Choose the correct answer:

1) Which of the following statements accurately describes a linear

amplifier?
a. A linear amplifier introduces distortion to the input signal during
amplification.
b. A linear amplifier provides amplification of a signal without any
distortion, resulting in an exact amplified replica of the input signal.
c. A linear amplifier reduces the amplitude of the input signal while
maintaining its shape.
d. A linear amplifier amplifies the input signal but changes its frequency
characteristics.
2) ……... provides amplification of a signal without any distortion so
that the output signal is an exact amplified replica of the input
signal.
a. linear amplifier. b. Voltage amplifier.
c. Nonlinear amplifier. d. Power amplifier.
3) In The Linear Amplifier the output signal is a ............ of the input
signal.
a. small amplifier. b. Exact amplified.
c. Not Exact amplified. d. Big amplified.
4) ……. can be simplified as the effect of the ac base resistance 𝑟𝑏′ is
usually small enough to neglect, so it can be replaced by a short.
a. r-parameter model. b. Base current.
c. Collector current d. Emitter current.
5) In r-parameter model for a BJT, the effect of ac base resistance
is…enough, And the ac collector resistance is …enough.
a. Small, Big b. Big, Small
c. Big, Big d. Small, Small
6) The ac collector resistance is usually ……... and can be replaced
by a/an …. circuit.
a. Big enough, open. b. Small enough, short.
c. Big enough, short. d. Small enough, open.

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7) The effect of the ac base resistance is usually…. and can be
replaced by a/an …. circuit.
a. Small enough, short. b. Big enough, open.
c. Big enough, short. d. Small enough, open.
8) Common Emitter Amplifiers (CEA) exhibit:
a. Hight voltage gain. b. Low current gain.
c. None of the above. d. All the above.
9) βDC=….
I𝐶 I𝐶
a. b.
𝐼𝐵 𝐼𝐸
∆I𝐶 I𝐵
c. d.
∆𝐼𝐵 𝐼𝐶
10) The common-emitter (CE) configuration has the emitter as then
common terminal. CE amplifiers exhibit ………voltage gain and
……current gain.
a. High-High b. High-Low
c. Low-High d. Low-Low
11) Determine the 𝑟𝑒′ of the transistor that is operating with a DC
emitter current (IE) of 5mA?
a. 4Ω b. 2.5Ω
c. 8Ω d. 5Ω
12) If IE=15mA, what is the approximate value of 𝑟𝑒′ .
a. 2.67Ω b. 1.67Ω
c. 2Ω d. 1Ω
13) What is the value of IE if the 𝑟𝑒′ = 20ꭥ.
a. 1.5mA. b. 1.25mA.
c. 2mA. d. 2.25mA
14) Determine The 𝑟𝑒′ of Transistor That is operating with DC emitter
current of 4 mA & What is IE if 𝑟𝑒′ = 10Ω?
a. 6.25Ω,2mA b. 6.5Ω,2.5mA
c. 6.25Ω,2.5mA d. 6.5Ω,2mA

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15) Determine The 𝑟𝑒′ of a transistor that is operating with a DC
emitter current of 2mA?
a. 7.5Ω b. 15Ω
c. 10Ω d. 12.5Ω
16) The ratio between IC and IB is called.
a. α b. β
c. γ d. ε
17) What is the value of βDC at the Q point if the value of ICQ is 3.58
mA and the value of IBQ is 0.02386 mA approximately?
a. 100 b. 200
c. 150 d. Can’t be solved.
18) In the fig. shown the value of VCE:
a. 3.4V b. 8.35V
c. 7.4V d. 10.18V

19) In the fig. shown the value of emitter

current (IE) is:
a. 5mA b. 3.58A
c. 5A d. 3.58mA

20) In the following figure, Find VTH and VCE

respectively.
a. 3.56V,6.42V b. 2.83V,5.43V
c. 2.83V,6.42V d. 3.56V,5.43V

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21) In CEA The output signal is out of phase with the input
signal……….?
a. the base current decreases, the collector current increases, causing
an increase in the voltage drop across RC which means that the
voltage at the collector decreases.
b. The base current increases, the collector current decreases, causing
an increase in the voltage drop across RC which means that the
voltage at the collector decreases.
c. the base current increases, the collector current increases, causing an
increase in the voltage drop across RC which means that the voltage
at the collector increases.
d. the base current increases, the collector current increases, causing an
increase in the voltage drop across RC which means that the voltage
at the collector decreases.

