QUESTIONS

Instrumentation amplifier employs how many opamps

What is the typical power range for thermocouple sensors?
The period of a repetitive signal is
An ammeter has a full-scale deflection current of 100mA. If the same ammeter is used to
measure a full-scale current of 1.0ampere, what is the value of the shunt resistor in ohms
if the voltage across the meter is 9.0 volts?
A galvanometer with 20 ohms coil resistence has a full-scale deflection of 10 mA. A 0.02
ohm is placed across the meter to increase its rating capacity. What is the new full scale
current for the meter?
A certain pulse measures 10ms and has a period of 50ms. The duty cycle is __
___ meter is the most sensitive
Calculate the shunt resistance needed to increase the FSD of an ammeter 5 times if the
meter resistance is 1kohm
What should be the resolution of a digital voltmeter having three digit 0-3V?
An ammeter with an internal resistance of 50 ohm(s) is used to measure a current thorugh
a lod resistor Rl = 1 kohm(s). Determine the percentage error of the reading due to
ammeter insertion.
What is the typical full-scale deflection current of a moving coil instrument?
What is the typical full-scale voltage across a moving coil voltmeter?
Indications of spectrum analyzer is presented by means of
An iron vane is used to measure
What is the degree of exactness of measurement when compared to the expected value of
the variable being measured?
What damping method is generally used in dynamometers?
What damping method is generally used in dynamometers?
The pointer of an indicating instrument is generally made of
An instrument used for measuring the amount of current flowing in a circuit.
What is the basic unit for measuring current flow?
Which of the following forces does not act on the moving systems of analog instruments?
What kind of instrument is an ammeter?
What type of instrument is the watt-hour meter?
An instrument in which the magnitude of the measured quantity is indicated by means of
pointer.
In measurements, the sum of a set of number divided by the total number of pieces of data
in the given set is called ______
In order to make an accurate measurement as possible, the internal resistance of a
voltmeter must be
On a simple ohmmeter, the 0 ohm(s0 mark is located __ of the scale
Indicating instrument is assumed to be most accurate at what part of the scale?
A bridge wherein all legs are electrically identical
Error in ohmmeter is due to
Error in ohmmeter is due to
What is the reason why the scale of a permanent-magnet moving coil instrument is
uniform?
Dynamometer type instrument can be used for
What is this instrument or circuit that has four or more arms, by means of which one or
more of the electrical constance of an unknown component may be measured?
In meter movement, how do oyu prevent the meter from oscillating and overswing?
How can electric currents be induced with a coil and a magnet?

ANSWERS
3
0.1uW to 100mW
1 cycle of the waveform
10 ohms

10.01A

10ms/50ms = 20%
1uA
250ohms
3mV
50/(50+1k)*100 = 4.76%

50mA
50mV
a CRT
AC
Accurary
air friction
air friction
aluminum
ammeter
ampere
an electrostatic force
an indicating
an integrating
analog instrument
arithmetic mean
as high as possible
at far right
at half or full
balance bridge
battery aging
battery aging
because it is spring
controlled
both dc and ac works
bridge
by damping
by moving either the
magnet or the coil

Maxwell bridge measures an unknown inductance in terms of known

An element of a CRT, that releases electrons when heated indirectly by a filament
What provides a visual representation of any waveform applied to the input terminals?
Considered as the "heart" of the cathode ray oscilloscope.
Which of the items below describes an absorption meter's usage?
Which of the ammeter below has no insertion error?
What are the two most popular RF oscillators?
What is the purpose of the rheostat in ohmmeter?
The zero-adjust control in an analog type ohmmeter is used to

