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This section includes 1728 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Engineering knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
1001. |
A mathematical operation for finding the area under the curve of a graph is called __________. |
A. | differentiation |
B. | integration |
C. | curve averaging |
D. | linear regression |
Answer» C. curve averaging | |
1002. |
The n-type semiconductor material is doped by adding material with electron holes. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» C. | |
1003. |
The first transistor was invented in 1938. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» C. | |
1004. |
An ac wave shape could be a sine wave, square wave, or sawtooth wave. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» B. False | |
1005. |
A sawtooth voltage waveform has a linear ramp that changes voltage level with respect to time. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» B. False | |
1006. |
The period of a 10 kHz sine wave is 10 s. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» C. | |
1007. |
The average value of a sine wave is .707 times the peak value. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» C. | |
1008. |
Germanium is the most widely used semiconductor material because of its stability at high temperatures. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» C. | |
1009. |
The natural elements carbon, germanium, and silicon are semiconductors. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» B. False | |
1010. |
The P-N junction is a barrier to electron flow. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» B. False | |
1011. |
The number of electrons in the outer shell of carbon, germanium, and silicon is 5. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» C. | |
1012. |
In the given circuit, if Rf is reduced to 8 k, the circuit becomes the ______. |
A. | digital-to-analog converter |
B. | averaging amplifier |
C. | scaling adder |
D. | summing amplifier with gain greater than unity |
Answer» C. scaling adder | |
1013. |
The reference voltage for the comparator in the given circuit equals ______. |
A. | 0 V |
B. | +8.8 V |
C. | +16 V |
D. | +7.2 V |
Answer» C. +16 V | |
1014. |
The feedback component in an op-amp integrator is a capacitor. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» B. False | |
1015. |
When the capacitance in an active high-pass filter increases, the critical frequency decreases. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» B. False | |
1016. |
The letter in the Greek alphabet used to represent wavelength is __________. |
A. | lambda |
B. | theta |
C. | omega |
D. | delta |
Answer» B. theta | |
1017. |
The __________ is defined as the ratio of a pulse width (positive or negative pulse or cycle) to the overall period of time of the wave. |
A. | pulse width |
B. | duty cycle |
C. | phase shift |
D. | active ratio |
Answer» C. phase shift | |
1018. |
Large-scale integration (LSI) ICs contain between ______ and _______ interconnected components. |
A. | 15,000, 150,000 |
B. | 1,500, 15,000 |
C. | 180, 1,000 |
D. | 180, 1,500 |
Answer» C. 180, 1,000 | |
1019. |
One example of the use of a Schmitt trigger is as a(n) _____ |
A. | astable oscillator |
B. | transition pulse generator |
C. | pulse shaper |
D. | buffer |
Answer» D. buffer | |
1020. |
Totem pole outputs _________ be connected __________ because ____________. |
A. | can, in parallel, sometimes higher current is required |
B. | cannot, together, if the outputs are in opposite states excessively high currents can damage one or both devices |
C. | should, in series, certain applications may require higher output voltage |
D. | can, together, together they can handle larger load currents and higher output voltages |
Answer» C. should, in series, certain applications may require higher output voltage | |
1021. |
An open collector output can ________ current, but it cannot ___________________. |
A. | sink, source current |
B. | source, sink current |
C. | sink, source voltage |
D. | source, sink voltage |
Answer» B. source, sink current | |
1022. |
DC current flows in one direction, while ac current rises from zero to a maximum, then falls to zero in one direction, then rises to a maximum, then falls to zero in the opposite direction. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» B. False | |
1023. |
A square and a rectangular waveform appear to have a step voltage transition. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» B. False | |
1024. |
The duty cycle of a square wave with a pulse width of 3 s and a period of 9 s is 40%. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» C. | |
1025. |
The rms value of a sine wave is .707 x peak-to-peak value/2. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» B. False | |
1026. |
