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Excel Review Center ECE Refresher/Coaching Course Elec TH 2

The atomic number of an element is Of the following substances, the worst B. A motor with the voltage connected
determined by: conductor is: the wrong way.
C. An electric generator. (Ans.)
A. The number of neutrons. A. Air. (Ans.) D. A magnetic-field generator.
B. The number of protons. (Ans.) B. Copper.
C. The number of neutrons plus the C. Iron. In some batteries, chemical energy can be
number of protons. D. Salt water. replenished by:
D. The number of electrons.
Of the following substances, the best A. Connecting it to a light bulb.
The atomic weight of an element is conductor is: B. Charging it. (Ans.)
approximately determined by: C. Discharging it.
A. Air. D. No means known; when a battery is
A. The number of neutrons. B. Copper. (Ans.) dead, you have to throw it away.
B. The number of protons. C. Iron.
C. The number of neutrons plus the D. Salt water. A changing magnetic field:
number of protons.(Ans.)
D. The number of electrons. Movement of holes in a semiconductor: A. Produces an electric current in an
insulator.
Suppose there is an atom of oxygen, A. Is like a flow of electrons in the same B. Magnetizes the earth.
containing eight protons and eight direction. C. Produces a fluctuating electric field.
neutrons in the nucleus, and two neutrons B. Is possible only if the current is high (Ans.)
are added to the nucleus. The resulting enough. D. Results from a steady electric current.
atomic weight is about: C. Results in a certain amount of electric
current. (Ans.) Light is converted into electricity:
A. 8 D. Causes the material to stop
B. 10 conducting. A. In a dry cell.
C. 16 B. In a wet cell.
D. 18 (Ans.) If a material has low resistance: C. In an incandescent bulb.
D. In a photovoltaic cell. (Ans.)
An ion: A. It is a good conductor. (Ans.)
B. It is a poor conductor. A positive electric pole:
A. Is electrically neutral. C. The current flows mainly in the form
B. Has positive electric charge. of holes. A. Has a deficiency of electrons.
C. Has negative electric charge. D. Current can flow B. Has fewer electrons than the negative
D. Might have either a positive or pole. (Ans.)
negative charge. (Ans.) A coulomb: C. Has an excess of electrons.
D. Has more electrons than the negative
An isotope: A. Represents a current of one ampere. pole.
B. Flows through a 100-watt light bulb.
A. Is electrically neutral. C. Is one ampere per second. An EMF of one volt:
B. Has positive electric charge. D. Is an extremely large number of
C. Has negative electric charge. charge carriers. (Ans.) A. Cannot drive much current through a
D. Might have either a positive or circuit.
negative charge. (Ans.) A stroke of lightning: B. Represents a low resistance.
C. Can sometimes produce a large
A molecule: A. Is caused by a movement of holes in current. (Ans.)
an insulator. D. Drops to zero in a short time.
A. Might consist of just a single atom of B. Has a very low current.
an element. (Ans.) C. Is a discharge of static electricity. A potentially lethal electric current is on
B. Must always contain two or more (Ans.) the order of:
elements. D. Builds up between clouds.
C. Always has two or more atoms. A. 0.01 mA
D. Is always electrically charged. The volt is the standard unit of: B. 0.1 mA
C. 1 mA
In a compound: A. Current. D. 0.1 A (Ans.)
B. Charge.
A. There can be just a single atom of an C. Electromotive force. (Ans.) A current of 25 A is most likely drawn by:
element. D. Resistance.
B. There must always be two or more A. A flashlight bulb.
elements. (Ans.) If an EMF of one volt is placed across a B. A typical household. (Ans.)
C. The atoms are mixed in with each resistance of two ohms, then the current C. A power plant.
other but not joined. is: D. A clock radio.
D. There is always a shortage of
electrons. A. Half an ampere. (Ans.) A piece of wire has a conductance of 20
B. One ampere. siemens. Its resistance is:
An electrical insulator can be made a C. Two amperes.
conductor: D. One ohm. A. 20 
B. 0.5 
A. By heating. A backward-working electric motor is C. 0.05  (Ans.)
B. By cooling. best described as: D. 0.02 
C. By ionizing. (Ans.)
D. By oxidizing. A. An efficient, energy-wasting device.

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A resistor has a value of 300 ohms. Its In the output of a full-wave rectifier: Suppose a certain current in a
conductance is: galvanometer causes the needle to deflect
A. The whole wave is inverted. 20 degrees, and then this current is
A. 3.33 mS (Ans.) B. The effective value is less than that of doubled. The needle deflection:
B. 33.3 mS the original ac wave.
C. 333 µS C. The effective value is the same as A. Will decrease.
D. 0.333 S that of the original ac wave. (Ans.) B. Will stay the same.
D. The effective value is more than that C. Will increase. (Ans.)
A mile of wire has a conductance of 0.6 of the original ac wave. D. Will reverse direction.
siemens. Then three miles of the same
wire has a conductance of: A low voltage, such as 12 V: One important advantage of an
electrostatic meter is that:
A. 1.8 S A. Is never dangerous.
B. 1.8  B. Is always dangerous. A. It measures very small currents.
C. 0.2 S (Ans.) C. Is dangerous if it is ac, but not if it is B. It will handle large currents.
D. Not enough information has been dc. C. It can detect ac voltages. (Ans.)
given to answer this. D. Can be dangerous under certain D. It draws a large current from the
conditions. (Ans.) source.
A 2-kW generator will deliver
approximately how much current, Which of these can represent A thermocouple:
reliably, at 117 V? magnetomotive force?
A. Gets warm when current flows
A. 17 mA A. The volt-turn. though it. (Ans.)
B. 234 mA B. The ampere-turn. (Ans.) B. Is a thin, straight, special wire.
C. 17 A (Ans.) C. The gauss. C. Generates dc when exposed to light.
D. 234 A D. The gauss-turn. D. Generates ac when heated.

A circuit breaker is 15 A at 117 V. This Which of the following units can One advantage of an electromagnet meter
represents approximately how many represent magnetic flux density? over a permanent-magnet meter is that:
kilowatts?
A. The volt-turn. A. The electromagnet meter costs much
A. 1.76 (Ans.) B. The ampere-turn. less.
B. 1760 C. The gauss. (Ans.) B. The electromagnet meter need not be
C. 7.8 D. The gauss-turn. aligned with the earth’s magnetic
D. 0.0078 field.
A ferromagnetic material: C. The permanent-magnet meter has a
You are told that a certain air conditioner more sluggish coil.
is rated at 500 BTU. What is this in kWh? A. Concentrates magnetic flux lines D. The electromagnet meter is more
within itself. (Ans.) rugged. (Ans.)
A. 147 B. Increases the total magnetomotive
B. 14.7 force around a current-carrying wire. An ammeter shunt is useful because:
C. 1.47 C. Causes an increase in the current in a
D. 0.147 (Ans.) wire. A. It increases meter sensitivity
D. Increases the number of ampere-turns B. It makes a meter more physically
Of the following energy units, the one in a wire. rugged
most often used to define electrical energy C. It allows for measurement of a wide
is: A coil has 500 turns and carries 75 mA of range of currents. (Ans.)
current. The magnetomotive force will be: D. It prevents overheating of the meter.
A. The BTU.
B. The erg. A. 37,500 At. Voltmeters should generally have:
C. The foot pound. B. 375 At.
D. The kilowatt hour. (Ans.) C. 37.5 At. (Ans.) A. Large internal resistance (Ans.)
D. 3.75 At. B. Low internal resistance
Half-wave rectification means that: C. Maximum possible sensitivity
The force between two electrically D. Ability to withstand large currents
A. Half of the ac wave is inverted. charged objects is called:
B. Half of the ac wave is chopped off. To measure power-supply voltage being
(Ans.) A. Electromagnetic deflection. used by a circuit, a voltmeter:
C. The whole wave is inverted. B. Electrostatic force. (Ans.)
D. The effective value is half the peak C. Magnetic force. A. Is placed in series with the circuit that
value. D. Electroscopic force. works from the supply
B. Is placed between the negative pole
In the output of a half-wave rectifier: The change in the direction of a compass of the supply and the circuit working
needle, when a current-carrying wire is from the supply
A. Half of the wave is inverted. brought near, is: C. Is placed between the positive pole of
B. The effective value is less than that of the supply and the circuit working
the original ac wave. (Ans.) A. Electromagnetic deflection. (Ans.) from the supply
C. The effective value is the same as B. Electrostatic force. D. Is placed in parallel with the circuit
that of the original ac wave. C. Magnetic force. that works from the supply. (Ans.)
D. The effective value is more than that D. Electroscopic force.
of the original ac wave. Which of the following will not cause a
major error in an ohmmeter reading?

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A. A small voltage between points under A. Current (Ans.) A. 2082 V
test. B. Power B. 110 kV
B. A slight change in switchable internal C. Voltage C. 2.1 kV (Ans.)
resistance. D. Energy D. 2.08266 kV
C. A small change in the resistance to be
measured (Ans.) An oscilloscope cannot be used to A source delivers 12 V and the current is
D. A slight error in range switch indicate: 777 mA. Then the best expression for the
selection resistance is:
A. Frequency
The main advantage of a FETVM over a B. Energy (Ans.) A. 15 Ω (Ans.)
conventional voltmeter is the fact that the C. Wave shape B. 15.4 Ω
FETVM: D. Peak signal voltage C. 9.3 Ω
D. 9.32 Ω
A. Can measure Suppose you double the voltage in a
B. Draws less current from the circuit simple dc circuit, and cut the resistance in The voltage is 250 V and the current is
under test (Ans.) half. The current will become: 8.0 mA. The power dissipated by the
C. Can withstand higher voltages safely potentiometer is:
D. Is sensitive to ac as well as to dc A. Four times as great (Ans.)
B. Twice as great A. 31 mW
Which of the following is not a function C. The same as it was before B. 31 W
of a fuse? D. Half as great C. 2.0 W (Ans.)
D. 2.0 mW
A. To be sure there is enough current A wiring diagram would most likely be
available for an appliance to work found in: The voltage from the source is 12 V and
right (Ans.) the potentiometer is set for 470 Ω. The
B. To make it impossible to use A. An engineer’s general circuit idea power is about:
appliances that are too large for a notebook
given circuit B. An advertisement for an electrical A. 310 mW (Ans.)
C. To limit the amount of power that a device B. 25.5 mW
circuit can deliver C. The service/repair manual for a radio C. 39.2 W
D. To make sure the current is within receiver (Ans.) D. 3.26 W
safe limits D. A procedural flowchart
The current through the potentiometer is
A utility meter’s motor speed works Given a dc voltage source delivering 24 V 17 mA and its value is 1.22 KΩ. The
directly from: and a circuit resistance of 3.3 kΩ, what is power is:
the current?
A. The number of ampere hours being A. 0.24 μW
used at the time A. 0.73 A B. 20.7 W
B. The number of watt hours being used B. 138 A C. 20.7 mW
at the time C. 138 mA D. 350 mW (Ans.)
C. The number of watts being used at D. 7.3 mA (Ans.)
the time (Ans.) Suppose six resistors are hooked up in
D. The number of kilowatt hours being Suppose that a circuit has 472Ω of series, and each of them has a value of
used at the time resistance and the current is 875 mA. 540 Ω. Then the total resistance is:
Then the source voltage is:
A utility meter’s readout indicates: A. 90 Ω
A. 413 V (Ans.) B. 3.24 kΩ (Ans.)
A. Voltage B. 0.539 V C. 540 Ω
B. Current C. 1.85 V D. 3.5 k
C. Power D. 18.5 V
D. Energy (Ans.) Four resistors are connected in series,
The dc voltage in a circuit is 550 mV and each with a value of 4.0 kΩ. The total
A typical frequency counter: the current is 7.2 mA. Then the resistance resistance is:
is:
A. Has an analog readout A. 1 kΩ
B. Is usually accurate to six digits or A. 0.76 Ω B. 4 kΩ
more (Ans.) B. 76 Ω (Ans.) C. 8 kΩ
C. Works by indirectly measuring C. 0.0040 Ω D. 16 kΩ (Ans.)
current D. 76 k
D. Works by indirectly measuring Suppose you have three resistors in
voltage Given a dc voltage source of 3.5 kV an a parallel, each with a value of 68,000 Ω.
circuit resistance of 220 Ω, what is the Then the total resistance is:
A VU meter is never used for current?
measurement of: A. 23 Ω
A. 16 mA B. 23 kΩ (Ans.)
A. Sound B. 6.3 mA C. 204 Ω
B. Power C. 6.3 A D. 0.2 MΩ
C. Decibels D. None of the above (Ans.)
D. Energy (Ans.) You have an unlimited supply of 1-W,
A circuit has a total resistance of 473,332 100-Ω resistors. You need to get a 100-Ω,
The meter movement in an illumination Ω and draws 4.4 mA. The best expression 10-W resistor. This can be done most
meter measures: for the voltage of the source is:

