QUESTION:

A type of oscillator which uses an amplifier circuit that

introduces 180
0
phase shift
Choices:

a. RC Phase Shift Oscillator
b. Wien Bridge Oscillator
c. Hartley Oscillator
d. Armstrong Oscillator
Answer: A
QUESTION:
A type of Oscillator that is very commonly used as local
oscillator in superheterodyne radio receiver
Choices:
a. RC Phase Shift Oscillator
b. Colpitts Oscillator
c. Clapp Oscillator
d. Wien Bridge Oscillator
ANSWER: A. Colpitts Oscillator
QUESTION:
The measure of how pure or real an inductor is. The higher
its value in an inductor, the fewer losses there are.
Choices:
a. Q-factor
b. Beta Factor
c. Alpha Factor
d. K-factor
ANSWER:
a. Q-factor
QUESTION:
This can be defined as the ratio of output d.c. power available
at the load to the power rating (Volt Ampere) of the
transformer used in the rectifier circuit
Choices:
a. Transformer Utilization Factor
b. Transformer Form Factor
c. Transformer Load Voltage Factor
d. Transformer Working Factor
ANSWER:
a. Transformer Utilization Factor
QUESTION:
A type of flip-flop in which the data are entered and appear on
the output on the same clock edge.
Choices:
a. Set Reset Flip flop
b. Edge Triggered Flip flop
c. JK Flip flop
d. D Flip flop
ANSWER:
b. Edge Triggered Flip flop
QUESTION:
If the feedback signal (voltage or current) is applied in such a
way that it is in phase with the input signal and thus
increases. It is also known as regenerative feedback or direct
feedback
Choices:
a. Positive Feedback
b. Negative Feedback
c. Stabilized Feedback
d. Impedance Feedback
ANSWER:
a. Positive Feedback
QUESTION:
Refers to the process of shrinking the size and power
dissipation of electronic circuits. It also involves surface mount
technology
Choices:
a. Gull wing
b. Microminiaturization
c. Floating Point
d. Synchronous Deviation
ANSWER:
a. Microminiaturization


QUESTION:
A non-volatile read/write random access semiconductor
memory in which data are stored as charge on the floating
gate of a certain type of FET
Choices:
a. PROM b. Hard Disk c. Flash Memory d. RAM
ANSWER:
a. Flash Memory
QUESTION:
It is a channel model in which the input and output
alphabets x and y are discrete sets and the channel is
memoryless
Choices:
a. The Discrete Memory Channel
b. The Discrete channel
c. The Discrete Memoryless Chanel
d. None of the above
ANSWER:
C. The Discrete Memoryless Chanel
QUESTION:
It is a diagnostic application or device that a network
administrator can purchase and install on a network
workstations or attach to the network media to monitor
and capture dat packets for subsequent analysis..
Choices:
a. Sniffer
b. Splatter
c. Clipper
d. Clamper
ANSWER:
a. Sniffer
QUESTION:
_______________ is a secret key encryption technology
that is used in client/server environments for secure
authentication between computers

Choices:
a.Kepberos
b. Kerberos
c. Kesberos
d. None of the above
ANSWER:
b. Kerberos
QUESTION:
What is the circuit which has a purpose to quiet a receiver
in the absence of a received signal?
Choices:
a. Squilch circuit
b.Squealch circuit
c. Squelch circuit
d. Squeltch circuit
ANSWER:
c. Squelch circuit
QUESTION:
What is network node dedicated to interfacing between the
network and one or more printers?
Choices:
a. Print server
b. Lay-out Server
c. Tune server
d. All of the above
ANSWER:
a. Print server
QUESTION:
What is formed on the screen of cathode ray oscilloscope
when two sine wave voltages are simultaneously applied to
the two sets of deflection plates?
Choices:
a. Lizzajous pattern
b. Lisajous pattern
c .Lissajous pattern
d. Lizajous pattern
ANSWER: C. Lissajous pattern

QUESTION:
A type of circuit that consists of two matching transistors with
the collector of one connected to the bases of both, thus
producing the same collector current in each transistor.
Choices:
a. current
limiting
b. current
mirror
c. Darlington
pair
d. equivalent
circuit
ANSWER:
B. current mirror
QUESTION:
Determine the cut-off frequency of an op-amp having unity
bandwidth of 1MHz and open loop gain of 200 V/mV.
Choices:
a. 0.2 Hz b. 0.5 Hz c. 5 Hz d. 1 MHz
ANSWER:
C. 5 Hz
SOLUTION ( IF PROBLEM -SOLVING)

QUESTION:
In a push-pull amplifier, the distortion in the output cause by
the transition of state of transistors from cut-off state to the on
state is called ____.
Choices:
a. harmonic
distortion
b. crossover
distortion
c. clipping d. aliasing

