a parallel combination of R2
A. 0.3 A voltage across R3 will (1 kΩ), R3 (2 kΩ), and R4 (1 kΩ) in series
B. 0.15 A A. increase with R1, whose value is 2 k Ω
C. 0.5 A B. decrease A. 1V
D. 0.68 A C. remain the same B. 3V
23. If R1 is in series with parallel D. Cannot tell C. 5V
connected to R2 and R3, what happens D. 6V
30. A Wheatstone bridge can be used to
to total current if R2 opens? determine an unknown 35. What is the power dissipated by R1,
A. increases A. current R2, and R3?
B. decreases B. resistance
C. remains the same C. power
D. cannot tell D. voltage
24. The first goal(s) to accomplish in 31. Which circuit fault do the meter
analyzing a complex series–parallel readings in the given figure indicate? A. P1 = 0.13 W, P2 = 0.26 W, P3 =
circuit is to:
0.12 W
A. equate all parallel components
B. P1 = 0.26 W, P2 = 0.52 W, P3 =
B. equate all series components
0.23 W
C. solve for all the voltage drops
C. P1 = 0.52 W, P2 = 0.92 W, P3 =
D. solve for the total current and
0.46 W
resistance
D. P1 = 1.04 W, P2 = 1.84 W, P3 =
25. If a series–parallel circuit has all 30- 0.92 W
ohm resistors, what is the total A. The 1 kΩ resistor is
resistance when R1 is in series with a shorted.
parallel circuit consisting of R2 and R3? B. The 4.7 kΩ resistor is
A. 10 ohms shorted. INDUCTORS
B. 20 ohms C. The 2.2 kΩ resistor is
C. 45 ohms shorted. 1. Electricity may be generated by a
D. 90 ohms D. The 3.3 kΩ resistor is wire:
shorted. A. carrying current
26. Components or combinations of B. wrapped as a coil
components with common currents, in a 32. In a series–parallel circuit consisting C. that has neutral domains
series–parallel circuit, are in: of R1 and R2 in series and connected in D. passing through a flux field
A. parallel with each other parallel with R3, if R1 opens, then R2's
B. series with each other voltage will: 2. In the given circuit, what will the
C. either series or parallel with A. increase voltage be across R3 25 µs after the
each other B. decrease switch is moved to position 2?
D. none of the above C. remain the same
D. cannot tell
27. What determines if resistor
connections are in series, parallel, or 33. In the given circuit, what is RUNK
series–parallel? equal to if RV must be adjusted to 1,232
A. the voltage source Ω in order to balance the bridge?
B. the power source
C. resistance
A. 2.88 V
D. current flow
B. 5.9 V
28. What is the total resistance? C. 8.34 V
D. 14 V
3. The electrical energy consumed by a
coil is stored in the form of:
A. an electrical field
B. a force field 17. Electromagnetism is the:
C. an electrostatic field A. magnetic field caused by a
D. a magnetic field permanent magnet
B. action between a permanent
4. What is magnetic flux?
and an artificial magnet
A. the number of lines of force in
A. 160 mH C. magnetic field action with a
webers
B. 300 mH current-carrying wire
B. the number of lines of force in
C. 900 mH D. current in the coil
maxwells
C. the number of lines of force in D. 1700 mH 18. A magnetic field has:
teslas 11. On a schematic, dashed lines A. polar fields
D. the number of lines of force in between two vertical coils usually mean B. lines of force
flux density the transformer has: C. magnetomotive force
A. an air core D. lines of reluctance
5. As current travels within a conductor:
A. the magnetic field aids the B. an iron core 19. Which two values are plotted on a B-
current C. a nonmetallic core H curve graph?
B. a magnetic field is developed D. a ferrite core A. reluctance and flux density
around it 12. Faraday's law states that the: B. permeability and reluctance
C. the wire tries to point north A. direction of the induced voltage C. magnetizing force and
D. an electrostatic field opposes produces an opposition permeability
the current B. direction of an induced current D. flux density and magnetizing
produces an aiding effect force
6. What type of device consists of a coil
with a moveable iron core? C. emf depends on the rate of 20. What is the number of turns required
A. solenoid cutting flux in the secondary winding for a
B. reed switch D. emf is related to the direction of transformer when 120 volts is applied to
C. relay the current a 2400-turn primary to produce 7.5 Vac
D. armature 13. A henry value divided by a circuit at the secondary?
resistive value provides the: A. 75 turns
7. What is hysteresis?
A. counter emf value B. 150 turns
A. lead between cause and effect
B. induced voltage amplitude C. 900 turns
B. lag between cause and effect
C. rise or decay time constant D. 1920 turns
C. lead between voltage and
current D. quality factor of the coil 21. The four factors determining
D. lag between voltage and 14. What does Faraday's law concern? inductance are the number of turns, coil
current A. a magnetic field in a coil length, coil area, and:
B. a magnetic field cutting a A. permeability
8. In a purely inductive circuit,
conductor B. reluctance
A. current leads voltage by 90°
C. a magnetic field hystersis C. counter emf
B. voltage lags current by 90°
D. a magnetic field in a conductor D. coefficient of coupling
C. voltage leads current by 90°
D. voltage and current are in phase 15. The polarity of induced voltage 22. What is the inductive reactance if the
(0°) while a field is collapsing is: Q of a coil is 60, and the winding
A. independent of the force resistance is 5 Ω?
9. A series RL filter circuit with an output
creating it A. 0.083 Ω
across the inductor will result in what
B. opposite to the force creating B. 12 Ω
type of filtering?
it C. 30 Ω
A. passing of the higher
C. identical to the force creating D. 300 Ω
frequencies
B. passing of the lower the field 23. The time difference, or lag, between
frequencies D. present only if the force is flux density and magnetizing force is
C. blocking of the higher stationary known as:
frequencies 16. What is the permeability of A. eddy current
D. blocking of a certain range of transformer iron? B. magnetic saturation
frequencies A. 50 C. hysteresis
B. 450 D. coercivity
10. What is the total inductance in the
given circuit? C. 1,500 24. A magnetic circuit breaker will open
D. 5,500 to protect equipment only when:
A. voltage is exceeded
B. an open is in the equipment A. 0 µs
C. the equipment is operating B. 5 µs
properly C. 15 µs
D. current is exceeded D. 25 µs
25. Electromagnetic induction is the 37. Find VR and VL.
generation of:
A. electricity from magnetism A. 72.5 µs
B. electricity from electricity B. 532 µs
C. magnetism from electricity C. 610 µs
D. magnetism from magnetism D. 833 µs
26. Inductance is: 31. When a transformer secondary lead
A. directly proportional to the has been connected to a middle loop
length of the coil that is not an end connector, it is called
B. directly proportional to the a: A. VR = 41.6 V, VL = 78.4 V
number of turns on the coil A. multiple-tapped secondary B. VR = 48 V, VL = 110 V
B. center-tapped secondary C. VR = 56 V, VL = 106 V
C. inversely proportional to the C. multiple winding secondary D. VR = 60 V, VL = 60 V
cross-sectional area of the coil D. single winding secondary
38. If 360 Vac is the output of a 300-turn
D. inversely proportional to the
32. A 24 V peak source is connected secondary winding, what is the input
permeability
across a 900 µH inductor. If the voltage when the primary winding has
27. Current will cause a magnetic field in frequency of the source is 22 kHz, what 150 turns?
a conductor as follows: is the reactive power? A. 2.4 Vac
A. An ac current causes a fixed A. 2.3 VAR B. 150 Vac
polarity magnetic field. B. 4.6 VAR C. 180 Vac
B. A dc current causes a fixed C. 9.3 VAR D. 720 Vac
polarity magnetic field. D. 0 VAR
39. When a magnet enters a coil and a
C. A dc current causes an
33. What is the permeability of machine voltage is induced, the process is known
alternating magnetic field.
steel? as:
D. An ac current causes a fixed −4
A. 1.1 x 10 A. an alternation
polarity magnetic field and a dc −4
B. 5.65 x 10 B. self-inductance
current causes an alternating −3
C. 6.9 x 10 C. counter emf
magnetic field. −3
D. 8.8 x 10 D. flux linkage
28. What is the total inductance,
34. What will happen when an inductor's 40. What term is used to describe the
assuming no mutual inductance?
magnetic field collapses? action of magnetic flux from one circuit
A. Current will double. that cuts across the conductors of
B. Voltage will be induced. another circuit?
C. A new field will expand. A. self-inductance
D. Counter emf will be high. B. rectification
C. mutual inductance
35. With a square wave input, an RL
A. 12 mH D. magnetism
differentiator circuit with an output
B. 6 mH
across the inductor will produce what 41. Reactance in an inductive circuit will:
C. 0.73 mH
type of waveform? A. increase with frequency
D. 0 mH
A. dc B. decrease with frequency
29. During a current change, the ability B. short time-duration pulses C. be independent from frequency
of a conductor to produce counter emf C. exponential-shaped pulses D. depend on the value of XC
within itself is called: D. only a phase shift
42. A turns ratio of 5 for a transformer
A. back emf
36. How long until the current is at a implies:
B. self-induction
maximum? A. more primary turns than
C. a henry
secondary turns
D. impedance
B. more secondary current than
30. If the switch is moved to position 1 in primary current
the given circuit, how long will it take for C. larger source impedance than
the current to reach its maximum value? load impedance
D. more secondary turns than 50. If you wanted to decrease the D. secondary current increases
primary turns inductance of a coil, you might increase
57. What is the current rise after 2
the:
43. A practical inductor time constants if Vs = 12 V dc, R = 60 Ω,
A. number of turns
A. has inductance and the inductor is rated at 24 mH?
B. permeability of the core
B. has winding resistance A. 79.9 mA
C. spacing between turns
C. has winding capacitance B. 126.4 mA
D. area of the coil
D. all of the above C. 173.0 mA
51. The output phase for a transformer D. 198.6 mA
44. When current in an inductor starts to
is:
change, it cannot react instantly due to: 58. What is the total inductance of a 5 H
A. in phase with the input
A. fixed coil resistance and a 100 mH coil connected in parallel?
B. out of phase with the input
B. eddy current generation A. 4.76 mH
C. dependent on the direction of
C. applied emf of the circuit B. 33.3 mH
the primary and secondary
D. the counter emf of the coil C. 98.0 mH
windings
D. 150.0 mH
45. What is the approximate time for a D. dependent on the frequency of
complete decay of 400 mA of inductor the primary source 59. A transformer is used:
current, when R = 10 ohms and L = 20 H? A. to couple electric energy from
52. Opposition to current flow without
A. 10 seconds one dc circuit to another
the dissipation of energy is called:
B. 8 seconds B. to couple electric energy from
A. resistance
C. 4 seconds an ac circuit to a dc circuit
B. inductive reactance
D. 2 seconds C. to couple electric energy from a
C. counter emf
dc circuit to an ac circuit
46. A utility pole transformer used D. impedance
D. to couple electric energy from
to supply a residential customer with 53. With 100 Vac applied to the primary one ac circuit to another
two phases uses: of a transformer so that it draws 500
A. two phases on the primary 60. Which of the following is NOT one of
mA, what will be the 300 Vac secondary
B. a center tap on the secondary the three major types of fixed inductor?
current?