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cheaply by means of a series-parallel In a voltage divider network, the total A. Is made using solid carbon/phenolic
matrix of: resistance: paste
B. Has less reactance than a wirewound
A. 3 x 3 resistors A. Should be large to minimize current type (Ans.)
B. 4 x 3 resistors drain C. Can dissipate large amounts of power
C. 4 x 4 resistors (Ans.) B. Should be as small as the power D. Has considerable inductance
D. 2 x 5 resistors supply will allow (Ans.)
C. Is not important A meter-sensitivity control in a test
You have an unlimited supply of 1-W, D. Should be such that the current is equipment would probably be:
1000-Ω resistors, and you need a 500-Ω kept to 100 mA
resistance rated at 7 W or more. This can A. A set of switchable, fixed resistors
be done by assembling: The maximum voltage output from a B. A linear-taper potentiometer (Ans.)
voltage divider: C. A logarithmic-taper potentiometer
A. Four sets of two 1000-Ω resistors in D. A wirewound resistor
series, and connecting these four sets A. Is a fraction of the power supply
in parallel (Ans.) voltage A volume control in a stereo compact-disc
B. Four sets of two 1000-Ω resistors in B. Depends on the total resistance player would probably be:
parallel, and connecting these four C. Is equal to the supply voltage (Ans.)
sets in series D. Depends on the ratio of resistances A. A set of switchable, fixed resistors
C. A 3 x 3 series-parallel matrix of B. A linear-taper potentiometer
1000-Ω resistors Biasing in an amplifier circuit: C. A logarithmic-taper potentiometer
D. Something other than any of the (Ans.)
above A. Keeps it from oscillating D. A wirewound resistor
B. Matches it to other amplifier stages in
You have an unlimited supply of 1-W, a chain. If a sound triples in actual power level,
1000-Ω resistors, and you need to get a C. Can be done using voltage dividers approximately what is the decibel
3000-Ω, 5-watt resistance. The best way (Ans.) increase?
is to: D. Maximizes current flow
A. 3 dB
A. Make a 2 x 2 series-parallel matrix A transistor can be protected from B. 5 dB (Ans.)
B. Connect three of the resistors in needless overheating by: C. 6 dB
parallel D. 9 dB
C. Make a 3 x 3 series-parallel matrix A. Current-limiting resistors (Ans.)
D. Do something other than any of the B. Bleeder resistors Suppose a sound changes in volume by –
above (Ans.) C. Maximizing the driving power 13 dB. If the original sound power is 1 W,
D. Shorting out the power supply when what is the final sound power?
Good engineering practice usually the circuit is off
requires that a series-parallel resistive A. 13 W
network be made: Bleeder resistors: B. 77 mW
C. 50 mW (Ans.)
A. From resistors that are all very A. Are connected across the capacitor in D. There is not enough information to
rugged. a power supply (Ans.) tell
B. From resistors that are all the same. B. Keep a transistor from drawing too
(Ans.) much current The sound from a transistor radio is at a
C. From a series combination of C. Prevent an amplifier from being level of 50 dB. How many times the
resistors in parallel overdriven threshold of hearing is this, in terms of
D. From a parallel combination of D. Optimize the efficiency of an actual sound power?
resistors in series amplifier
A. 50
In a series-connected string of holiday Carbon-composition resistors: B. 169
ornament bulbs, if one bulb gets shorted C. 5,000
out, which of these is most likely? A. Can handle lots of power D. 100,000 (Ans.)
B. Have capacitance or inductance along
A. All of the other bulbs will go out with resistance An advantage of a rheostat over a
B. The current in the string will go up. C. Are comparatively nonreactive potentiometer is that:
(Ans.) (Ans.)
C. The current in the string will go down D. Work better for ac than for dc A. A rheostat can handle higher
D. The current in the string will stay the frequencies
same The best place to use a wirewound B. A rheostat is more precise
resistor is: C. A rheostat can handle more current
Fill in the blank in the following sentence. (Ans.)
In a either a series or a parallel circuit, the A. In a radio-frequency amplifier D. A rheostat works better with dc
sum of the ______s in each component is B. When the resistor doesn’t dissipate
equal to the total _____ provided by the much power A resistor is specified as having a value of
supply. C. In a high-power, radio frequency 68Ω, but is measured with an ohmmeter
circuit as 63Ω. The value is off by:
A. Current D. In a high-power, direct-current circuit
B. Voltage (Ans.) A. 7.4 percent (Ans.)
C. Wattage B. 7.9 percent
D. Resistance A metal-film resistor: C. 5 percent
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Suppose a resistor is rated at 3.3kΩ, plus The chemical energy in a battery or cell: The energy in a cell or battery depends
or minus 5 percent. This means it can be mainly on:
expected to have a value between: A. Is a form of kinetic energy
B. Cannot be replenished once it is gone A. Its physical size (Ans.)
A. 2,970 and 3,630 Ω C. Changes to kinetic energy when the B. The current drawn from it
B. 3,295 and 3,305 Ω cell is used (Ans.) C. Its voltage
C. 3,135 and 3,465 Ω D. Is caused by electric current D. All of the above
D. 2.8 kΩ and 3.8kΩ
A cell that cannot be recharged is: In which of the following places would a
A package of resistors is rated at 56 Ω, “lantern” battery most likely be found?
plus or minus 10 percent. You test them A. A dry cell
with an ohmmeter. Which of the B. A wet cell A. A heart pacemaker
following values indicates a reject? C. A primary cell (Ans.) B. An electronic calculator
D. A secondary cell C. An LCD wall clock
A. 50.0 Ω (Ans.) D. A two-way portable radio (Ans.)
B. 53.0 Ω A Weston cell is generally used:
C. 59.7 Ω In which of the following places would a
D. 61.1 Ω A. As a current reference source transistor battery be the best power-source
B. As a voltage reference source (Ans.) choice?
A resistor has a value of 680 Ω, and you C. As a power reference source
expect it will have to draw 1 mA D. As an energy reference source A. A heart pacemaker
maximum continuous current. What B. An electronic calculator (Ans.)
power rating is best for this application? The voltage in a battery is: C. An LCD wristwatch
D. A two-way portable radio
A. ¼ W (Ans.) A. Less than the voltage in a cell of the
B. ½W same kind In which of the following places would
C. 1W B. the same as the voltage in a cell of you most likely choose a lithium battery?
D. 2W the same kind
C. More than the voltage in a cell of the A. A microcomputer memory backup
Suppose a 1-KΩ resistor will dissipate same kind (Ans.) (Ans.)
1.05 W, and you have many 1-W resistors D. Always a multiple of 1.018 V B. A two-way portable radio
of all common values. If there’s room for C. A portable audio cassette player
20-percent resistance error, the cheapest A direct short-circuit of a battery can D. A rechargeable flashlight
solution is to use: cause:
Where would you most likely find a lead-
A. Four 1 kΩ, 1-W resistors in series- A. An increase in its voltage acid battery?
parallel B. No harm other than a rapid discharge
B. Two 2.2 kΩ, 1-W resistors in parallel of its energy A. In a portable audio cassette player
(Ans.) C. The current to drop to zero B. In a portable video camera/recorder
C. Three 3.3 kΩ, 1-W resistors in D. An explosion (Ans.) (Ans.)
parallel C. In an LCD wall clock
D. One 1-kΩ, 1-W resistor, since A cell of 1.5 V supplies 100 mA for seven D. In a flashlight
manufacturers allow for a 10-percent hours and twenty minutes, and then it is
margin of safety replaced. It has supplied: A cell or battery that keeps up a constant
current-delivering capability almost until
Red, red, red, gold indicates a resistance A. 7.33 Ah it dies is said to have:
of: B. 733 mAh (Ans.)
C. 7.33 Ah A. A large ampere-hour rating
A. 22 Ω D. 733 mWh B. Excellent energy capacity
B. 220 Ω C. A flat discharge curve (Ans.)
C. 2.2 kΩ (Ans.) A 12-V auto battery is rated at 36 Ah. If a D. Good energy storage per unit volume
D. 22 100-W, 12-Vdc bulb is connected across
this battery, about how long will the bulb Where might you find a NICAD battery?
The actual resistance of the above unit can stray lit, if the battery has been fully
be expected to vary by how much above charged? A. In a satellite
or below the specified value? B. In a portable cassette player
A. 4 hours and 20 minutes (Ans.) C. In a handled radio transceiver
A. 11 Ω B. 432 hours D. In more than one of the above (Ans.)
B. 110 Ω (Ans.) C. 3.6 hours
C. 22 Ω D. 21.6 minutes A disadvantage of mercury cells and
D. 220 Ω batteries is that:
Alkaline cells:
A resistor has three bands: gray, red, A. They don’t last as long as other types
yellow. This unit can be expected to have A. Are cheaper than zinc-carbon cells B. They have a flat discharge curve
a value within approximately what range? B. Are generally better in radios than C. They pollute the environment (Ans.)
zinc-carbon cells (Ans.) D. They need to be recharged often
A. 660 kΩ to 980 kΩ (Ans.) C. Have higher voltages than zinc-
B. 740 kΩ to 900 kΩ carbon cells Which kind of battery should never be
C. 7.4 kΩ to 9.0 kΩ D. Have shorter shelf lives than zinc- used until it “dies”?
D. The manufacturer does not make any carbon cells
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C. Nickel-cadmium (Ans.) Magnetic flux can always be attributed to: A. Will attract only other magnetized
D. Mercury objects
A. Ferromagnetic materials B. Will attract pure, unmagnetized iron
The current from a solar panel is B. Aligned atoms (Ans.)
increased by: C. Motion of charged particles (Ans.) C. Will repel other magnetized objects
D. The geomagnetic field D. Will either attract or repel permanent
A. Connecting solar cells in series magnets, depending on the polarity
B. Using NICAD cells in series with the Lines of magnetic flux are said to
solar cells originate: An advantage of an electromagnet over a
C. Connecting solar cells in permanent magnet is that:
parallel(Ans.) A. In atoms of ferromagnetic materials
D. Using lead-acid cells in series with B. At a north magnetic pole (Ans.) A. An electromagnet can be switched on
the solar cells C. Where the lines converge to a point and off (Ans.)
D. In charge carriers B. An electromagnet does not have
An interactive solar power system: specific polarity
The magnetic flux around a straight, C. An electromagnet requires no power
A. Allows a homeowner to sell power to current-carrying wire: source
the utility (Ans.) D. Permanent magnets must always be
B. Lets the batteries recharge at night A. Gets stronger with increasing cylindrical
C. Power lights but not electronic distance from the wire
devices B. Is strongest near the wire (Ans.) A substance with high retentivity is best
D. Is totally independent from the utility C. Does not vary in strength with suited for making:
distance from the wire
One reason why it is impractical to make D. Consists of straight lines parallel to A. An ac electromagnet
an extremely high-voltage battery of cells the wire B. A dc electromagnet
is that: C. An electrostatic shield
The gauss is a unit of: D. A permanent magnet (Ans.)
A. There’s a danger of electric shock
B. The battery would weigh too much A. Overall magnetic field strength A relay is connected into a circuit so that
C. The battery would weigh too much B. Ampere-turns a device gets a signal only when the relay
D. There isn’t any real need for such a C. Magnetic flux density (Ans.) coil carries current. The relay is probably:
thing (Ans.) D. Magnetic power
A. An ac relay
The geomagnetic field: A unit of overall magnetic field quantity B. A dc relay
is the: C. Normally closed
A. Makes the earth like a huge D. Normally open (Ans.)
horseshoe magnet A. Maxwell (Ans.)
B. Runs exactly through the geographic B. Gauss A device that reverse magnetic field
poles C. Tesla polarity to keep a dc motor rotating is:
C. Is what makes a compass work D. Ampere-turn
(Ans.) A. A solenoid
D. Is what makes an electromagnet work If a wire coil has 10 turns and carries 1.30 B. An armature coil
A of current, what is the magnetomotive C. A commutator (Ans.)
Geomagnetic lines of flux: force in ampere-turns? D. A field coil

