Boylestad: MCQ in Bipolar Junction Transistors

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This is the Multiple Choice Questions in Bipolar Junction Transistors from the book
Electronic Devices and Circuit Theory 10th Edition by Robert L. Boylestad. If you are looking
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Online Questions and Answers Topic Outline

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 MCQ in Transistor Construction
MCQ in Transistor Operation
MCQ in Common-Base Configuration
MCQ in Transistor Amplifying Action
MCQ in Common-Emitter Configuration
MCQ in Common-Collector Configuration
MCQ in Limits of Operation
MCQ in Transistor Specification Sheet
MCQ in Transistor Testing
MCQ in Transistor Casing and Terminal Identification

Practice Exam Test Questions

1. In what decade was the first transistor created?

A) 1930s

B) 1940s

C) 1950s

D) 1960s

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Answer: Option B

Solution:

2. How many layers of material does a transistor have?

A) 1

B) 2

C) 3

D) 4

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Answer: Option C

Solution:

3. What is the ratio of the total width to that of the center layer for a transistor?
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A) 1:15

B) 1:150

C) 15:1

D) 150:1

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Answer: Option D

Solution:

4. Which of the following is (are) the terminal(s) of a transistor?

A) Emitter

B) Base

C) Collector

D) All of the above

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Answer: Option D

Solution:

5. List the types of bipolar junction transistors.

A) ppn, npn

B) pnp, npn

C) npp, ppn

D) nnp, pnp

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Answer: Option B

Solution:

6. Transistors are _______-terminal devices.

A) 2

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B) 3

C) 4

D) 5

View Answer:
Answer: Option B

Solution:

7. How many carriers participate in the injection process of a unipolar device?

A) 1

B) 2

C) 0

D) 3

View Answer:
Answer: Option A

Solution:

8. Which component of the collector current IC is called the leakage current?

A) Majority

B) Independent

C) Minority

D) None of the above

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Answer: Option C

Solution:

9. For a properly biased pnp transistor, let IC = 10 mA and IE = 10.2 mA. What is the level of
IB?

A) 0.2 A

B) 200 mA
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C) 200 µA

D) 20.2 mA

View Answer:
Answer: Option C

Solution:

10. Calculate minority current ICO if IC = 20.002 mA and I C majority = 20 mA.

A) 2 µA

B) 0.002 µA

C) 2 nA

D) 2 pA

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Answer: Option A

Solution:

11. Which of the following regions is (are) part of the output characteristics of a transistor?

A) Active

B) Cutoff

C) Saturation

D) All of the above

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Answer: Option D

Solution:

12. In which region are both the collector-base and base-emitter junctions forward-biased?

A) Active

B) Cutoff

C) Saturation

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D) All of the above

View Answer:
Answer: Option C

Solution:

13. How much is the base-to-emitter voltage of a transistor in the “on” state?

A) 0 V

B) 0.7 V

C) 0.7 mV

D) Undefined

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Answer: Option B

Solution:

14. In the active region, while the collector-base junction is ______-biased, the base-emitter is
______-biased.

A) forward, forward

B) forward, reverse

C) reverse, forward

D) reverse, reverse

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Answer: Option C

Solution:

15. What is βdc equal to?

A) IB / IE

B) IC / IE

C) IC / IB

D) None of the above

Solution:

16. What are the ranges of the ac input and output resistance for a common-base
configuration?

A) 10 Ω–100 Ω, 50 kΩ–1 MΩ

B) 50 kΩ–1 MΩ, 10 Ω–100 Ω

C) 10 Ω–100 kΩ, 50 Ω–1 kΩ

D) None of the above

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Answer: Option A

Solution:

17. For what kind of amplifications can the active region of the common-emitter
configuration be used?

A) Voltage

B) Current

C) Power

D) All of the above

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Answer: Option D

Solution:

18. Use this table of collector characteristics to calculate βac at VCE = 15 V and IB = 30 µA.

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A) 100

B) 106

C) 50

D) 400

View Answer:
Answer: Option A

Solution:

19. Calculate βdc at VCE = 15 V and IB = 30 µA.

A) 100

B) 116

C) 50

D) 110

View Answer:
Answer: Option D

Solution:

20. Which of the following configurations can a transistor set up?

A) Common-base

B) Common-emitter

C) Common-collector

D) All of the above

View Answer:
Answer: Option D

Solution:

21. Determine the value of α when β = 100.

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A) 1.01

B) 101

C) 0.99

D) Cannot be solved with the information provided

View Answer:
Answer: Option C

Solution:

22. What is the most frequently encountered transistor configuration?

A) Common-base

B) Common-collector

C) Common-emitter

D) Emitter-collector

View Answer:
Answer: Option C

Solution:

23. βdc for this set of collector characteristics is within _____ percent of βac.