C. a separate ground for each A. air core
A. 1500 mA
phase B. ferrite core
B. 200 mA
D. a small coefficient of coupling C. magnesium core
C. 167 mA
D. iron core
47. What is the inductive reactance? D. 150 mA
61. What is the impedance of a 1 kHz
54. Which coil would be used as a step-
series RL circuit when R and XL are both
up transformer primary if coil number 1
1000 ohms?
has 100 more turns than coil number 2?
A. 500 ohms
A. The coil windings must be the
B. 1000 ohms
same.
C. 1414 ohms
B. coil 1
D. 2000 ohms
C. The coil ratio is too small.
A. 5.2 Ω D. coil 2 62. What is remanence?
B. 7.5 Ω A. reactance
C. 1.3 Ω 55. Find IR and IL.
B. reluctance
D. 7.5 Ω C. retentitivity
48. When a coil collapses the induced D. resistance
circuit current will: 63. When an electromagnet reaches
A. be in the same direction maximum strength, it is considered to
B. go to zero be:
C. aid counter emf buildup A. in field condition
D. be in the opposite direction A. IR = 50 mA, IL = 109 mA B. at saturation
49. When a rate of one ampere per B. IR = 150 mA, IL = 9 mA C. inhibited
second causes an induced voltage of one C. IR = 50 mA, IL = 151 mA D. at field strength
volt, the unit of measure is D. IR = 150 mA, IL = 53 mA
64. You could decrease the time
A. a lenz 56. When the transformer constant of an RL circuit by
B. an ohm secondary is not loaded: A. adding a resistor in parallel with
C. a farad A. secondary voltage increases the circuit resistance
D. a henry B. no secondary current flows
C. no secondary voltage is present
B. adding an inductor in series D. a tesla 78. What happens when moving
with the circuit inductance expanding lines of force encounter a
72. When used as a filter, an inductor is
C. decreasing the amplitude of the conductor?
A. placed in series with the load
input voltage A. Current increases.
and aids any current changes
D. exchanging the position of the B. Voltage is induced.
B. placed in parallel with the load
resistor and inductor in the C. Resistance is reduced.
and aids any current changes
circuit D. Power is increased.
C. placed in parallel with the load
65. Indication of transformer primary and opposes any current
79. Fixed transformers have:
and secondary voltage relationships is changes
A. a center-tapped secondary
accomplished by: D. placed in series with the load
B. multiple windings
A. color-coded wires and opposes any current
C. turns ratios that cannot be
B. dot notation changes
changed
C. black, rather than gray, casings
73. A loaded transformer will achieve D. a multiple-tapped secondary
D. winding ratios
mutual induction when:
80. In a B-H curve, magnetizing force is
66. As a generator armature passes the A. secondary current increase
equal to:
270 degree point, the induced voltage is: causes a primary current
A. at maximum negative decrease
B. between maximum negative B. primary current is increased by A.
and zero an increase in secondary B. H=I×N
C. at maximum positive current C. ampere-turns per weber
D. between zero and maximum C. primary current is decreased by D. webers per square meter
positive an increase in secondary
81. Which of the following represents a
current
67. A value of "ten to the eighth power true equivalent of an inductor?
D. secondary current decrease
magnetic lines of force" is for the term: A. An inductance in series with a
causes a primary current
A. field resistance and a capacitance
Increase
B. flux B. A capacitance in parallel with
C. coulomb 74. Which transformer turns ratio is the series combination of a
D. weber needed to match two 16-ohm parallel resistance and an inductance
devices to an output of 22.2 ohms? C. An inductance in parallel with
68. A change of one ampere per second
A. 1.38:1 the series combination of a
in an inductor that induces a voltage of
B. 1.67:1 resistance and a capacitance
one volt is considered as which unit
C. 0.72:1 D. The only quality a real inductor
value?
D. 0.60:1 has is inductance.
A. a lenz
B. an ohm 75. A transformer will have: 82. In a transformer, what will happen to
C. a farad A. primary and secondary the primary current if the secondary
D. a henry windings magnetic field increases?
B. primary and secondary current A. Ip will increase.
69. What is the name of the part inside a
C. primary wattage producing B. Ip will be canceled.
relay that is moved by the action of the
secondary current C. Ip will remain the same.
electromagnet?
D. different frequencies for the D. Ip will decrease.
A. armature
primary and secondary
B. conductor 83. The time required for one weber of
C. contacts 76. What is the phase angle of a 24 Vac flux to cut a conductor and produce one
D. solenoid parallel RL circuit when R = 45 ohms and volt is:
XL = 1100 ohms? A. one revolution
70. If the primary of a 4:1 turns
A. 0.001 degrees B. one second
transformer dissipates 5 W, what is the
B. 2.300 degrees C. one millisecond
secondary power?
C. 87.600 degrees D. four revolutions
A. 5.0 W
D. 89.900 degrees
B. 1.25 pW 84. What is the maximum source current
C. 9.5 W 77. A winding of wire can be called for a transformer rated at 10 kVA,
D. 20.0 mW A. an inductor 1000/500 60 Hz?
B. a coil A. 2A
71. The unit of flux density is:
C. a choke B. 5A
A. magnetomotive force
D. All of the above C. 10 A
B. a weber
D. 20 A
C. a maxwell
85. What is the total inductance A. a short 3. A number of op-amp stages can be
assuming no mutual inductance? B. an open used to provide separate gains.
C. a resistor A. True
D. a voltage source B. False
91. What is the phase angle between the 4. Determine the output voltage when
source voltage and current, when a 100 V1= -V2= 1 V.
A. 0 mH mH inductor with a reactance of 6 kΩ,
B. 0.69 mH and a 1 kΩresistor are in series with a
C. 12 mH source?
D. 24 mH A. 0.1 degrees
B. 9.0 degrees
86. A voltage is induced in a transformer C. 61.0 degrees
secondary winding by the action of the: D. 81.0 degrees
A. secondary magnetic field A. 0V
B. primary turns ratio 92. When a load is not connected to the B. -2 V
C. primary magnetic field secondary of a transformer: C. 1V
D. secondary counter emf A. primary current is zero D. 2V
B. primary current is inversely
87. What is electromagnetism? proportional to primary 5. How many op-amps are required to
A. the magnetic field generated impedance implement this equation? V0 = V1
around a conductor when a C. secondary voltage is zero A. 2
current passes through it D. secondary voltage is B. 3
B. the magnetic field generated in proportional to primary C. 4
a conductor by an external impedances D. 1
voltage
6. Calculate the output voltage if V1 = V2
C. the voltage caused by a
= 0.15 V.
magnetic field in a conductor OP-AMP APPLICATIONS
D. the current generated by an
external magnetic field 1. Calculate the output voltage for this
88. Counter emf or induced voltage is: circuit when V1 = 2.5 V and V2 = 2.25 V.
A. inversely proportional to the
change in current
B. directly proportional to the A. 0V
change in time B. 4.65 V
C. directly proportional to the C. 6.45 V
inductance in henrys D. -6.45 V
D. inversely proportional to the 7. Determine the output voltage for this
inductance in henrys circuit with a sinusoidal input of 2.5 mV.
89. What are the properties that A. -5.25 V
determine the inductance of a coil? B. 2.5 V
A. Length of wire, number of C. 2.25 V
turns, type of core material, D. 5.25 V
length of core
2. Calculate the output voltage if V1= -
B. Number of turns, type of wire,
0.2 V and V2= 0 V. A. -0.25 V
length of core, and cross-
B. -0.125 V
sectional area of core
C. 0.25 V
C. Type of core material, number
D. 0.125 V
of turns, cross-sectional area
of core, and length of core 8. Determine the output voltage when
D. Type of core material, type of V1 = V2 = 1 V.
wire, number of turns, and
cross-sectional area of core
90. An inductor is in series with a voltage A. 0V
source, an open switch, and a resistor. B. -6.6 V
The instant the switch is closed, the C. -4 V
inductor acts like D. 2V
A. 0V
18. Determine the value of Rf (assuming
B. -2V
that all have the same value).
C. 1V
D. 2V
9. How many op-amps are required to
implement this equation?
A. 0V
B. -12 V
C. 12 V.
A. 2. D. -8 V
B. 3
14. Calculate the cutoff frequencies of a
C. 4
bandpass filter with R1 = R2 = 5 kΩ and
D. 1
C1 = C2 = 0.1 F.
10. Calculate the input voltage if the A. fOL = 318.3 Hz, fOH = 318.3 A. 500 kΩ.
final output is 10.08 V. Hz B. 50 kΩ.
B. fOL = 636.6 Hz, fOH = 636.6 Hz C. 25 kΩ.
C. fOL = 318.3 Hz, fOH = 636.6 Hz D. 5 kΩ.
D. fOL = 636.6 Hz, fOH = 318.3 Hz
19. Calculate the input voltage fir this
15. Calculate the output if V1= 300 mV circuit if V0= -11 V.
and V2= 700 mV.
A. -1.05 V
B. 0.525 V
C. 0.168 V A. 0V
D. 4.2 V B. -12 V A. 1.1 V
11. Calculate the output of the first- C. 12 V B. -1.1 V
stage op-amp when V1= 25 mV. D. -4 V C. -1 V
D. 1V
16. Calculate the output voltage.
20. Calculate the input voltage when
V0= 11 V.
A. -6.00 mV
B. 6.0 mV
A. -1.05 V C. 6.12 mV A. 1.1 V
B. 0.075 V D. -6.12 mv B. -1.1 V
C. 0.06 V C. -1 V
D. 4.2 V 17. This circuit is an example of
D. 1V
a(n)______.
12. How many op-amps are required to 21. Calculate the output voltage.
implement this equation?
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 1
A. dc voltmeter
13. Calculate the output voltage if V1 =
B. display driver
V2 = 7oo mV.
C. instrumentation amplifier
A. 3.02 V 32. An example of an instrumentation
B. 2.03 V circuit is a(n) __________.
C. 1.78 V A. dc voltmeter
D. 1.50 V B. display driver
C. ac voltmeter
22. Calculate the output of the second
D. all the above
stage op-amp if V1= 25 mV.
A. 0V 33. Determine the output voltage.
B. 6.6 V
C. -4 V
D. 2V
27. When a number of stages are
connected in parallel, the overall gain is
the product of the individual stage gains.
A. True A. 10(V2-Vi)
B. False B. -10(V2-V1)
28. Calculate the cutoff frequency of a C. -10(V1-V2)
A. -0.075 V first-order low-pass filter for R1= 2.5 kΩ. D. None of the above
B. 0.525 V and C1= 0.05 F. 34. How many op-amps are required to
C. 0.06 V
A. 1.273 kHz implement this equation?
D. 4.2 V
B. 12.73 kHz
23. A difference between a passive filter C. 127.3 kHz
and an active filter is that a passive filter D. 127.3 Hz
uses amplifier(s), but an active filter does A. 2
29. A filter that provides a constant B. 3
not.
output from dc up to a cutoff frequency C. 4
A. True
and passes no signal above that D. 1
B. False
frequency is called a _______ filter.