What CRT element provides for controls of the number of electrons passing father into
the tube?
A moving system force in analog instruments which ensures that the deflection of the
pointer for a given value of measured quantity always has the same value
What is the force acting on the pointer of an indicating instrument when it is in motion?
The ___ provides the visual display showing the form of the signal applied as a waveform
on the front screen of a cathode ray oscilloscope
For a dynamometer to be able to measure high current, a ___ should be used.
What is the most common type of meter movement?
If the pointer of an indicating instrument is in motion, then what opposes deflecting
torque?
A force in analog instrument which quickly brings the moving system to rest in its final
position.
Another name for PMMC instrument
Which is the best type of ammeter movement?
Where can we used the dynamometer?
Basically, a PMMC instrument can be used only in
Meters with moving coil are normally used for measuring ____
Permanent-magnet moving coil instrument can be used in
A moving system force in an analog instruments which causes the moving system to
deflect from its zero position.
To increase the measuring capability of a moving-iron ac ammeter, a __ should be used.
What sensor provides a dc voltage approximately 1V at 10mW?
A tunable RF instrument, which, by means of a sharp dip of an indicating meter, indicates
resonance with an external circuit under test
A type of meter that gives a precise reading of voltage, current or resistance where there is
the generation of samples at the input and then feeds it to a digital read-out.
A device used to mechanically measure the output power of a motor
Which movement is the most expensive?
An indicating instrument whose movable coils rotate between two-stationary coils,
usually used as wattmeter
All voltmeters except one of the following are operated by the passage of current
Measurement of high dc-voltages is usually done by using
Which of the voltmeter is used for measuring high direct voltage (say 10kV)?
Generally, oscilloscope uses what type of deflection?
What is that meter that depends for its operation on the forces attraction and repulsion

capacitance
cathode
cathode ray oscilloscope
(CRO)
cathode ray tube (CRT)
check the output
frequency of a transmitter
clamp-meter
Colpitts and Hartley
compensate aging battery
of the mter
compensate for the
differing internal battery
voltage
control grid
controlling force
controlling, damping and
deflecting torques
CRT
current transformer
D' Arsonval
damping and controlling
torque
damping force
D'Arsonval
D'Arsonval
dc and ac
dc measurements
dc only
dc work only
deflecting force
different number of turns
of coils
diode sensor
dip meter
DMM
dynamometer
dynamometer
electrodynamometer
electrostatic
electrostatic
electrostatic
electrostatic deflection
electrostatic instrument

between electrically charged bodies?

A common technique for measuring power at high frequency is to ______

The deviation of a reading from the expected value

A Kelvin electrostatic voltmeter uses what method of damping?
What is being controlled at the potentials between anode of an oscilloscope?
An element in electronics which serves as a protection against overload?
An instrument used to detect and measure the presence of electrical current is generally
called ___
Tank-circuit frequency can be measured by
Refers to an ac bridge for measuring the inductance and Q of an inductor in terms of
resistance, frequency and a standard capacitance.
What bridge is used to measure high-Q inductors? (Q>10)
An AC bridge that measures mutual inductance
Voltage measurement in a high impedance circuit requires a voltmeter with
High sensitive DC voltmeter provides accurate reading when measuring ___ circuits.
High sensitive DC voltmeter provides accurate reading when measuring ___ circuits.
An electro pyrometer is an instrument used to measure?
For time measurements, ___ scale of the scope is used.
As the deflection of the moving system increases, the controlling torque in an indicating
instrument.
Decreasing the value of the shunt resistor of an ammeter, it current measuring capability
The output voltage of a thermocouple
What do you call of an instrument that depends for its operation on the reaction between
magnetic flux set up by currents in fixed windings and other currents set up by
electromagnet induction in movable conducting parts?
What is the normal indication on a megger when checking insulation?
Error in ammeter reading is due to
A device or mechanism used to determine the value of a quantity under observation.
Errors due to frictions of the meter movement, incorrect spring tension, improper
calibration or faulty instruments:
In an oscilloscope, ___ adjusts the brightness of the spot by chaning the current on the
control grid.
A meter has a full-scale current of 50uA, what is its sensitivity?
A bridge used to measure small resistances
An electrostatic voltmeter in which an assembly of figure-8-shaped metal plates rotates
between the plates of a stationary assembly when a voltage is applied betweeen the
assemblies.
A pattern displayed by oscilloscopes which has a steady characteristic is called
Error in voltmeter is due to ___
Determine which is not a dynamic instrument
A ____ is a device that can test all pins of an IC at the same time.
Current range extension in moving coil instruments can be achieved by placing a ___ in
shunt with the instrument.
Majority of analog measuring instrument utilizes one of the following effects.
Type of power-line frequency meter device utilizing a principle of balancing an indicator
needle at center of a scale using magnetic fields opposing each other.