A. Are horizontal at the geomagnetic A. 5000 A high tape-recorder motor speed is


equator (Ans.) B. 50 generally used for:
B. Are vertical at the geomagnetic C. 5.0 (Ans.)
equator D. 0.02 A. Voices
C. Are always slanted, no matter where B. Video (Ans.)
you go If a wire coil has 100 turns and carries C. Digital data
D. Are exactly symmetrical around the 1.30 A of current, what is the D. All of the above
earth, even far out into space magnetomotive force in gilberts?
An advantage of a magnetic disk, as
A material that can be permanently A. 130 compared with magnetic tape, for data
magnetized is generally said to be: B. 76.9 storage and retrieval is that:
C. 164 (Ans.)
A. Magnetic D. 61.0 A. A disk lasts longer
B. Electromagnetic B. Data can be stored and retrieved more
C. Permanently magnetic Which of the following is not generally quickly with disks than with tapes
D. Ferromagnetic (Ans.) possible in a geomagnetic field storm? (Ans.)
C. Disks look better
The force between a magnet and apiece A. Charged particles streaming out from D. Disks are less susceptible to magnetic
of ferromagnetic metal that has not been the sun fields
magnetized: B. Fluctuations in the earth’s magnetic
field A bubble memory is best suited for:
A. Can be either repulsive or attractive C. Disruption of electrical power
B. Is never repulsive (Ans.) transmission A. A large computer (Ans.)
C. Gets smaller as the magnet gets D. Disruption of microwave radio links B. A home video entertainment system
closer to the metal (Ans.) C. A portable cassette player
D. Depends on the geomagnetic field D. A magnetic disk
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An application in which an analog meter C. Can indicate very low voltages Which of the following can vary with ac,
would almost always be preferred over a D. Measures electrical energy but not with dc?
digital meter is:
Which of the following units indicates the A. Power
A. A signal-strength indicator in a radio rate at which energy is expended? B. Voltage
receiver (Ans.) C. Frequency (Ans.)
B. A meter that shows power-supply A. The ampere D. Magnitude
voltage B. The coulomb
C. A utility watt-hour meter C. The ampere hour The length of time between a point in one
D. A clock D. The watt (Ans.) cycle and the same point in the next cycle
of an ac wave is the:
Which of the following statements is Which of the following correctly states
false? Ohm’s Law? A. Frequency
B. Magnitude
A. The current in a series dc circuit is A. Ohms equal amperes divided by volts C. Period (Ans.)
divided up among the resistances B. Amperes equal ohms divided by volts D. Polarity
(Ans.) C. Amperes equal ohms times volts
B. In a parallel dc circuit, the voltage is D. Ohms equal volts divided by amperes On a spectrum analyzer, a pure ac signal,
the same across each component (Ans.) having just one frequency component,
C. In a series dc circuit, the sum of the would look like:
voltages across all the components, The current going into a point in a dc
going once around a complete circle, circuit is always equal to the current: A. A single pip (Ans.)
is zero B. A perfect sine wave
D. The total power consumed in a series A. Delivered by the power supply C. A square wave
circuit is the sum of the wattages B. Through any one of the resistances D. A sawtooth wave
consumed by each of the components C. Flowing out of that point (Ans.)
D. At any other point The period of an ac wave is:
The ohm is a unit of:
A loudness meter in a hi-fi system is A. The same as the frequency
A. Electrical charge quantity generally calibrated in: B. Not related to the frequency
B. The rate at which charge carriers flow C. Equal to 1 divided by the
C. Opposition to electrical current A. Volts frequency(Ans.)
(Ans.) B. Amperes D. Equal to the amplitude divided by the
D. Electrical conductance C. Decibels (Ans.) frequency
D. Watt hours
A wiring differs form a schematic The sixth harmonic of an ac wave whose
diagram in that: A charged atom is known as: period is 0.001 second has a frequency of:

A. A wiring diagram is less detailed A. A molecule A. 0.006 Hz


B. A wiring diagram shows component B. An isotope B. 167 Hz
values (Ans.) C. An ion (Ans.) C. 7 kHz
C. A schematic does not show all the D. An electron D. 6 kHz (Ans.)
interconnections between the
components A battery delivers 12 V to a bulb. The A degree of phase represents:
D. A schematic shows pictures of current in the bulb is 3A. What is the
components, while a wiring diagram resistance of the bulb? A. 6.28 cycles
shows the electronic symbols B. 57.3 cycles
A. 36 Ω C. 1/6.28 cycle
Which of the following is a good use, or B. 4 Ω (Ans.) D. 1/360 cycle (Ans.)
place, for a wirewound resistor? C. 0.25 Ω
D. 108 Ω Two waves have the same frequency but
A. To dissipate a large amount of dc differ in phase by 1/20 cycle. The phase
power (Ans.) Peak values are always: difference in degrees is:
B. In the input of a radio-frequency
amplifier A. Greater than average values A. 18 (Ans.)
C. In the output of a radio-frequency B. Less than average values B. 20
amplifier C. Greater than or equal to average C. 36
D. In an antenna, to limit the transmitter values (Ans.) D. 5.73
power D. Less than or equal to average values
A signal has a frequency of 1770 Hz. The
The number of protons in the nucleus of A resistor has a value of 680 ohms, and a angular frequency is:
an element is the: tolerance of plus or minus 5 percent.
Which of the following values indicates a A. 1770 radians per second
A. Electron number reject? B. 11,120 radians per second (Ans.)
B. Atomic number (Ans.) C. 282 radians per second
C. Valence number A. 648 Ω D. Impossible to determine from the
D. Charge number B. 712 Ω data given
C. 699 Ω
A hot-wire ammeter: D. 636 Ω (Ans.) A triangular wave:

A. Can measure ac as well as dc (Ans.) A. Has a fast rise time and a slow decay
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B. Has a slow rise time and a fast decay Which one of the following does not D. In a way unlike any other type of
time affect the power output available from a component
C. Has equal rise and decay rates (Ans.) particular ac generator?
D. Rises and falls abruptly Two inductors are connected in series,
A. The strength of the magnet without mutual inductance. Their values
Three-phase ac: B. The number of turns in the coil are 33 mH and 55 mH. The net inductance
C. The type of natural energy source of the combination is:
A. Has waves that add up to three times used (Ans.)
the originals D. The speed of rotation of the coil or A. 1.8 H
B. Has three waves, all of the same magnet B. 22 mH
magnitude (Ans.) C. 88 mH (Ans.)
C. Is what you get at a common wall If a 175-V dc source were connected in D. 21 mH
outlet series with the utility mains from a
D. Is of interest only to physicists standard wall outlet, the result would be: If the same two inductors (33 mH and 55
mH) are connected in parallel without
If two waves have the same frequency and A. Smooth dc mutual inductance, the combination will
the same amplitude, but opposite phase, B. Smooth ac have a value of:
the composite wave is: C. AC with one peak greater than the
other A. 1.8 H
A. Twice the amplitude of either wave D. Pulsating dc (Ans.) B. 22 mH
alone C. 88 mH
B. Half the amplitude of either wave An advantage of ac over dc in utility D. 21 mH (Ans.)
alone applications is:
C. A complex waveform, but with the Three inductors are connected in series
same frequency as the originals A. AC is easier to transform from one without mutual inductance. Their values
D. Zero (Ans.) voltage to another (Ans.) are 4 nH, 140 μH, and 5 H. For practical
B. AC is transmitted with lower loss in purposes, the net inductance will be very
If two waves have the same frequency and wires close to:
the same phase, the composite wave: C. AC can be easily gotten from dc
generators A. 4 nH
A. Has a magnitude equal to the D. AC can be generated with less B. 140 μH
difference between the two originals dangerous by-products C. 5 H (Ans.)
B. Has a magnitude equal to the sum of D. None of these
the two originals (Ans.) An inductor works by:
C. Is complex, with the same frequency Suppose the three inductors mentioned
as the originals A. Charging a piece of wire above are connected in parallel without
D. Is zero B. Storing energy as a magnetic field mutual inductance. The net inductance
(Ans.) will be close to:
In a 117-V utility circuit, the peak voltage C. Choking off high-frequency ac
is: D. Introducing resistance into a circuit A. 4 nH (Ans.)
B. 140 μH
A. 82.7 V Which of the following doe not affect the C. 5H
B. 165 V (Ans.) inductance of a coil? D. None of these
C. 234 V
D. 331 V A. The diameter of the wire (Ans.) Two inductors, each of 100 μH, are in
B. The number of turns series. The coefficient of coupling is 0.40.
In a 117-V utility circuit, the pk-pk C. The type of core material The net inductance, if the coil fields
voltage is: D. The length of the coil reinforce each other, is:

A. 82.7 V In a small inductance: A. 50 μH


B. 165 V B. 120 μH
C. 234 V A. Energy is stored and released slowly C. 200 μH
D. 331 V (Ans.) B. The current flow is always large D. 280 μH (Ans.)
C. The current flow is always small
In a perfect sine wave, the pk-pk value is: D. Energy is stored and released quickly If the coil fields oppose in the foregoing
(Ans.) series-connected arrangement, the net
A. Half of the peak value inductance is:
B. The same as the peak value A ferromagnetic core is placed in an
C. 1.414 times the peak value inductor mainly to: A. 50 μH
D. Twice the peak value (Ans.) B. 120 μH (Ans.)
A. Increase the current carrying capacity C. 200 μH
If a 45-Vdc battery is connected in series B. Increase the inductance (Ans.) D. 280 μH
with the 117-V utility mains, the peak C. Limit the current
voltages will be: D. Reduce the inductance Two inductors, having values of 44 mH
and 88 mH, are connected in series with a
A. +210 V and – 120 V (Ans.) Inductors in series, assuming there is no coefficient of coupling equal to 1.0
B. +162 V and – 72 V mutual inductance, combine: (maximum possible mutual inductance). If
C. + 396 V and – 286 V their fields reinforce, the net inductance
D. Both equal to 117 V A. Like resistors in parallel (to two significant digits) is:
B. Like resistors in series (Ans.)
C. Like batteries in series with opposite A. 7.5 mH
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C. 190 mH C. 16.7 m A. 80 pF
D. 260 mH (Ans.) D. 11 cm (Ans.) B. 47 pF
C. 33 pF
If the fields in the previous situation Capacitance acts to store electrical energy D. 19 pF (Ans.)
oppose, the net inductance will be: as:
Two capacitors are in parallel. Their
A. 7.5 mH (Ans.) A. Current values are 47 pF and 470 μF. The
B. 132 mH B. Voltage combination capacitance is:
C. 190 mH C. A magnetic field
D. 260 mH D. An electric field (Ans.) A. 47 pF
B. 517 pF
With permeability tuning, moving the As capacitor plate area increases, all other C. 517 μF
core further into a solenoidal coil: things being equal: D. 470 μF (Ans.)