24. Calculate the output voltage V0 if V1 A. low-pass 35. Calculate the output voltage if V1= 33
= -V2 = 300 mV. B. high-pass mV and V2= 2 mV
C. bandpass
30. Calculate the output voltage if V1= 0
V and V2= 0.2 V.
A. 0V
A. 0V B. -6.6 V
B. -6 V C. -0.4 V
C. 6V D. 2V
D. -8 V A. 0V
25. Calculate IL for this circuit. B. -6.6 V
C. -4 V SPECIAL PURPOSE OP-
D. 2V AMP CIRCUITS
31. Determine the output whenV1= -V2 =
-1 V. 1. The voltage gain of the basic
instrumentation amplifier is set by a(n)
A. diode
B. capacitor
A. 3 mA C. resistor
B. 4 mA D. inductor
C. 5 mA 2. A basic _________ amplifier is formed
D. 6 mA
by three op-amps and seven resistors.
26. Calculate the output voltage if V1= - A. 0V A. instrumentation
3.3 V and V2= 0.8 V. B. -2 V B. isolation
C. 1V C. log
D. 2V D. antilog
3. Instrumentation amplifiers are A. instrumentation
normally used to measure B. isolation
A. small differential signal C. operational
voltages transconductance
B. signals superimposed on a D. log
common-mode voltage often 8. Refer to given circuits. Which circuit is
much larger than the known as a voltage-to-current
signal voltage converter?
C. both of the above
4. Refer to given circuits. Which circuit is
known as an OTA?
A. a
B. b
C. c
D. d
6. Refer to the given figure. This circuit is
a setup for
A. a
B. b
C. c
D. d
A. a 9. Refer to the given figure. This circuit
B. b is a setup for
C. c
A. an antilog amplifier
D. d
B. a constant-current source
5. Refer to given circuits. Which circuit is C. an instrumentation amplifier
known as a current-to-voltage D. an isolation amplifier
converter?
7. A(n) __________ amplifier is a
A. an antilog amplifier
differential voltage-gain device that
B. a constant-current source
amplifies the difference between the
C. an instrumentation amplifier
voltages existing at its two input
D. an isolation amplifier
terminals.
10. The main purpose of an A. constant output voltage for a A. an instrumentation amplifier
instrumentation amplifier is to amplify variable input current has an input stage
__________ signals that are riding on B. variable output voltage for a B. an instrumentation amplifier
__________ common-mode voltages. constant input current has an output stage
A. small, small C. proportional output voltage C. an instrumentation amplifier
B. small, large for a variable input current has a differential stage
C. large, small D. proportional output current D. the input, output, and
D. large, large for a variable input voltage power supply stages of an
isolation amplifier are all
11. Refer to given circuits. Which is 14. A log amplifier has __________ in
electrically isolated from
known as a peak detector? feedback loop. each other
A. a diode
B. a BJT 20. An antilog amplifier has a ________
C. a resistor in series with the input.
D. either a diode or a BJT A. BJT
B. diode
C. diode or BJT
is a setup for
D. resistor
21. A(n) _________ amplifier provides “a
barrier” between the input and output
for the protection of human life or
sensitive equipment.
A. instrumentation
A. an antilog amplifier B. isolation
B. a constant-current source C. operational
C. an instrumentation transconductance
amplifier D. voltage-to-current
D. an isolation amplifier 22. The process known as a signal
16. What is (are) the principal area(s) of compression is used with a(n) _______
application for isolation amplifiers? amplifier.
A. medical A. log
B. inverting B. antilog
C. automation C. instrumentation
D. all of the above D. isolation
17. A constant-current surce delivers a 23. Transconductance is the ratio of the

load current that output
A. remains constant when the A. current to the input voltage
load resistance changes B. current to the input current
B. varies with load resistance C. voltage to the input voltage
C. varies inversely with load D. Voltage to the input current
resistance 24. Refer to the given figure. This circuit
A. a D. varies inversely with input is a setup for
B. b voltage
C. c 18. The operational transconductance
D. d amplifier (OTA) is primarily a ________-
12. A log amplifier may use the to-________.
_________ junction of a BJT in the A. current, voltage
feedback loop. B. voltage, current
A. base-collector C. current, resistance
B. base-emitter D. resistance, current A. an antilog amplifier
C. emitter-collector
19. The main difference between the B. a constant-current source
D. emitter-ground
isolation amplifier and an C. an instrumentation
13. A current-to-voltage converter instrumentation amplifier is amplifier
produces a D. an isolation amplifier
25. The OTA has a _______ input A. A C. 57.7 W
impedance and a ________ CMRR. B. B D. 55.5 W
A. high, low C. AB
7. Refer to this figure. The dc voltage on
B. low, high D. C
the collector, VC, is
C. high, high E. D
A. 5.4 V.
D. low, low
2. Calculate VB2. B. 6.6 V.
26. The log of a number is the C. 12 V.
A. base to which the power must D. 0 V.
be raised to get that number
8. What is the ratio of the secondary
B. power to which the base must
voltage to the primary voltage with the
be raised to get that
turn ratio in the windings?
number
A. N2/N1
C. base of that number
B. (N1/N2)2
D. power of that number
C. (N1/N2)1/3
27. What is a key characteristic of an D. N1 × N2
instrumentation amplifier?
9. Class ________ amplifiers are
A. high CMRR
normally operated in a push-pull
B. high output offset
configuration in order to produce an
C. high output impedance
output that is a replica of the input.
A. 0V A. A
28. In logarithmic signal compression, B. 0.7 V B. B
A. large and small voltages are C. 9.3 V C. C
compressed equally D. 10.7 V D. AB
B. large voltages are
3. Class B operation is provided when the 10. You find that there is an input signal
compressed more than small
dc bias leaves the transistor biased just on the base of Q1 and Q2. However,
voltages
off, the transistor turning on when the there is no output signal. You then
C. large voltages are
measure the dc voltages on Q2 and find
compressed less than ac signal is applied.
them to be all 0 V. The possible trouble
smaller voltages A. True might be
D. none of the above B. False
29. What part of the characteristic curve 4. The main features of a large-signal
of a diode is useful for log amplifiers? amplifier is the circuit’s __________.
A. the log region above 0.7 V A. power efficiency
B. the log region below 0.7 V B. maximum power limitations
C. The log region between 0 V C. impedance matching to the
and 0.7 V output device
D. the log region below the zener D. All of the above
voltage
5. The principal advantage(s) of BJTs
30. An OTA has over MOSFETs is (are) that
A. a bias-current input terminal A. voltage drop across the
B. high output impedance transistor is important
C. no fixed open-loop voltage B. they are not as prone to ESD
gain C. both of the above A. C3 is shorted
D. all of the above D. none of the above B. C1 is open
6. A silicon power transistor is operated C. RL is shorted
D. Vcc is 0 V
POWER AMPLIFIERS with a heat sink (SA = 1.5ºC/W). The
transistor, rated at 150 W (25ºC), has 11. Which type of power amplifier is
1. This is an example of the output swing JC = 0.5º C/W, and the mounting biased for operation at less than 180º of
for a class _______ amplifier. insulation has CS = 0.6 ºC/W. What is the cycle?
the maximum power that can be A. Class A
dissipated if the ambient temperature is B. Class B or AB
50ºC and TJmax = 200 ºC? C. Class C
A. 61.5 W D. Class D
B. 60.0 W
12. Class AB operation is ________ A. 20:1
operation. B. 40:1
A. similar to class A C. 50:1
B. similar to class B D. 60:1
C. similar to class C
24. Which of the following is (are) power
amplifiers?
13. The principal advantage(s) of A. Class A
MOSFETs over BJTs is (are) B. Class B or AB
A. their biasing networks are C. Class C or D
simpler. D. All of the above
B. their drive requirements are
25. Refer to the figure. The maximum
simpler.
efficiency of this amplifier is
C. they can be connected in
parallel for added drive
capability. A. C3 is open.
D. all of the above B. BE1 is open.
14. Which of the following instruments C. BE2 is open.
allows more precise measurement of the D. R1 is open.
harmonic components of a distorted 19. Which class of amplifier operates in
signal? the linear region for only a small part of
A. Digital multimeter the input cycle?
B. Spectrum analyzer A. A
C. Oscilloscope B. B A. about 25%
D. Wave analyzer C. C B. about 78%
D. AB C. about 70%
15. In class B operation, at what fraction D. about 100%
of VCC should the level of VL(p) be to 20. The Q-point is at cutoff for class
achieve the maximum power dissipated 26. Quiescent power is the power
________ operation.
by the output transistor? dissipation of a transistor
A. A A. with no signal input
A. 0.5
B. 0.636 B. B B. with no load
C. 0.707 C. C C. under full load
D. 1 D. AB D. along the dc load line
16. What is the maximum temperature 21. Determine what maximum 27. Which of the power amplifiers is not
rating for silicon power transistors? dissipation will be allowed for a 70-W intended primarily for large-signal or
A. 50º to 80º silicon transistor (rated at 25ºC) if power amplification?
B. 100º to 110º derating is required above 25ºC by a A. Class A
C. 150º to 200º derating factor of 0.6 W/ºC at a case B. Class B or AB
D. 250º to 300º temperature of 100º. C. Class C
A. 25 W D. Class D
17. What is the maximum efficiency of a
class A circuit with a direct or series-fed B. 30 W 28. Refer to this figure. This amplifier is
load connection? C. 35 W operating as a ________ amplifier.
A. 90% D. 40 W
B. 78.5% 22. How many transistors must be used
C. 50% in a class B power amplifier to obtain the
D. 25% output for the full cycle of the signal?
18. You have an oscilloscope across RL A. 0
B. 1
and it shows a zero signal voltage. The
C. 2
problem might be that D. 3
23. What transformer turns ratio is
required to match an 8-Ω speaker load A. class A
so that the effective load resistance seen B. class B
at the primary is 12.8 kΩ? C. class AB
D. class C
29. By how much does the output signal A. class A
vary for a class AB power amplifier? B. class B
A. 360º C. class C
B. 180º D. class AB
C. Between 180º and 360º
41. Which of the following describe(s) a
D. Less than 180º
power amplifier?
30. Which type of amplifier uses pulse A. It can handle large power.
(digital) signals in its operation? B. It can handle large current.