A) 2

B) 5

C) 7

D) 10

View Answer:
Answer: Option D

Solution:

24. βdc = ________

A) IB / IE

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B) IC / IE

C) IC / IB

D) None of the above

View Answer:
Answer: Option C

Solution:

25. What is (are) the component(s) of most specification sheets provided by the
manufacturer?

A) Maximum ratings

B) Thermal characteristics

C) Electrical characteristics

D) All of the above

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Answer: Option D

Solution:

26. What is (are) the component(s) of electrical characteristics on the specification sheets?

A) On

B) Off

C) Small-signal characteristics

D) All of the above

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Answer: Option D

Solution:

27. Most specification sheets are broken down into _______.

A) maximum ratings

B) thermal characteristics
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C) electrical characteristics

D) All of the above

View Answer:
Answer: Option D

Solution:

28. An example of a pnp silicon transistor is a 2N4123.

A) True

B) False

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Answer: Option B

Solution:

29. Which of the following equipment can check the condition of a transistor?

A) Current tracer

B) Digital display meter (DDM)

C) Ohmmeter (VOM)

D) All of the above

View Answer:
Answer: Option D

Solution:

30. Which of the following can be obtained from the last scale factor of a curve tracer?

A) hFE

B) αdc

C) αac

D) βac

View Answer:
Answer: Option D
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Solution:

31. Calculate βac for IC = 15 mA and VCE = 5 V.

A) 200

B) 180

C) 220

D) None of the above

View Answer:
Answer: Option A

Solution:

32. What range of resistor values would you get when checking a transistor for forward- and
reverse-biased conditions by an ohmmeter?

A) 100 Ω to a few kΩ, exceeding 100 kΩ

B) Exceeding 100 kΩ, 100 Ω to a few kΩ

C) Exceeding 100 kΩ, exceeding 100 kΩ

D) 100 Ω to a few kΩ, 100 Ω to a few kΩ

View Answer:
Answer: Option A

Solution:

33. What does a reading of a large or small resistance in forward- and reverse-biased
conditions indicate when checking a transistor using an ohmmeter?

A) Faulty device

B) Good device

C) Bad ohmmeter

D) None of the above

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Answer: Option A

Solution:

34. A transistor can be checked using a(n) _______.

A) curve tracer

B) digital meter

C) ohmmeter

D) Any of the above

View Answer:
Answer: Option D

Solution:

35. How many individual pnp silicon transistors can be housed in a 14-pin plastic dual-in-line
package?

A) 4

B) 7

C) 10

D) 14

View Answer:
Answer: Option A

Solution:

Fill-in-the-blanks Questions
1. All amplifiers should have at least _____ terminals with _____ terminal(s) controlling the
flow between _____ other terminal(s).

A) 2, 1, 1

B) 3, 1, 2

C) 3, 2, 1

D) 3, 0, 3
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View Answer:
Answer: Option B

Solution:

2. The outer layers of a transistor are _______ the sandwiched layer.

A) much smaller than

B) the same as

C) much larger than

D) None of the above

View Answer:
Answer: Option C

Solution:

3. The doping of the sandwiched layer is _______ that of the outer layers.

A) considerably less than

B) the same as

C) considerably more than

D) None of the above

View Answer:
Answer: Option A

Solution:

4. The lower doping level _______ the conductivity and _______ the resistivity of the material.

A) increases, decreases

B) increases, increases

C) decreases, decreases

D) decreases, increases

View Answer:
Answer: Option D
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Solution:

5. The term bipolar reflects the fact that _______ and _______ participate in the injection
process into the oppositely polarized material.

