Question 1
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Which of these is the best description of a zener diode?
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It is a rectifier diode.
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It is a constant-voltage device.
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It is a constant-current device.
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It works in the forward region.
Question 2
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A transistor has how many pn junctions?
Question 3
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The current gain of a transistor is defined as the ratio of the collector current to the
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Base current
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Emitter current
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Supply current
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Collector current
Question 4
Question 5
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The barrier potential across each silicon deletion layer is
Question 6
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When the base resistor increases, the collector voltage will probably
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Decrease
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Stay the same
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Increase
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Do all of the above
Question 7
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If the zener diode in a zener regulator is connected with the wrong polarity, the load voltage will be closest to
Question 8
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The emitter diode is usually
Question 9
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If the base resistor is very small, the transistor will operate in the
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Cutoff region
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Active region
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Saturation region
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Breakdown region
Question 10
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At high frequencies, ordinary diodes don't work properly because of
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Forward bias
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Reverse bias
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Breakdown
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Charge storage
Question 11
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For normal operation of the transistor, the collector diode has to be
Question 12
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Ignoring the bulk resistance of the collector diode, the collector-emitter saturation voltage is
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0
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A few tenths of a volt
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1 V
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Supply voltage
Question 13
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Breakdown does not destroy a zener diode, provided the zener current is less than the
Question 14
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Most of the electrons in the base of an npn transistor flow
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Out of the base lead
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Into the collector
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Into the emitter
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Into the base supply
Question 15
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If the base supply voltage is disconnected, the collector-emitter voltage will equal
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0 V
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6 V
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10.5 V
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Collector supply voltage
Question 16
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A photodiode is normally
Question 17
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The base-emitter voltage is usually
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Less than the base supply voltage
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Equal to the base supply voltage
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More than the base supply voltage
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Cannot answer
Question 18
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The base current is 50 μA. If the current gain is 100, the collector current is closest in value to
Question 19
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The device associated with voltage controlled capacitance is a
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Light-emitting diode
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Photodiode
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Varactor diode
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Zener diode
Question 20
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The beta of a transistor is the ratio of the
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Collector current to the emitter current
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Collector current to base current
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Base current to collector current
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Emitter current to collector current
Question 21
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A circuit with a fixed emitter current is called
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Base bias
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Emitter bias
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Transistor bias
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Two-supply bias
Question 22
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To isolate an output circuit from an input circuit, which is the device to use?
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Back diode
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Optocoupler
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Seven-segment indicator
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Tunnel diode
Question 23
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The collector-emitter voltage is usually
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Less than the collector supply voltage
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Equal to the collector supply voltage
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More than the collector supply voltage
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Cannot answer
Question 24
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When the current gain increases from 50 to 300 in an emitter-biased circuit, the collector current
Question 25
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If the base resistor is open, what is the collector current?