A. Increases the inductance (Ans.) A. The capacitance increases (Ans.) Three capacitors are in parallel. Their
B. Reduces the inductance B. The capacitance decreases values are 0.0200 μF, 0.0500 μF and
C. has no effect on the inductance, but C. The capacitance does not change 0.10000 μF. The total capacitance is:
increases the current-carrying D. The voltage handling ability increases
capacity of the coil A. 0.0125 μF
D. Raises the frequency As the spacing between plates in a B. 0.170 μF (Ans.)
capacitor is made smaller, all other things C. 0.1 μF
A significant advantage, in some being equal: D. 0.125 μF
situations, of a toroidal coil over a
solenoid is: A. The capacitance increases (Ans.) Air works well as a dielectric mainly
B. The capacitance decreases because it:
A. The toroid is easier to wind C. The capacitance does not change
B. The solenoid cannot carry as much D. The voltage-handling ability A. Has a high dielectric constant
current increases B. Is not physically dense
C. The toroid is easier to tune C. Has low loss (Ans.)
D. The magnetic flux in a toroid is A material with a high dielectric constant: D. Allows for large capacitance in a
practically all within the core (Ans.) small volume
A. Acts to increase capacitance per unit
A major feature of a pot-core winding is: volume (Ans.) Which of the following is not a
B. Acts to decrease capacitance per unit characteristic of mica capacitors?
A. High current capacity volume
B. large inductance in small volume C. Has no effect on capacitance A. High efficiency
(Ans.) D. Causes a capacitor to become B. Small size (Ans.)
C. Efficiency adjustment polarized C. Capability to handle high voltages
D. Ease of inductance adjustment D. Low loss
A capacitance of 100pF is the same as:
As an inductor core material, air: A disk ceramic capacitor might have a
A. 0.01 μF value of:
A. Has excellent efficiency (Ans.) B. 0.001 μF
B. Has high permeability C. 0.0001 μF (Ans.) A. 100 pF (Ans.)
C. Allows large inductance in a small D. 0.00001 μF B. 33 μF
volume C. 470 μF
D. Has permeability that can vary over a A capacitance of 0.033 μF is the same as: D. 10,000 μF
wide range
A. 33 pF A paper capacitor might have a value of:
At a frequency of 400 Hz, the most likely B. 330 pF
form for an inductor would be: C. 3300 pF A. 0.001 pF
D. 33,000 pF (Ans.) B. 0.01 μF (Ans.)
A. Air-core C. 100 μF
B. Solenoid Five 0.050-μF capacitors are connected in D. 3300 μF
C. Toroidal (Ans.) parallel. The total capacitance is:
D. Transmission line An air-variable capacitor might have a
A. 0.010 μF range of:
At a frequency of 95 MHz, the best form B. 0.25 μF (Ans.)
for an inductor would be: C. 0.50 μF A. 0.01 μF to 1 μF
D. 0.025 μF B. 1 μF to 100 μF
A. Air-core (Ans.) C. 1 pF to 100 pF (Ans.)
B. Pot core If the same five capacitors are connected D. 0.001 pF to 0.1 pF
C. Either of the above in series, the total capacitance will be:
D. Neither of the above Which of the following types of
A. 0.010 μF (Ans.) capacitors is polarized?
A transmission-line inductor made from B. 0.25 μF
coaxial cable, having velocity factor of C. 0.50 μF A. Paper
0.66, and working at 450 MHz, would be D. 0.025 μF B. Mica
shorter than: C. Interelectrode
Two capacitors are in series. Their values D. Electrolytic (Ans.)
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If a capacitor has a negative temperature A. 90 D. 4 V, in phase with wave Y (Ans.)
coefficient: B. 180
C. 270 If wave X leads wave Y by 45 degreed of
A. Its value decreases as the temperature D. 360 (Ans.) phase, then:
rises (Ans.)
B. Its value increases as the temperature You can add or subtract a certain number A. Wave Y is ¼ cycle ahead of wave X
rises of degrees of phase to or from a sine B. Wave Y is ¼ cycle behind wave X
C. Its value does not change with wave, and end up with an inverted C. Wave Y is 1/8 cycle ahead of wave X
temperature (upside-down) representation of the (Ans.)
D. It must be connected with the correct original. This number is: D. Wave Y is 1/16 cycle ahead of wave
polarity X
A. 90
A capacitor is rated at 33 pF, plus or B. 180 (Ans.) If the wave X lags wave Y by 1/3 cycle,
minus 10 percent. Which of the following C. 270 then:
capacitances is outside the acceptable D. 360
range? A. Y is 120 degrees earlier than X (Ans.)
A wave has a frequency of 300 kHz. One B. Y is 90 degrees earlier than X
A. 30 pF complete cycle takes: C. Y is 60 degrees earlier than X
B. 37 pF (Ans.) D. Y is 30 degrees earlier than X
C. 35 pF A. 1/300 second
D. 31 pF B. 0.00333 second In vector diagrams, length of the vector
C. 1/3,000 second represents:
A capacitor, rated at 330 pF, shows an D. 0.00000333 second (Ans.)
actual value of 317 pF. How many A. Average amplitude
percent off is its value? If a wave has a frequency of 440 Hz, how B. Frequency
long does it take for 10 degrees of phase? C. Phase difference
A. 0.039 D. Peak amplitude (Ans.)
B. 3.9 (Ans.) A. 0.00273 second
C. 0.041 B. 0.000273 second In vector diagrams, the angle between two
D. 4.1 C. 0.0000631 second (Ans.) vectors represents:
D. 0.00000631 second
Which of the following is not a general A. Average amplitude
characteristic of an ac wave? Two waves are in phase coincidence. One B. Frequency
has a peak value of 3V and the other a C. Phase difference (Ans.)
A. The wave shape is identical for each peak value of 5V. The resultant will be: D. Peak amplitude
cycle
B. The polarity reverses periodically A. 8 V peak, in phase with the In vector diagrams, the distance from the
C. The electrons always flow in the composites (Ans.) center of the graph represents:
same direction (Ans.) B. 2 V peak, in phase with the
D. There is a definite frequency composites A. Average amplitude
C. 8 V peak, in phase opposition with B. Frequency
A sine wave: respect to the composites C. Phase difference
D. 2 V peak, in phase opposition with D. Peak amplitude (Ans.)
A. Always has the same general respect to the composites
appearance (Ans.) In vector diagrams, the progression of
B. Has inductance Shifting the phase of an ac sine wave by time is sometimes depicted as:
C. Is in the same phase as a cosine wave 90 degrees is the same thing as:
D. Rises very fast, but decays slowly A. Movement to the right
A. Moving it to the right or left by a full B. Movement to the left
The derivative of a sine wave: cycle C. Rotation counterclockwise (Ans.)
B. Moving it to the right or left by ¼ D. Rotation clockwise
A. Is shifted in phase by 1/2 cycle from cycle (Ans.)
the sine wave C. Turning it upside-down As the number of turns in a coil increases,
B. Is a representation of the rate of D. Leaving it alone the current in the coil will eventually:
change (Ans.)
C. Has instantaneous rise and fall times A phase difference of 540 degrees would A. Become very large
D. Rises very fast, but decays slowly more often be spoken of as: B. Stay the same
C. Decrease to near zero (Ans.)
The derivative of sine wave: A. An offset or more than one cycle D. Be stored in the core material
B. Phase opposition (Ans.)
A. Is shifted in phase by 1/2 cycle from C. A cycle and a half As the number of turns in a coil increases,
the sine wave D. 1.5 Hz the reactance:
B. Is a representation of the rate of
change (Ans.) Two sine waves are in phase opposition. A. Increases (Ans.)
C. Has instantaneous rise and fall times Wave X has a peak amplitude of 4 V and B. Decreases
D. Rises very fast, but decays slowly wave Y has a peak amplitude of 4 V and C. Stays the same
wave Y has a peak amplitude of 8 V. The D. Is stored in the core material
You can add or subtract a certain number resultant has a peak amplitude of:
of degrees of phase to or from a wave, As the frequency of an ac wave gets
and end up with exactly the same wave A. 4 V, in phase with the composites lower, the value of XL for a particular
again. This number is: B. 4 V, out of phase with the composites coil:
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A. Increases C. A circle D. You can’t say what happens to XC
B. Decreases (Ans.) D. A ray of unlimited length (Ans.) without more data
C. Stays the same
D. Depends on the voltage Each impedance R + jXL: If the dielectric material between the
plates of a capacitor is changed, all other
A coil has an inductance of 100 mH. A. Corresponds to a unique point in the things being equal:
What is the reactance at a frequency of RL plane
1000 Hz? B. Corresponds to a unique inductance A. The value of XC increases negatively
reactance B. The value of XC decreases negatively
A. 0.628 Ω C. Corresponds to a unique resistance C. The value of XC does not change
B. 6.28 Ω D. All of the above (Ans.) D. You can’t say what happens to XC
C. 62.8 Ω without more data (Ans.)
D. 628 Ω (Ans.) A vector is a quantity that has:
As the frequency of a wave gets lower, all
A coil shows an inductive reactance of A. Magnitude and direction (Ans.) other things being equal, the value of XC
200 Ω at 500 Hz. What is its inductance? B. Resistance and inductance for a capacitor:
C. Resistance and reactance
A. 0.637 H D. Inductance and reactance A. Increases negatively (Ans.)
B. 628 H B. Decreases negatively
C. 63.7 mH (Ans.) In an RL circuit, as the ratio of inductive C. Does not change
D. 628 mH reactance to resistance, XL/R, decreases, D. Depends on the current
the phase angle:
A coil has an inductance of 400 μH. Its A capacitor has a value of 330 pF. What
reactance is 33 Ω. What is the frequency? A. Increases is its capacitive reactance at a frequency
B. Decreases (Ans.) of 800 kHz?
A. 13 kHz (Ans.) C. Stays the same
B. 0.013 kHz D. Cannot be found A. – 1.66 Ω
C. 83 kHz B. – 0.00166 Ω
D. 83 MHz In a purely reactive circuit, the phase C. – 603 Ω (Ans.)
angle is: D. – 603 KΩ
An inductor has XL = 555 Ω at f = 132
kHz. What is L? A. Increasing A capacitor has a reactance of – 4.50 Ω at
B. Decreasing 377 Hz. What is its capacitance?
A. 670 mH C. 0 degrees
B. 670 μH (Ans.) D. 90 degrees (Ans.) A. 9.39 μF
C. 460 mH B. 93.9 μF (Ans.)
D. 460 μH If the inductive reactance is the same as C. 7.42 μF
the resistance in an RL circuit, the phase D. 74.2 μF
A coil has L = 689 μH at f = 990 kHz. angle is:
What is XL? A capacitor has a value of 47 μF. Its
A. 0 degrees reactance is – 47 Ω. What is the
A. 682 Ω B. 45 degrees (Ans.) frequency?
B. 4.28 Ω C. 90 degrees
C. 4.28 kΩ (Ans.) D. Impossible to find; there’s not A. 72 Hz (Ans.)
D. 4.28 MΩ enough data given B. 7.2 MHz
C. 0.000072 Hz
An inductor has L = 88 mH with XL = 100 An RL circuit consists of a 100-μH D. 7.2 Hz
Ω. What is f? inductor and a 100-Ω resistor. What is the
phase angle at a frequency of 200 kHz? A capacitor has XC = - 8800 Ω at f = 830
A. 55.3 kHz kHz. What is C?
B. 55.3 Hz A. 45.0 degrees
C. 181 kHz B. 51.5 degrees (Ans.) A. 2.18 μF
D. 181 Hz (Ans.) C. 38.5 degrees B. 21.8 μF (Ans.)
D. There isn’t enough data to know C. 0.00218 μF
Each point in the RL plane: D. 2.18 pF
An RL circuit has an inductance of 88
A. Corresponds to a unique resistance mH. The resistance is 95 Ω. What is the A capacitor has C = 166 pF at f = 400
B. Corresponds to a unique inductance phase angle at 800 Hz? kHz. What is XC?
C. Corresponds to a unique combination
of resistance and inductive reactance A. 78 degrees (Ans.) A. – 2.4 kΩ (Ans.)
(Ans.) B. 12 degrees B. – 2.4 Ω
D. Corresponds to a unique combination C. 43 degrees C. – 2.4 x 10-6 Ω
of resistance and inductance D. 47 degrees D. – 2.4 MΩ