22) In fig 1: Select a minimum value for the

emitter bypass capacitor, C2 in the
figure if the amplifier operates with a
frequency 300 HZ.
a. 9.47µF b. 14.2µF
c. 16.8µF d. 13.4µF

23) The rule Voltage Gain Without the Bypass Capacitor in CEA is:
𝑅𝐵 𝑅𝐶
a. 𝐴𝑉 = 𝑟𝑒′ + b. 𝐴𝑉 = ′
𝑅𝐶 𝑟𝑒 +𝑅𝐸
𝑅𝐶
c. 𝐴𝑉 = d. None of them.
𝑟ₑ’+𝑅𝐵
24) Calculate the base-to-collector voltage
gain of the amplifier in the figure both
with and without an emitter bypass
capacitor. ( 𝑟𝑒′ =6.58Ω)
a. 152 & 1.76 b. 152 & 1.54

c. 145 & 1.54 d. 145 & 1.76

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25) In CEA 𝑅𝑖𝑛 (𝑏𝑎𝑠𝑒) in case of using bypass capacitor is …
a. 𝛽𝑎𝑐 b. 𝛽𝑎𝑐 𝑟𝑒′
c. 𝛽𝑑𝑐 𝑟𝑒′ d. None of them.
26) The unloaded gain is ……… loaded gain.
a. Greater than. b. Lower than.
c. Equal to. d. None of the above.
27) Determine the signal voltage at the
base of the transistor in the figure.
This circuit has a 7 mV rms, 300 Ω
signal source. IE =2.3 mA.

a. 8.128mV b. 9.135mV
c. 8.223mV d. 10.137mV

28) Voltage Gain Without the Bypass Capacitor will ………….

a. decrease. b. increase.
c. remain the same. d. increase 4 times.
29) In the common emitter amplifier, the output signal is ..........with
the input signal.
a. In phase. b. Out of phase.
c. same. d. None of them.
30) While there is no bypass capacitor in CEA, there is …… at the
emitter.
a. Signal. b. No signal.
c. Half signal. d. No correct answer.
31) Which component effectively shorts the emitter to ground for AC
signals in a common-emitter amplifier?
a. Voltage-divider bias. b. Coupling capacitor C1.
c. Coupling capacitor C3. d. Bypass capacitor C2.
32) The value of the bypass capacitor must be ………. enough so that
its reactance over the frequency range of the amplifier is
very………. compared to RE.
a. large, small. b. small, large.
c. small, small. d. large, large.
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33) If the minimum value for the emitter bypass capacitor C2 is
14.2µf What is the value of RE if the amplifier operates with a
frequency 200 Hz?
a. 5.6 Ω. b. 5.6kΩ.
c. 560kΩ. d. 560Ω.
34) ………………. is the gain from base to collector VC/Vb times the
reciprocal of the attenuation Vb/Vs.
a. Voltage gain of the amplifier. b. Attenuation.
c. The overall voltage gain of d. none of the above.
the amplifier.
35) Rin(base) =……………….
a. 1.05 kΩ. b. 1.5 kΩ.

c. 0.5 kΩ. d. 2 kΩ.

36) What is the use of coupling capacitors (series)?

a. block dc at the base and b. Change the dc at the base
collector. and collector.
c. Doesn’t do anything. d. None of the those.
37) To analyze the ac signal operation of an amplifier, an ac
equivalent circuit is developed as follows:
a. Replace capacitor with short b. Replace dc by ground.
circuits.
c. (a) and (b) correct answer. d. No correct answer.
38) The overall voltage gain of the amplifier is.
𝑉𝑐 𝑉𝑐 𝑉
a. . b. x 𝑏.
𝑉𝑏 𝑉𝑏 𝑉𝑠
c. both a and b. d. None of them.