ANSWER:
B. crossover distortion
QUESTION:
For an op-amp having a slew rate of 2 V/us, what is the
maximum closed-loop voltage gain that can be used when the
input signal varies by 0.5 V in 10 us?
Choices:
a. 10 b. 20 c. 30 d. 40
ANSWER:
D. 40
SOLUTION ( IF PROBLEM -SOLVING)

QUESTION:
A certain voltage regulator has a 12 V output when there is no
load. When there is a full-load current of 10 mA, the output
voltage is 11.9 V. What is the voltage regulation? Express in
%/mA.
Choices:
a. 0.00084
%/mA
b. 0. 0084
%/mA
c. 0.084
%/mA
d. 0.84
%/mA
ANSWER:
C. 0.084 %/mA
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QUESTION:
A class C amplifier is driven by a 200 kHz signal. The transistor
is on for 1us, and the amplifier is operating over 100 percent of
its load line. If IC(sat) = 100 mA and VCE(sat) = 0.2 V, what is
the average power dissipation of the transistor?
Choices:
a. 20 mW b. 2 mW c. 40 mW d. 4 mW
ANSWER:
D. 4 mW
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QUESTION:
The nominal output voltage of a certain regulator is 8 V. The
output changes 2 mV when the input voltage foes from 12 V to
18 V. Determine the line regulation and express it in units of
%/V.
Choices:
a. 0.004167
%/V
b. 0.033333
%/V
c. 0.155556
%/V
d. 0.266667
%/V
ANSWER:
A. 0.004167 %/V
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QUESTION:
What is VOUT for a transistor log amplifier with VIN = 3 V and
R1 = 68 k? Assume IEBO = 40 nA.
Choices:
a. 1.751 mV b. -1.751 mV c. 175.1 mV d. -175.1 mV
ANSWER:
D. -175.1 mV
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QUESTION:
In a self-biased JFET, the gate is at
Choices:
a. a positive
voltage
b. 0 V c. a negative
voltage
d. ground

ANSWER:
B. 0 V
QUESTION:
It is the time taken by a diode to operate in the reverse
condition from forward conduction.
Choices:
a. reverse
recovery
time
b. transition
time
c. storage
time
d. response
time

