1. Doubling the voltage gain 4.

An amplifier has an Rin = C

causes a ________ dB 1.2 k . The coupling 6
.
________. capacitor is 1  F.
A Determine the approximate D
10, increase lower cutoff frequency. none of the above
. .
A
B 133 Hz
6, increase .
.
7. The phase shift through
B
C 1.33 kHz the input of an RC circuit
10, decrease .
. approaches ________° as
C the frequency approaches
D 13.3 kHz zero.
6, decrease .
. A
D 0
133 kHz .
.
5. Refer to this figure. The B
2. ________ frequencies 45
output voltage at fcl = 12 .
are values of frequency at
which the RC circuits mV. What is the output
C
reduce the voltage gain to voltage at the midpoint 180
.
70.7% of its midrange frequency? 
value. D
90
A .
Critical
.

B 9. A certain amplifier has a

Cutoff
. bandwidth of 22.5 kHz with
a lower cutoff frequency of
C
Corner 600 Hz. What is the value of
.
fcu?
D A A
all of the above 12 mV 600 Hz
. . .
B B
12 mV p-p 22.5 kHz
. .
3. A roll-off of 20 dB per
decade is equivalent to a C C
16.97 mV 23.1 kHz
roll-off of ________ per . .
octave.
D D
A 8.48 mV 21.9 kHz
3 dB . .
.

B
13 dB 6. Each RC circuit causes
. 9. Internal transistor junction
the gain to drop at a rate of capacitances affect the
C ________ dB/decade. high-frequency response of
12 dB
. amplifiers by
A
20
D . A reducing the
6 dB . amplifier's gain.
.
B
10
. B introducing phase
 shift as the signal . D
. –43 dB
frequency increases. .
B
cutoff frequency.
C .
having no effect.
.
C 15. It is often convenient in
corner frequency. amplifiers to assign a
reducing the .
amplifier's gain and certain value of gain as the
D introducing phase D ________ dB reference.
all of the above
. shift as the signal . A
frequency 0
.
increases.
13. Refer to this figure. The B
1
capacitor C3 affects  .
10. What is the method that C
can be used to determine 6
.
the values of fcl and fcu of an
amplifier? D
10
A .
five time constants
.
E. 20
B
step-response
.
A high-frequency 16. For low-frequency
C response, all RC circuits in
sinusoidal . response.
. an amplifier may not have
B low-frequency the same critical frequency.
. response. Which RC response will
11. An amplifier has an determine the critical
input signal voltage of 0.054 C frequency of the amplifier?
midrange response.
mV. The output voltage is . A
12.5 V. The voltage gain in the lowest frequency
.
dB is D
nothing.
. B
A the center frequency
53.6 dB. .
.
14. An RC network has a
B roll-off of 20 dB per decade. C the highest
107.3 dB. What is the total attenuation . frequency
.
between the output voltage
C in the midrange of the D
231 dB. the bypass frequency
. passband as compared to .
the output voltage at a
D frequency of 10 times fc?
116 dB.
. 17. A ten-times change in
A
–3 dB frequency is called a(n)
.
A
12. The lower critical B octave.
–20 dB .
frequency is also known as .
the B
C decade.
A break frequency. –23 dB .
.
 C this amplifier is 22 kHz. The
decimal. output at that frequency is
.
6.71 V p-p. What is the
D output voltage at 220 kHz? 
none of the above
.

18. An amplifier has an

output voltage of 7.6 V p-p A high-frequency
at the midpoint of the . response.
frequency range. What is
the output at fc? B low-frequency
A . response.
3.8 V p-p A
. 9.49 V p-p
C .
midrange response.
B .
3.8 Vrms B
. 6.71 V p-p
D .
nothing.
C .
5.4 Vrms C
. 0.671 V p-p
.
D 21. Refer to this figure. You
5.4 V p-p D
. measure an output voltage 0.0671 V p-p
at the lower cutoff frequency .
19. The frequency response of 3.42 V p-p. The output
of an amplifier can be voltage at the upper cutoff
determined using the step frequency will be  23. Refer to this figure. The
response method, and capacitor C1 affects 
measuring the output
rise/fall times between
A 0% and 100%
. response.

B 10% and 90%

. response.

C 25% and 75%

A
. response. 2.42 V p-p.
. A high-frequency
D five time constant . response.
B
. responses. 3.42 V p-p.
. B low-frequency
20. Refer to this figure. The . response.
capacitor Cbe affects  C
6.84 V p-p.
. C
midrange response.
.
D
6.84 Vrms.
. D
nothing.
.

22. Refer to this figure. The

upper cutoff frequency of
24. In a multistage amplifier,
the overall frequency D .
response is determined by 60 Hz
.
the D
none of the above
frequency response .
of each stage
A 27. Halving the power
depending on the
. corresponds to a ________
relationships of the 30. Refer to this figure. You
dB ________.
critical frequencies. are attempting to determine
A the lower cutoff frequency of
B frequency response 3, decrease
. this amplifier in the lab. As
. of the first amplifier.
you change the input
B
C frequency response 10, decrease frequency and measure the
.
. of the last amplifier. output signal, you must
C remember to 
lower critical 3, increase
.
frequency of the first
D amplifier and the D
10, increase
. upper critical .
frequency of the final
amplifier.
28. Refer to this figure. If
RL decreases in value, the
25. What term means that output voltage will 
the midrange voltage gain is A set the oscilloscope
assigned a value of 1 (or 0 . to DC.
dB)?
B maintain the input
A . voltage constant.
critical
.
C keep a constant
B . temperature.
Miller
.
D watch for a change
C
normalized A . of  .
. increase.
.
D
corner B
. decrease.
.

C
26. An RC network has remain the same.
.
values of R = 1.2 k  and C
= 0.22  F. Find fc.
29. A two-times change in
A frequency is called a(n)
3.79 kHz
.
A
binave.
B .
1.89 kHz
.
B
octave.
C .
603 Hz
.
C decade.