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reactance: C. Base.
A. Gets larger negatively. D. Source.
B. Gets smaller negatively. E. Collector.
C. Stays the same.
D. Gets larger positively. 10. The schematic symbol for an op amp is:
E. Gets smaller positively. A. A triangle.
B. A circle.
2. A beat-frequency oscillator is useful for: C. A circle with a line through it.
A. Generating FM. D. A rectangle.
B. Detecting FM. E. A D-shaped figure.
C. Generating CW.
D. Detecting CW. 11. For a given value of capacitance, as the frequency
E. Any of the above. goes down, the reactance:
A. Approaches zero from the negative side.
3. A Colpitts circuit is a form of: B. Gets more and more negative.
A. Amplifier. C. Approaches zero from the positive side.
B. Detector. D. Gets more and more positive.
C. Modulator. E. Stays the same.
D. Oscillator.
E. Rectifier. 12. In a 360-Hz wave, a degree of phase represents:
A. 1.00 second.
4. The high component density of integrated circuits B. 1/360 second.
acts to: C. 360 milliseconds.
A. Maximize the power output. D. 7.72 microseconds.
B. Increase the current drain. E. A quantity you can’t calculate from this data.
C. Increase the voltage requirements.
D. Increase the operating speed. 13. A device that converts visible light into dc is:
E. Reduce the frequency range. A. A phototransistor.
B. A photovoltaic cell.
5. A utility meter generally measures: C. An optovoltaic cell.
A. Watts. D. An optocell.
B. Amperes. E. An optoisolator.
C. Kilowatt hours.
D. Kilowatts. 14. Which of the following is not an example of wireless?
E. Volt hours. A. The connection between a computer and its
monitor.
6. High voltages are better than low voltages for long- B. A cellular telephone system.
distance electric power transmission because: C. The Global Positioning System.
A. The lines can better withstand lightning strokes. D. A beeper.
B. The magnetic fields are weaker. E. A LEO satellite system.
C. The electric fields are weaker.
D. The I2R losses are lower. 15. A circuit has a battery of 3.0 V and a bulb with a
E. No. Low voltages are better. resistance of 12.0 ohms. The current through the bulb is:
A. 36 A.
7. A member of a fleet of robots, all under the control of B. 4.0 A.
a single central computer and able to communicate C. 250 mA.
only with that computer and not with each other, is D. 40 mA.
called: E. 36 mA.
A. An android.
B. An autonomous robot. 16. A small 9-V battery might be used to provide power
C. A dependent robot. to:
D. An independent robot. A. An electronic calculator.
E. An insect robot. B. A personal computer.
C. A radio transmitter.
8. An advantage of a laser printer over a dot-matrix D. An electric iron.
printer for computer applications is: E. Any of the above.
A. Lower cost.
B. Superior image quality.
C. Greater bandwidth. 17. In an AM voice signal, the audio information is:
D. Lower resolution. A. Exactly at the carrier frequency.
E. Better voltage regulation. B. Contained in sidebands.
C. At harmonics of the carrier frequency.
9. The output electrode of a bipolar transistor is usually D. Rectified before being impressed onto the carrier.
the: E. Detected before being impressed onto the carrier.
A. Grid.
18. The oscillating frequency of a quartz crystal can be C. Resistance.
varied slightly by: D. Admittance.
A. Changing the bias on the transistor. E. Susceptance.
B. Changing the voltage across the varactor.
C. Reversing the power supply polarity. 27. Another name for joules per second is:
D. Placing a small variable capacitor across the crystal. A. Volts.
E. No. The frequency of a crystal cannot be changed B. Amperes.
at all. C. Ohms.
D. Gilberts.
19. When several resistances are connected in series: E. Watts.
A. The current is the same through each one.
B. The voltage is the same across each one. 28. In a pure inductance:
C. Both A and B are true. A. Current lags voltage by 90 degrees.
D. Neither A nor B is true. B. Current lags voltage by less than 90 degrees.
E. They must all have the same value. C. Current and voltage are in phase.
D. Current leads voltage by 90 degrees.
20. In a power supply, resistors are sometimes E. Current leads voltage by 180 degrees.
connected in series with the diodes in order to:
A. Increase the current output. 29. A form of microwave electron tube is:
B. Protect the diodes against surge currents. A. A cavity resonator.
C. Help the diodes discharge. B. A triode.
D. Bleed charge from the filter capacitors. C. A Klystron.
E. Regulate the output voltage. D. A cathode-ray tube.
E. None of the above.
21. In a purely resistive impedance, there is:
A. A net capacitance. 30. Magnetic lines of flux are generally:
B. A net inductance. A. Parallel with the flow of electric current.
C. Zero resistance. B. In the plane of the electric current.
D. Zero reactance. C. At right angles to the flow of current.
E. Zero conductance. D. At a 45 degree angle to the flow of current.
E. Impossible to predict as to their direction.
22. Two 400-µH inductors are connected in series. There
is no mutual inductance. The total inductance is: 31. A class-A amplifier conducts during how much of
A. 100 µH. the input cycle?
B. 200 µH. A. Less than 90 degrees.
C. 400 µH. B. 90–180 degrees.
D. 800 µH. C. 180–270 degrees.
E. 1.6 mH. D. 270–360 degrees.
E. 360 degrees.
23. The current-carrying part of a field-effect transistor,
analogous to a garden hose in some ways, is called 32. An advantage of parallel data transfer over serial
the: transfer is:
A. Source. A. Higher speed.
B. Gate. B. Narrower bandwidth.
C. Drain. C. Lower frequency.
D. Source-drain junction. D. Higher power.
E. Channel. E. Better signal-to-noise ratio.
24. In a rectifier diode, current flows for approximately 33. One way to keep interelectrode capacitance to a
how much of the ac cycle? minimum is to:
A. 360 degrees. A. Use only electrolytic capacitors.
B. 270 degrees. B. Avoid the use of sheet metal.
C. 180 degrees. C. Use batteries as the source of power.
D. 90 degrees. D. Keep wire leads short.
E. 45 degrees. E. Use air-core transformers.