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39) Determine the signal voltage at the
base of the transistor in the figure.
This circuit has a 10 mV rms, 200 Ω
signal source. and R in(base) = 1 KΩ.
a. 5.55 V. b. 8.07 mV.

c. 4.53 V. d. 4.53 mV.

40) When the emitter resistance is partially bypassed, the portion of

the resistance that is unbypassed is seen by the ac signal and
results in an ............ in the ac input resistance by appearing in
series with.
a. Increase. b. Same.
c. Decrease. d. Can’t be determined.
41) When a resistor, RL is connected to the output through the C3, the
loaded gain is ............ than the unloaded gain.
a. bigger. b. equal.
c. lower. d. Can’t be determined.
42) ... is a measure of how well an amplifier maintains its design
values over changes in temperature or for a transistor with a
different β.
a. Attenuation. b. Amplification.
c. Stability. d. None of the above.
43) .......... is a method used to increase the stability of the voltage
gain without reducing it to its minimum value.
a. stability. b. Amplifier.

c. Swamping. d. Voltage gain.

44) Swamping is a method used to ……… the stability of the voltage

gain without reducing it to its minimum value.
a. decrease. b. increase.
c. Doesn’t change. d. None of the above.

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45) Determine the voltage gain of the
swamped amplifier in the figure.
Assume that the bypass capacitor
has a negligible reactance for the
frequency at which the amplifier is
operated. Assume 𝑟𝑒′ =20

a. 15 b. 30

c. 20 d. 10

46) Calculate the base-to-collector Rc&Av

of the amplifier in the figure when a
load resistance of 5 kΩ is connected
to the output. The emitter is
effectively bypassed and 𝑟𝑒′ =6.58Ω.
a. 833Ω ,125. b. 883Ω ,127.

c. 883Ω ,125. d. 833Ω,127.

47) When the emitter resistance is partially bypassed, the portion of

the resistance that is unbypassed is seen by the ac signal and
Results in an …………. in the ac input resistance by appearing in
Series with 𝑟𝑒′ .
a. Increase. b. Same.
c. Decrease. d. Can’t be determined.
48) The output signal is .................. in common emitter.
a. In phase. b. Out of phase.
c. Same as input. d. a and c.
49) an amplifier circuit has .... control terminal and .... signals need to
be amplified.
a. DC, AC. b. AC, DC.
c. DC, DC. d. AC, AC.

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50) ... is a measure of how well an amplifier maintains its design
values over changes in temperature or for a transistor with a
different β.
a. Attenuation. b. Amplification.
c. Stability. d. None of the above.
51) For the amplifier shown in the
figure, Determine the dc collector
voltage.
a. 7.31V b. 5.02V

c. 10V d. 5.32V

52) For the amplifier shown in the

figure, Determine the ac collector
voltage
a. 85.4mV b. 84.5V

c. 84.5mV d. 85.4V

53) Both resistors (RE1+ RE2) affect the .............

bias.

a. DC and AC b. DC

c. neither DC nor AC d. AC

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54) …. Is the product of overall voltage gain and the overall current
gain.
a. Power gain b. Swamping

c. Stability of the Voltage Gain d. None of the above

55) The overall voltage gain of the amplifier ..........., if the attenuation from the
source to the base of it increases.
a. Increases b. Decreases