If the resistance R and the inductance As the size of the plates in a capacitor A capacitor has C = 4700 μF and XC = -
reactance XL both vary from zero to increase, all other things being equal: 33 Ω. What is f?
unlimited values, but are always in the
ratio 3:1, the points in the RL plane for all A. The value of XC increases negatively A. 1.0 Hz (Ans.)
the resulting impedances will fall along: B. The value of XC decreases negatively B. 10 Hz
(Ans.) C. 1.0 kHz
A. A vector pointing straight up C. The value of XC does not change D. 10 kHz
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Each point in the RC plane: A. – 67.4 degrees (Ans.) C. A pure capacitance (Ans.)
B. – 22.6 degrees D. An inductance combined with a
A. Corresponds to a unique inductance C. – 24.4 degrees resistance
B. Corresponds to a unique capacitance D. – 65.6 degrees
C. Corresponds to a unique combination What is the absolute-value impedance of
of resistance and capacitance An RC circuit has a capacitance of 0.015 3.0 – j6.0?
D. Corresponds to a unique combination μF. The resistance is 52Ω. What is the
of resistance and reactance (Ans.) phase angle at 90 kHz? A. Z = 9.0 Ω
B. Z = 3.0 Ω
If R increases in an RC circuit, but XC is A. – 24 degrees C. Z = 45 Ω
always zero, then the vector in the RC B. – 0.017 degrees D. Z = 6.7 Ω (Ans.)
plane will: C. – 66 degrees (Ans.)
D. None of the above What is the absolute-value impedance of
A. Rotate clockwise 50 – j235?
B. Rotate counterclockwise The square of an imaginary number:
C. Always point straight towards the A. Z = 240 Ω (Ans.)
right (Ans.) A. Can never be negative B. Z = 58,000 Ω
D. Always point straight down B. Can never be positive (Ans.) C. Z = 285 Ω
C. Might be either positive or negative D. Z = - 185 Ω
If R increases in an RC circuit, but the D. Is equal to j.
capacitance and the frequency are nonzero If the center conductor of a coaxial cable
and constant, then the vector in the RC A complex number: is made to have smaller diameter, all other
plane will: things being equal, what will happen to
A. Is the same thing as an imaginary the Zo of the transmission line?
A. Get longer and rotate clockwise number
B. Get longer and rotate B. Has a real part and an imaginary part A. It will increase (Ans.)
counterclockwise (Ans.) (Ans.) B. It will decrease
C. Get shorter and rotate clockwise C. Is one-dimensional C. It will stay the same
D. Get shorter and rotate D. Is a concept reserved for elite D. There is no way to know
counterclockwise imaginations
If a device is said to have an impedance of
Each impedance R – jXC: What is the sum of 3 + j7 and – 3 – j7? Z = 100 Ω, this would most often mean
that:
A. Represents a unique combination of A. 0 + j0 (Ans.)
resistance and capacitance B. 6 + j14 A. R + jX = 100 + j0 (Ans.)
B. Represents a unique combination of C. – 6 – j14 B. R + jX = 0 + j100
resistance and reactance (Ans.) D. 0 – j14 C. R + jX = 0 – j100
C. Represents a unique combination of D. You need to know more specific
resistance and frequency What is (– 5 + j7) – (4 – j5)? information
D. All of the above
A. – 1 + j2 A capacitor has a value of 0.050 μF at 665
In an RC circuit, as the ratio of capacitive B. – 9 – j2 kHz. What is the capacitive susceptance?
reactance to resistance, - XC/R, gets closer C. – 1 – j2
to zero, the phase angle: D. – 9 + j12 (Ans.) A. j4.79
B. – j4.79
A. Gets closer to – 90 degrees What is the product (– 4 – j7 )( – 6 – j2 )? C. j0.209 (Ans.)
B. Gets closer to 0 degrees (Ans.) D. – j0.209
C. Stays the same A. 24 – j14
D. Cannot be found B. – 38 – j34 (Ans.) An inductor has a value of 44 mH at 60
C. – 24 – j14 Hz. What is the inductive susceptance?
In a purely resistive circuit, the phase D. – 24 + j14
angle is: A. – j0.060 (Ans.)
What is the magnitude of the vector 18 – B. j0.060
A. Increasing j24? C. – j17
B. Decreasing D. j17
C. 0 degrees (Ans.) A. 42
D. – 90 degrees B. – 42 Susceptance and conductance add to
C. 30 (Ans.) form:
If the ratio of XC/R is 1, the phase angle D. – 30
is: A. Impedance
The impedance vector 5 + j0 represents: B. Inductance
A. 0 degrees C. Reactance
B. – 45 degrees (Ans.) A. A pure resistance (Ans.) D. Admittance (Ans.)
C. – 90 degrees B. A pure inductance
D. Impossible to find; there’s not C. A pure capacitance Absolute-value impedance is equal to the
enough data given D. An inductance combined with a square root of:
capacitance
An RC circuit consists of a 150-pF A. G2 + B2
capacitor and a 330-Ω resistor in series. The impedance vector 0 – j22 represents: B. R2 + X2 (Ans.)
What is the phase angle at a frequency of C. Zo
1.34 MHz? A. A pure resistance D. Y
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Inductive susceptance is measured in: A resistor of 330 Ω, a coil of 1.00 μH and A vector pointing “southeast” in the GB
a capacitor of 200 pF are in series. What plane would indicate:
A. Ohms is R + jX at 10.0 MHz?
B. Henrys A. Pure conductance, zero susceptance
C. Farads A. 330 – j199 B. Conductance and inductive
D. Siemens (Ans.) B. 300 + j201 susceptance (Ans.)
C. 300 + j142 C. Conductance and capacitive
Capacitive susceptance is: D. 330 – j16.8 (Ans.) susceptance
D. Pure susceptance, zero conductance
A. Positive and real-valued A coil has an inductance of 3.00 μH and a
B. Negative and real-valued resistance of 10.0Ω in its winding. A A resistor of 0.0044 siemens, a capacitor
C. Positive and imaginary (Ans.) capacitor of 100 pF is in series with this whose susceptance is 0.035 siemens, and
D. Negative and imaginary coil. What is R + jX at 10.0 MHz? a coil whose susceptance is - 0.011
siemens are all connected in parallel. The
Which of the following is false? A. 10 + j3.00 admittance vector is:
B. 10 + j29.2 (Ans.)
A. BC = 1/XC C. 10 – j97 A. 0.0044 + j0.024 (Ans.)
B. Complex impedance can be depicted D. 10 + j348 B. 0.035 – j0.011
as a vector C. – 0.011 + j0.035
C. Characteristic impedance is complex A coil has reactance of 4.00 Ω. What is D. 0.0044 + j0.046
(Ans.) the admittance vector, G + jB, assuming
D. G = 1/R nothing else is in the circuit? A resistor of 100 Ω, a coil of 4.50μH and
a capacitor of 220 pF are in parallel. What
In general, the greater the absolute value A. 0 + j0.25 is the admittance vector at 6.50 MHz?
of the impedance in a circuit: B. 0 + j4.00
C. 0 – j0.25 (Ans.) A. 100 + j0.00354
A. The greater the flow of alternating D. 0 – j4.00 B. 0.010 + j0.00354 (Ans.)
current C. 100 – j0.0144
B. The less the flow of alternating What will happen to the susceptance of a D. 0.010 + j0.0144
current capacitor if the frequency is doubled, all
C. The larger the reactance (Ans.) other things being equal? The admittance for a circuit, G + jB, is
D. The larger the resistance 0.02 + j0.20. What is the impedance, R +
A. It will decrease to half its former jX?
A coil and capacitor are connected in value
series. The inductive reactance is 250 Ω, B. It will not change A. 50 + j5.0
and the capacitive reactance is – 300 Ω. C. It will double (Ans.) B. 0.495 – j4.95 (Ans.)
What is the net impedance vector, R + jX? D. It will quadruple C. 50 – j5.0
D. 0.495 + j4.95
A. 0 + j550 A coil and capacitor are in parallel, with
B. 0 – j50 (Ans.) jBL = - j0.05 and jBC = j0.03. What is the A resistor of 51.0, an inductor of 22.0μH
C. 250 – j300 admittance vector, assuming that nothing and a capacitor of 150 pF are in parallel.
D. – 300 + j250 is in series or parallel with these The frequency is 1.00 MHz. What is the
components? complex impedance, R + jX?
A coil of 25.0 μH and capacitor of 100 pF
are connected in series. The frequency is A. 0 – j0.02 (Ans.) A. 51.0 – j14.9
5.00 MHz. What is the impedance vector, B. 0 – j0.07 B. 51.0 + j14.9
R + jX? C. 0 + j 0.02 C. 46.2 – j14.9
D. – 0.05 + j0.03 D. 46.2 + j14.9 (Ans.)
A. 0 + j467 (Ans.)
B. 25 + j100 A coil, resistor and capacitor are in A series circuit has 99.0 Ω of resistance
C. 0 – j467 parallel. The resistance is 1 Ω; the and 88.0 Ω of inductive reactance. An ac
D. 25 – j100 capacitive susceptance is 1.0 siemens; the rms voltage of 117V is applied to this
inductive susceptance is - 1.0 siemens. series network. What is the current?
When R = 0 in a series RLC circuit, but Then the frequency is cut to half its
the net reactance is not zero, the former value. What will be the admittance A. 1.18 A
impedance vector: vector, G + jB, at the new frequency? B. 1.13 A
C. 0.866 A (Ans.)
A. Always points straight up A. 1 + j0 D. 0.846 A
B. Always points straight down B. 1 + j1.5
C. Always points straight towards the C. 1 – j1.5 (Ans.) What is the voltage across the reactance in
right D. 1 – j2 the above example?
D. None of the above (Ans.)
A coil of 3.50 μH and a capacitor of 47.0 A. 78.0 V (Ans.)
A resistor of 150 Ω, a coil with reactance pF are in parallel. The frequency is 9.55 B. 55.1 V
100 Ω and a capacitor with reactance - MHz. There is nothing else in series or C. 99.4 V
200 Ω are connected in series. What is the parallel with these components. What is D. 74.4 V
complex impedance R + jX? the admittance vector?
A parallel circuit has 10 ohms of
A. 150 + j100 A. 0 + j 0.00282 resistance and 15 Ω of reactance. An ac
B. 150 – j200 B. 0 – j0.00194 (Ans.) rms voltage of 20 V is applied across it.
C. 100 – j200 C. 0 + j 0.00194 What is the total current?
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A. 2.00 A D. 63.2 percent B. 5.04 MHz
B. 2.40 A (Ans.) C. 15.9 MHz (Ans.)
C. 1.33 A Phase angle is equal to: D. 50.4 MHz
D. 0.800 A
A. Arctan Z/R A series-resonant circuit is to be made for
What is the current through the resistance B. Arctan R/Z 14.1 MHz. A coil of 13.5 μH is available.
in the above example? C. Arctan R/X What size capacitor is needed?
D. Arctan X/R
A. 2.00 A (Ans.) A. 0.945 μF
B. 2.40 A A wattmeter shows 220 watts of VA B. 9.45 pF (Ans.)
C. 1.33 A power in a circuit. There is a resistance of C. 94.5 pF
D. 0.800 A 50 Ω in series with a capacitive reactance D. 945 pF
of - 20 Ω. What is the true power?
The power in a reactance is: A parallel-resonant circuit is to be made
A. 237 watts for 21.3 MHz. A capacitor of 22.0 pF is
A. Radiated power B. 204 watts (Ans.) available. What size coil is needed?
B. True power C. 88.0 watts
C. Imaginary power (Ans.) D. 81.6 watts A. 2.54 mH
D. Apparent power B. 254 μH
A wattmeter shows 57 watts of VA power C. 25.4 μH
Which of the following is not an example in a circuit. The resistance is known to be D. 2.54 μH (Ans.)
of true power? 50 Ω, and true power is known to be 40
watts. What is the absolute-value A 1/4 –wave line section is made for 21.1
A. Power that heats a resistor impedance? MHz, using cable with a velocity factor of
B. Power radiated from an antenna 0.800. How many meters long is it?
C. Power in a capacitor (Ans.) A. 50 Ω
D. Heat loss in a feed line B. 57 Ω A. 11.1 m
C. 71 Ω (Ans.) B. 3.55 m
The apparent power in a circuit is 100 D. It can’t be calculated from this data C. 8.87 m
watts, and the imaginary power is 40 D. 2.84 m (Ans.)
watts. The true power is: Which of the following is the most
important consideration in a transmission The fourth harmonic of 800 kHz is:
A. 92 watts (Ans.) line?
B. 100 watts A. 200 kHz
C. 140 watts A. The characteristics impedance B. 400 kHz
D. Not determinable from this B. The resistance C. 3.20 MHz (Ans.)
information C. Minimizing the loss (Ans.) D. 4.00 MHz