DC current transfers better over longer distances than ac current. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» C. | |
1027. |
CMOS circuits consume less power than TTL circuits. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» B. False | |
1028. |
NMOS devices use MOSFETs to implement the full range of logic gates using the universal NAND gate. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» C. | |
1029. |
Schottky TTL logic gates overcome the problem of saturation delay time. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» B. False | |
1030. |
A three-state output TTL can have three possible outputs: LOW, HIGH, or FLOATING. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» C. | |
1031. |
Integrated-injection logic offers high component density and is easier to fabricate than TTL. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» B. False | |
1032. |
The forward voltage drop for a germanium transistor is 0.7 V and for a silicon transistor is 0.3 V. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» C. | |
1033. |
When a depletion region of a transistor is large the barrier voltage is also large. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» B. False | |
1034. |
The first integrated circuit was invented in 1959. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» B. False | |
1035. |
A covalent bond is when atoms lose valence shell electrons. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» C. | |
1036. |
When a voltage is placed across a semiconductor, free electrons move toward the negative voltage. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» C. | |
1037. |
One example of the use of an S-R flip-flop is as a(n): |
A. | transition pulse generator |
B. | astable oscillator |
C. | racer |
D. | switch debouncer |
Answer» E. | |
1038. |
Which is not an analog-to-digital (ADC) conversion error? |
A. | differential nonlinearity |
B. | missing code |
C. | incorrect code |
D. | offset |
Answer» B. missing code | |
1039. |
Sample-and-hold circuits in analog-to digital converters (ADCs) are designed to: |
A. | sample and hold the output of the binary counter during the conversion process |
B. | stabilize the comparator's threshold voltage during the conversion process |
C. | stabilize the input analog signal during the conversion process |
D. | sample and hold the D/A converter staircase waveform during the conversion process |
Answer» D. sample and hold the D/A converter staircase waveform during the conversion process | |
1040. |
The difference between analog voltage represented by two adjacent digital codes, or the analog step size, is the: |
A. | quantization |
B. | accuracy |
C. | resolution |
D. | monotonicity |
Answer» D. monotonicity | |
1041. |
Subtraction is commutative. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» C. | |
1042. |
The expressions, , are equivalent. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» B. False | |
1043. |
PMOS and NMOS ____________________________. |
A. | represent MOSFET devices utilizing either P-channel or N-channel devices exclusively within a given gate |
B. | are enhancement type CMOS devices used to produce a series of high-speed logic known as 74HC |
C. | represent positive and negative MOS type devices that can be operated from differential power supplies and are compatible with operational amplifiers |
D. | none of the above |
Answer» B. are enhancement type CMOS devices used to produce a series of high-speed logic known as 74HC | |
1044. |
The number of inputs that a gate output can drive without possible logic errors is the _______. |
A. | propagation delay |
B. | noise margin |
C. | speed-power product |
D. | fanout |
Answer» E. | |
1045. |
In order to get a HIGH or a LOW output from an open-collector gate, an external _________ must be connected between +VCC and the collector. |
A. | pull-down resistor |
B. | pull-up resistor |
C. | diode |
D. | buffer |
Answer» C. diode | |
1046. |
An undefined state, neither high nor low, is called _________. |
A. | don't care |
B. | floating |
C. | minimum state |
D. | noise |
Answer» C. minimum state | |
1047. |
Delay times and current/voltage values remain constant regardless of temperature or other operating conditions for robust circuits like TTL. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» C. | |
1048. |
5400 TTL series logic chips are made to military specifications. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» B. False | |
1049. |
Totem pole output circuits can change states faster than open-collector output circuits. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» B. False | |
1050. |
The characteristic that a change of one binary step on the input of a digital-to-analog converter (DAC) should cause exactly one step change on the output is called ________. |
A. | resolution |
B. | monotonicity |
C. | linearity |
D. | accuracy |
Answer» C. linearity | |