c. Is the same d. None of the above

56) Swamping is a method used to .......... the stability of the voltage

gain of the amplifier .......... reducing the voltage gain to its
minimum value.
a. Increase - With b. Increase - Without
c. Decrease - With d. Decrease - Without
57) In common emitter the output is given in …
a. base b. collector
c. emitter d. None of them
58) Which of the following is true regarding the effect of the emitter
resistor (RE) in an amplifier circuit without a bypass capacitor?
a. RE increases the DC voltage gain.
b. RE decreases the AC voltage gain.
c. RE has no effect on the voltage gain.
d. RE improves the stability of the amplifier circuit.
59) Which of the following is true regarding the use of bypass
capacitors and swamping in amplifier circuits?
a. Bypass capacitors are used in swamping to increase stability.
b. Swamping is a compromise between using bypass capacitors and
not using them.
c. Swamping is a method used to increase the stability of the voltage
gain.
d. Bypass capacitors and swamping serve the same purpose in
amplifier circuits.
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60) ac emitter resistance depends on ...........
a. temperature. b. IE.
c. IB. d. a and b.
61) The RL connected to the output through C3 and parallel with RC ………
voltage gain
a. Reduce. b. Provide.
c. No effect. d. All the above.
62) What is the effect of swamping on the amplifier’s input
resistance?
a. It decreases the ac input resistance.
b. It has no effect on the ac input resistance.
c. It increases the ac input resistance.
d. It stabilizes the ac input impedance.
63) Adding bypass capacitor in an amplifier circuit on the output to overcome
the variance in the ........
a. stability and gain. b. stability only.
c. ac voltage drain. d. None of them.
64) The main advantages of voltage gain of a CC amplifier are its .......
a. High input resistance. b. High current gain.
c. Law current gain. d. A and b.
65) The EF can be used as a buffer because it is characterized by…
a. high input resistance. b. low output resistance.
c. low input resistance. d. high output resistance.
66) The Darlington Pair is used for…………….?
a. increase input resistance. b. decrease input resistance
c. increase voltage gain d. a & c
67) ………… is the product of the voltage Gain and the current gain.
a. Stability. b. Emitter resistance.
c. The common-collector power gain. d. None of them.
68) From the advantages in the common collector amplifier
a. High input resistance. b. High Current gain.
c. a and b. d. None of them.

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69) The EF is characterized by a high input resistance; because of this,
it can be used as a............. to minimize loading effects when a
circuit is driving a low-resistance load.
a. Conductor. b. collector.
c. buffer. d. None of them.
70) In The common collector amplifier (EF)the output is at the...
a. emitter. b. collector.
c. Current. d. None of the above.
71) In The common collector amplifier (emitter-follower) (EF) the
collector is at ac...
a. ground. b. coupling capacitor.
c. emitter. d. None of them.
72) In the figure find the voltage gain
(βac=175)?
a. 0.836 b. 0.983

c. 0.675 d. 0.992

73) Determine the total input

resistance of the EF in the
figure. Also find the voltage
gain, current gain, and power
gain. (Bac=175)

i.Determine the total input resistance of the EF?

a. 10.1kΩ b. 11kΩ
c. 10.5kΩ d. 11.9kΩ

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 ii. voltage gain=
a. 0.992 b. 0.957

c. 1.992 d. 2.992

iii. current gain=

a. 42.8 b. 48

c. 42.77 d. 50

iv. power gain=

a. 42.62 b. 42.46

c. 43.26 d. 45

74) The power gain AP in CC is …

a. A’V*Ai b. AP ≅ Ai since AV ≅ 1

c. AP ≅ AV since Ai ≅ 1 d. None of them

75) In Fig for the common

emitter amplifier, VCC=12V,
RC=1KΩ, and 𝑟𝑒′ =5Ω. For the
Darlington emitter follower,
R1=10KΩ, R2=22KΩ, RE=22KΩ,
RL=8Ω, VCC=12V and βac=100
for each transistor.
i. Determine the voltage gain of the common-emitter
amplifier?
a. 124 b. 145
c. 122 d. 172

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 ii. Determine the voltage gain of the Darlington emitter-
follower?
a. 0.99 b. 0.88

c. 0.89 d. 0.58

iii. the overall voltage gain is………….

a. 189 b. 211

c. 170 d. 201

76) Why is the common collector amplifier referred to as an “emitter-

follower”?
a. It has a high output resistance.
b. It provides phase inversion.
c. The output voltage closely follows the input voltage in both phase
and amplitude.
d. It has a low input resistance.
77) The difference between CEA and EF…
a. At EF the output signal is out of phase with the input signal.
b. At CEA the output signal is the same phase with the input signal.
c. At EF the main advantage is high input resistance gain.
d. At EF the main advantage is high output voltage gain.
78) The common-base (CB) amplifier provides........ and .........
a. high voltage gain and low input resistance.
b. low voltage gain and high input resistance.
c. high current gain and low input resistance.
d. high voltage gain and low current.
79) The CB amplifier is the most appropriate type for certain
applications where sources tend to have………
a. high resistance outputs. b. low resistance outputs.
c. no resistance output. d. None of them.