D. The VA power
Power factor is equal to: How long is a 1/2 –wave dipole for 3.60
Which of the following does not increase MHz?
A. Apparent power divided by the true the loss in a transmission line?
power A. 130 feet (Ans.)
B. Imaginary power divided by apparent A. Reducing the power output of the B. 1680 feet
power source (Ans.) C. 39.7 feet
C. Imaginary power divided by true B. Increasing the degree of mismatch D. 515 feet
power between the line and the load
D. True power divided by apparent C. Reducing the diameter of the line In a step-up transformer:
power (Ans.) conductors
D. Raising the frequency A. The primary impedance is greater
A circuit has a resistance of 300 Ω and an than the secondary impedance
inductance of 13.5 μH in series at 10.0 A problem that standing waves can cause B. The secondary winding is right on top
MHz. What is the power factor? is: of the primary
C. The primary voltage is less than the
A. 0.334 (Ans.) A. Feed line overheating secondary voltage (Ans.)
B. 0.999 B. Excessive power loss D. All of the above
C. 0.595 C. Inaccuracy in power measurement
D. It can’t be found from the data given D. All of the above (Ans.) The capacitance between the primary and
the secondary windings of a transformer
A series circuit has Z = 88.4 Ω, with R = A coil and capacitor are in series. The can be minimized by:
50.0 Ω. What is PF? inductance is 88 mH and the capacitance
is 1000 pF. What is the resonant A. Placing the windings on opposite
A. 99.9 percent frequency? sides of a toroidal core. (Ans.)
B. 56.6 percent (Ans.) B. Winding the secondary right on top
C. 60.5 percent A. 17 kHz (Ans.) of the primary
D. 29.5 percent B. 540 Hz C. Using the highest possible frequency
C. 17 MHz D. Using a center tap on the balanced
A series circuit has R = 53.5 Ω and X = D. 540 kHz winding
75.5 Ω. What is PF?
A coil and capacitor are in parallel, with L A transformer steps a voltage down from
A. 70.9 percent = 10.0 μH and C = 10 pF. What is fo ? 117 V to 6.00 V. What is its primary-to-
B. 81.6 percent secondary turns ratio?
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A. 1:380 C. Ferromagnetic toroid core input impedance is 50.0 Ω resistive. What
B. 380:1 D. Ferromagnetic pot core (Ans.) is the resistive output impedance?
C. 1:19.5
D. 19.5:1 (Ans.) An advantage of a toroid core over a A. 150 Ω
solenoid core is: B. 125 Ω
A step-up transformer has a primary-to- C. 100 Ω
secondary of 1:5.00. If 117 V rms appears A. The toroid works at higher D. 113 Ω (Ans.)
at the primary, what is the rms voltage frequencies
across the secondary? B. The toroid confines the magnetic flux A resistive impedance of 75 Ω must be
(Ans.) matched to a resistive impedance of 300
A. 23.4 V C. The toroid can work for dc as well as Ω. A quarter-wave section would need:
B. 585 V (Ans.) for ac
C. 117 V D. It’s easier to wind the turns on a A. Zo = 188 Ω
D. 2.93 kV toroid B. Zo = 150 Ω (Ans.)
C. Zo = 225 Ω
A transformer has a secondary-to-primary High voltage is used in long-distance D. Zo = 375 Ω
turns ratio of 0.167. This transformer is: power transmission because:
If there is reactance at the output of an
A. A step-up unit A. It is easier to regulate than low impedance transformer:
B. A step-down unit (Ans.) voltage
C. Neither step-up nor step-down B. The I2R losses are lower (Ans.) A. The circuit will not work
D. A reversible unit C. The electromagnetic fields are B. There will be an impedance
stronger mismatch, no matter what the turns
Which of the following is false, D. Smaller transformers can be used ratio of the transformer (Ans.)
concerning air cores versus ferromagnetic C. A center tap must be used at the
cores? In a household circuit, the 234-V power secondary
has: D. The turns ratio must be changed to
A. Air concentrates the magnetic lines of obtain a match
flux (Ans.) A. One phase
B. Air works at higher frequencies than B. Two phases The term “semiconductor” arises from:
ferromagnetics C. Three phases (Ans.)
C. Ferromagnetic are lossier than air D. Four phases A. Resistor-like properties of metal
D. A ferromagnetic-core unit needs oxides.
fewer turns of wire than an equivalent In a transformer, a center tap would B. Variable conductive properties of
probably be found in: some materials. (Ans.)
Eddy currents cause: C. The fact that there’s nothing better to
A. The primary winding call silicon.
A. An increase in efficiency B. The secondary winding D. Insulating properties of silicon and
B. An increase in coupling between C. The unbalanced winding GaAs.
windings D. The balanced winding (Ans.)
C. An increase in core loss (Ans.) Which of the following is not an
D. An increase in usable frequency An autotransformer: advantage of semiconductor devices over
range vacuum tubes?
A. Works automatically
A transformer has 117 V rms across its B. Has a center-tapped secondary A. Smaller size.
primary and 234 V rms across its C. Has one tapped winding (Ans.) B. Lower working voltage.
secondary. If this unit is reversed, D. Is useful only for impedance C. Lighter weight.
assuming it can be done without matching D. Ability to withstand high voltages.
damaging the windings, what will be the (Ans.)
voltage at the output? A transformer has a primary-to-secondary
turns ratio of 2.00:1. The input impedance The most common semiconductor among
A. 234 V is 300 Ω resistive. What is the output the following substances is:
B. 468 V impedance?
C. 117 V A. Germanium
D. 58.5 V (Ans.) A. 75 Ω (Ans.) B. Galena
B. 150 Ω C. Silicon (Ans.)
The shell method of transformer winding: C. 600 Ω D. Copper
D. 1200 Ω
A. Provides maximum coupling (Ans.) GaAs is a(n):
B. Minimizes capacitance between A resistive input impedance of 50 Ω must
windings be matched to a resistive output A. Compound (Ans.)
C. Withstands more voltage than other impedance of 450 Ω. The primary-to- B. Element
winding methods secondary turns ratio of the transformer C. Conductor
D. has windings far apart but along a must D. Gas
common axis
A. 9.00:1 A disadvantage of gallium-arsenide
Which of these core types, in general, is B. 3.00:1 devices is that:
best if you need a winding inductance of C. 1:3.00 (Ans.)
1.5 H? D. 1:9.00 A. The charge carriers move fast
B. The material does not react to
A. Air core A quarter-wave matching section has a ionizing radiation.
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D. It must be used at high frequencies A. Reverse biased (Ans.) If ac is applied to a diode, and the peak ac
B. Forward biased voltage never exceeds the avalanche
Selenium works especially well in: C. Biased past the break over voltage voltage, then the output is:
D. In a state of avalanche effect
A. Photocells (Ans.) A. AC with half the frequency of the
B. High-frequency detectors Holes flow the opposite way from input
C. Radio-frequency power amplifiers electrons because: B. AC with the same frequency as the
D. Voltage regulators input
A. Charge carriers flow continuously C. AC with twice the frequency of the
Of the following, which material allows B. Charge carriers are passed from atom input
the lowest forward voltage drop in a to atom (Ans.) D. None of the above (Ans.)
diode? C. They have the same polarity
D. No! Holes flow in the same direction A crystal set:
A. Selenium as electrons
B. Silicon A. Can be used to transmit radio signals
C. Copper If an electron has a charge of -1 unit, a B. Requires a battery with long life
D. Germanium (Ans.) hole has: C. Requires no battery (Ans.)
D. Is useful for rectifying 60-Hz ac
A CMOS integrated circuit: A. A charge of -1 unit
B. No charge A diode detector:
A. Can only work at low frequencies C. A charge of +1 unit (Ans.)
B. Is susceptible to damage by static D. A charge that depends on the A. Is used in power supplies
(Ans.) semiconductor type B. Is employed in some radio receivers
C. Requires considerable power to (Ans.)
function. When a P-N junction is reverse-biased, C. Is used commonly in high-power
D. Needs very high voltage the capacitance depends on all of the radio transmitters
following except: D. Changes dc into ac
The purpose of doping is to:
A. The frequency (Ans.) If the output wave in a circuit has the
A. Make the charge carriers move faster B. The width of the depletion region. same shape as the input wave, then:
B. Cause holes to flow C. The cross-sectional area of the
C. Give a semiconductor material junction A. The circuit is linear (Ans.)
certain properties (Ans.) D. The type of semiconductor material B. The circuit is said to be detecting
D. Protect devices from damage in case C. The circuit is a mixer
of transients If the reverse bias exceeds the avalanche D. The circuit is a rectifier
voltage in a P-N junction:
A semiconductor material is made into N The two input frequencies of a mixer
type by: A. The junction will be destroyed circuit are 3.522 MHz and 3.977 MHz.
B. The junction will insulate; no current Which of the following frequencies might
A. Adding an acceptor impurity will flow be used at the output?
B. Adding a donor impurity (Ans.) C. The junction will conduct current
C. Injecting electrons (Ans.) A. 455 kHz (Ans.)
D. Taking electrons away D. The capacitance will become B. 886 kHz
extremely high C. 14.00 MHz
Which of the following does not result D. 1.129 MHz
from adding an acceptor impurity? Avalanche voltage is routinely exceeded
when a P-N junction acts as a: A time-domain display might be found in:
A. The material becomes P type
B. Current flows mainly in the form of A. Current rectifier A. An ammeter
holes B. Variable resistor B. A spectrum analyzer
C. Most of the carriers have positive C. Variable capacitor C. A digital voltmeter
electric charge D. Voltage regulator (Ans.) D. An oscilloscope (Ans.)
D. The substance has an electron surplus
(Ans.) An unimportant factor concerning the Zener voltage is also known as:
frequency at which a P-N junction will
In a P-type material, electrons are: work effectively is: A. Forward break over voltage
B. Peak forward voltage
A. Majority carriers A. The type of semiconductor material C. Avalanche voltage (Ans.)
B. Minority carriers (Ans.) B. The cross-sectional area of the D. Reverse bias
C. Positively charged junction
D. Entirely absent C. The reverse current (Ans.) The forward break over voltage of a
D. The capacitance with reverse bias silicon diode is:
Holes flow from:
When a diode is forward-biased, the A. About 0.3 V
A. Minus to plus anode: B. About 0.6 V (Ans.)
B. Plus to minus (Ans.) C. About 1.0 V
C. P-type to N-type material A. Is negative relative to the cathode D. Dependent on the method of
D. N-type to P-type material B. Is positive relative to the cathode manufacture
(Ans.)
When a P-N junction does not conduct, it C. Is at the same voltage as the cathode A diode audio limiter circuit:
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B. Always uses Zener diodes Emission of energy in an IRED is caused B. 105 V
C. Rectifies the audio to reduce by: C. 117 V
distortion D. 328 V
D. Can cause objectionable signal A. High-frequency radio waves
distortion (Ans.) B. Rectification If a full-wave bridge circuit is used with a
C. Electron energy-level changes (Ans.) transformer whose secondary provides 50
The capacitance of a varactor varies with: D. None of the above Vrms, the PIV across the diodes is about:

A. Forward voltage A photodiode, when not used as a A. 50 V


B. Reverse voltage (Ans.) photovoltaic cell, has: B. 70 V (Ans.)
C. Avalanche voltage C. 100 V
D. Forward break over voltage A. Reverse bias (Ans.) D. 140 V
B. No bias
The purpose of the I layer in a PIN diode C. Forward bias The principal disadvantage of a voltage
is to: D. Negative resistance multiplier is:

A. Minimize the diode capacitance The output of a rectifier is: A. Excessive current
(Ans.) B. Excessive voltage
B. Optimize the avalanche voltage A. 60-Hz ac C. Insufficient rectification
C. Reduce the forward break over B. Smooth dc D. Poor regulation (Ans.)
voltage C. Pulsating dc (Ans.)
D. Increase the current through the diode D. 120-Hz ac A transformer secondary provides 10 V
rms to a voltage-doubler circuit. The dc
Which of these diode types might be Which of the following might not be output voltage is about:
found in the oscillator circuit of a needed in a power supply?
microwave radio transmitter? A. 14 V
A. The transformer B. 20 V
A. A rectifier diode B. The filter C. 28 V (Ans.)
B. A cat whisker C. The rectifier D. 36 V
C. An IMPATT diode (Ans.) D. All of the above are generally needed
D. None of the above (Ans.) The ripple frequency from a full-wave
rectifier is:
A Gunnplexer can be used as a: Which of the following appliances, which
would need the biggest transformer? A. twice that from a half-wave circuit
A. Communication device (Ans.) (Ans.)
B. Radio detector A. A clock radio B. the same as that from a half-wave
C. Rectifier B. A TV broadcast transmitter (Ans.) circuit
D. Signal mixer C. A shortwave radio receiver C. Half that from a half-wave circuit
D. A home TV set D. one-fourth that from a half-wave
The most likely place you would find an circuit
LED would be: An advantage of full-wave bridge
rectification is: Which of the following would make the
A. In a rectifier circuit best filter for a power supply?
B. In a mixer circuit A. It uses the whole transformer
C. In a digital frequency display secondary for the entire ac input A. A capacitor in series
(Ans.) cycle (Ans.) B. A choke in series
D. In an oscillator circuit B. It costs less than other rectifier types C. A capacitor in series and a choke in
C. It cuts off half of the ac wave cycle parallel
Coherent radiation is produced by a: D. It never needs a regulator D. A capacitor in parallel and a choke in
series (Ans.)
A. Gunn diode In a supply designed to provide high
B. Varactor diode power at low voltage, the best rectifier If you needed exceptionally good ripple
C. Rectifier diode design would probably be: filtering for a power supply, the best
D. Laser diode (Ans.) approach would be to:
A. Half wave
You want a circuit to be stable with a B. Full wave, center-tap (Ans.) A. Connect several capacitors in parallel
variety of amplifier impedance conditions. C. Bridge B. Use a choke-input filter
You might consider a coupler using: D. Voltage multiplier C. Connect several chokes in series
D. Use two capacitor/choke sections one
A. A Gunn diode The part of a power supply immediately after the other (Ans.)
B. An optoisolator (Ans.) preceding the regulator is:
C. A photovoltaic cell Voltage regulation can be accomplished
D. A laser diode A. The transformer by a Zener diode connected in:
B. The rectifier
The power from a solar panel depends on C. The filter (Ans.) A. Parallel with the filter output,
all of the following except: D. The ac input forward-biased
B. Parallel with the filter output,
A. The operating frequency of the panel If a half-wave rectifier is used with 117-V reverse-biased (Ans.)
(Ans.) rms ac (house mains), the average dc C. Series with the filter output, forward-
B. The total surface area of the panel output voltage is about: biased
C. The number of cells in the panel D. Series with the filter output, reverse-
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A current surge takes place when a power B. The collector and emitter leads are The output is in phase with the input in a:
supply is first turned on, because: interchanged
C. The arrow is pointing inward A. Common-emitter circuit
A. The transformer core is suddenly D. No! A PNP device cannot be replaced B. Common-base circuit
magnetized with an NPN C. Common-collector circuit
B. The diodes suddenly start to conduct D. More than one of the above (Ans.)
C. The filter capacitor(s) must be A bipolar transistor has:
initially charged (Ans.) The greatest possible amplification is
D. Arcing takes place in the power A. Three P-N junctions obtained in:
switch B. Three semiconductor layers (Ans.)
C. Two N type layers around a P-type A. A common-emitter circuit (Ans.)
Transient suppression minimizes the layer B. A common-base circuit
chance of: D. A low avalanche voltage C. A common-collector circuit
D. More than one of the above
A. Diode failure (Ans.) In the dual-diode model of an NPN
B. Transformer failure transistor, the emitter corresponds to: The input is applied to the collector in:
C. Filter capacitor failure
D. Poor voltage regulation A. The point where the cathodes are A. A common-emitter circuit
connected together B. A common-base circuit
If a fuse blows, and it is replaced with one B. The point where the cathode of one C. A common-collector circuit
having a lower current rating, there’s a diode is connected to the anode of the D. None of the above (Ans.)
good chance that: other
C. The point where the anodes are The configuration noted for its stability in
A. The power supply will be severely connected together radio-frequency power amplifiers is the:
damaged D. Either of the diode cathodes (Ans.)
B. The diodes will not rectify A. Common-emitter circuit
C. The fuse will blow out right away The current through a transistor depends B. Common-base circuit (Ans.)
(Ans.) on: C. Common-collector circuit
D. Transient suppressors won’t work D. Emitter-follower circuit
A. EC
A fuse with a nothing but a straight wire B. EB relative to EC In a common-base circuit, the output is
inside is probably: C. IB taken from the:
D. More than one of the above (Ans.)
A. A slow-blow type A. Emitter
B. A quick-break type (Ans.) With no signal input, a bipolar transistor B. Base
C. Of a low current rating would have the least IC when: C. Collector (Ans.)
D. Of a high current rating D. More than one of the above
A. The emitter is grounded
Bleeder resistors are: B. The E-B junction is forward-biased The input signal to a transistor amplifier
C. The E-B junction is reverse-biased results in saturation during part of the
A. Connected in parallel with filter (Ans.) cycle. This produces:
capacitors (Ans.) D. The E-B current is high
B. Of low ohmic value A. The greatest possible amplification
C. Effective for transient suppression When a transistor is conducting as much B. Reduced efficiency (Ans.)
D. Effective for surge suppression as it possibly can, it is said to be: C. Avalanche effect
D. Nonlinear output impedance
To service a power supply with which you A. In cutoff
are not completely familiar, you should: B. In saturation (Ans.) The gain of a transistor in a common-
C. Forward-biased emitter circuit is 100 at a frequency of
A. Install bleeder resistor D. In avalanche 1000 Hz. The gain is 70.7 at 335 kHz.
B. Use proper fusing The gain drops to 1 at 210 MHz. The
C. Leave it alone and have a In a common-emitter circuit, the gain alpha cutoff is:
professional work on it (Ans.) bandwidth product is:
D. Use a voltage regulator A. 1 kHz
A. The frequency at which the gain is 1 B. 335 kHz (Ans.)
In a PNP circuit, the collector: (Ans.) C. 210 MHz
B. The frequency at which the gain is D. None of the above
A. Has an arrow pointing inward 0.707 times its value at 1 MHz
B. Is positive with respect to the emitter C. The frequency at which the gain is The current through the channel of a JFET
C. Is biased at a small fraction of the greatest is directly affected by all of the following
base bias D. The difference between the frequency except:
D. Is negative with respect to the emitter at which the gain is greatest, and the
(Ans.) frequency at which the gain is 1 A. Drain voltage
B. Transconductance (Ans.)
In many cases, a PNP transistor can be The configuration most often used for C. Gate voltage
replaced with an NPN device and the matching a high input impedance to a low D. Gate bias
circuit will do the same thing, provided output impedance puts signal ground at:
that: In an N-channel JFET, pinchoff occurs
A. The emitter when the gate bias is:
A. The supply polarity is reversed B. The base
(Ans.) C. The collector (Ans.) A. Slightly positive
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C. Slightly negative Characteristic curves for JFETs generally In a source follower, which of the
D. Very negative (Ans.) show: electrodes of the FET receives the input
signal?
The current consists mainly of holes when A. Drain voltage as a function of source
a JFET: current A. None of them
B. Drain current as a function of gate B. The source
A. Has a P-type channel (Ans.) current C. The gate (Ans.)
B. Is forward-biased C. Drain current as a function of drain D. The drain
C. Is zero-biased voltage (Ans.)
D. Is reverse-biased D. Drain voltage as a function of gate Which of the following circuits has its
current output 180 degrees out of phase with its
A JFET might work better than a bipolar input?
transistor in: A disadvantage of a MOS component is
that: A. Common source (Ans.)
A. A rectifier B. Common gate
B. A radio receiver (Ans.) A. It is easily damaged by static C. Common drain
C. A filter electricity (Ans.) D. All of them
D. A transformer B. It needs a high input voltage
C. It draws a large amount of current Which of the following circuits generally
In a P-channel JFET: D. It produces a great deal of electrical has the greatest gain?
noise
A. The drain is forward-biased A. Common source (Ans.)
B. The gate-source junction is forward The input impedance of a MOSFET: B. Common gate
biased C. Common drain
C. The drain is negative relative to the A. Is lower than that of a JFET. D. It depends only on bias, not on which
source (Ans.) B. Is lower than that of a bipolar electrode is grounded
D. The gate must be at dc ground transistor
C. Is between that of a bipolar transistor The decibel is a unit of:
A JFET is sometimes biased at or beyond and a JFET
pinchoff in: D. Is extremely high (Ans.) A. Relative signal strength (Ans.)
B. Voltage
A. A power amplifier (Ans.) An advantage of MOSFETs over JFETs is C. Power
B. A rectifier that: D. Current
C. An oscillator
D. A weak-signal amplifier A. MOSFETs can handle a wider range If a circuit has a voltage-amplification
of gate voltages (Ans.) factor of 20, then voltage gain is:
The gate of a JFET has: B. MOSFETs deliver greater output
power A. 13 dB
A. Forward bias C. MOSFETs are more rugged B. 20 dB
B. High impedance (Ans.) D. MOSFETs last longer C. 26 dB (Ans.)
C. Low reverse resistance D. 40 dB
D. Low avalanche voltage The channel in a zero-biased JFET is
normally: A gain of -15 dB in a circuit means that:
A JFET circuit essentially never has:
A. Pinched off A. The output signal is stronger than the
A. A pinched-off channel B. Somewhat open input
B. Holes as the majority carriers C. All the way open (Ans.) B. The input signal is stronger than the
C. A forward-biased P-N junction D. Of P-type semiconductor material output (Ans.)
(Ans.) C. The input signal is 15 times as strong
D. A high input impedance When an enhancement-mode MOSFET is as the output
at zero bias: D. The output signal is 15 times as
When a JFET is pinched off: strong as the input
A. The drain current is high with no
A. dID/dEG is very large with no signal signal A device has a voltage gain of 23 dB. The
B. dID/dEG might vary considerably with B. The drain current fluctuates with no input voltage is 3.3 V. the output voltage
no signal signal is:
C. dID/dEG is negative with no signal C. The drain current is low with no
D. dID/dEG is zero with no signal signal A. 76 V
(Ans.) D. The drain current is zero with no B. 47 V (Ans.)
signal (Ans.) C. 660 V
Transconductance is the ratio of: D. Not determinable from the data given
An enhancement-mode MOSFET can be
A. A change in drain voltage to a change recognized in schematic diagrams by: A power gain of 44 dB is equivalent to an
in source voltage output/input power ratio of:
B. A change in drain current to a change A. An arrow pointing inward
in gate voltage (Ans.) B. A broken vertical line inside the A. 44
C. A change in gate current to a change circle (Ans.) B. 160
in source voltage C. An arrow pointing outward C. 440
D. A change in drain current to a change D. A solid vertical line inside the circle D. 25,000 (Ans.)
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A resistor between the base of an NPN Which of the following amplifier classes C. A tapped coil
bipolar transistor and the positive supply generally needs the most driving power? D. Negative feedback
voltage is used to:
A. Class-A A Colpitts oscillator can be recognized
A. Provide proper bias (Ans.) B. Class-AB1 by:
B. Provide a path for the input signal C. Class-AB2
C. Provide a path for the output signal D. Class-B (Ans.) A. A split capacitance in the tuned
D. Limit the collector current circuit (Ans.)
A graphic equalizer is a form of: B. A tapped coil in the tuned circuit
The capacitance values in an amplifier C. A transformer for the feedback
circuit depend on: A. Bias control D. A common-base or common-gate
B. Gain control arrangement
A. The supply voltage C. Tone control (Ans.)
B. The polarity D. Frequency control In an oscillator circuit, the feedback
C. The signal strength should be:
D. The signal frequency (Ans.) A disadvantage of transformer coupling,
as opposed to capacitive coupling, is that: A. As great as possible
A class-A circuit would not work well as: B. Kept to a minimum
A. Transformers can’t match C. Just enough to sustain
A. A stereo hi-fi amplifier impedances oscillation(Ans.)
B. A television transmitter PA (Ans.) B. Transformers can’t work above audio D. Done through a transformer whose
C. A low-level microphone preamplifier frequencies wires can be switched easily
D. The first stage in a radio receiver C. Transformers cost more (Ans.)
D. Transformers reduce the gain A tapped coil is used in a(n):
In which of the following FET amplifier
types does drain current flow for 50 A certain bipolar-transistor PA is 66 A. Hartley oscillator (Ans.)
percent of the signal cycle? percent efficient. The output power is 33 B. Colpitts oscillator
W. The dc collector power input is: C. Armstrong oscillator
A. Class-A D. Clap oscillator
B. Class-AB1 A. 22 W
C. Class-AB2 B. 50 W (Ans.) An RF choke:
D. Class-B (Ans.) C. 2.2 kW
D. None of the above A. Passes RF but not dc
Which of the following amplifier types B. Passes both RF and dc
produces the least distortion of the signal A broadband PA is: C. Passes dc but not RF (Ans.)
waveform? D. Blocks both dc and RF
A. Generally easy to use (Ans.)
A. Class-A (Ans.) B. More efficient than a tuned PA Ferromagnetic coil cores are not generally
B. Class-AB1 C. Less likely than a tuned PA to good for use in RF oscillators because:
C. Class-AB2 amplify unwanted signals
D. Class-B D. Usable only at audio frequencies A. The inductances are too large
B. It’s hard to vary the inductance of
Which bipolar amplifier type has some A tuned PA must always be: such a coil
distortion in the signal wave, with C. Such coils are too bulky
collector current during most, but not all, A. Set to work over a wide range of D. Air-core coils have better thermal
of the cycle? frequencies stability (Ans.)
B. Adjusted for maximum power output
A. Class-A (Ans.) An oscillator might fail to start for any of
B. Class-AB1 C. Made as efficient as possible the following reasons except:
C. Class-AB2 (Ans.) D. Operated in class C
D. Class-B A. Low power supply voltage
A loading control in a tuned PA: B. Low stage gain
How can a class-B amplifier be made C. In-phase feedback (Ans.)
suitable for hi-fi audio applications? A. Provides an impedance match D. Very low output impedance
between the bipolar transistor or FET
A. By increasing the bias and the load(Ans.) An advantage of a crystal-controlled
B. By using two transistors in push-pull B. Allows broadband operation oscillator over a VFO is:
(Ans.) C. Adjusts the resonant frequency
C. By using tuned circuits in the output D. Controls the input impedance A. Single-frequency operation
D. A class-B amplifier cannot work well B. Ease of frequency adjustment
for hi-fi audio Negative feedback in an amplifier: C. High output power
D. Low drift (Ans.)
How can a class-C amplifier be made A. Causes oscillation
linear? B. Increases sensitivity The frequency at which a crystal
C. Reduces the gain (Ans.) oscillator functions is determined mainly
A. By reducing the bias D. Is used in an Armstrong oscillator by:
B. By increasing the drive
C. By using two transistor in push-pull Oscillation requires: A. The values of the inductor and
D. A class-C amplifier cannot be made capacitor
linear (Ans.) A. A common-drain or common- B. The thickness of the crystal (Ans.)
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D. The power-supply C. Can be used to increase the amplifier Which type of IC is used to determine
gain whether voltage levels are the same or
The different sounds of musical D. Serves no useful purpose (Ans.) not?
instruments are primarily the result of:
An IMPATT diode: A. An op amp
A. Differences in the waveshape (Ans.) B. A timer
B. Differences in frequency A. Makes a good audio oscillator C. A comparator (Ans.)
C. Differences in amplitude B. Can be used for waveform analysis D. A multiplexer/demultiplexer
D. Differences in phase C. Is used as a microwave oscillator
(Ans.) Which type of digital IC is least
A radio-frequency oscillator usually: D. Allows for frequency adjustment of a susceptible to noise?
VCO
A. Has an irregular waveshape (Ans.) A. Transistor-transistor logic (Ans.)
B. Has most or all of its energy at a Because of the small size of ICs compared B. Base-coupled logic
single frequency (Ans.) with equivalent circuits made from C. Emitter-coupled logic
C. Produces a sound that depends on its discrete components: D. N-channel-coupled logic
waveform
D. Uses RC turning A. More heat is generated Which of the following is not an
B. Higher output power is possible advantage of CMOS?
A varactor diode: C. Higher switching speeds are
attainable (Ans.) A. Relative immunity to noise pulses
A. Is mechanically flexible D. Fewer calculations need be done in a B. Low current requirements
B. Has high power output given time C. Ability to work at high speed
C. Can produce different waveforms D. Ability to handle high power levels
D. Is good for use in frequency Which of the following is not an (Ans.)
synthesizers (Ans.) advantage of ICs over discrete
components? An absolute limit on IC component
A frequency synthesizer has: density is:
A. Higher component density
A. High power output B. Ease of maintenance A. The current level needed
B. High drift rate C. Greater power capability (Ans.) B. The maximum attainable impedance
C. Exceptional stability (Ans.) D. Lower current consumption C. The size of the semiconductor atoms
D. Adjustable waveshape (Ans.)
In which of the following devices would D. No! There is no limit on component
A ferromagnetic-core coil is preferred for you be least likely to find an integrated density
use in the tuned circuit of an RF circuit as the main component?
oscillator: In a ROM:
A. A radio broadcast transmitter’s final
A. That must have the best possible amplifier (Ans.) A. It’s easy to get data out and put it in
stability B. A notebook computer B. It’s easy to get data out, but easy to
B. That must have high power output C. A battery-powered calculator put it in
C. That must work at microwave D. A low-power audio amplifier C. It’s easy to get data out, but hard to
frequencies put it in (Ans.)
D. No! Air-core coils work better in RF Which type of component is generally not D. It’s hard to get data out or put it in
oscillators (Ans.) practical for fabrication in an IC?
In a RAM:
If the load impedance for an oscillator is A. Resistors
too high: B. Inductors (Ans.) A. It’s easy to get data out and put it in
C. Diodes (Ans.)
A. The frequency might drift D. Capacitors B. It’s easy to get data out, but easy to
B. The power output might be reduced put it in
C. The oscillator might fail to start An op amp usually employs negative C. It’s easy to get data out, but hard to
D. It’s not a cause for worry; it can’t be feedback to: put it in
too high (Ans.) D. It’s hard to get data out or put it in
A. Maximize the gain
The bipolar transistors or JFETs in a B. Control the gain (Ans.) Which of the following IC types must be
multivibrator are usually connected in: C. Allow oscillation over a wide band of physically removed from the circuit to
frequencies have its memory contents changed?
A. Class-B D. No! Op amps do not employ negative
B. A common-emitter or common- feedback A. EEPROM
source arrangement (Ans.) B. EPROM (Ans.)
C. Class-C A channel carries several signals at once. C. ROM
D. A common-collector or common- Which type of IC might be used to select D. RAM
drain arrangement one of the signals for reception?
A kilobyte is:
Acoustic feedback in a public-address A. An op amp
system: B. A timer A. Equivalent to a novel
C. A comparator B. About 1,000 bytes (Ans.)
A. Is useful for generating RF sine D. A multiplexer/demultiplexer C. About 1,000,000 bytes
waves D. Equivalent to about one typewritten
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In magnetic audio tape: The intensity of the electron flow in a D. Seven grids
vacuum tube depends on all of the
A. The tracks are parallel to the edges following except: The electron gun in a CRT is another
(Ans.) name for its:
B. The tracks are diagonal A. The gate voltage (Ans.)
C. The tracks are perpendicular to the B. The power supply voltage A. Cathode (Ans.)
edges C. The grid voltage B. Anode
D. The tracks can be oriented at any D. The voltage between the cathode and C. Control grid
angle the plate D. Screen grid