A. Class A C. It does not provide much
B. Class B or AB voltage gain.
C. Class C D. All of the above
D. Class D
42. Categorize the power efficiency of
31. Which of the push-pull each class of amplifier, from worst to
amplifiers is presently the most popular A. D1 is shorted. best.
form of the class B power amplifier? B. D2 is shorted. A. A, B, AB, D
A. Quasi-complementary C. R1 is open. B. A, AB, D, B
B. Transformer-coupled D. no trouble, everything is C. A, AB, B, D
C. Complementary-symmetry normal.
43. Which operation class is generally
D. None of the above 36. A class B amplifier operates in the used in radio or communications?
32. Refer to this figure. The approximate linear region for A. A
voltages on the base, collector, and A. slightly more than 180° of B. B
emitter, respectively, are the input cycle C. AB
B. 360° of the input cycle D. C
C. slightly less than 180° of the E. D
input cycle
D. much less than 180° of the 44. In a class AB amplifier, if the VBE
input cycle drops are not matched to the diode
drops or if the diodes are not in thermal
37. Which of the following instruments equilibrium with the transistors, this can
displays the harmonics of a distorted result in
signal? A. a current mirror
A. Digital multimeter B. diode separation
A. 0.7 V, 6.8 V, 0 V. B. Spectrum analyzer C. crossover distortion
B. 0 V, 0 V, 0 V. C. Oscilloscope D. thermal runaway
C. 0.7 V, 15 V, 0 V. D. Wave analyser
D. 0.7 V, 0 V, 15 V. 45. The least efficient amplifier among
38. Calculate the efficiency of a all classes is
33. Calculate the harmonic distortion transformer-coupled class A amplifier A. class B
component for an output signal having a for a supply of 15 V and an output of V(p) B. class A
fundamental amplitude of 3 V and a = 10 V. C. class AB
second harmonic amplitude of 0.25 V. A. 25% D. class C
B. 33.3%
A. 3.83% 46. In practice, the efficiency of a
C. 50%
B. 38.3% capacitively coupled class A amplifier is
D. 78.5%
C. 83.3% about ________%.
D. 8.33% 39. ________ amplifiers primarily A. 25
provide sufficient power to an output B. 40
34. Which amplifier is commonly used as load to drive a speaker from a few watts C. 70
a frequency multiplier? to tens of watts. D. 10
A. class A A. Small-signal
B. Power 47. This is an example of the output
B. class B
C. None of the above swing for a class ________ amplifier.
C. class C
D. all of the above 40. You have an application for a power
35. You find that there is no output amplifier to operate on FM radio
signal. You measure the dc voltage of Q1 frequencies. The most likely choice
emitter and find it equal to 0 V. The would be a ________ amplifier.
trouble might be
A. A C. Class C
B. B D. Class D A. A
C. AB B. B
54. Calculate the efficiency of a class B
D. C C. C
amplifier for a supply voltage of VCC =
E. D D. AB
20 V with peak output voltage of VL(p) =
48. For BJT power transistors, the 18 V. Assume RL = 16 Ω. 60. The class ________ amplifier is
collector terminal is always connected to biased below cutoff.
the transistor's case A. 78.54% A. A
A. for easy circuit connection B. 75% B. AB
B. to prevent shorts C. 70.69% C. B
C. because the collector D. 50% D. C
terminal is the critical
55. You find that this amplifier only 61. nMOS and pMOS transistors can be
terminal for heat dissipation
shows the negative alternation at the used for class B.
D. because the collector
output. The possible trouble might be A. True
terminal is located nearest that B. False
the case
62. Determine VB1.
49. A class A amplifier has a voltage gain
of 30 and a current gain of 25. What is
the power gain?
A. 30
B. 25
C. 1.2
D. 750
50. Which of the following transistors
has been quite popular as the driver
device for class D amplification? A. C3 is shorted.
A. BJT B. BE1 is open. A. 0V
C. BE2 is open. B. 0.7 V
B. FET
D. R1 is open. C. 9.3 V
C. UJT D. 10.7 V
D. MOSFET 56. The maximum efficiency of a class B
amplifier is ________ percent. 63. A class C amplifier has a tank
51. A class A amplifier with RC = 3.3 kΩ A. 50 circuit in the output. The amplifier is
and RE = 1.2 kΩ has a VCC = 20 V. Find B. 25 conducting only 28°. The output voltage
IC(sat). C. 70 is
A. 4.4 mA D. 79 A. 0V
B. 6.1 mA B. a dc value equal to VCC
57. Calculate the effective resistance
C. 16.7 mA C. a sine wave
seen looking into the primary of a 20:1
D. 20 mA D. a square wave with a
transformer connected to an 8- Ω load.
frequency determined by the
52. Which of the following is (are) the A. 3.2 kΩ
tank
disadvantage(s) of a class B B. 3.0 kΩ
complementary-symmetry circuit? C. 2.8 kΩ 64. What is the maximum efficiency of a
A. It needs two separate D. 1.8 kΩ class B circuit?
voltage sources. A. 90%
58. The maximum efficiency of a
B. There is crossover distortion B. 78.5%
transformer-coupled class A amplifier is
in the output signal. C. 50%
________.
C. It does not provide exact D. 25%
A. 25%
switching of one transistor
B. 50%
off and the other on at the
C. 78.5%
zero-voltage condition. THYRISTORS
D. 63.6%
D. All of the above
59. A class ________ amplifier is biased 1. The ________ can be externally
53. Which of the power amplifiers has
slightly above cutoff and operates in the programmed to turn on at a desired
the lowest overall efficiency?
linear region for slightly more than 180º anode-to-gate voltage level.
A. Class A
of the input cycle.
B. Class B or AB
A. UJT A. a 15. Identify the triac from the given
B. PUT B. b figures.
C. SCR C. c
D. SCS D. d
E. e
2. You need a very efficient thyristor to
control the speed of an AC fan motor. A 9. You have the schematic diagram of
good device to use would be several types of circuits. Which of these
A. a 4-layer diode. circuits most likely uses a triac?
B. a PUT. A. an oscillator
C. a triac. B. an ac motor control A. a
D. a BJT. C. a programmable oscillator B. b
D. an amplifier C. c
3. An application of a(n) ________ is in a D. d
lighting system for power interruptions. 10. Identify the symbol for an SCS. E. e
A. SCR
B. SCS 16. Which of the following devices might
C. diac best be used to control an electric
D. triac motor?
4. Identify the symbol: A. an SCS

B. a PUT
C. an SCR
A. a D. a diac
B. b
A. SCS 17. What is the correct symbol for an
C. c
B. PUT SCR?
D. d
C. LASCR
E. e
D. diac
11. The ________ is like a diac with a
5. The silicon-controlled switch (SCS) is
gate terminal.
similar in construction to the
A. triac
A. triac.
B. SCR
B. diac.
C. SCS
C. SCR.
D. none of the above A. a
D. 4-layer diode.
12. You have a need to use a device to B. b
6. The ________ can conduct current in C. c
trigger an SCR. A good one to use might
either direction and is turned on when a D. d
be
breakover voltage is exceeded. E. e
A. an SCS.
A. SCR
B. a UJT. 18. You have a light-dimmer circuit using
B. diac
C. a 4-layer diode. an SCR. In testing the circuit, you find
C. SCS
D. a PUT. that IG = 0 mA and the light is still on.
D. triac
13. The SCR can be triggered on by a You conclude that the trouble might be
7. You need to design a relaxation one of the following:
pulse at the
oscillator circuit. The most likely device A. the SCR is open.
A. gate.
to use might be B. the switch is faulty.
B. anode.
A. an SCR. C. the gate circuit is shorted.
C. cathode.
B. a UJT. D. this is normal; nothing is
C. a triac. wrong.
D. a 4-layer diode. 14. Identify the symbol:
19. How many semiconductor layers are
8. Identify the diac symbol. thyristors constructed with?
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
A. triac
B. PUT 20. Your boss has asked you to
C. LASCR recommend a thyristor that will enable
D. SCR you to turn it on with a pulse and also
turn it off with a pulse. Which of the C. Both negative- and positive- B. 3% to 5%
following should you recommend? resistance C. 7% to 10%
A. an SCR D. Neither negative- nor D. 10% to 25%
B. an SCS positive- resistance
13. What is the maximum peak voltage
C. a PUT
5. What is the range of the varying for tunnel diodes?
D. a triac
capacitor CT in varactor diodes? A. 50 mV
21. An SCR acts to control the speed of A. 0 pF to 5 pF B. 100 mV
an electric motor by ________ the B. 2 pF to 10 pF C. 250 mV
________ of the pulse delivered to the C. 2 F to 100 F D. 600 mV
motor. D. 2 pF to 100 pF
14. This is an equivalent circuit for the
A. varying, width
6. What is the maximum temperature ________ diode.
B. increasing, amplitude
limit for liquid-crystal displays (LCDs)?
C. decreasing, gate width
A. 10ºC
D. none of these
B. 30ºC
22. Which symbol represents a UJT? C. 60ºC
D. 100ºC
7. Which of the following diodes is A. Schottky
limited to the reverse-bias region in its B. varicap
region of operation? C. tunnel
A. Schottky 15. Which of the following
B. Tunnel semiconductor materials is (are) used for
C. Photodiode manufacturing solar cells?
A. a D. Rectifier A. Gallium arsenide
B. b
8. The majority of power diodes are B. Indium arsenide
C. c
constructed using ________. C. Cadmium sulfide
D. d
A. molybdenum D. All of the above
E. e
B. platinum 16. Which of the following
C. tungsten semiconductor materials is (are) used in
TWO-TERMINAL DEVICES D. silicon the manufacturing of tunnel diodes?
9. Which of the following is (are) diodes? A. Germanium
1. Which of the following areas is (are) an A. Schottky B. Gallium
application of infrared-emitting diodes? B. Varactor
A. Intrusion alarms C. Tunnel C. Both germanium and
B. Shaft encoders D. All of the above gallium arsenide
C. Paper-tape readers D. Silicon
10. What is the limit of peak current IP in
D. All of the above 17. What is the power density received
tunnel diodes?
2. Schottky diodes are very effective at A. A few microamperes to from the sun at sea level?
frequencies approaching ________. several hundred amperes A. 10 mW/cm2
A. 20 GHz B. A few microamperes to B. 100 mW/cm2
B. 10 MHz several amperes C. 500 mW/cm2
C. 100 MHz C. A few microamperes to D. 1 W/cm2
D. 1 MHz several milliamperes 18. The varicap diode has a transition
D. A few microamperes to capacitance sensitive to the applied
3. What is the voltage drop across
several hundred reverse-bias potential that is a maximum
Schottky diodes?
microamperes at zero volts and decreases ________
A. 0 V to 0.2 V
B. 0.7 V to 0.8 V 11. What is the response time of LCDs? with increasing reverse-bias potentials.
C. 0.8 V to 1.0 V A. Less than 100 ns A. logarithmically
D. 1.0 V to 1.5 V B. 50 ms B. parabolically
C. 100 ms to 300 ms C. exponentially
4. In which region is the operating point
D. 400 ms 19. For a 50-A unit, the PIV of the
stable in tunnel diodes?
A. Negative-resistance 12. What is the typical level of change in Schottky is about ________ compared to
B. Positive-resistance resistance per degree change in 150 V for the p-n junction variety.
temperature? A. 25
A. 1% to 2% B. 50
C. 75 27. What is the response time of light- B. False
D. 100 emitting diodes (LEDs)?
A. Less than 100 ns
20. What metal(s) is(are) used in the
B. 50 ms
construction of Schottky diodes?
