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1301.

An emitter-follower has ________ impedance at the input and ________ impedance at the output.

A. high, high
B. low, high
C. high, low
D. low, low
Answer» D. low, low
1302.

Ideally, the changes in the load resistor or the source resistor should have ________ effect on all the parameters of the two-port model.

A. a great
B. a moderate
C. no
D. None of the above
Answer» D. None of the above
1303.

The ac voltage gain of a Darlington connection is about ________.

A. 0
B. 1
C. <img src="/_files/images/electronic-devices-and-circuit-theory/beta.gif">
D. <sub>D</sub>
E. None of the above
Answer» C. <img src="/_files/images/electronic-devices-and-circuit-theory/beta.gif">
1304.

One junction of an operating transistor is ________ and the other one is ________.

A. forward-biased, forward-biased
B. forward-biased, reverse-biased
C. reverse-biased, reverse-biased
D. None of the above
Answer» C. reverse-biased, reverse-biased
1305.

The ________ the level of RL, the ________ the level of ac voltage gain.

A. smaller, higher
B. larger, lower
C. smaller, lower
D. None of the above
Answer» D. None of the above
1306.

The coupling capacitor places the load and collector resistors in a ________ arrangement.

A. series
B. parallel
C. series-parallel
D. None of the above
Answer» C. series-parallel
1307.

A common-base configuration has ________ impedance at the input and ________ impedance at the output.

A. high, high
B. high, low
C. low, low
D. low, high
Answer» E.
1308.

The ________ the source resistance, the ________ the overall gain of an amplifier.

A. larger, higher
B. larger, lower
C. lower, lower
D. None of the above
Answer» C. lower, lower
1309.

In a common-base configuration, the input and output voltages are ________ and the output and input currents are ________.

A. 180 out of phase, 180 out of phase
B. 180 out of phase, in phase
C. in phase,180 out of phase
D. in phase, in phase
Answer» E.
1310.

The ________ of the input signal is one of the first concerns in the sinusoidal ac analysis of transistor networks.

A. period
B. frequency
C. magnitude
D. None of the above
Answer» D. None of the above
1311.

The input and output signals are ________ for the typical transistor amplifier at frequencies that permit ignoring the effects of the reactive elements.

A. in phase
B. 180 out of phase
C. either in phase or 180 out of phase
D. None of the above
Answer» D. None of the above
1312.

The output voltage and the input voltage are ________ for the common-emitter configuration.

A. in phase
B. 45 out of phase
C. 90 out of phase
D. 180 out of phase
Answer» E.
1313.

For R2 smaller than ________ k the voltage VD is equal to VDD = 16 V.

A. 3.75
B. 5
C. 12.0
D. 24
Answer» B. 5
1314.

In a depletion-type MOSFET, the transfer characteristic rises ________ as VGS becomes more positive.

A. less rapidly
B. more rapidly
C. the same
D. None of the above
Answer» C. the same
1315.

In a JFET, the level of ________ is limited to values between 0 V and VP.

A. <img src="/_files/images/electronic-devices-and-circuit-theory/fba07_0200a.gif">
B. <img src="/_files/images/electronic-devices-and-circuit-theory/fba07_0200b.gif">
C. <img src="/_files/images/electronic-devices-and-circuit-theory/fba07_0200c.gif">
D. <img src="/_files/images/electronic-devices-and-circuit-theory/fba07_0200d.gif">
Answer» E.
1316.

The bypass capacitor in a common-emitter configuration ________ the voltage gain.

A. significantly decreases
B. significantly increases
C. slightly increases
D. slightly decreases
Answer» C. slightly increases
1317.

The loaded voltage gain of an amplifier is ________ the no-load level.

A. always more than
B. always less than
C. always the same as
D. None of the above
Answer» C. always the same as
1318.

The common-emitter configuration has a ________ level of input impedance with a ________ voltage and current gain.

A. moderate, high
B. low, moderate
C. low, low
D. high, low
Answer» B. low, moderate
1319.

A ________ power amplifier is limited to use at one fixed frequency.

A. class A
B. class B or AB
C. class C
D. class D
Answer» D. class D
1320.

A class A amplifier dissipates ________ power when the load is drawing maximum power from the circuit.

A. the least
B. about the same
C. the most
D. None of the above
Answer» B. about the same
1321.

The main feature(s) of a large-signal amplifier is (are) the ________.

A. circuit's power efficiency
B. maximum amount of power that the circuit is capable of handling
C. impedance matching to the output
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
1322.

The ________ has the hottest temperature in a power transistor.

A. heat sink
B. case
C. junction
D. None of the above
Answer» D. None of the above
1323.

A class A amplifier conducts 180 of the cycle.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
1324.