In magnetic video tape: Which type of tube maintains constant The electron beam in an electrostatic CRT
voltage drop with changes in current? is bent by:
A. The video tracks are parallel to the
edges A. A triode A. A magnetic field
B. The video tracks are diagonal (Ans.) B. A gas-filled regulator (Ans.) B. An electric field (Ans.)
C. The video tracks are perpendicular to C. A tetrode C. A fluctuating current
the edges D. A pentagrid converter D. A constant current
D. The video tracks can be oriented at
any angle In a tube with a directly heated cathode: The horizontal displacement on an
oscilloscope CRT screen is usually
An advantage of magnetic disks over A. The filament is separate from the measured in:
magnetic tape is: cathode
B. The grid is connected to the filament A. Frequency per unit division
A. Disks are immune to damage by heat C. The filament serves as the cathode B. Current per unit division
B. Tapes are difficult to rewind (Ans.) C. Time per unit division (Ans.)
C. Disks allow faster data storage and D. There is no filament D. Voltage per unit division
retrieval (Ans.)
D. Disks are immune to external In a tube with a cold cathode: In a time-domain oscilloscope, the
magnetic fields waveform to be analyzed is usually
A. The filament is separate from the applied to the:
A typical audio recording tape thickness cathode
is: B. The grid is connected to the filament A. Control grid plates or coil
C. The filament serves as the cathode B. Anode plates or coils
A. 0.001 mil D. There is no filament (Ans.) C. Vertical deflection plates or coils
B. 0.01 mil (Ans.)
C. 0.1 mil A screen grid enhances tube operation by: D. Horizontal deflection plates or coils
D. 1 mil (Ans.)
A. Decreasing the gain A vidicon camera tube is noted for its:
Compact disks (CDs) are not generally for B. Decreasing the plate voltage A. Sensitivity (Ans.)
recording: C. Decreasing the grid-to-plate B. Large size
capacitance (Ans.) C. Heavy weight
A. Voices D. Pulling excess electrons from the D. Rapid response
B. Music plate
C. In digital form In a magnetron, as the frequency is
D. Via magnetic fields (Ans.) A tube with three grids is called a: increased:

A reason CDs don’t wear out with A. Triode A. The achievable power output
repeated playback is: B. Tetrode increases
C. Pentode (Ans.) B. The achievable power output
A. the magnetic fields are strong D. Hexode decreases (Ans.)
B. Nothing touches the disk (Ans.) C. The output power stays the same
C. The data is analog A tube type radio receiver: D. The output power increases and
D. The magnetic particle density is high decreases alternately
A. Is bulky and heavy (Ans.)
One difference between a triode and an N- B. Requires low voltage The paths of the electrons in a magnetron
Channel FET is that: C. Is more sensitive than a transistorized are spirals, rather than straight lines,
radio because of:
A. Triodes work with lower voltages D. All of the above
B. Triodes are more compact A. The extreme voltage used
C. Triodes need more voltage (Ans.) An advantage of a grounded-grid power B. The longitudinal magnetic flux (Ans.)
D. Triodes don’t need filaments amplifier is: C. The bunching-up of the electrons
D. The shapes of the cavities
The control grid of a tube corresponds to A. Excellent stability
the: B. High impedance A klystron is noted for its:
C. Low noise
A. Source of an FET D. Good stability (Ans.) A. Spiralling electrons
B. Collector of a bipolar transistor B. Low noise output
C. Anode of a diode A heptode tube has: C. High achievable output power (Ans.)
D. Gate of an FET (Ans.) D. Magnetic-field intensity
A. Two grids
B. Three grids In a multi-cavity klystron, the electrons:
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A. Have variable speed (Ans.) If X and Y are both high, what is the state A. Low and High
B. Travel in circles of X NOT Y? B. Asynchronous
C. Are reflected by the cavities C. Synchronous
D. Are drawn out via the cathode A. There is not enough information to D. Set and reset (Ans.)
tell
The value of the decimal number 23 in B. Low (Ans.) When both inputs of R-S flip-flop are 0:
binary form is: C. High
D. This logic statement makes no sense A. The outputs stay as they are (Ans.)
A. 1011 B. Q = 0 and –Q = 1
B. 110111 If X is high and Y is low, what is the state C. Q = 1 and –Q = 0
C. 10111 (Ans.) of X NOT Y? D. The resulting outputs can be absurd
D. 11100
A. There is not enough information to When both inputs of an R-S flip-flop are
The binary number 110001 represents the tell 1:
digital number B. Low
C. High A. The outputs stay as they are.
A. 49 (Ans.) D. This logic statement makes no sense B. Q = 0 and –Q = 1
B. 25 (Ans.) C. Q = 1 and –Q = 0
C. 21 D. The resulting outputs can be absurd
D. 13 A logic circuit has four inputs W, X, Y, (Ans.)
and Z. How many possible input
The fifth digit from the right in a binary combinations are there? A frequency synthesizer makes use of:
number carries a decimal value of:
A. 4 A. An OR gate
A. 64 B. 8 B. A divider (Ans.)
B. 32 C. 16 (Ans.) C. The octal numbering system
C. 24 D. 32 D. The hexadecimal numbering system
D. 16 (Ans.)
Data sent along a single line, one bit after
The largest possible decimal number that another, is called:
can be represented by six binary digits
(bits) is: A. Serial (Ans.) END
B. Synchronous
A. 256 C. Parallel
B. 128 D. Asynchronous
C. 64
D. 63 (Ans.) If X = 1 and Y = 1, then X + YZ is:

Which of the following voltage could A. Always 0


normally represent a 1 in positive logic? B. 0 if Z = 0, and 1 if Z = 1
C. 1 if Z = 0, and 0 if Z = 1
A. 0V D. Always 1
B. +1 V
C. +4 V (Ans.) If X = 0 and Y = 1, then x(Y + Z) is:
D. +12 V
A. Always 0 (Ans.)
Which of the following voltages might B. 0 if Z = 0, and 1 if Z = 1
normally represent a 1 in negative logic? C. 0 if Z = 0, and 1 if Z = 1
D. Always 1
A. 0 V (Ans.)
B. +4 V An advantage of a J-K over an R-S flip-
C. +6 V flop is that:
D. +12 V
A. The J-K flip-flop is faster
If X is low, what is the state of X AND B. The J-K can attain more states
Y? C. The J-K always has predictable
outputs (Ans.)
A. There is not enough information to D. No! An R-S flip-flop is superior to a
tell J-K
B. Low (Ans.)
C. High In positive-edge triggering, the change of
D. This logic statement makes no sense state occurs when:

If X is high, what is the state of X NAND A. The pulse level is high


Y? B. The pulse level is going from high to
low
A. There is not enough information to C. The pulse level is going from low to
tell high (Ans.)
B. Low (Ans.) D. The pulse level is low
C. High
D. This logic statement makes no sense The inputs of an R-S flip-flop are known
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