CBET Study Course

Module 2 Practice Exam

Self-paced, practice exam items for Electronics

1. A few capacitors are in parallel. Calculate the total capacitance. The capacitor values
are1uF, 2uF, 3uF, and 4uF. The total capacitance is:
A. 10 uF
B. 5 uF
C. 1 uF
D. 01 uF

2. Solve this binary equation. Answer in a decimal number form. 11011+1111=

A. 42
B. 54
C. 15
D. 101010

3. An Oscilloscope reads 10 volts peak to peak. What is the RMS voltage?

A. 707 VRMS
B. 7.07 VRMS
C. 3.54 VRMS
D. 1.414 VRMS

4. In a capacitive circuit:
A. Voltage leads current by 180 degrees
B. Current leads voltage by 90 degrees
C. Voltage leads current by 90 degrees
D. Current leads voltage by 180 degrees
5. A heating element in an infant incubator uses 90 Watts of power and has a resistance of
1kΩ. Calculate the current through the heating element.
A. 0.09 milliamps
B. 0.300 milliamps
C. 300 milliamps
D. 9 milliamps

6. A Triac is used to switch:

A. DC power
B. AC power
C. AC or DC power
D. FET gate current

7. Waveforms on an EEG Monitor are temporarily stored in:

A. ROM
B. RAM
C. EPROM
D. EEPROM

8. A GFCI normally has a trip point of

A. 2 mA
B. 3 mA
C. 4 mA
D. 6 mA

9. The IEEE standard for Ethernet communication:

A. 802.11
B. 802.3
C. 803.11
D. 811.3
10. Which one of these has the longest wavelength in the light spectrum:
A. Violet Light
B. Yellowish-Green Light
C. Orange Light
D. Dark Red Light

11. A Nicad battery normally has:

A. 1.3 V per cell
B. 1.2 V per cell
C. 1.5 V per cell
D. 1.0 V per cell

12. A transformer has 1968 primary windings and 492 secondary windings (4:1) and the
inputcurrent is 1 amp. Output current is?
A. 250 mA
B. 4 A
C. 500 mA
D. 2 A

13. Calculate the total resistance of these resistors in parallel. 100 ohm, 3K ohm, 10K ohm.
A. 14100 ohms
B. 13100 ohms
C. 95 ohms
D. 100 ohms

14. Convert this number to decimal 4AF.

A. 1200
B. 1199
C. 1015
D. 1315
15. What would the inputs have to be on a 3 input OR gate to get a low out?
A. All low
B. All high
C. 2 lows 1 high
D. 2 high 1 low

16. What inputs would be needed on the gate above to get a low output?
A. High and high
B. Low and low
C. Low and high
D. It can’t have a low output

17. Checking a good transistor with a digital multimeter between C & E, it should read=
A. 2 shorts
B. 2 opens
C. 7V
D. Short and open
18. Calculate the total inductance of two 40mH inductors in parallel.
A. 20 mH
B. 80 mH
C. 40 mH
D. 60mH

19. If a 4AH battery were replaced with a 2 AH with the same voltage rating, what would the
result be?
A. Shorter run time.
B. Longer run time
C. Same run time
D. It would overheat the charging circuit

20. What type of filter is the image above?

A. High Pass
B. Low Pass
C. Band Pass
D. Impedance matching
The above circuit gives the normal operating voltages. Answer questions 21-25 below
using the above schematic drawing.
21. If VE= 40mVolts, VC=12 Volts, VB 700 mVolts. What is the defect?
A. Open transistor base to emitter
B. Open transistor collector to emitter
C. Open transistor collector to base
D. R2 is open

22. If VB= .105 volts, VC= 12 volts, VE=.105 in the circuit above, what is the defect?
A. Open transistor base to emitter
B. Shorted transistor base to emitter
C. Open transistor collector to base
D. C3 is open

23. If VB= 0.69 Volts, VE= 3 mV, VC= 3.2 V in the circuit above, what is the defect?
A. Shorted C3
B. Open collector
C. Open R1
D. Shorted R3
24. The normal output voltage at R5 is 550 mV peak. If the output voltage is only 250mV, but
the DC voltages at the transistor leads are normal, what is the defect?
A. Open collector emitter of the transistor
B. Leaky C3
C. Shorted R1
D. Open C2

25.What kind of amplifier set up is this in the drawing above?

A. Common Collector
B. Common Base
C. Common Emitter
D. Gate follower
 C.

Please use the drawings above for questions 26-30.

26. Which drawing is a comparator
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
E. E
F. F
27. Which one of the drawings is a voltage follower?
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
E. E
F. F

28. Which one of the drawings is a differentiator?

A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
E. E
F. F

29. Which one of the drawings is a non-inverting amplifier?

A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
E. E
F. F

30. Determine the output voltage of the op-amp in schematic F above, if C2 has ashort.
A. 1.5 V
B. 1 V
D. 0 V
E. 3.7 V
31. Which of the following is the unit of measure for capacitance?
A. Henrys
B. Farads
C. Working volts
D. Coulombs

32. Which of the following is the protocol that provides communication across
interconnected networks?
A. CSMA/CD
B. SMTP
C. TCP/IP
D. Routing table

33.Which of the following is defined as volatile memory?

A. ROM
B. Flash
C. Stable
D. RAM

34.Which of the following is best determined by using an oscilloscope?

A. The relationship between AC and DC in a circuit.
B. The amount of AC current in a circuit.
C. The amplitude of a DC signal.
D. The voltage dropped across a resistor.

35.Which of the following is the objective of a band-pass filter?

A. Allow a range of frequencies between an upper and lower cutoff point to pass
through.
B. Allow a range of frequencies below a upper cutoff frequency to pass through.
C. Allow a range of frequencies above a lower cutoff frequency to pass through.
D. Allow a range of frequencies above an upper cutoff frequency and below a
lower cutofffrequency to pass through.
36. Which of the following is the equivalent resistance of two 20 Ohm resistors in
parallel in series with a 10 Ohm resistor?
A. 30 Ohms
B. 15 Ohms
C. 50 Ohms
D. 20 Ohms

37. In order for a basic power supply to operate correctly, which of the following is true?
A. The transformer must follow the regulator.
B. The rectifier must follow the filter.
C. The rectifier must follow the transformer.
D. The regulator must be before the filter.

38. 10 to the minus 6 power is the prefix for which of the following?
A. Milli
B. Mega
C. Micro
D. Pico

39. Which of the following occurs when batteries are connected in series?
A. The current capability increases.
B. The voltage provided will increase.
C. The smaller battery will explode.
D. The voltage provided will decrease.

40. The decimal number 255 is equivalent to which of the following Hexadecimal
numbers?
A. AA
B. 100
C. FF
D. FA