ANSWER:
A. reverse recovery time
QUESTION:
The MOSFET in a certain single-stage common-source amplifier
has a range of forward transconductance values from 2.5 mS to
7.5 mS. If the amplifier is capacitively coupled to a variable load
that ranges from 4 k to 10 k and the dc drain resistance is
1.0k, Determine the maximum voltage gain.
Choices:
a. 2.0 b. 3.53 c. 4.67 d. 6.82
ANSWER:
D. 6.82
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QUESTION:
This diode provides fast voltage transitions by the very sudden
disappearance of the charge carriers. After a forward current
has been passing in the diode and the current is interrupted, the
reverse conduction will cease very abruptly.
Choices:
a. Schottky
diode
b. Step-
recovery
diode
c. Tunnel
diode
d. Point
contact
diode
ANSWER:
B. Step-recovery diode
QUESTION:
What theory states that "any resistance R in a branch of a
network in which a current I is flowing can be replaced by a
voltage equal to IR"?
Choices:
a. Source
Transformation
b.
Norton's
Theorem
c.
Superposition
Theorem
d.
Compensation
Theorem
ANSWER:
D. Compensation Theorem
QUESTION:
The resonant circuit of a tuned-collector transistor oscillator has
a resonant frequency of 5 MHz. If the value of capacitance is
increased by 50%. Calculate the new resonant frequency.
Choices:
a. 3.33 MHz b. 2.6 MHz c. 11.25 MHz d. 4.08 MHz
ANSWER:
D. 4.08 MHz
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QUESTION:
For a silicon diode, calculate the current at room temperature if
the forward voltage, Vf = 0.3 V and the reverse saturation
current Is = 100 nA. Use thermal voltage of 0.025 V.
Choices:
a. 8.69 mA b. 16.28 mA c. 8.69 nA d. 16.28 nA
ANSWER:
B. 10.51 m
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QUESTION:
A BUZ73L MOSFET has an on resistance of 0.4 OHMS and is
rated at 7 A. If the supply voltage is 9 V, what is the minimum
resistance of a device in series that it can safely switch?
Choices:
a. 1.286 ohms
b. 0.886 ohms
c. 0.486 ohms
d. 0.4 ohms
ANSWER:
b. 0.886 ohms
SOLUTION ( IF PROBLEM -SOLVING)
9=7(0.4 + R)
R = 0.886 ohms
QUESTION:
What is the minimum contact rating for a relay required to
switch a 1000 W, 230 V floodlamp?
Choices:
a. 4.35 A b. 2.09A c. 1.04A d. 18.9mA
ANSWER:
a. 4.35 A
SOLUTION ( IF PROBLEM -SOLVING)
P=VI; 1000 = 230 I
I = 4.35 A
QUESTION:
When the gate-source voltage of a given MOSFET increases by 2
V, the drain current increases by 1.7 A. What is the
transconductance of the MOSFET?
Choices:
a. 3.4 mho b. 1.31 mho c. 0.85 Siemens d. 0.59 mho
ANSWER:
c. 0.85 Siemens
SOLUTION ( IF PROBLEM -SOLVING)
gm=id/vgs = 1.7A/2V = 0.85 S
QUESTION:
A capacitor is charged by connecting it to a 3 V DC supply. It
then holds 1.5 coulombs of charge. What is its capacitance?
Choices:
a. 6 Farad b. 4 Farad c. 0.5 Farad d. 0.25 Farad
ANSWER:
c. 0.5 Farad
SOLUTION ( IF PROBLEM -SOLVING)
C=Q/V = 1.5 / 3V = 0.5 F
QUESTION:
A 555 monostable circuit has R1 = 2.2 kOHMS and C1= 1.5 F.
What is the length of the output pulse?
Choices:
a. 2.079milliseconds b. 2.310ms c. 2.970 ms d. 3.630 ms
ANSWER:
d. 3.630 milliseconds
SOLUTION ( IF PROBLEM -SOLVING)
T = 1.1 R1 C1= 1.1(2.2k ohms)(1.5 x10exp-6) =
3.63milliseconds
QUESTION:
A 555 astable has R1=10 kOHMS, R2=6.8 kOHMS and C1=150
nF. What is the frequency and the mark-space ratio of the
output signal?
Choices:
a. 406.78Hz b. 571.43Hz c. 273.81Hz
d. 194.92 Hz
ANSWER:
a. 406.78Hz
SOLUTION ( IF PROBLEM -SOLVING)
F = 1.44 /(C1(R1+2R2) = 1.44/ (150nF(10k+2(6.8k)) =
406.78Hz
QUESTION:
At what frequency does a 220 nF capacitor have an impedance
of 2.2 kOHMS?
Choices:
a. 22,727.27 Hz b. 1,033.06 Hz c. 657.67 Hz d. 328.83 Hz
ANSWER:
d. 328.83 Hz
SOLUTION ( IF PROBLEM -SOLVING)
Xc = 1/ (2pifC) = 2.2k ohms = 1/(2*3.14*f*220nF)
f = 328.83 Hz
QUESTION:
A highpass filter has R=470 OHMS and C=2.2 F. What is the
impedance of the capacitor at 10 kHz?
Choices:
a.7.23 ohms b. 21.28 ohms c. 213.64 ohms d.
470 ohms
ANSWER:
a.7.23 ohms
SOLUTION ( IF PROBLEM -SOLVING)
XC= 1/(2pifC) = 7.23 OHMS
QUESTION:
A 50 mW signal is amplified to 300 mW, what is the gain in dB
at cut-off frequency?
Choices:
a. 7.78 dB b. 4.78dB c. 1.78 dB d. 0.707dB
ANSWER:
b. 4.78dB
SOLUTION ( IF PROBLEM -SOLVING)
Ap(cutoff) = Ap *0.5
Ap(cutoff) dB= 10log(Ap * 0.5) = 10 log (0.5*300mW/50mW)
Ap(cutoff) dB=4.78dB
QUESTION:
A signal of amplitude 60 mV is amplified to 500 mV, what is the
gain at critical frequency?
Choices:
a.11.78 b. 8.33 c. 5.89 d. 4.17
ANSWER:
c. 5.89
SOLUTION ( IF PROBLEM -SOLVING)
Av(cutoff) = Av* 0.707 = 500mV/60mV*0.707 = 5.89
QUESTION:
The current in a coil begins to fall at the rate of 6 A/s. If L = 840
mH, what emf is produced in the coil?
Choices:
a. 2.52V b. 3.56V c. 5.04V d. 14V
ANSWER:
c. 5.04V
SOLUTION ( IF PROBLEM -SOLVING)
VL = L(di/dt) = 840mH(6A/s)
VL = 5.04V
QUESTION:
If the transistor in the CE amplifier has hfe = 120, what is the
input resistance?
Choices:
a. 2 kohms b. 2.4 kohms c. 2.7 kohms d. 3k ohms
ANSWER:
d. 3 kohms
SOLUTION ( IF PROBLEM -SOLVING)
Rin 120(25) = 3 k ohms
QUESTION:
In a voltage divider bias, common-emitter amplifier with R1
=240kohms , R2 = 33 kohms , RC = 7.5 kohms and RE = 1
kohms, the expected voltage gain is___.
Choices:
a. 288 b. 144 c. 33 d. 7.5
ANSWER:
d. 7.5
SOLUTION ( IF PROBLEM -SOLVING)
Av Rc/RE = 7.5k/1k = 7.5
QUESTION:
A transistor has an hfe of 80. When the base current is
increased by 15 A, the collector current increases by____.
Choices:
a.15mA b. 1.2mA c. 1mA d. 15uA
ANSWER:
b. 1.2mA
SOLUTION ( IF PROBLEM -SOLVING)
hfe= change in collector current / change in base current.
80 = change in collector current / 15uA
ic = 1.2mA
QUESTION:
If the open-loop gain is 20 at 100 kHz, it is 10 at 200 kHz, 5 at
400 kHz, and so on to a gain of 1 at 2 MHz. Compute the gain-
bandwidth product of the op-amp.
Choices:
a. 6 MHz b. 3 MHz c. 2 MHz d. 1.5 MHz
ANSWER:
c. 2 MHz
SOLUTION ( IF PROBLEM -SOLVING)
GBP=AvBw=Avfc=20(100kHz)=10(200kHz)=5(400kHz)=2 MHz