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80) basic purpose of a ………… arrangement is to increase the overall
voltage gain.
a. Multistage. b. Darlington pair.
c. Coupling capacitor. d. Swamping.

81) Amplifier voltage gain often expressed in decibels as ……….

a. 10log(Av) b. 20log(Av)

c. 30log(Av) d. 40log(Av)

82) The common-base (CB) amplifier provides

a. High voltage gain with a minimum current gain.
b. Low voltage gain with a maximum current gain.
c. High voltage gain with a maximum current gain.
d. None of the above.
83) For the amplifier in the figure.
(βDC = 250).
i. The input resistance =
a. 24Ω b. 24.5Ω
c. 30Ω d. 35.5Ω
ii. voltage gain=
a. 73.5 b. 37.5

c. 57.3 d. 53.7

iii. current gain=

a. 1 b. 1.5

c. 2 d. 2.5

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 iv. power gain =
a. 1 b. 57.5

c. 73.5 d. 1.5

84) The common-base amplifier provides ... voltage gain with a ...
current gain since it has a ... input resistance.
a. Low, Maximum, Low. b. High, Minimum, Low.
c. High, Maximum, Low. d. Low, Minimum, Low.
85) Which of the following terminals of common base BJT amplifier
is ground?
a. Emitter. b. Base.
c. Collector. d. All of the above.
86) In the CB amplifier the input signal is capacitively coupled to the
........ and the output is capacitively. coupled from the ......... to a
load resistor.
a. base, collector. b. collector, emitter.
c. collector, base. d. emitter, collector.
87) In which one of the following amplifiers, the phase shift is zero
degrees?
a. Common emitter. b. Common collector.
c. Common base. d. Both b & c.
88) What is the maximum current gain of a common-base (CB)
amplifier?
a. 0 b. Infinity.

c. 1 d. It varies depending on the

circuit configuration.

Put True or False:

1) The output signal in linear amplifier is an exact amplified replica of
the input signal.
a. True. b. False.
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2) The voltage gain with the emitter Bypass capacitor is maximum.
a. True. b. False.
3) r-parameter model visualizes the operation of a transistor in an
amplifier circuit, it is often useful to represent the device by a
model circuit.
a. True. b. False.
4) The effect of the ac base resistance is usually small enough to
neglect.
a. True. b. False.
5) An r-parameter model the ac collector resistance is usually big
enough and can be replaced by an open circuit?
a. True. b. False.
6) The ac base resistance is usually big enough and can be replaced
by an open?
c. True. d. False.
7) The common emitter amplifier exhibits high voltage gain and low
current gain.
a. True. b. False.
8) 𝑟𝑒′ refers to DC emitter resistance.
a. True. b. False.
I𝐶
9) β =
DC 𝐼
𝐵
a. True. b. False
10) CE amplifiers exhibit high voltage gain and high current gain.
a. True. b. False.
11) The common-emitter configuration has the emitter as the
common terminal.
a. True. b. False
12) Attenuation is the reduction in signal voltage as it passes through
a circuit.
a. True. b. False.
13) The capacitors ideally appear as shorts to the Ac signal at a single
frequency.
a. True. b. False.

