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1.

Once a DIAC is conducting, the only way to turn it off is with:

A. a positive gate voltage
B. a negative gate voltage
C. low-current dropout
D. breakover
Answer» D. breakover
2.

Which is the TRIAC?

A. <img src="/_files/images/basic-electronics/complete/mca14_10011a1.gif" alt="mca14_10011a1.gif">
B. <img src="/_files/images/basic-electronics/complete/mca14_10011b1.gif" alt="mca14_10011b1.gif">
C. <img src="/_files/images/basic-electronics/complete/mca14_10011c1.gif" alt="mca14_10011c1.gif">
D. <img src="/_files/images/basic-electronics/complete/mca14_10011d1.gif" alt="mca14_10011d1.gif">
Answer» E.
3.

The DIAC is a:

A. transistor
B. unidirectional device
C. three-layer device
D. bidirectional device
Answer» E.
4.

What type of application would use an injection laser diode?

A. a 10BASE-T Ethernet
B. a liquid crystal display
C. a fiber optic transmission line
D. a good flashlight
Answer» D. a good flashlight
5.

The serial-in, parallel-out shift register transfers data from one parallel data bus to another parallel data bus one bit at a time across a single line.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
6.

A serial-in, serial-out shift register transfers data from one line of a parallel bus to another line one bit at a time.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
7.

"Half-splitting" is

A. a means for nuclear fuel cells to produce electricity
B. a means of isolating a problem in a circuit
C. a means for reducing a high ac voltage to a low dc voltage
D. a means of limiting current in a circuit
Answer» C. a means for reducing a high ac voltage to a low dc voltage
8.

If doubling the voltage across a resistor doubles the current through the resistor then

A. the resistor value decreased
B. the resistor value did not change
C. the resistor value increased
D. it is impossible to determine the change in the resistor value
Answer» C. the resistor value increased
9.

Power supplies are regulated to prevent the output voltage from changing due to changes in the

A. line voltage
B. supply load
C. frequency
D. both line voltage and supply load
Answer» E.
10.

What is the power in the given circuit?

A. 3.92 kW
B. 280 W
C. 28.6 W
D. 9.8 W
Answer» E.
11.

If current through a resistance is halved

A. the resistance is halved
B. the voltage is halved
C. the voltage doubles
D. none of the above
Answer» C. the voltage doubles
12.

Ohm's law is a relationship between

A. voltage, current, and time
B. power, current, and resistance
C. resistance, time, and current
D. voltage, current, and resistance
Answer» E.
13.

Ohm's law describes the mathematical relationship between

A. ohms, kilohms, and megohms
B. resistor size and resistor value
C. resistance, voltage, and current
D. none of the above
Answer» D. none of the above
14.

Energy is defined as the ability to

A. produce heat
B. produce light
C. produce sound
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
15.

What electromotive force would cause 20 A of current to flow through a 500 omega.gif resistor?

A. 0.04 V
B. 2.5 V
C. 25.0 V
D. 10,000 V
Answer» E.
16.

The rate at which work is performed is called

A. current
B. energy
C. power
D. voltage
Answer» D. voltage
17.

A damaged resistor

A. may appear burned
B. may have an increased resistance value
C. may be checked with an ohmmeter
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
18.

Power supplies differ from batteries in that

A. power supply output voltages are ac and not dc
B. power supply voltages are not stable
C. power supplies are low-current devices
D. None of the above
Answer» E.
19.

If voltage across a resistance doubles

A. the current is halved
B. the resistance doubles
C. the current is unchanged
D. none of the above
Answer» E.
20.

A multiplexed display circuit uses a technique called time division modulation.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
21.

An asynchronous decade counter increases its value by ten for each clock pulse.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
22.

A parallel-in, serial-out shift register enters all data bits simultaneously and transfers them out one bit at a time.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
23.

The modulus (mod) of a counter is the same as its maximum count (N).

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
24.

A battery's capacity to deliver power is measured in

A. kWh
B. Ah
C. Wh
D. Vh
Answer» C. Wh
25.

What is the power in the given circuit?

A. 32 W
B. 80 W
C. 500 W
D. 16 kW
Answer» B. 80 W
26.

What is the kilowatt-hour consumption of a 40 W lamp if it remains on for 1750 h?

A. 43.75
B. 70
C. 43,750
D. 70,000
Answer» C. 43,750
27.

If the voltage in the given circuit was cut in half, what would the current equal?