A) holes, neutrons

B) holes, electrons

C) neutrons, electrons

D) None of the above

View Answer:
Answer: Option B

Solution:

6. One p-n junction of a transistor is _______-biased and the other one is _______-biased in
the active region.

A) reverse, reverse

B) forward, forward

C) reverse, forward

D) None of the above

View Answer:
Answer: Option C

Solution:

7. The magnitude of the base current is typically on the order of _______ as compared to
_______ for the emitter.

A) µA, µA

B) µA, mA

C) mA, µA

D) mA, mA

View Answer:
Answer: Option B
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Solution:

8. The base current is the _______ of the emitter and collector currents.

A) sum

B) difference

C) product

D) None of the above

View Answer:
Answer: Option B

Solution:

9. The _______ region is the region normally employed for linear (undistorted) amplifiers.

A) active

B) cutoff

C) saturation

D) All of the above

View Answer:
Answer: Option A

Solution:

10. In the cutoff region the collector-base junction is _______-biased and the base-emitter
junction is _______-biased for a transistor.

A) reverse, forward

B) forward, reverse

C) reverse, reverse

D) forward, forward

View Answer:
Answer: Option C

Solution:
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11. In the saturation region the collector-base junction is _______-biased and the base-
emitter junction is _______-biased for a transistor.

A) reverse, forward

B) forward, reverse

C) reverse, reverse

D) forward, forward

View Answer:
Answer: Option D

Solution:

12. For practical transistors the level of alpha typically extends from _____ to _____ with most
approaching the higher end of the range.

A) 0.0, 1

B) 0.90, 0.998

C) 50, 400

D) None of the above

View Answer:
Answer: Option B

Solution:

13. Typical values of voltage amplification for the common-base configurations vary from
_______ and the current gain is always _______.

A) less than 1, 50 to 300

B) 50 to 300, larger than 1

C) 50 to 300, less than 1

D) larger than 1, 50 to 300

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Answer: Option C

Solution:
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14. If a value of beta.gif is specified for a particular transistor configuration it will normally
be used for _____ calculations.

A) ac

B) dc

C) ac and dc

D) None of the above

View Answer:
Answer: Option C

Solution:

15. The common-collector configuration has a ______ input impedance and a ______ output
impedance.

A) low, high

B) high, low

C) high, high

D) low, low

View Answer:
Answer: Option B

Solution:

16. The active region of a transistor is bounded by the _______.

A) cutoff region

B) saturation region

C) power dissipation curve

D) All of the above

View Answer:
Answer: Option D

Solution:

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17. The “on” and “off” characteristics refer to _____ limits while the small-signal
characteristics indicate the parameters of importance to _____ operation.

A) ac, dc

B) dc, ac

C) ac, dc and ac

D) dc and ac, dc

View Answer:
Answer: Option B

Solution:

18. The step function (per step) of a curve tracer reveals the scale for _______.

A) collector current IC

B) VCE voltage

C) base current IB

D) All of the above

View Answer:
Answer: Option C

Solution:

19. The level of _____ is determined and displayed by advanced digital meters.

A) VCE

B) IB

C) IC

D) βdc

View Answer:
Answer: Option D

Solution:

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20. The level of _____ is determined and displayed by advanced digital meters if using diode-
testing mode.

A) VBE

B) IC

C) IB

D) IE

View Answer:
Answer: Option A

Solution:

21. When checking a transistor by ohmmeter, a relatively _______ resistance is displayed for a
forward-biased junction and ______ resistance for a reverse-biased junction.

A) low, very high

B) low, low

C) high, high

D) high, very low

View Answer:
Answer: Option A

Solution:

22. An OL indication on an advanced digital meter indicates _______ while checking a

A) forward bias

B) reverse bias

C) definitely a defective transistor

D) None of the above

View Answer:
Answer: Option B

Solution:
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23. If the positive lead of an ohmmeter is connected to the base and the negative lead to
the emitter, a low resistance reading would indicate a ______ transistor and a high resistance
reading would indicate a ______ transistor.

A) npn, pnp

B) pnp, npn

C) npn, npn

D) pnp, pnp

View Answer:
Answer: Option A

Solution:

24. The leads of a transistor are typically made of _______.

A) gold

B) aluminum

C) nickel

D) All of the above

View Answer:
Answer: Option B

Solution:

25. There is(are) _______ in the internal construction of a TO-92 package.

A) gold bond wires

B) a copper frame

C) epoxy encapsulation

D) All of the above

View Answer:
Answer: Option D

Solution:

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