C. 100 ms to 300 ms PNPN
A. Molybdenum
D. 400 ms
B. Platinum 1. Which of the following devices does
C. Tungsten 28. What type of temperature not have a cathode terminal?
D. Silicon coefficient do thermistors have? A. SCR
E. Any of the above A. Positive B. SCS
B. Negative C. Triac
21. Which of the following metals is (are)
C. Either positive or negative D. Shockley diode
used in the fabrication of Schottky
diodes?
A. Molybdenum 29. Which of the following diodes has a 2. Today, the SCR is more widely used
B. Platinum negative-resistance region? than the TRIAC.
C. Tungsten A. Schottky A. True
D. All of the above B. Varactor B. False
C. Tunnel
22. What is the resistance of thermistors 3. Which of the following devices is
D. Power
at boiling temperature (100ºC)? unquestionably of the greatest interest
A. 5k 30. The tuning diode is a ________- today?
B. 1k dependent, variable ________. A. SCR
C. 100 A. voltage, resistor B. GTO
D. 1 B. current, capacitor C. LASCR
C. voltage, capacitor D. SCS
23. Which of the following areas is (are)
D. current, inductor
applications of varactor diodes?
A. FM modulators 31. What is the resistance of thermistors 4. Which of the following devices has a
B. Automatic-frequency control at room temperature (20ºC)? negative-resistance region in its
devices A. 5k characteristics curve?
C. Adjustable bandpass filters B. 1k A. SCR
D. All of the above C. 100 B. SCS
D. 1 C. Unijunction transistor
24. This is an approximate equivalent D. Phototransistor
circuit for the ________ diode. 32. What is the response time of
cadmium sulfide (CdS) in 5. Determine RB1 for a silicon PUT if it is
photoconductive cells? determined that h = 0.84, VP = 11.2 V,
A. 100 ms and RB2 = 5 k.
B. 50 ms A. 12.65 k
A. Schottky C. 25 ms B. 16.25 k
B. varicap D. 10 ms
C. 20.00 k
C. tunnel 33. The PIV rating of power diodes can D. 26.25 k
25. Which of the following materials is be increased by stacking the diodes in
(are) used in the manufacturing of series. 6. How many terminals does a
thermistors? A. True programmable unijunction transistor
A. Ge B. False (PUT) have?
B. Si A. 4
34. What are the typical ranges of
C. A mixture of oxides of cobalt, B. 3
reverse-bias current levels IS for low-
nickel, strontium, or C. 2
power and high-power Schottky diodes
manganese D. 1
at room temperature?
D. All of the above A. Picoamperes, nanoamperes
7. What is the typical value of the reverse
26. What is the ratio IP / IV for gallium B. Nanoamperes, microamperes
resistance of SCRs?
arsenide? C. Microamperes, milliamperes
D. Milliamperes, amperes A. 1 to 10
A. 1:1 B. 100 to 1 k
B. 5:1 35. The current capability of power C. 1 k to 50 k
C. 10:1 diodes can be increased by placing two D. 100 k or more
D. 20:1 or more in series.
A. True
8. The ISO-LIT Q1 16-pin Litronix opto- A. SCR 22. Which of the following devices has
isolator DIP contains ________ opto- B. SCS (have) four layers of semiconductor
isolators. C. GTO materials?
A. 4 D. diac A. Silicon-controlled switch (SCS)
B. 8 B. Gate turn-off switch (GTO)
16. Which of the following devices has
C. 12 C. Light-activated silicon-
nearly the same turn-on time as turn-off
D. 6 controlled rectifier (LASCR)
time?
D. All of the above
9. How many terminals does a Shockley A. SCR
diode have? B. GTO
23. Which of the following parameters
A. 5 C. SCS
are usually provided by the
B. 4 D. LASCR
manufacturer on the specification sheet
C. 3
for SCRs?
D. 2 17. This symbol is an example of a(n)
A. Turn-on time (ton )
________.
B. Turn-off time (toff )
10. What is the range of the variable
C. Junction and case
resistor in the equivalent circuit of a
temperatures (tj and tc )
unijunction transistor?
A. SCR D. All of the above
A. 50 to 5 k
B. SCS
B. 6 k to 10 k 24. What is the maximum current (rms)
C. GTO
C. 5 to 50 D. DIAC rating for commercially available
D. 1 to 5 LASCRs today?
18. Which of the transistors of an SCR A. 3A
11. Which one of the SCR terminals fires are conducting when the SCR is fired
the SCR? B. 15 A
and is in the conduction mode? C. 20 A
A. Anode A. npn
B. Cathode D. 25 A
B. pnp
C. Gate C. Both npn and pnp
D. All of the above 25. Which of the following areas is (are)
D. Neither npn nor pnp applications of an SCS?
12. Which of the following devices has 19. For an SCS, a ________ pulse at the A. Counters
the smallest turn-off time? anode gate turns the device on, while a B. Pulse generators
A. SCR ________ pulse will turn it off. C. Voltage sensors
B. GTO A. negative, positive D. All of the above
C. SCS B. positive, negative
D. LASCR 26. This symbol is an example of
20. An advantage of the SCR over the a(n) ________.
13. What is the range of the turn-on SCS is the reduced turn-off time.
times in high-power SCR devices? A. True
A. 30 s to 100 s B. False
B. 10 s to 25 s
21. This is an example of a high-isolation
C. 5 s to 8 s
________ gate.
D. 1 s to 5 s
A. SCR
14. What is the frequency range of
B. SCS
application of SCRs?
C. GTO
A. About 10 kHz
D. DIAC
B. About 50 kHz
C. About 250 kHz
27. How many terminals does a silicon-
D. About 1 mHz
controlled switch (SCS) device have?
15. This symbol is an example of a(n) A. 2
________. B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
A. OR 28. What is the typical value of the
B. NOT triggering anode gate for SCS devices?
C. AND A. 1.5 mA
D. NAND B. 150 A
C. 15 A LINEAR-DIGITAL ICs 7. What is the maximum conversion time
D. 1A of a clock rate of 1 MHz operating a 10-
stage counter in an ADC?
29. What is the typical range of turn-off 1. What is the level of the output voltage A. 1.024 s
times for SCRs? of a ladder-network conversion? B. 102.3 ms
A. 5 s to 30 s A. The analog output voltage C. 10.24 ms
B. 1 s to 5 s proportional to the digital D. 1.024 ms
input voltage
C. 0.1 s to 1 s
B. The digital output voltage 8. On which of the following does the
D. 0.01 s to 0.1 s
proportional to the linear input conversion depend in ladder-network
voltage conversion?
30. Which of the following is (are) the
C. A fixed digital value Vref A. Comparator
advantages of the SCS over a
D. A fixed analog value Vref B. Control logic
corresponding SCR?
A. Reduced turn-off time C. Digital counter
2. Which of the following is not a D. Clock
B. Increased control and
linear/digital IC?
triggering sensitivity
A. Phase-locked loop 9. The voltage-controlled oscillator is a
C. More predictable firing
B. Voltage-controlled oscillator subset of the "test bench" function
situation
C. Passive filter generator.
D. All of the above
D. Comparator A. True
31. This symbol is an example of B. False
3. A 339 IC is an example of a fourteen-
a(n)________.
pin DIP that can be made to function as 10. Which application best
a ________. describes this 555 timer circuit?
A. comparator
B. 555 timer
C. D to A converter
D. ladder network
A. SCR
B. SCS 4. What is the minimum number of
C. GTO conversions per second of a clock rate of
D. DIAC 1 MHz operating a 10-stage counter in
an ADC?
32. Which of the following transistors is A. 1000 A. Monostable multivibrator
an SCR composed of? B. 976 B. Astable multivibrator
A. npn, pnp C. 769 C. Bistable multivibrator
B. npn, npn D. 697 D. Free-running multivibrator
C. pnp, pnp
D. None of the above 5. Which of the following is (are) the 11. Which of the following applications
results of improvements built into a include a phase-locked loop (PLL)
33. A thyristor is a ________-layer comparator IC? circuit?
semiconductor material device. A. Faster switching between the A. Modems
A. 2 two output levels B. Am decoders
B. 3 B. Noise immunity C. Tracking filters
C. 4 C. Outputs capable of directly D. All of the above
D. 5 driving a variety of loads
D. All of the above 12. Determine the free-running
34. How many layers of semiconductor frequency when R3 is set to 2.5 k .
materials does a silicon-controlled 6. What is the first phase of the dual-
rectifier (SCR) have? slope method of conversion?
A. Connecting the analog
A. 2 voltage to the integrator for
B. 3 a fixed time
C. 4 B. Setting the counter to zero
D. 5 C. Connecting the integrator to a
reference voltage
D. All of the above A. 19.7 kHz
B. 32.5 kHz
C. 116.39 kHz B. Vref 24. Which of the following best
D. 212.9 kHz C. 0 V or Vref describes limitations for the 566 VCO?
13. This figure is a block diagram of a(n) D. None of the above
A.
________. 19. Which application best describes this
555 timer circuit? B.
C. fo < 1 MHz
D. All of the above
25. How many comparators does a 339
IC contain?
A. ADC A. 4
B. DAC B. 3
C. comparator C. 2
D. 555 timer D. 1
A. Monostable multivibrator 26. When is the counter set to zero in
14. What is the function of a ladder B. Astable multivibrator the dual-slope method of conversion?
network? C. Bistable multivibrator A. Prior to the charging of the
A. Changing an analog signal to a D. One-shot multivibrator capacitor of the integrator
digital signal
B. While the capacitor is being
B. Changing a linear signal to a 20. At which of the following period(s) is charged
digital signal the counter advanced (incremented) in C. At the end of the charging of
C. Changing a digital signal to dual-slope conversion? the capacitor
an analog signal A. During the charging of the D. During the discharging of the
D. None of the above capacitor of the integrator capacitor
B. During the discharging of
15. Which of the slope intervals of the
integrator does the counter in the the capacitor of the 27. The 555 timer IC is made up of a
analog-to-digital converter (ADC) integrator combination of linear comparators and
C. During both the charging and digital flip-flops.
operate?
A. Positive discharging of the capacitor of A. True
B. Negative the integrator B. False
C. Both positive and negative
D. Neither positive nor negative 28. This circuit is an example of a _____.
21. How many Vcc connections does the
16. A 311 IC is an example of an eight-pin 565 PLL use?
A. 0
DIP that can be made to function as a
B. 1
________.
A. comparator C. 2
B. 555 timer D. 3
C. D to A converter 22. What is (are) the input(s) to the
D. ladder network A. comparator
comparator in the ladder-network
B. 555 timer
conversion of an ADC?
17. Determine the free-running C. D to A converter
A. Staircase voltage
frequency for this circuit. D. ladder network
B. Analog input voltage
C. Both staircase and analog
29. Which of the following devices is
input voltage
(are) a component of a digital-to-analog
converter (DAC)?