QUESTION:
Calculate the best value for RB(compensating resistor) for an
inverting amplifier in which RA=2.2 kohms(input component)
and RF=820 kohms(feedback component).


Choices:
a. 822.2 kohms b. 820 kohms c. 2.2 kohms d. 1.1
kohms
ANSWER:
c. 2.2 kohms
SOLUTION ( IF PROBLEM -SOLVING)
Rb = RA(RF)/(RA+RF)=2.19 k ohms
QUESTION:
The open-loop gain of an op amp falls to 1 at___.
Choices:
a. 1Mhz b. 5MHz c. 10 MHz d. transition
frequency
ANSWER:
d. transition frequency
QUESTION:
The input resistor of a non-inverting op amp is 39 kohms and
the feedback resistor is 1.2 Mohms. The output voltage is 0.5
V. The input voltage is:
Choices:
a. 15.74mV b. +15.74mV c. 16.25mV d.
+16.25mV
ANSWER:
a. 15.74mV
SOLUTION ( IF PROBLEM -SOLVING)
Av=(1+ RF/RA)=Vo/Vi = (1+1M/39k)= - 0.5V / Vi
Vi = 15.74mV
QUESTION:
If the input voltage is constant at 20 mV, R is 10 kOHMS and C
is 470 nF, what is output voltage of an integrator after 25 ms?
Choices:
a. - 3.76 mV b. 9.4 mV c. - 14.14mV d. - 106.38 mV
ANSWER:
d. - 106.38 mV
SOLUTION ( IF PROBLEM -SOLVING)
Vout(@25ms) = -Vin * t/(RC)= -20mV(25msec)/(10k*470n) = -
106.38 mV
QUESTION:
At the cut-off point of a lowpass filter the phase change is:
Choices:
a. +90 degree b. 0 degree c. 45 degree d. 90
degree
ANSWER:
c. 45 degree
QUESTION:
An active bandpass filter is built from a lowpass filter cascaded
with a highpass filter. It has a lower cutoff frequency of 200 Hz,
and a bandwidth of 800 Hz. The cutoff points of its two filters
are:
Choices:
a. lowpass = 200 Hz, highpass = 1 kHz.
b. lowpass = 1 kHz, highpass = 200 Hz.
c. lowpass = 200 Hz, highpass = 800 Hz.
d. lowpass = 800 Hz, highpass = 1 kHz.
ANSWER:
a. lowpass = 200 Hz, highpass = 1 kHz
QUESTION:
The metal tag of a power transistor operating at 2.2 W is at 90
degree Celsius. It is bolted to a heat sink and the ambient
temperature (inside the circuit enclosure) is 35 degree Celsius.
What is the thermal resistance of the heat sink?
Choices:
a. 40.91 C/W b. 25 C/W c. 15.9 C/W d. 1.17 C/W
ANSWER:
b. 25 C/W
SOLUTION ( IF PROBLEM -SOLVING)