employ a sensing element

that converts the RF
power to a measureable
dc or low-frequency
signal
error
fluid friction
Focus
fuse
galvanometer
grid dip meter
hay bridge
hay bridge
Heaviside bridge
high input impedance
high resistance
high resistance
high temperatures
horizontal
increases
increases
increases with
temperature
induction instrument

infinity
insertion
instrument
instrument errors
intensity control
Is=1/50uA=20kohm/V
Kelvin Bridge
Kelvin voltmeter

Lissajous
loading
Logic
logic clip
low resistance resistor
magnetic effect
magnetic type

What is that instrument used for measuring the strength and direction of magnetic fields?
Shunts are generally made of what material?
This refers to a four-arm ac bridge used for measuring inductance against a standard
capacitance.
___ is used for measuring medium Q coils
The art or process of determining the existence or knowing the magnitude of something,
directly or indirectly in terms of a recognized standard
Insulation resistance is measured by which meter?
Resistance measuring instrument particularly used in determining the insulation resistance
A ____ operates on the magnetic attraction-repulsion principles.
Attraction and repulsion instruments are considered as
What is the device, which depends on the action of a movalbe permanent magnet, in
aligning itself in the resultant field produced by a fixed permanent magnet or currentcarrying coils whose axes are displaced by a fixed angle?
A bridge used to locate accidental grounds on communications and power lines
When should a fuse be replaced with a higher rated unit?
A device or instrument able to generate noise with accurate voltage for test purposes
____ refers to garaging the two adjustments of an AC bridge together in such a way that
changing in one adjustment change the other in a special way, but changing the second
adjustment does not change the first
An electronic measuring device that provide instantaneous visual indication of voltage
excursions
A meter when __ will become insensitive to small signals
An AC bridge that measures inductance in terms of resistance and capacitance.
An oscilloscope provides easy measurement of __ values.
The interval of a pulse from start to end is the __ of the pulse
Which instrument is the most sensitive?
A material that glows when struck by the energetic electrons in a CRT
Which electrical instruments below is the most sensitive?
A measure of consistency or repeatability of measurements is called. ___
It consists of a diode and an opamp and has the ability to clip low level signals
It consists of a diode and an opamp and has the ability to clip low level signals
The time interval between pulses is called ___
The time interval that a waveform is high (or low) is the ___ of the signal.
This instrument measures temperatures by electric means, especially temperatures beyong
the range of mercury thermometers
Is a nucleonic sensing method employing usually one or more radioisotope sources and
radiation detectors.
Bridge used to measure both inductive and capacitive impedances at higher frequencies
A type of photometer used to measure reflection.
In RF and microwave system, what instrument is used to measure the incidental and
reflected signals?
Precision is also known as ___
A four-arm bridge. All arms of which are predominantly resistive; used for measuring
resistance
The smallest change in a measured variable to which an instrument will respond.
When both deflecting and controlling torque act, the pointer of an indicating instrument
comes to
Calculate the series resistance needed to convert a D' Arsonval meter with FSD of 100uA
and a meter resistance of 1kohm to a voltmeter with 10V FSD.

magnetometer
manganin
Maxwell Bridge
Maxwell Bridge
Measurement
megger
Megger/Megaohmmeter
milliameter
moving iron instruments
moving-magnet
instrument
Murray Loop
never
noise generator
orthogonal nulling

oscilloscope
overdamped
Owen's Bridge
peak to peak
period
permanen-magnet moving
coil
phosphor
PMMC
precision
precision diode
precision diode
pulse delay
pulse width
pyrometer
Radiation sensing
radio-frequency bridge
reflectometer
reflectometer
reproducibility
Resistance Bridge and
Wheatstone Bridge
resolution
rest
Rs=10V/100uA - 1kohm
= 99kohm