A. Integrator
23. This circuit is an example of a
B. Comparator
________.
C. Digital counter
A. 32.5 kHz D. All of the above
B. 53.33 kHz
C. 533.3 kHz 30. Which of the following circuits is
D. 5.3 MHz (are) linear/digital ICs?
A. comparator A. Comparators
18. What is (are) the level(s) of the input B. 555 timer B. Timers
voltage to a ladder-network conversion? C. D to A converter C. Voltage-controlled oscillators
A. 0 D. ladder network D. All of the above
31. Which of the following best describes B. 12.37 V
the output of a 566 voltage-controlled C. 34.98 V
oscillator? D. 48.00 V
A. Square-wave 2. What is the bandwidth of the circuit?
B. Triangular-wave
C. Both square- and triangular-
wave
32. What is the voltage resolution of an A.999

8-stage ladder network? B. 223
A. Vref /128 C. 2.2
B. Vref /256 D. 0.99
C. Vref /512 A. 31.8 Hz
D. Vref /1024 B. 32.3 Hz 8. What effect will a parallel tank have
C. 142 Hz upon final filter current?
33. The timing components for a PLL are D. 7.2 kHz A. very little
15 k and 220 pF. Calculate the free- B. The bandpass frequencies
running frequency. 3. In a parallel RLC circuit, which value will change.
A. 90.91 kHz may always be used as a vector C. The frequency cutoff will
B. 136.36 kHz reference? change.
C. 156.1 kHz A. current D. The impedance will block
D. 181.8 kHz B. reactance output.
C. resistance
34. Which of the following frequencies is D. voltage 9. What is the total current?
associated with the 565 frequency-shift
keyed decoder? 4. How much current will flow in a 100
A. 1070 Hz Hz series RLC circuit if VS = 20 V, RT = 66
B. 1270 Hz ohms, and XT = 47 ohms?
C. Both 1070 Hz and 1270 Hz A. 1.05 A
D. None of the above B. 303 mA
C. 247 mA A. 56.6 mA
D. 107 mA B. 141 mA
35. Calculate the frequency of this
C. 191 mA
circuit.
5. What is the Q (Quality factor) of a D. 244 mA
series circuit that resonates at 6 kHz, has
equal reactance of 4 kilo-ohms each, and 10. When a parallel circuit resonates it is
a resistor value of 50 ohms? said to:
A. 0.001 A. flywheel
B. 50 B. oscillate
C. 80 C. both of the above
D. 4.0 D. none of the above
6. What is the range 11. What is the resonant frequency in the

between f1 and f2 of an RLC circuit that given circuit?
A. 635 Hz resonates at 150 kHz and has a Q of 30?
B. 450 Hz A. 100.0 kHz to 155.0 kHz
C. 228 Hz B. 147.5 kHz to 152.5 kHz
D. 128 Hz C. 4500 kHz to 295.5 kHz
D. 149,970 Hz to 150,030 Hz
A. 11.6 Hz
RLC Circuits and Resonance 7. What is the quality factor? B. 275.8 Hz
C. 1.5 kHz
D. 3.2 kHz
1. What is the applied voltage for a series
RLC circuit when IT = 3 mA, VL = 30 V,
12. Series RLC voltage or impedance
VC = 18 V, and R = 1000 ohms?
totals must be calculated by:
A. 3.00 V
A. subtracting the values
B. graphing the angles A. 6.8 V A.31.8 Hz
C. adding vectors B. 11.9 V B. 71 Hz
D. multiplying the values C. 16.1 V C. 7.1 kHz
D. 22.9 V D. 31.8 kHz
13. What is the total current?
19. What is the impedance of the circuit
25. What is the range between f1 and
in the given circuit?
f2 of an RLC circuit that resonates at 150
kHz and has a Q of 30?
A. 100.0 kHz to 155.0 kHz
B. 147.5 kHz to 152.5 kHz
C. 4500 kHz to 295.5 kHz
D. 149,970 Hz to 150,030 Hz
A. 1.05 kilo ohms
A. 15.6 mA
B. 1.33 kilo ohms 26. What is the bandwidth in the given
B. 17.8 mA
C. 2.19 kilo ohms circuit. If the winding resistance of the
C. 21.9 mA
D. 3.39 kilo ohms coil is 12 ohms?
D. 26.0 mA
20. In a series RLC circuit the current can
14. When XC = XL the circuit: be found using:
A. draws maximum current
B. applied voltage is zero
A.
C. is at resonance
D. draws minimum current
B. A. 6.4 kHz
15. How much current will flow in a C. both of the above B. 47.2 kHz
series RLC circuit when VT = 100 V, XL = D. none of the above C. 53.7 kHz
160 ohms, XC = 80 ohms, and R =
D. 60.2 kHz
60 ohms? 21. What is the true power consumed in
A. 1A a 30 V series RLC circuit if Z = 20 ohms 27.At any resonant frequency, what net
B. 1 mA and R = 10 ohms? voltage is measured across the two
C. 6.28 A A. 15.0 watts series reactive components?
D. 10 A B. 22.5 watts A. Applied voltage
C. 30.0 watts B. Reactive voltage
16. When a full band of frequencies is D. 45.0 watts C. Zero voltage
allowed to pass through a filter circuit to
22. What is the current phase angle for a D. VL + VC voltage
the output, the resonant circuit is called
a: parallel RLC circuit when IL = 15.3 A, IC =
0.43 A, and IR = 3.5 A? 28. If the bandwidth of a filter increases:
A. low-pass filter
A. 76.7 degrees A. Q decreases
B high-pass filter
B. –4.25 degrees B. the roll-off rate increases
C. band-stop filter
C. 88.8 degrees C. the half-power frequency
D. bandpass filter
D. –76.7 degrees decreases
D. the center frequency
17. At resonance, the term bandwidth
23. At any resonant frequency, what decreases
includes all frequencies that allow what
percentage of maximum current to voltage is measured across the two
series reactive components? 29. Series RLC impedance or voltage
flow?
A. Applied totals must always be calculated by
A. 50
B. reactive A. Adding values vectorially
B. 62.3
C. zero B. graphing the angles
C. 70.7
D. inductive and capacitive C. multiplying the values
D. 95.3
D. subtracting the values
18. What is the voltage across the 24. What is the resonance frequency?
30. What is the current through the
capacitor in the given circuit?
capacitor in the given circuit?
A. 3.5 mA A. 0.279
B. 5.5 mA B. 0.479
C. 9 mA C. 0.679
D. 11.4 mA D. 0.879
31. What is the total impedance of a 60 42. What is the phase angle?
Hz series RLC circuit when XL = 7.5 A. 6.5 kHz
ohms, XC = 265.3 ohms, and R = 33 B. 53.7 kHz
ohms? C. 107.4 kHz
A. 257.8 ohms D. 18.1 MHz
B. 259.9 ohms
C. 290.8 ohms 37. What is the impedance of the circuit
D. 1989.75 ohms in the given circuit?
A. 61.4º
32. What is the total current for the B. 28.5º
nonideal circuit in the given circuit. If it is C. -28.5º
at resonance? D. -61.4º
43. What would be the power factor for

A. 125.7 an RLC circuit that acts inductively?
B. 297.6 A. +90 degrees leading
C. 370.1 B. one
A. 0A C. zero
D. 423.3
B. 284A D. –90 degrees lagging
38. What is the approximate phase angle
C. 3.3 mA 44. Voltage lags current in an RLC circuit
in a series RLC circuit when VC = 117 V,
D. 38.5 mA when it acts:
VR = 14.5 V, and VL = 3.3 V?
A. –45.0 degrees A. capacitively
33. What is the high cutoff frequency for B. resistively
B. –82.7 degrees
an RLC circuit that resonates at 2000 Hz C. inductively
C. –90.0 degrees
and has a bandwidth of 250 Hz? D. resonantly
D. –172.7 degrees
A. 2125 Hz
B. 2250 Hz 45. What is the bandwidth of the circuit
39. Which statement best describes
C. 1750 Hz in the given circuit?
reactance in a series RLC circuit?
D. 8.0 Hz
A. Capacitive reactance is
always dominant.
34. Current in a series RLC circuit may
B. Inductive reactance is always
always be used as:
dominant.
A. a leading vector
C. Resistance is always
B. a reference
dominant. A. 11.6 Hz
C. an angle
D. The larger of the two B. 275.9 Hz
D. a lagging vector
reactances is dominant. C. 1.5 kHz
35. What is the impedance of the circuit? D. 3.2 kHz
40. What is the band pass (F1 – F2) of an
RLC filter that resonates at 150 kHz and 46. What is the voltage across R1, C1,
has a coil Q of 30? and L1?
A. 100.0 kHz to 155.0 kHz
B. 147.5 kHz to 152.5 kHz
C. 295.5 kHz to 4500 kHz
D. 149,970 Hz to 150,030 Hz
A. 12.2 k
B. 14.5 k 41. What is the power factor?
C. 17.8 k
D. 20.3 k
36. What is the resonant frequency in A. VR = 156 V,

the given circuit? VC = 165 V, VL = 441 V
B. VR = 178 V,
VC = 187 V, VL = 503 V C. 500 W
C. VR = 219 V, 6. What is the kilowatt-hour D. 16 kW
VC = 232 V, VL = 619 V consumption of a 40 W lamp if it remains
D. VR = 260 V, on for 1750 h? 12. Ohm's law describes the
VC = 276 V, VL = 735 V A. 43.75 mathematical relationship between
B. 70 A. ohms, kilohms, and megohms
C. 43,750 B. resistor size and resistor value
D. 70,000 C. resistance, voltage, and
OHM’S LAW current
7. A damaged resistor D. none of the above
1. "Half-splitting" is A. may appear burned
A. a means for nuclear fuel cells B. may have an increased 13. Energy is defined as the ability to
to produce electricity resistance value A. produce heat
B. a means of isolating a C. may be checked with an B. produce light
problem in a circuit ohmmeter C. produce sound
C. a means for reducing a high ac D. All of the above D. All of the above
voltage to a low dc voltage
D. a means of limiting current in a 8. Power supplies differ from batteries in 14. What electromotive force would
circuit that cause 20 A of current to flow through a
A. power supply output voltages 500 resistor?
2. If doubling the voltage across a are ac and not dc A. 0.04 V
resistor doubles the current through the B. power supply voltages are not B. 2.5 V
resistor then stable C. 25.0 V
A. the resistor value decreased C. power supplies are low-current D. 10,000 V
B. the resistor value did not devices
change D. None of the above 15. The rate at which work is performed
C. the resistor value increased is called
D. it is impossible to determine 9. A. current
the change in the resistor value B. energy
C. power
3. If the voltage across a fixed value of D. voltage
resistance is increased five times, what
does the current do? 16. A battery's capacity to deliver power
A. It increases by a factor of five. What is the resistor value in the given is measured in
B. It decreases by a factor of five. circuit? A. kWh
C. It stays the same. A. 200 B. Ah
D. Not enough information C. Wh
B. 1k
D. Vh
4. If the resistance in a circuit with C. 2k
constant voltage increases, the current D. 4k 17. Power supplies are regulated to
will prevent the output voltage from
A. increase 10. If voltage across a resistance doubles changing due to changes in the
B. decrease A. the current is halved A. line voltage
C. stay the same B. the resistance doubles B. supply load
D. Not enough information C. the current is unchanged C. frequency
D. none of the above D. both line voltage and supply
5. load
11.