AC current ratios ac and ac convert directly from h parameters.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
1325.

Besides the fact that DC = IC/IB and ac = IC/IB, these quantities are always the same for purposes of small-signal amplification.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
1326.

In a fixed-bias network, the input signal Vi is applied to the ________ of the transistor while the output Vo is off the ________.

A. base, collector
B. base, emitter
C. emitter, collector
D. None of the above
Answer» B. base, emitter
1327.

r'e is temperature dependent.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
1328.

A common-collector amplifier has high input impedance, good current gain, and a voltage gain of 1.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
1329.

The total voltage gain of a multistage amplifier is the product of the individual stage gains.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
1330.

In a class A transformer-coupled power amplifier, ________ winding resistance of the transformer determine(s) the dc load line for the circuit.

A. the ac
B. the dc
C. both the ac and dc
D. neither the ac nor dc
Answer» C. both the ac and dc
1331.

A form of class A amplifier having maximum efficiency of ________ uses a transformer to couple the output signal to the load.

A. 90%
B. 78.5%
C. 50%
D. 25%
Answer» D. 25%
1332.

The feedback pair uses a(n) ________ transistor driving a(n) ________ transistor, the two devices acting effectively much like one pnp transistor.

A. <i>pnp, npn</i>
B. <i>pnp, pnp</i>
C. <i>npn, npn</i>
D. None of the above
Answer» B. <i>pnp, pnp</i>
1333.

The ratio of current ID to IDSS is equal to ________ for a fixed-bias configuration.

A. 0
B. 0.25
C. 0.5
D. 1
Answer» E.
1334.

Class A amplifiers operate in the active region of the load line all of the time.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
1335.

The efficiency of any amplifier is the ratio of signal output power to signal input power.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
1336.

In class B power amplifiers, the output signal varies for ________ of the cycle.

A. 360
B. 180
C. between 180 and 360
D. less than 180
Answer» C. between 180 and 360
1337.

________ amplifiers have the highest overall efficiency.

A. Class A
B. Class B or AB
C. Class C
D. Class D
Answer» E.
1338.

Power amplifiers primarily provide sufficient power to an output load, typically from ________ to ________.

A. a few kW, tens of kW
B. 500 W, 1 kW
C. 100 W, 500 W
D. a few W, tens of W
Answer» E.
1339.

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

A. active
B. cutoff
C. saturation
D. All of the above
Answer» B. cutoff
1340.

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
Answer» D. forward, forward
1341.

The input to an op-amp can be a(n) ________.

A. dc source
B. ac source
C. combination of ac and dc sources
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
1342.

The level of the output voltage of an op-amp circuit is always ________ the level of VCC.

A. larger than
B. the same as
C. smaller than
D. None of the above
Answer» D. None of the above
1343.

A filter that passes signals that are above one ideal cutoff frequency and below a second cutoff frequency is called ________.

A. low-pass
B. high-pass
C. bandpass
D. band reject
Answer» D. band reject
1344.

________ build a multistage connection.

A. Only an inverting op-amp circuit must be used to
B. Only a noninverting op-amp circuit must be used to
C. Both inverting and noninverting op-amp circuits can be used to
D. Neither inverting nor noninverting op-amp circuits must be used to
Answer» D. Neither inverting nor noninverting op-amp circuits must be used to
1345.

A low-pass filter ________.

A. provides a constant output up to the cutoff frequency
B. passes frequencies from zero up to the cutoff frequency
C. rejects all frequencies above the cutoff frequency
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
1346.

A bandpass filter uses ________ circuit.

A. a high-pass
B. a low-pass
C. a high-pass and a low-pass
D. neither a low-pass nor a high-pass
Answer» D. neither a low-pass nor a high-pass
1347.

A voltage summing amplifier has ________.

A. several inputs and several outputs
B. several inputs and one output
C. one input and several outputs
D. one input and one output
Answer» C. one input and several outputs
1348.

The roll-off for a second-order high-pass filter is ________.

A. either 20 dB per decade or 6 dB per octave
B. either 40 dB per decade or 12 dB per octave
C. either 60 dB per decade or 18 dB per octave
D. None of the above
Answer» C. either 60 dB per decade or 18 dB per octave
1349.

In a dc millivoltmeter, the amplifier provides a meter with ________ input impedance and a scale factor dependent on ________ value and accuracy.

A. high, resistor
B. low, resistor
C. high, capacitor
D. None of the above
Answer» B. low, resistor
1350.

A(n) ________ is not a component of a passive filter.

A. op-amp
B. capacitor
C. inductor
D. resistor
Answer» B. capacitor