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14) The voltage gain of the amplifier is the same as attenuation.
a. True. b. False.
15) The overall voltage gain of the CEA is the voltage gain from base
to emitter.
a. True. b. False.
16) According to Voltage Gain of the CEA without the bypass
capacitor the effect of RC is to decrease the ac voltage gain.
a. True. b. False.
17) 10 XC≤ RE in bypass capacitor?
a. True. b. False.
18) In CEA There is no signal at the emitter because the bypass
capacitor (parallel) effectively shorts the emitter to ground at AC
signal.
a. True. b. False.
19) The coupling capacitors (series) block dc and thus prevent the RL
and RS from changing the dc bias voltages at the base and
collector.
a. True. b. False.
20) When placing the bypass capacitor in the circuit the base-to-
collector voltage gain is decease?
a. True. b. False.
21) Stability changes with temperature.
a. True. b. False.
22) Usually, the resistance of the load RL consumes of the amplifier
overall voltage gain.
a. True. b. False.
23) In the case of swamping RE neglect.
a. True. b. False.
24) When the emitter resistance is partially bypassed, the portion of
the resistance that is unbypassed is seen by the ac signal.
a. True. b. False.

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25) Both resistors (RE1+ RE2) affect the ac
bias while only RE1 affects the dc
voltage gain.
a. True. b. False.

26) The overall voltage gain of the amplifier is the voltage gain from
𝑉 𝑉
base to collector 𝑐 times the reciprocal of the attenuation 𝑏 .
𝑉𝑏 𝑉𝑠
a. True. b. False.
27) Although bypassing RE produces the maximum voltage gain, there
is a stability problem.
a. True. b. False.
28) The loaded Gain higher than the unloaded gain.
a. True. b. False.
29) Swamping is a method used to increase the stability of the
voltage gain without reducing it to its minimum value.
a. True. b. False.
30) The effect of RE is to increase the ac voltage gain.
a. True. b. False.
31) Swamping is a compromise between having a bypass capacitor
across RE and having no bypass capacitor at all.
a. True. b. False.
𝑅
32) If 𝑟𝑒′ >>RE, the gain is essentially independent of 𝑟𝑒′ cause 𝐴𝑉 = 𝑅𝐶 .
𝐸
a. True. b. False.
33) The overall current gain of the common-emitter amplifier is
𝐼
𝐴𝑖 = 𝐶 .
𝐼𝑆
a. True. b. False.
34) Stability is a measure of how well an amplifier maintains its
design values over changes in temperature or for a transistor
with a different β.
a. True. b. False.

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35) The voltage gain of a CC amplifier is approximately 1
a. True. b. False.
36) The EF is characterized by a high input resistance; because of this,
it can be used as a buffer to minimize loading effects when a
circuit is driving a low-resistance load.
a. True. b. False.
37) The common-collector power gain is the product of the voltage
gain and the current gain.
a. True. b. False.
38) The common collector amplifies its main advantages are its high
input resistance and current gain.
a. True. b. False.
39) The common collector amplifier (emitter-follower) (EF) has no
phase inversion.
a. True. b. False.
40) One way to decrease input resistance is to use a Darlington pair.
a. True. b. False.

41) The CB amplifier is the most appropriate type for certain

applications where sources tend to have very high resistance
outputs.
a. True. b. False.

42) The common-base amplifier provides low voltage gain with a

minimum current gain of 1.
a. True. b. False.

43) The maximum current gain of the common-base amplifier=1.

a. True. b. False.

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44) The common-base amplifier provides high voltage gain.
a. True. b. False.

45) The basic purpose of a multistage arrangement is to increase

the overall voltage gain.
a. True. b. False.

46) In CB amplifier the Base is the common terminal. The input

signal is capacitively coupled to the Emitter. The output is
capacitively coupled from the Collector to a load resistor.
a. True. b. False.

47) The basic purpose of a multistage arrangement is to fix the

overall voltage gain.
a. True. b. False.

48) Power Gain of the common base amplifier equal Voltage Gain.
a. True. b. False.

49) Dc quantities are identified by small subscripts.

a. True. b. False.
50) For identifying the ac Quantities, we use Capital subscript?
a. True. b. False.
51) Linear amplifier provides amplifications without any distortions?
a. True. b. False.
52) A linear amplifier provides amplification of a signal
with any distortion.
a. True. b. False.

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