18.
What is the power in the given circuit?

A. 3.6 W What is the power in the given circuit?
B. 35 W What is the power in the given circuit?
C. 175 W A. 32 W A. 3.92 kW
D. 245 W B. 80 W B. 280 W
1
C. 28.6 W 4. If you drop a 5 when rounding a C. 1.48 × 10
2
D. 9.8 W number, you are using the D. 1.48 × 10
A. round-to-even rule
12. The digits in a measured number that
19. If current through a resistance is B. significant digit rule
are known to be correct are called
halved C. round-off rule
A. accuracy digits
A. the resistance is halved D. retained digit rule
B. significant digits
B. the voltage is halved
5. 7200 mV is the same as C. error digits
C. the voltage doubles
A. 7.2 V D. precision digits
B. 7.2 V 13. Which of the following is expressed
20. Ohm's law is a relationship between C. 7,200,000 V in engineering notation?
5
A. voltage, current, and time D. 0.0072 V A. 470 × 10
–2
B. power, current, and resistance B. 82 × 10
C. resistance, time, and current 6. A measure of the repeatability of a C. 9.1 × 10
–6
D. voltage, current, and measurement of some quantity is D. 14.7 × 10

8
resistance A. error
B. precision 14. The unit for frequency is the
C. accuracy A. hertz
21. If the voltage in the given circuit was
D. significant B. ampere
cut in half, what would the current
C. watt
equal? 7. Another name for "fundamental units" D. second
is
A. base units 15. Add 21 mA and 8000 A and
B. atoms express the result in milliamperes.
C. the metric system A. 21.8 mA
D. letter symbols B. 218 mA
3 4
8. Adding 27.5 × 10 to 8.9 × 10 equals C. 29 mA
A. 10 mA
A. 36.4 × 10
7 D. 290 mA
B. 30 mA 4
B. 116.5 × 10 11 4
C. 60 mA 16. Dividing 24 × 10 by 3 × 10 equals
3 4
D. 90 mA C. 28.39 × 10 A. 8 × 10
5 7
D. 1.165 × 10 B. 8 × 10
11
9. When using the terms "accuracy" and C. 8 × 10
15
"precision" for measurements D. 8 × 10
QUANTITIES and UNITS
A. "precision" implies less 17. Pico is what relation to micro?
measurement error than A. one-tenth
1. Derived units are obtained from "accuracy" B. one-hundredth
various combinations of B. "accuracy" implies less C. one-thousandth
A. electrical quantities measurement error than D. one-millionth
B. fundamental units "precision"
C. metric prefixes C. "precision" measures the
D. international standards repeatability of a
2. Which of the following metric prefixes measurement MAGNETISM AND
–9
could replace 10 ? D. both terms mean the same ELECTROMAGNETISM
A. Nano thing
B. Mega 10. The difference between scientific 1. Permeability is the inverse equivalent
C. Kilo and engineering notation is of which electrical term?
D. Micro A. powers of ten representation A. Voltage
3. Scientific notation is a method B. single vs. multiple digits B. Current
A. of expressing a very large before decimal point C. Resistance
number C. groupings of multiples of three D. Conductance
B. of expressing a very small digits
number D. All of the above 2. Which electromagnetic device uses
C. used to make calculations 11. The number 14.8 can also be brushes and a commutator?
with large and small expressed as A. A speaker
numbers A. 1.48 × 10
–1 B. A dc generator
D. All of the above B. 1.48 × 10
0 C. A relay
D. A solenoid
3. What is the flux density of a magnetic C. commutator D. Reluctance
field whose flux is 3000 µWb and cross- D. brush
2
sectional area is 0.25 m ? 16. Which electromagnetic device has a
A. 12,000 T 9. What is the magnetomotive force in a movable iron core called a plunger?
B. 83,330 T 150-turn coil of wire with 2 A flowing A. A speaker
C. 0T through it? B. A dc generator
D. More information is needed in A. 13.33 mAt C. A relay
order to find flux density. B. 300 At D. A solenoid
C. 75 At
4. How much flux is there in a magnetic D. 152 At 17. Which electromagnetic device
contains an armature?
field when its flux density is 5000 T 10. A Hall effect sensor A. A speaker
2
and its cross-sectional area is 300 mm ? A. exists only in theory B. A dc generator
A. 16.67 mWb B. is a noncontacting magnetic C. A relay
B. 5.0 Wb sensor D. A solenoid
C. 3.0 mWb C. can operate only a few times
D. 1.5 Wb before failure 18. The polarity of induced voltage while
D. produces very large voltages a field is collapsing is
5. What are the effects of moving a A. independent of the force
closed wire loop through a magnetic 11. Which two values are plotted creating the field
field? on a B-H curve graph? B. opposite to the force
A. A voltage is induced in the A. Reluctance and flux density creating the field
wire. B. Permeability and reluctance C. identical to the force creating
B. A current is induced in the C. Magnetizing force and the field
wire. permeability D. present only if the force is
C. The polarity across the wire D. Flux density and stationary
depends on the direction of magnetizing force
motion.
D. All of the above 12. Which electromagnetic device has a
flexible cone? DIODES AND
6. The Hall effect A. A speaker APPLICATIONS
A. is a phenomenon with no B. A dc generator
practical applications C. A relay
D. A solenoid 1. What is a varistor?
B. is used in various sensor A. a voltage-dependent resistor
applications B. a voltage-dependent diode
C. can develop potentials of 13. What is the reluctance of a material
that has a length of 0.045 m, a cross- C. a current-dependent resistor
thousands of volts 2 D. a current-dependent diode
D. is the basis for solar cell sectional area of 0.015 m , and a
operation permeability of 2500 µWb/At·m?
A. 833.33 µAt/Wb 2. Which type of transformer is required
B. 0.27 At/Wb to create a 180 degree input to a
7. "Series" and "parallel" as applied to dc rectifier?
motors refer to C. 1200 At/Wb
D. More information is needed in A. center-tapped secondary
A. the connection of the motor B. step-down secondary
and controller order to find the reluctance.
C. stepped-up secondary
B. the connection of the field D. split winding primary
coil and armature windings 14. The unit of flux density is known as
A. magnetomotive force
B. a weber 3. What circuit activity may shift a
C. the connection of the brush characteristic curve so that diode
and commutator C. a maxwell
D. a tesla operating points are different?
D. the connection of the motor A. higher power (heat)
batteries B. higher resistance
15. What do you call the characteristic of
a magnetic material whereby a change C. lower voltage
8. The component that produces power D. lower current
in an electromagnetic generator is called in magnetization lags the application of
the a magnetizing force?
A. Hysteresis 4. What is wrong with this diode?
A. armature
B. field winding B. Induction
C. Retentivity
B. the barrier potential stays fixed C. the peak value of the
at 0.7 V secondary voltage
C. the barrier potential D. four times the peak value of
increases slightly with an the secondary voltage
increase in current
A. open D. the barrier potential 16. What is the current through the
B. short decreases slightly with diode?
an increase in current
C. nothing
D. not enough data
11. Since diodes are destroyed by
excessive current, circuits must have:
5. The dc current through each diode in a
A. higher voltage sources
bridge rectifier equals:
A. the load current B. current limiting resistors
A. 1 mA
B. half the dc load current C. more dopants
B. 0.975 mA
D. higher current sources
C. twice the dc load current C. 0.942 mA
D. one-fourth the dc load current D. 0.0 mA
12. A diode for which you can change the
reverse bias, and thus vary the
6. When matching polarity connections 17. Electrons in the outermost orbit or
capacitance is called a
have been made and the potential shell of an atom are called
difference (PD) is above 0.7 V, the diode A. varactor diode
A. free electrons
is considered to be: B. tunnel diode
B. negative ions
C. zener diode
A. not working C. valence electrons
B. forward biased D. switching diode
D. conduction band electrons
C. reverse biased
D. an open switch 13. A filtered full-wave rectifier voltage
18. Shunting the ac component away
has a smaller ripple than does a half-
from the load is the task of a:
7. In a power supply diagram, which wave rectifier voltage for the same load
A. transformer
block indicates a smooth dc output? resistance and capacitor values because:
B. filter
A. there is a shorter time
A. transformer C. regulator
between peaks
B. filter D. rectifier
C. rectifier B. there is a longer time
D. regulator between peaks
19. A pn junction allows current flow
C. the larger the ripple, the
8. If a 169.7 V half-wave peak has an when
average voltage of 54 V, what is the better the filtering action
average of two full-wave peaks? D. none of the above
A. the p-type material is more
A. 119.9 V positive than the n-type
14. Testing a good diode with an
B. 108.0 V material
C. 115.7 V ohmmeter should indicate
B. the n-type material is more
D. 339.4 V A. high resistance when forward
positive than the p-type
or reverse biased
material
B. low resistance when forward or
9. What is the current through the LED? C. both the n-type and p-type
reverse biased
materials have the same
C. high resistance when
potential
reverse biased and low
D. there is no potential on the n-
resistance when forward
type or p-type materials
biased
D. high resistance when forward
20. What is the current through the
biased and low resistance when
zener diode?
reverse biased
A. 0 mA
B. 23 mA
15. The peak inverse voltage (PIV) across
C. 18 mA
a nonconducting diode in a bridge
D. 13 mA
rectifier equals approximately:
10. The characteristic curve for the A. half the peak secondary
voltage A. 0 mA
complex model of a silicon diode shows
B. twice the peak secondary B. 7 mA
that
voltage C. 8.3 mA
A. the barrier potential is 0 V
D. 13 Ma
21. When a diode is forward biased, the D. sample and adjust B. internal temperature is too
voltage across it high
A. is directly proportional to the 28. With full-wave rectification, current C. current through the device is
current through the load resistor must be: too high
B. is inversely proportional to A. in opposite directions D. load resistance increases
the current B. to the external load
C. is directly proportional to the C. from the reverse biased diode 35. The conduction band is closest to the
source voltage D. in the same direction valence band in
D. remains approximately the A. semiconductors
same 29. A characteristic curve is the result of B. conductors
a current versus voltage plot of diode C. insulators
22. Why is heat produced in a diode? activity, which begins at the: D. The distance is the same for
A. due to current passing A. 3rd quadrant all of the above.
through the diode B. current plot
B. due to voltage across the diode C. graph origin 36. What is the percent of regulation if
C. due to the power rating of the D. voltage plot Vnl = 20 V and Vfl = 19.8 V?
diode A. 0%
D. due to the PN junction of the 30. Rectifier output polarity depends B. 1%
diode upon: C. .1%
A. cycles of input D. 5%
23. The arrow in the schematic symbol B. capacitor polarity
of a diode points to C. half or full wave 37. With a half-wave rectified voltage
A. the n-type material, which is D. diode installation across the load resistor, load current
called the anode flows for what part of a cycle?
