GIBILISCO

CHAPTER 20
QUESTION #1
1. When a diode is forward-biased, the anode:

A. Is negative relative to the cathode.

B. Is positive relative to the cathode.
C. Is at the same voltage as the cathode.
D. Alternates between positive and negative
relative to the cathode.
ANSWER #1

is positive relative
to the cathode
voltage
QUESTION #2
2. If ac is applied to a diode, and the peak ac
voltage never exceeds the avalanche voltage,
then the output is:

A. Ac with half the frequency of the input.

B. Ac with the same frequency as the input.
C. Ac with twice the frequency of the input.
D. None of the above.
ANSWER #2

none of the above

QUESTION #3
3. A crystal set:

A. Can be used to transmit radio signals.

B. Requires a battery with long life.
C. Requires no battery.
D. Is useful for rectifying 60-Hz ac.
ANSWER #3

requires no battery
QUESTION #4
4. A diode detector:

A. Is used in power supplies.

B. Is employed in some radio receivers.
C. Is used commonly in high-power radio
transmitters.
D. Changes dc into ac.
ANSWER # 4

is employed in some
radio receivers
QUESTION #5
5. If the output wave in a circuit has the
same shape as the input wave, then:

A. The circuit is linear.

B. The circuit is said to be detecting.
C. The circuit is a mixer.
D. The circuit is a rectifier.
ANSWER # 5

the circuit is operating

in a linear manner.
 QUESTION #6
6. The two input frequencies of a mixer circuit are
3.522 MHz and 3.977 MHz.
Which of the following frequencies might be used
at the output?

A. 455 kHz.
B. 886 kHz.
C. 14.00 MHz.
D. 1.129 MHz.
ANSWER # 6

455 kHz
QUESTION #7
7. A time-domain display might be found in:

A. An ammeter.
B. A spectrum analyzer.
C. A digital voltmeter.
D. An oscilloscope
ANSWER # 7

amplitude/frequency
QUESTION #8
8. Zener voltage is also known as:

A. Forward breakover voltage.

B. Peak forward voltage.
C. Avalanche voltage.
D. Reverse bias.
ANSWER # 8

avalanche voltage
QUESTION #9
9. The forward breakover voltage of a silicon
diode is:

A. About 0.3 V.
B. About 0.6 V.
C. About 1.0 V.
D. Dependent on the method of manufacture.
ANSWER # 9

about 0.6 V
QUESTION #10
10. A diode audio limiter circuit:

A. Is useful for voltage regulation.

B. Always uses Zener diodes.
C. Rectifies the audio to reduce distortion.
D. Can cause objectionable signal
distortion.
ANSWER # 10

can cause distortion

under some conditions.
QUESTION #11
11. The capacitance of a varactor varies
with:

A. Forward voltage.
B. Reverse voltage.
C. Avalanche voltage.
D. Forward breakover voltage.
ANSWER # 11

reverse voltage
QUESTION #12
12. The purpose of the I layer in a PIN
diode is to:

A. Minimize the diode capacitance.

B. Optimize the avalanche voltage.
C. Reduce the forward breakover voltage.
D. Increase the current through the diode.
ANSWER # 12

minimize the junction

capacitance
QUESTION #13
13. Which of these diode types might be found
in the oscillator circuit of a
microwave radio transmitter?

A. A rectifier diode.
B. A cat whisker.
C. An IMPATT diode.
D. None of the above
ANSWER # 13

An IMPATT diode
QUESTION #14

14. A Gunnplexer can be used as a:

A. Communications device.
B. Radio detector.
C. Rectifier.
D. Signal mixer.
ANSWER # 14

microwave
communications device
QUESTION #15
15. The most likely place you would find an
LED would be:

A. In a rectifier circuit.
B. In a mixer circuit.
C. In a digital frequency display.
D. In an oscillator circuit.
ANSWER # 15

a digital frequency
display
QUESTION #16
16. Coherent radiation is produced by a:

A. Gunn diode.
B. Varactor diode.
C. Rectifier diode.
D. Laser diode
ANSWER # 16

laser diode
QUESTION #17
17. You want a circuit to be stable with a variety
of amplifier impedance conditions. You might
consider a coupler using:

A. A Gunn diode.
B. An optoisolator.
C. A photovoltaic cell.
D. A laser diode.
ANSWER # 17

an optoisolator
QUESTION #18
18. The power from a solar panel depends on all
of the following except:

A. The operating frequency of the panel.

B. The total surface area of the panel.
C. The number of cells in the panel.
D. The intensity of the light.
ANSWER # 18

the ac voltage applied

to the panel
QUESTION #19
19. Emission of energy in an IRED is caused
by:

A. High-frequency radio waves.

B. Rectification.
C. Electron energy-level changes.
D. None of the above.
ANSWER # 19

changes in electron
energy within atoms
QUESTION #20
20. A photodiode, when not used as a
photovoltaic cell, has:

A. Reverse bias.
B. No bias.
C. Forward bias.
D. Negative resistance.
ANSWER # 20

reverse bias