Question 1
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A real voltage source has
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Zero internal resistance
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Infinite internal resistance
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A small internal resistance
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A large internal resistance
Question 2
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If a load resistance is 100 Ω, a stiff voltage source has a resistance of
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Less than 1 Ω
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At least 10 Ω
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More than 10 kΩ
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Less than 10 kΩ
Question 3
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The Thevenin voltage is the same as the
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Shorted-load voltage
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Open-load voltage
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Ideal source voltage
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Norton voltage
Question 4
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An open resistor has
Question 5
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A shorted resistor has
Question 6
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The voltage out of an ideal voltage source
Question 7
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Assume the valence electron is removed from a copper atom. The net charge of the atom becomes
Question 8
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Which is the most widely used semiconductor?
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Copper
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Germanium
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Silicon
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None of the above
Question 9
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Silicon atoms combine into an orderly pattern called a
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Covalent bond
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Crystal
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Semiconductor
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Valence orbit
Question 10
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The flow of valence electrons to the right means that holes are flowing to the
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Left
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Right
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Either way
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None of the above
Question 11
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Trivalent atoms have how many valence electrons?
Question 12
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Negative ions are atoms that have
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Gained a proton
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Lost a proton
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Gained an electron
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Lost an electron
Question 13
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What is the barrier potential of a silicon diode at room temperature?
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0.3 V
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0.7 V
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1 V
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2 mV per degree Celsius
Question 14
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The voltage where avalanche occurs is called the
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Barrier potential
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Depletion layer
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Knee voltage
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Breakdown voltage
Question 15
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When the diode current is large, the bias is
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Forward
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Inverse
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Poor
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Reverse
Question 16
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The knee voltage of a diode is approximately equal to the
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Applied voltage
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Barrier potential
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Breakdown voltage
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Forward voltage
Question 17
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The ideal diode is usually adequate when
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Troubleshooting
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Doing precise calculations
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The source voltage is low
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The load resistance is low
Question 18
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The second approximation works well when
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Troubleshooting
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Load resistance is high
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Source voltage is high
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All of the above
Question 19
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If the line frequency is 60 Hz, the output frequency of a bridge rectifier is
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30 Hz
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60 Hz
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120 Hz
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240 Hz
Question 20
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With the same secondary voltage and filter, which has the most ripple?
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Half-wave rectifier
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Full-wave rectifier
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Bridge rectifier
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Impossible to say
Question 21
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If the secondary voltage increases in a bridge rectifier with a capacitor-input filter, the load voltage will
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Decrease
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Stay the same
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Increase
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None of these
Question 22
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If the filter capacitance is increased, the ripple will
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Decrease
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Stay the same
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Increase
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None of these
Question 23
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A circuit that removes positive or negative parts of a waveform is called a
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Clamper
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Clipper
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Diode clamp
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Limiter
Question 24
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With a half-wave rectified voltage across the load resistor load current flows for what part of a cycle?
Question 25
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A circuit that adds a positive or negative dc voltage to an input sine wave is called a
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Clamper
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Clipper
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Diode clamp
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Limiter