B. the n-type material, which is 31. With a 12 V supply, a silicon diode, A. 0 degrees
called the cathode and a 370-ohm resistor in series, what B. 90 degrees
C. the p-type material, which is voltage will be dropped across the C. 180 degrees
called the anode diode? D. 360 degrees
D. the p-type material, which is A. 0.3 V
called the cathode B. 0.7 V 38. Which of the following circuits would
C. 0.9 V require the least amount of filtering?
24. The diode schematic arrow points to D. 1.4 V A. A half-wave rectifier
the: B. A full-wave rectifier
A. trivalent-doped material 32. If the frequency of the applied ac C. A bridge rectifier
B. positive axial lead signal to a half-wave rectifier is 60 Hz, D. A full-wave rectifier and a
C. anode lead the frequency of the pulsating dc output bridge rectifier
D. cathode lead will be
A. 30 pps 39. What is wrong with this circuit?
25. When checking a diode, low B. 60 pps A. The zener is open.
resistance readings both ways indicate C. 90 pps B. The zener is shorted.
the diode is: D. 120 pps C. nothing
A. open D. not enough data
B. satisfactory 33. What is the peak output voltage for
C. faulty this half-wave rectifier? 40. The voltage where current may start
D. not the problem to flow in a reverse-biased pn junction is
called the
26. In a diode schematic, the anode is A. breakdown voltage
represented by a(n): B. barrier potential
A. triangle C. forward voltage
B. vertical line A. 1V D. biasing voltage
C. zig-zag line B. 7.8 V
D. element indicator C. 10.9 V 41. Providing a constant output
D. 15.6 V regardless of ac input or load resistance
27. An IC regulator receives an overload; changes is the function of a:
it will: 34. Thermal shutdown occurs in an IC A. transformer
A. shut down regulator if: B. filter
B. compensate for heat A. power dissipation is too high C. regulator
C. provide more voltage D. rectifier
42. When a diode is destroyed it has B. a high-pass filter
infinite impedance. When damaged by OPERATIONAL C. a bandpass filter
heat it will probably: AMPLIFIERS (Electronics) D. a band-stop filter
A. short
B. conduct more
C. conduct less 1. An ideal operational amplifier has 7. A noninverting closed-loop op-amp
D. open A. infinite output impedance circuit generally has a gain factor:
B. zero input impedance A. less than one
43. The area at the junction of p-type C. infinite bandwidth B. greater than one
and n-type materials that has lost its D. All of the above C. of zero
majority carriers is called the D. equal to one
A. barrier potential 2. Another name for a unity gain
B. depletion region amplifier is: 8. In order for an output to swing above
C. n region A. difference amplifier and below a zero reference, the op-amp
D. p region B. comparator circuit requires:
C. single ended A. a resistive feedback network
44. DC power should be connected to D. voltage follower B. zero offset
forward bias a diode as follows: C. a wide bandwidth
A. – anode, + cathode 3. The open-loop voltage gain (Aol) of an D. a negative and positive
B. – cathode, – anode op-amp is the supply
C. + anode, – cathode A. external voltage gain the
D. + cathode, + anode device is capable of 9. Op-amps used as high- and low-pass
B. internal voltage gain the filter circuits employ which
45. At any given time in an intrinsic piece device is capable of configuration?
of semiconductor material at room C. most controlled parameter A. noninverting
temperature D. same as Acl B. comparator
A. electrons drift randomly C. open-loop
B. recombination occurs 4. What is the output waveform? D. inverting
C. holes are created
D. All of the above 10.
46. In a power supply diagram, which

block indicates a pulsating dc output?
A. transformer
B. filter
C. rectifier A. sine wave Decreasing the gain in the given circuit
D. regulator B. square wave could be achieved by
C. sawtooth wave A. reducing the amplitude of the
47. List three diode packages: D. triangle wave input voltage
A. clip package, DIP, small B. increasing the value of the
current package 5. A series dissipative regulator is an feedback resistor
B. DIP, small current package, example of a: C. increasing the value of the
large current package A. linear regulator input resistor
C. small current package, large B. switching regulator D. removing the feedback
current package, and SIP C. shunt regulator resistor
D. small current package, large D. dc-to-dc converter
current package, clip 11. If ground is applied to the (+)
package 6. What is this circuit? terminal of an inverting op-amp, the (–)
terminal will:
48. The mimicking of an open/closed A. not need an input resistor
switch by a diode allows alternating B. be virtual ground
current to be: C. have high reverse current
A. rectified D. not invert the signal
B. regulated
C. controlled 12. An astable multivibrator is also
D. attenuated known as a:
A. a low-pass filter A. one-shot multivibrator
B. free-running multivibrator B. the open-loop voltage gain
C. bistable multivibrator C. the feedback resistance 25. What is the output waveform?
D. monostable multivibrator divided by the input
resistance
13. With negative feedback, the D. the input resistance
returning signal:
20. What is the cutoff frequency of this
A. aids the input signal low-pass filter?
B. is proportional to output
current
C. opposes the input signal A. sine wave
D. is proportional to differential B. square wave
voltage gain C. +15 V
D. –15 V
14. What starts a free-running
multivibrator? A. 4.8 kHz 26. The voltage follower has a:
A. a trigger B. 3.8 kHz A. closed-loop voltage gain of
B. an input signal C. 2.8 kHz unity
C. an external circuit D. 1.8 kHz B. small open-loop voltage gain
D. nothing C. closed-loop bandwidth of zero
21. All of the following are basic op-amp D. large closed-loop output
15. A portion of the output that provides input modes of operation EXCEPT impedance
circuit stabilization is considered to be: A. inverting mode
A. negative feedback B. common-mode 27. What is the output waveform of the
B. distortion C. double-ended circuit?
C. open-loop D. single-ended
D. positive feedback
22. What is the output voltage?
16. How many leads does the TO-5
metal can package of an operational
amplifier have?
A. 8, 10, or 12
A. sine wave
B. 6, 8, or 10
B. square wave
C. 8 or 14
C. sawtooth wave
D. 8 or 16
D. triangle wave
A. 15 V
17. If a noninverting amplifier has an RIN B. 5V 28. The ratio between differential gain
of 1000 ohms and an RFB of 2.5 kilohms, C. –5 V and common-mode gain is called:
what is the RIN voltage when 1.42 mV is D. –15 V A. amplitude
applied to the correct input?
B. differential-mode rejection
A. 3.5 mV 23. A circuit whose output is C. common-mode rejection
B. ground proportional to the difference between D. phase
C. 1.42 mV the input signals is considered to be
D. 0.56 mV which type of amplifier? 29. What is the frequency of this 555
A. common-mode astable multivibrator?
18. Input impedance [Zin(I)] of an B. darlington
inverting amplifier is approximately C. differential
equal to: D. operational
A. Ri
B. Rf + Ri 24. With negative feedback, the
C. ∞ returning signal
D. Rf – Ri A. is proportional to the output
current
19. The closed-loop voltage gain of an B. is proportional to the
inverting amplifier equals: differential voltage gain
A. the ratio of the input C. opposes the input signal
A. 278 Hz
resistance to the D. aids the input signal
B. 178 Hz
feedback resistance
C. 78 Hz B. Single-ended
D. 8 Hz C. Double-ended 43. An output that is proportional to the
D. Noninverting mode addition of two or more inputs is from
30. If the gain of a closed-loop inverting which type of amplifier?
amplifier is 3.9, with an input resistor 37. If the feedback/input resistor ratio of A. differentiator
value of 1.6 kilohms, what value of a feedback amplifier is 4.6 with 1.7 V B. difference
feedback resistor is necessary? applied to the noninverting input, what C. summing
A. 6240 ohms is the output voltage value? D. analog subtractor
B. 2.4 kilohms A. 7.82 V
C. 410 ohms B. saturation 44. In a PLL, to obtain lock, the signal
D. 0.62 kilohms C. cutoff frequency must:
31. In an open-loop op-amp circuit, D. 9.52 V
whenever the inverting input (–) is A. come within the lock range
negative relative to the noninverting 38. The Schmitt trigger is a two-state B. be less than the capture
input (+), the output will: device that is used for: frequency
A. swing negative A. pulse shaping C. come within the capture
B. close the loop B. peak detection range
C. be balanced C. input noise rejection D. be greater than the capture
D. swing positive D. filtering frequency
32. With a differential gain of 50,000 and 39. When a capacitor is used in place of a 45. An ideal amplifier should have:
a common-mode gain of 2, what is the resistor in an op-amp network, its A. high input current
common-mode rejection ratio? placement determines: B. zero offset
A. –87.9 dB A. open- or closed-loop gain C. high output impedance
B. –43.9 dB B. integration or differentiation D. moderate gain
C. 43.9 dB C. saturation or cutoff
D. 87.9 dB D. addition or subtraction 46. A differential amplifier has a
common-mode gain of 0.2 and a
33. If the input to a comparator is a sine 40. common-mode rejection ratio of 3250.
wave, the output is a: What would the output voltage be if the
A. ramp voltage single-ended input voltage was 7 mV
B. sine wave rms?
C. rectangular wave A. 1.4 mV rms
D. sawtooth wave B. 650 mV rms
What value of input resistance is needed C. 4.55 V rms
34. What three subcircuits does a phase in the given circuit to produce the given D. 0.455 V rms
locked loop (PLL) consist of? output voltage?
A. phase comparator, 47. The magnitude of closed-loop
comparator, and VCO A. 50 voltage gain (Acl) of an inverting
B. phase comparator, bandpass B. 4k amplifier equals:
filter, and VCO C. 4.08 k A. the ratio of the input
C. phase comparator, bandpass resistance to the
D. 5k
filter, and demodulator feedback resistance
D. phase comparator, low-pass B. the open-loop voltage gain
41. The common-mode voltage gain is
filter, and VCO Aol
A. smaller than differential
C. the feedback resistance
voltage gain
35. The major difference between divided by the input
B. equal to voltage gain
ground and virtual ground is that virtual resistance
C. greater than differential
ground is only a: D. the input resistance
voltage gain
A. voltage reference
B. current reference 48. What is the difference between
C. power reference common-mode and differential-mode
42. How many logic states does an S-R
D. difference reference input signals?
flip-flop have?
A. phase relationship
A. 2
36. If an op-amp has one input grounded B. voltage
B. 3
and the other input has a signal feed to C. current
C. 4
it, then it is operating as what? D. apparent power
A. Common-mode D. 5
49. A circuit that uses an amplifier with
passive filter elements is called a(n):
A. relaxation oscillator
B. signal generator
C. differential amplifier
D. active filter
50. The input offset current equals the

A. average of two base currents
B. collector current divided by the
current gain
C. difference between two base-
emitter voltages
D. difference between two base
currents

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