Thermal resistance = (90-35)/2.2 = 25 C/W
QUESTION:
A snubber network is used to reduce___.
Choices:
a. overheating of the triac.
b. RFI.
c. the length of the trigger pulse.
d. false triggering.
ANSWER:
d. false triggering.
QUESTION:
The outputs of a full adder are S = 0, Co = 1. Its inputs might
be____.
Choices:
A. A = 1, B = 0, Ci = 0.
B. A = 1, B = 1, Ci = 1.
C. A = 1, B = 0, Ci = 1.
D. A = 0, B = 0, Ci = 0.
ANSWER:
C. A = 1, B = 0, Ci = 1.
QUESTION:
An op amp adder is used as a digital-to-analogue converter. The
input resistor for D0 is 15 kohms. The input resistor for D2 is:
Choices:
a. 30 kOHMS b. 15 kOHMS c. 7.5 kOHMS d. 3.75 kOHMS
ANSWER:
d. 3.75 kOHMS
SOLUTION ( IF PROBLEM -SOLVING)
R0=16RF=2R1=15kohms
R1=8RF=2R2=7.5kohms
R2=4RF=2R3=3.75kohms
R3=2RF
QUESTION:
A phenomenon that occurs for large reverse voltages across a
pn junction where the free electrons are accelerated to such
high speeds that they can dislodge valence electrons.
a. Piezoelectric effect
b. Zener Effect
c. Recombination
d. Avalanche effect
ANSWER: d. Avalanche effect
QUESTION:
A graph showing the gain or phase performance of an electronic
circuit at various frequencies.
a. Ogive graph
b. Bode plot
c. Gain-frequency curve
d. Performance graph
ANSWER: b. Bode plot
QUESTION:
What do you call the ohmic resistance of the semiconductor?
a. Dynamic resistance
b. Static resistance
c. Bulk resistance
d. Semiconductor resistance
ANSWER: c. Bulk resistance
QUESTION:
The metaphor used to describe the action of an SCR when it is
used to protect a load against supply.
a. Surge
b. Limiter
c. Breaker
d. Crowbar
ANSWER: d. Crowbar

QUESTION:
A value that tells you how much to reduce the power rating for
each degree above the reference temperature given on the data
sheet.

a. Reduction factor
b. Derating factor
c. Temperature coefficient
d. Attenuation
ANSWER: b. Derating factor
QUESTION:
It is the process of adding impurity element to an intrinsic
semiconductor to change its conductivity.
a. Impurification
b. Crystallization
c. Recombination
d. Doping
ANSWER: d. Doping
QUESTION:
A condition where the transistor is operating at the upper end of
the load line with a base current that is one-tenth of the
collector current.
a. Full saturation
b. Hard saturation
c. Mid saturation
d. Avalanche
ANSWER: b. Hard saturation
QUESTION:
A connection of two transistors connected with positive feedback
to simulate the action of a thyristor.
a. Complementary
b. Latch
c. Push pull
d. Switch
ANSWER: b. Latch
QUESTION:
It refers to the average amount of time between the creation
and recombination of a free electron and a hole.
a. Recombination time
b. Delay time
c. Conduction time
d. Life time
ANSWER: d. Life time
QUESTION:
A filter that blocks a signal with at most one frequency.
a. Brick wall filter
b. Cauer filter
c. Notch filter
d. Butterworth filter
ANSWER: c. Notch filter
QUESTION:
A term use to describe the death of amplification.
a. Oscillation
b. Attenuation
c. Degradation
d. Hysteresis
ANSWER: a. Oscillation
QUESTION:
The voltage that provides the border between the ohmic region
and the constant current region of a depletion-mode device
when the gate to source voltage is zero.
a. Threshold voltage
b. Peak point voltage
c. Valley point voltage
d. Pinch off voltage
ANSWER: d. Pinch off voltage
QUESTION:
A basic circuit that a designer can modify to get more advanced
circuits.
a. Model circuit
b. Miniature circuit
c. Prototype
d. Hybrid
ANSWER: c. Prototype
QUESTION:
It is a comparator with hysteresis.
a. Schmitt trigger
b. Hysteresis circuit
c. Trigger-comparator
d. Latch circuit
ANSWER: a. Schmitt trigger
QUESTION:
Which of the following special purpose diode doesnt have
depletion layer?
a. Tunnel diode
b. Schottky diode
c. Varactor diode
d. Zener diode
ANSWER: b. Schottky diode
QUESTION:
It is define as a large initial current that flows through the diode
of a rectifier.
a. Bleeder current
b. Surge current
c. Transient current
d. Saturated current
ANSWER: b. Surge current
QUESTION:
It is defined as a four-layer semiconductor device that acts as a
latch.
a. Thyrector
b. Transistor
c. Transformer
d. Thyristor
ANSWER: d. Thyristor
QUESTION:
It is the value of the input voltage that switches the output of a
comparator.
a. Trigger
b. Trip point
c. Latch
d. Knee
ANSWER: b. Trip point
QUESTION:
It is a device that acts like two back-to-back-zener diodes.
a. Varistor
b. Varactor
c. Complementary zener
d. Zener latch

