Preparatory Guidebook for Comprehensive Examination

QUESTION BANK

ECD&A

Fill in the Blanks:

The phase difference between the output and input voltage of a CE amplifier is ___________.

It is generally desired that a transistor should have ____________ input impedance.

The purpose of D.C. conditions is a transistor is to __________________.

The purpose of coupling capacitor in a transistor amplifier is to ______________________

The output power of the transistor amplifier is more then the input power because addition power is
supplied by ___________________.

A CE amplifier is also called ___________________.

The ratio of output to input impedance of a CE amplifier is _________________

RC coupling is used for ___________________ amplification.

The final stage of a multistage amplifier uses _________________ coupling.

In transistor amplifier, we use ______________ transformer for impedance matching.

The ______________ gain for the fixed-bias and self bias JFET configuration is the same.

The input impedance for most FET configuration is quite ________________.

For all transistor amplifiers, the no load gain is always _____________ then the loaded gain.

The gain from source to load is always _____________ by the internal resistance of the source.

The ________________ gain of an amplifier is very sensitive to the input impedance of the amplifier and
the applied load.

The ________________ has the highest input impedance and the lowest output impedance of the three
amplifier configuration.

A mode of op-amp operation in which a single voltage is applied to only one input is called___________.

A _______________mode of op-amp operation in which two apposite polarity signal voltage are applied
to the two inputs.

The ratio of a change in drain current for a change in gate to source voltage is called ________________.

______________ is the drain-to-source voltage of a FET at which the drain current become constant
when the gate-to-source voltage is zero.

A channel is induced in an ________________ by the application of a VGS greater then the threshold
value.

The high input resistance of a JFET is due to this _______________ greater junction source.

A Common Collector amplifier has a good voltage gain but it has a very low input resistance.
The parameter hfe correspond to ______________.

In a common-emitter amplifier with the voltage divider bias ,Rin(base)= 68kohm, R1=33k ohm and
r2=15k ohm . The total input resistance is ____________ohm.

The CE amplifier is driving a 10 k ohm load. If RC is 2.2 k ohm and r`e= 10 ohm, the voltage gain is
approximately ___________.

The leakage current of a P-N diode is caused by ________________.

A _______________ requires a minimum of two components i.e. diode and resistor.

The cathode of a ___________ diode in a voltage regulator is normally more positive then anode

A diode that has a negative resistance characteristics is the ___________ diode.

A __________ diode exhibits variable capacitances that depend upon reverse voltage.

For operation as an amplifier, the base of the ____________ must be positive with respect to the emitter.

When operated in cutoff and saturation, the transistor acts like a ______________.

The maximum value of the collector current in a biased transistor is ____________.

In a zero level detector, the output changes state when the input ______________.

For a step input, the output of an integrator is ___________________.

The quality factor of a band pass filter is depending upon the _____________________.

When the gain of the filter is minimum at its center frequency, it is ____________________

Comprehension paper

Direct coupling is especially suited for amplifying

a. High frequency signals
b. Changes in dc voltages
c. High level voltages
d. Sinusoidal signals

An op-amp can be classified as ___________________amplifier

a. Linear
b. Low rin
c. Positive feedback
d. RC coupled

An ideal op-amp has

a. Infinite Av
b. Infinite Zin
c. Zero Zo
d. All above

The constant current region of an FET lies between

a. Cutoff and saturation
b. Cutoff and pinch off
c. 0 and IDSS
d. Pinch off and breakdown
The parameter hfe corresponds to
a. βdc
b. αdc
c. re
d. RE
When the same input signals are applied to both the inputs of an ideal differential amplifier the output
a. Depends on its voltage gain
b. Depends on its CMRR
c. Is determined by its symmetry
d. Is zero

The common mode rejection ratio of an ideal differential amplifier is

a. Zero
b. Less than unity
c. Infinity
d. Greater than unity

Which of the following characteristics do not apply to an op-amp?

a. Low power
b. Low output impedance
c. High input impedance
d. High gain

In a Darlington pair configuration

a. βdc is lowered
b. input impedance decreases
c. input impedance increases
d. β remains same

For a BJT to work as an amplifier it should be biased in

a. Saturation mode
b. Linear mode
c. Cutoff mode
d. Breakdown mode

When in inverting amplifier both R1 and Rf are reduced to zero, the circuit functions as
a. voltage follower
b. comparator
c. integrator
d. differentiator

In a common source amplifier the output voltage is

a. 180° out of phase
b. In phase with input
c. Taken at the source
d. Both answer (a) and (c) are correct

The common base amplifier provides _____________________ voltage and power gain.
a. Low
b. Unity
c. High
d. No gain
The emitter follower amplifier is also known as
a. Common emitter amplifier
b. Common base amplifier
c. Common collector amplifier
d. None of the above is true

For a transistor in class A amplifier, the collector current flows for the ________________of input
waveform.
a. 360°
b. 270°
c. 180°
d. 120°

The transistor in class B amplifier is biased at

a. Saturation
b. Cutoff
c. Below cutoff
d. Between cutoff and saturation

Common source amplifier is similar to ___________________ amplifier of a BJT.

a. Common base
b. Common collector
c. Common emitter
d. None of the above is correct

If βdc = 100, the value of αdc is _____________ alpha = beta/(beta+1)

a. 0.99
b. 99
c. 101
d. 1.01