What do you call an oscilloscope that uses sampling techniques in processing signals
having frequencies beyond its normal capabilities?
Type of waveform generated by the sweep generator of the CRT
Which of the following is not a basic part of a CRT?
An AC bridge that measures capacitance and dissipation factor
In VTVMS, ___ refers to the smallest signal that can be reliably measured
It is the reciprocal of the full-scale current of a meter
A device or instrument, which delivers signals of precise frequency and amplitude,
usually over a wide range
Most AC voltmeters have an rms scale which is valid only if the input signal being
measured is a __ signal.
A simplified version of the Wheatstone bridge wherein, two of the ratio arms are replaced
by a 100cm long Manganin of uniform cross-sections and provided with a slider
What is an electronic instrument capable of showing on screen and maybe on print,
relative spacing of transmitter carriers, their sidebands and harmonics?
Controlling torque in PMMC
Moving-iron instrument has a/an scale
The scale of a hot-wire instrument is a/an ___function
An instrument of device having recognized permanent of stable value that is used as a
reference.
Types of oscilloscopes that are able to retain the display for a longer period of analysis.
This display is retained by the use of flood gun.
The frequency of rotation in some rotating machinery can be measured by a
In a moving coil ammeter, a ___ is connected in series with the coil to compensate for
temperature variations
What kind of voltage is applied to the horizontal deflection plates of the oscilloscope?
A small swamping resistance is connected in series with operating coil of a moving coil
ammter in order to compensate for the effects of ____
A procedure, or sequence of operations for determining whether a component or
equipment is funcitoning or working normally.
One of the basic functions of electronic circuit is

A wheatstone bridge is balanced if ___

A sensing element that provides a dc voltage less than 10mV with typical power range of
0.1 to 100mW
What sensor provides a change of resistance with typical power range of 1uW to 10mW
and with maximum frequency greater than 100GHz
___ ammeter is used to measure high-frequency currents.
What ammeter is mostly used in measuring high frequency currents?
When the meter is unsufficiently damped, it is considered as ___
This is a method of using a Wheatstone brdige to determine the distance from the test
point to a fault in a telephone or telegraph line or cable.
What do you call of the instrument used for measuring reactive power in VARS?
For amplitude measurements, ___ scale is calibrated in either volts per centimeter (V/cm),
or millivolts per centimeter (mV/cm)
When the vertical input is 0V, the electron beam may be position at the __ of the screen.
The only use of voltage senstive meter movement

sampling oscilloscope
sawtooth
sawtooth generator
Schering Bridge
sensitivity
sensitivity
signal generators
sinusoidal
slide-wire bridge
Spectrum Analyzer
spring action
squared
squared
standard
instrument/device
storage oscilloscope
stroboscope
swamping resistors
sweep voltage
temperature variation
Test
the generation and
manipulation of electronic
waveshapes
the ratio of resistors on
one side of the bridge
equals the ratio of
resistors on the other side
thermal converters
thermistor sensor
thermocouple
thermocouple
underdamped
Varley Loop
varmeter/reactive VA
meter
vertical
vertical center
very low voltage
measurement

Type of power-line frequency meter composed of vibrating iron reed placed in alternating
magnetic field
Electrostatic instruments are exclusively used as
Electrostatic instruments are exclusively used as
Induction type instruments are mostly used as ___
A dynamometer instrument is mainly used as a/an
An electrodynamic meter used t measure power
Dynamometers are mostly used as
Which dynamometer type has uniform scale?
What do you call of the frequency-sensitive bridge in which two adjacent arms are
resistances and other are RC combinations?
The two most common audio oscillators are
When the capacitors of a Wein Bridge are replaced by inductors, the bridge becomes ___
A dc bridge widely used for the accurate measurements of resistance
Which of the following bridges measures dc resistance?
When do you need a noise generator?

___ has a series RC combination in one arm and a parallel RC combination in the
adjoining arm and used as a notch filter in harmonic distortion analyzer.
How much current does an electrostatic voltmeter require through it to operate?
The forces that are acting on the pointer of an indicating instrument as it rest on its final
deflected position. (damping torque is 0)

Vibrating Reed Type

voltmeters
voltmeters
watt-hour meter
wattmeter
wattmeter
wattmeter
wattmeter
Wein Bridge
Wein Bridge and Phase
Shift
Wein Inductance Bridge
Wheatstone bridge
Wheatstone bridge
When evaluating noise
characteristic of an
amplifier
wein bridge
zero current