ANSWER: a. Varistor
QUESTION:
What do you call a thin slice of crystal used as a chassis for
integrated components.
a. Substrate
b. Base
c. Wafer
d. Impurity
ANSWER: c. Wafer
QUESTION:
What is the other term for zener effect?
a. Avalanche effect
b. Piezoelectric effect
c. High field emission
d. Breakdown effect
ANSWER: c. High field emission
QUESTION:
Calculate the efficiency of a transformer-coupled class A
amplifier for a supply of 12 V and outputs of 6V.
a. 50% b. 25% c. 12.5% d. 10%
ANSWER: c. 12.5%
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QUESTION:
For a class B amplifier providing a 20-V peak to a 16- load
(speaker) and a power supply of Vcc = 30 V, determine the
circuit efficiency.
a. 45.2% b. 66.67% c. 78.5% d. 52.3%
ANSWER: d. 52.3%
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QUESTION:
For a class B amplifier using a supply of Vcc = 30 V and driving
a load of 16, determine the maximum output power.
a. 28.13W b. 35.81W c. 41.23W d. 54.91W
ANSWER: b.35.81W
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For a class B amplifier using a supply of Vcc = 30 V and driving
a load of 16, determine the transistor dissipation
a. 3.7W b. 4.7W c. 5.7W d. 6.7W
ANSWER: c. 5.7W
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QUESTION:
Calculate the efficiency of a class B amplifier for a supply of Vcc
= 24 V with peak output voltages of VL (p) = 22 V.

a. 62% b. 68% c. 72% d. 78%
ANSWER: c. 72%
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QUESTION:
Calculate the total harmonic distortion for the following
amplitude components: fundamental amplitude of 2.5 V, second
harmonic amplitude of 0.25 V, third harmonic amplitude of 0.1
V, and fourth harmonic amplitude of 0.05 V.
a. 11% b. 12% c. 13% d. 14%
ANSWER: a. 11%
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QUESTION:
Determine what maximum dissipation will be allowed for an 80-
W silicon transistor (rated at25) if the reading is required
above 25 by a derating factor of 0.5W/ at case temperature
of 125.
a. 25W b. 30W c. 35W d. 40W
ANSWER: b. 30W
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QUESTION:
A silicon power transistor is operated with a heat sink (

)the transistor, rated at150 W ()

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and the mounting insulation has

. What maximum
power can be dissipated if the ambient temperature
is

a. 61.5W b. 71.5W c. 81.5W d. 91.5W
ANSWER: a. 61.5W
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QUESTION:
A dc voltage supply provides 50 V when the output is unloaded.
When connected to a load, the output drops to 56 V. Calculate
the value of voltage regulation.
a. 4.1% b. 7.1% c. 5.7% d. 10.7%
ANSWER: b. 7.1%
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QUESTION:
Calculate the ripple voltage of a full-wave rectifier with a 100-F
filter capacitor connected to a load drawing to a load drawing 50
mA
a. 1.2V b. 2.5V c. 2.7V d. 3.1V
ANSWER: a. 1.2V
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QUESTION:
Calculate the filter dc Voltage of a full-wave rectifier with a 100-
F filter capacitor connected to a load drawing to a load drawing
50 mA if the peak rectifier voltage is 30 V.
a. 25.4V b. 26.1V c. 27.9V d. 28.6V
ANSWER: c. 27.9V
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QUESTION:
Calculate the ripple of a capacitor filter for a peak rectified
voltage of 30 V, capacitor C= 100F, and a load current of 50
mA.


a. 3.7% b. 4.3% c. 5.1% d. 6.9%
ANSWER b. 4.3%
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QUESTION:
Calculate the input bias currents at the non-inverting and
inverting terminal respectively of an op=amp having specified
values of IIO = 5nA and IIB = 30 nA.
a. Both 32.5nA b. Both 27.5nA c. 27.5nA; 32.5nA d.
32.5nA; 27.5nA
ANSWER: d. 32.5nA; 27.5nA
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QUESTION:
Determine the cutoff frequency of an op-amp having specified
values B1 = 1 MHz and AVD = 200 V/mV.

a. 4Hz b. 5Hz c. 1kHz d. 1MHz
ANSWER: b. 5Hz
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QUESTION:
For an op-amp having a slew rate of SR = 2V/s, what is the
maximum closed loop voltage gain that can be used when the
input signal varies by 0.5 V in 10 s?
a. 10 b. 20 c. 30 d. 40
ANSWER: d. 40
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QUESTION:
Determine the output voltage of an op-amp for input voltages of
Vi1 = 150 V and Vi2 = 140 V. The amplifier has a differential
gain of Ad =4000 and the value of CMRR is 100.
a. 32.6mV b. 45.8mV c. 51.9mV d. 66.7mV
ANSWER: b. 45.8mV
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QUESTION:
If an amplifier with gain of -1000 and feedback of =-0.1 has a
gain change of 20% due to temperature; calculate the change in
gain of the feedback amplifier
a. 10% b. 0.2% c. 20% d. 1%
ANSWER b. 0.2%
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QUESTION:
A transistor has a collector current of 10mA and a base current
of 40uA. What is the current gain of the transistor
a. 20 b. 30 c. 40 d. 50
ANSWER: d. 50
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=10mA/40uA=50
QUESTION:
A 2N3904 has VCE=10V and IC=20mA. What is the power
dissipation?
a. 0W b. 100mW c. 200mW d. 2N3904 is limited
to 10mW
ANSWER: c. 200mW
SOLUTION ( IF PROBLEM -SOLVING)
PD=10V(20mA)=200mW
QUESTION:
A zener regulator has an input voltage that may vary from 22 to
30V. If the regulated output voltage is 12V and the load
resistance varies from 140 to 10k, what is the maximum
allowable series resistance?
a. 140 b. 76.4 c. 280 d. 117
ANSWER: d. 117
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QUESTION:
It is sometimes called hot-carrier diode.
a. Shockley diode
b. Schottky diode
c. Gunn Diode
d. Tunnel diode
ANSWER: b. Schottky diode
QUESTION:
A zener regulator has an input voltage ranging from 15 to 20V
and a load current ranging from 5 to 20mA. If the zener voltage
is 6.8V, what is the maximum allowable series resistance?
a. 750 b. 410 c. 1000 d. 2000
ANSWER b. 410
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QUESTION:
A 2N5668 has VGS(off)=-4V and IDSS=5mA. What are the gate
voltage and drain current at the half cutoff point?


