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Ratio Owhich of The Following Currents Is Nearly Equal To Each Other
Ratio Owhich of The Following Currents Is Nearly Equal To Each Other
a. I B and I C
b. I E and I C
c. I B and I E
d. I B , I C , and I E
a. I C and I E
b. I C and I B
c. I E and I B
3. At what region of operation is the base-emitter junction forward biased and the base-
a. Saturation
b. Linear or active
c. Cutoff
4. Calculate the approximate value of the maximum power rating for the transistor
a. 250 mW
b. 170 mW
c. 50 mW
d. 0 mW
7. For the BJT to operate in the active (linear) region, the base-emitter junction must be
a. forward, forward
b. forward, reverse
c. reverse, reverse
d. reverse, forward
8. For the BJT to operate in the saturation region, the base-emitter junction must be
a. forward, forward
b. forward, reverse
c. reverse, reverse
d. reverse, forward
9. Which of the following voltages must have a negative level (value) in any npn bias
circuit?
a. V BE
b. V CE
c. V BC
10. For what value β does the transistor enter the saturation region?
a. 20
b. 50
c. 75
d. 116
a. 10 V
b. –10 V
c. 0.7 V
d. 20 V
12. Which of the following is assumed in the approximate analysis of a voltage divider
circuit?
c. β RE greater ≥ 10R 2
13. It is desirable to design a bias circuit that is independent of the transistor beta.
a. True
b. False
a. 18 V
b. 9.22 V
c. 3.23 V
a. 8.78 V
b. 0 V
c. 7.86 V
d. 18 V
a. 35.29 mA
b. 5.45 mA
c. 1.86 mA
d. 4.72 mA
17. Calculate V CE .
a. 4.52 V
b. –4.52 V
c. 4.48 V
d. –4.48 V
18. Calculate V CE .
a. –4.52 V
b. 4.52 V
c. –9 V
d. 9 V
emitter-follower configuration?
a. 1.4 V, 59.7 µA
b. –1.4 V, 59.7 µA
c. –9.3 V, 3.58 µA
d. 9.3 V, 3.58 µA
a. −12.12 V
b. 16.35 V
c. −3.65 V
d. 10 V
22. Calculate R sat if V CE = 0.3 V.
a. 49.2 Ω
b. 49.2 kΩ
c. 49.2 mΩ
d. 49.2 MΩ
23. You can select the values for the emitter and collector resistors from the information
a. True
b. False
24. In the case of this circuit, you must assume that V E = 0. 1·V CC in order to calculate R C and
RE.
a. True
b. False
a. Amplification of signal
26. Calculate the storage time in a transistor switching network if t off is 56 ns, t f = 14 ns, and
t r = 20 ns.
a. 70 ns
b. 42 ns
c. 36 ns
d. 34 ns
27. The total time required for the transistor to switch from the "off" to the "on"
state is
designated as ton and defined as the delay time plus the time element.
a. True
b. False
28. For an "on" transistor, the voltage V BE should be in the neighborhood of 0.7 V.
a. True
b. False
29. For the typical transistor amplifier in the active region, V CE is usually about _____ % to
_____ % of V CC .
a. 10, 60
b. 25, 75
c. 40, 90
a. S(I CO )
b. S(V BE )
c. S(β)
31. In a fixed-bias circuit, which one of the stability factors overrides the other factors?
a. S(I CO )
b. S(V BE )
c. S(β)
d. Undefined
32. In a voltage-divider circuit, which one of the stability factors has the least effect on the
a. S(I CO )
b. S(V BE )
c. S(β)
d. Undefined
33. Use this table to determine the change in IC from 25ºC to 175ºC for R B / R E = 250 due to
a. 140.34 nA
b. 140.34 µA
c. 42.53 nA
d. 0.14034 nA
34. Determine the change in IC from 25ºC to 175ºC for the transistor defined in this table
for fixed-bias with RB = 240 kΩ and β= 100 due to the S(V BE ) stability factor.
a. 145.8 µA
b. 145.8 nA
c. –145.8 µA
d. –145.8 nA
a. 2.417 mA
b. 2.392 mA
c. 2.25 mA
d. 2.58 mA
a. quiet
b. still
c. inactive
37. _____ should be considered in the analysis or design of any electronic amplifiers.
a. dc
b. ac
c. dc and ac
38. For the dc analysis the network can be isolated from the indicated ac levels by replacing
c. a source voltage
39. In a fixed-bias circuit with a fixed supply voltage V CC , the selection of a _____ resistor
a. collector, base
b. base, base
c. collector, collector
a. current gain β
_____.
a. R B
b. R C
c. β
d. R B and β
42. For a transistor operating in the saturation region, the collector current I C is at its _____
a. base-emitter loop
b. collector-emitter loop
c. base-collector loop
44. A change in value of _____ will create a new load line parallel to its previous one in a
fixed-bias circuit.
a. R B
b. R C
c. V CC
d. V BE
45. In a fixed-bias circuit, the slope of the dc load line is controlled by _____.
a. R B
b. R C
c. V CC
d. I B
46. The emitter resistor in an emitter-stabilized bias circuit appears to be _____ in the base
circuit.
a. larger
b. smaller
c. the same
a. Thevenin voltage E Th
b. Thevenin resistance R Th
c. Base voltage V B
d. R C
48. The Thevenin equivalent network is used in the analysis of the _____ circuit.
fixed bias
a. emitter-stabilized bias
b. voltage divider
c. voltage feedback
49. The saturation current of a transistor used in a fixed-bias circuit is _____ its value used
a. more than
b. the same as
c. less than
50. In a collector feedback bias circuit, the current through the collector resistor is _____
a. I C , I C
b. I B + I C , I C
c. I B , I C
a. Fixed bias
b. Emitter-stabilized bias
c. Voltage divider
d. Voltage feedback
a. Fixed bias
b. Emitter bias
c. Voltage divider
d. Voltage feedback
53. In a transistor-switching network, the level of the resistance between the collector and
a. low, low
b. low, high
c. high, high
d. high, low
54. In a transistor-switching network, the operating point switches from _____ to _____
a. cutoff, active
b. cutoff, saturation
c. active, saturation
55. For the typical transistor amplifier in the active region, V CE is usually about _____ % to
_____ % of V CC .
a. 0, 100
b. 25, 75
c. 45, 55
56. In any amplifier employing a transistor, the collector current I C is sensitive to _____.
a. Β
b. V BE
c. I CO
57. As the temperature increases, β_____, V BE _____, and I CO _____ in value for every 10ºC.
_____between I B curves.
a. smaller spacing
b. larger spacing
59. The _____the stability factor, the _____sensitive the network is to variations in that
parameter.
a. higher, more
b. higher, less
c. lower, more
60. In an emitter-bias configuration, the _____ the resistance R E , the _____ the stability
1. I E and I C
2. I C and I B
3. Linear or active
4. 170 mW
5. ≤
6. ≤
7. forward, reverse
8. forward, forward
9. V BC
10. 116
11. 10 V
13. True
14. 3.23 V
15. 7.86 V
16. 4.72 mA
17. 4.52 V
18. 4.52 V
21. −3.65 V
22. 49.2 Ω
23. False
24. True
25. All of the above
26. 42 ns
27. True
28. True
29. 25, 75