a. -1V; 1mA b. -2V; 1.25mA c. -4V; 5mA d. 0; 0
ANSWER: b. -2V; 1.25mA
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QUESTION:
A network that employ diodes to remove away a portion of an
input signal without distorting the remaining part of the applied
waveform
a. Clamper
b. Rectifier
c. Regulator
d. Clipper
ANSWER: d. clipper
QUESTION:
The time required for the minority carriers to return to the
majority carrier state in the opposite material.

a. Transition time
b. Time constant
c. Rise time
d. Storage time
ANSWER: d. Storage time
QUESTION:
Determine the thermal voltage of a diode at 27C (common
temperatures for components in an enclosed operating system)
a. 20mV b. 26mV c. 30mV d. 1V
ANSWER: b. 26mV
SOLUTION ( IF PROBLEM -SOLVING)
Vt =kT/q=(1.38x10-23J/K)(273+17)/1.6x10-19C
= 26mV

QUESTION:
What is the knee voltage of a silicon diode at 75C?

a. 0.7V b. 2.1V c. 0.58V d. 0V
ANSWER: c. 0.58V
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(75-25)C*2.5mV/C = 0.125V

New Vknee = 0.7-0.125 = 0.575V
QUESTION:
At 20C, the reverse saturation current of a silicon diode is
10nA, what is its value when the temperature increases to
100C?

a. 0.32uA b. 50nA c. 10nA d. 0A
ANSWER: a. 0.32uA
SOLUTION ( IF PROBLEM -SOLVING)
100 C / 20C = 5
New Ireverse = 2
5
(10nA)= 0.32uA
QUESTION:
A silicon diode is in series with 1k resistor and a forward
biasing voltage supply of 10V. If rd is 10, what is the anode to
cathode current and voltage?
a. 9.3mA, 0.7V
b. 9.3mA,0.79V
c. 9.21mA,0.7V
d. 9.21mA,0.79V
ANSWER: d. 9.21mA,0.79V
SOLUTION ( IF PROBLEM -SOLVING)
IF=(10-0.7)/(10+1k)=9.21mA
VF=0.7+10(9.21mA=0.79V
QUESTION:
What is the wavelength of the light produced by an LED with an
energy gap level of 1.43 eV?
a. 569nm
b. 669nm
c. 768nm
d. 869nm
ANSWER: d. 869nm

SOLUTION ( IF PROBLEM -SOLVING)
=hc/Eg =(6.626x10-34Js*3x108m/s) /(1.43eV*1.6x10-
19J/eV)
= 869nm
QUESTION:
What is the bandgap energy for diamonds?
Choices:
a. 2.5eV
b.1.1eV
c.5.6eV
d. 0.1eV
ANSWER:
a. 2.5eV
QUESTION:
Charge carriers move in semiconductors via two mechanisms:
_____ and _______.
Choices:
a. drift and diffusion
b. drift and avalanche
c. avalanche and diffusion
d. none of the above
ANSWER:
a. drift and diffusion
QUESTION:
The diffusion current density is proportional to the _________ of
the carrier concentration
Choices:
a. gradient
b. curl
c. divergence
d. laplacian
ANSWER:
a. gradient
QUESTION:
The ___________ is the minimum energy required to dislodge
an electron from its covalent
bond.
Choices:
a.barrier potential
b. bandgap energy
c. potential energy
d. diffusion energy
ANSWER:
b. bandgap energy
QUESTION:
Under a high reverse bias voltage, pn pn junctions break down,
conducting a very high current.
Depending on the structure and doping levels of the device,
____________ breakdown may occur.
Choices:
a. Zener
b. Avalanche
c. Drift
d. answers a or b
ANSWER:
d. answers a or b
QUESTION:
The statement A voltage-dependent current source can form an
amplifier along with a load resistor is
Choices:
a. True b. False
c. Cannot be determined d. Sometimes True
ANSWER: a. True
QUESTION:
The ________________ of the bipolar transistor consists of an
exponential voltage-dependent
current source tied between the collector and emitter, and a
diode (accounting for the base
current) tied between the base and emitter.
Choices:
a. r-paramter model
b. h-parameter model
c. small signal-model
d. large-signal model
ANSWER:
d. large-signal model
QUESTION:
MOSFETs operate in the ________ region if the drain voltage is
more than one threshold below the gate voltage
Choices:
a. triode
b. diode
c. negative resistance
d. constant current
ANSWER:
a. triode
QUESTION:
A measure of the small-signal performance of voltage-
dependent current sources is the _____________ defined as the
change in the output current divided by the change in the input
voltage.
Choices:
a. impedance
b. conductance
c. transconductance
d. reluctance
ANSWER:
c. transconductance
QUESTION:
The impedance seen looking into the gate of a MOSFET is equal
to ________
Choices:
a. infinity
b. r0
c. 1 / gm
d. zero
ANSWER:
a. infinity
QUESTION:
The _______________ topology exhibits a nominal gain equal
to one plus the ratio of
two resistors. The circuit also suffers from a gain error that is
inversely proportional to the
gain of the op amp.
Choices:
a. noninverting amplifier
b. inverting amplifier
c. summing amplifier
d. voltage follower
ANSWER:
a. noninverting amplifier
QUESTION:
Placing a bipolar device around an op amp provides a
_____________function
Choices:
a. linear
b. parabolic
c. exponential
d. logarithmic
ANSWER:
d. logarithmic
QUESTION:
Op amps suffer from various imperfections, including dc offsets
and input bias currents.
These effects impact the performance of various circuits, most
notably,____________.
Choices:
a. zero-level detector
b. summing amplifier
c. differentiators
d. integrators

ANSWER:
d. integrators
QUESTION:
Stacking a transistor atop another forms a _______ structure,
resulting in a high output impedance.
Choices:
a. darlington
b. stack
c. cascade
d. cascode

ANSWER:
d. cascode
QUESTION:
Bipolar differential pairs exhibit a ____________input/output
characteristic. The tail current can be mostly steered to one side
with a differential input of about 4Vt.
Choices:
a. parabolic
b. logarithmic
c. hyperbolic tangent
d. exponential

ANSWER:
c. hyperbolic tangent
QUESTION:
As the frequency of operation increases, capacitances exhibit a
______________, reducing the gain. The gain thus rolls off at
high signal frequencies.
Choices:
a. same impedance
b. slightly higher impedance
c. lower impedance
d. significantly higher

ANSWER:
c. lower impedance
QUESTION:
To obtain the frequency response, we must derive the
___________ of the circuit.

Choices:
a. logarithmic behavior
b. roll-off rate
c. gain
d. transfer function

ANSWER:
d. transfer function
QUESTION:
A capacitance tied between the input and output of an inverting
amplifier appears at the input with a factor equal to one minus
the gain of the amplifier. This is called _______________.

Choices:
a. Capacitance-gain effect
b. Miller effect
c. Thevenin effect
d. Faraday effect

ANSWER:
b. Miller effect

QUESTION:
The ________of a feedback system can, in principle, be
obtained by breaking the loop, injecting a test signal, and
calculating the gain as the signal goes around the loop. It
determines many properties of feedback systems, e.g., gain,
frequency response, and I/O impedances.

Choices:
a. loop gain
b. transfer function
c. negative feedback
d. signal flow

ANSWER:
a. loop gain
QUESTION:
To avoid oscillation, the gain crossover frequency must
__________the phase crossover frequency.
Choices:
a. fall below
b. rise above
c. be equal
d. a factor of

ANSWER:
a. fall below
QUESTION:
The crossover distortion resulting from the dead zone can be
reduced by biasing the push-pull transistors for a small
quiescent current
Choices:
a. True
b. False

ANSWER:
a. True
QUESTION:
In low-distortion applications, the output stage may be
embedded in a _________ to suppress the nonlinearity.
Choices:
a. open loop
b. positive feedback loop
c.negative feedback loop
d. none of the above

ANSWER:
c.negative feedback loop
QUESTION:
A push-pull stage operating at high temperatures may suffer
from _____________, whereby the elevated temperatures allow
the output transistors to draw higher currents, which in turn
makes them dissipate even more.
Choices:
a. avalanche effect
b. diffusion effect
c. thermal runaway
d. thermal breakover

ANSWER:
c. thermal runaway

QUESTION:
The ___________ response provides a sharper transition than
Butterworth at the cost of some
ripple in the passband and stopbands. It contains n complex
poles on an ellips
Choices:
a. Thomas
b. Buttord
c. Elliptic
d. Chebyshev

ANSWER:
d. Chebyshev