A. 10 mA
B. 30 mA
C. 60 mA
D. 90 mA
Answer» C. 60 mA
28.

To operate correctly, starting a ring counter requires __________.

A. clearing one flip-flop and presetting all the others
B. clearing all the flip-flops
C. presetting one flip-flop and clearing all the others
D. presetting all the flip-flops
Answer» D. presetting all the flip-flops
29.

A sequence of equally spaced timing pulses may be easily generated by a(n) __________.

A. ring counter
B. johnson counter
C. binary up counter
D. ripple counter
Answer» B. johnson counter
30.

Counters are common components in digital clocks.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
31.

In an asynchronous counter, each state is clocked by the same pulse.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
32.

If the resistance in a circuit with constant voltage increases, the current will

A. increase
B. decrease
C. stay the same
D. Not enough information
Answer» C. stay the same
33.

What is the power in the given circuit?

A. 3.6 W
B. 35 W
C. 175 W
D. 245 W
Answer» C. 175 W
34.

When two counters are cascaded, the overall mod number is equal to the __________ of their individual mod numbers.

A. product
B. sum
C. log
D. reciprocal
Answer» B. sum
35.

Ring and johnson counters are _______.

A. asynchronous counters
B. synchronous counters
C. true binary counters
D. asynchronous and true binary counters
Answer» C. true binary counters
36.

A _________ shift register can shift stored data either left or right.

A. bidirectional
B. tri-state
C. universal
D. bidirectional universal
Answer» E.
37.

How many bits are used in the address bus?

A. 7
B. 8
C. 9
D. 16
Answer» E.
38.

How many buses are connected as part of the 8085 microprocessor?

A. 2
B. 3
C. 5
D. 8
Answer» C. 5
39.

Exceptions to the 8085 microprocessor normal operation are called:

A. jump instructions
B. decoding
C. interrupts
D. jump instructions or interrupts
Answer» E.
40.

The technique of assigning a memory address to each I/O device in the SAM system is called:

A. wired I/O
B. I/O mapping
C. dedicated I/O
D. memory-mapped I/O
Answer» E.
41.

A port can be:

A. strictly for input
B. strictly for output
C. bidirectional
D. all the above
Answer» D. all the above
42.

Synchronous construction reduces the delay time of a counter to the delay of __________.

A. all flip-flops and gates
B. a single flip-flop and a gate
C. all flip-flops and gates after a 3 count
D. a single gate
Answer» C. all flip-flops and gates after a 3 count
43.

A 4-bit PISO shift register that receives 4 bits of parallel data will shift to the ________ by ________ position(s) for each clock pulse.

A. right, one
B. right, two
C. left, one
D. left, three
Answer» B. right, two
44.

The only way to close an SCR is with:

A. a trigger input applied to the gate
B. forward breakover voltage
C. low-current dropout
D. valley voltage
Answer» C. low-current dropout
45.

What is an SCR?

A. a PNPN thyristor with 3 terminals
B. a PNPN thyristor with 4 terminals
C. a PNP thyristor with 3 terminals
D. an NPN thyristor with 3 terminals
Answer» B. a PNPN thyristor with 4 terminals
46.

What type of application would use a photovoltaic cell?

A. an automobile horn
B. a TI 92 calculator
C. a magnetic field detector
D. a remote power source
Answer» E.
47.

Which is the seven-segment display?

A. <img src="/_files/images/basic-electronics/complete/mca14_10013a1.gif" alt="mca14_10013a1.gif">
B. <img src="/_files/images/basic-electronics/complete/mca14_10013b1.gif" alt="mca14_10013b1.gif">
C. <img src="/_files/images/basic-electronics/complete/mca14_10013c1.gif" alt="mca14_10013c1.gif">
D. <img src="/_files/images/basic-electronics/complete/mca14_10013d1.gif" alt="mca14_10013d1.gif">
Answer» B. <img src="/_files/images/basic-electronics/complete/mca14_10013b1.gif" alt="mca14_10013b1.gif">
48.

The time needed for a pulse to increase from 10% to 90% of its amplitude defines:

A. pulse width
B. propagation delay
C. rise time
D. duty cycle
Answer» D. duty cycle
49.

Which device would best aid in shorted track detection?

A. multimeter
B. current tracer
C. logic pulser
D. oscilloscope
Answer» C. logic pulser
50.

The use of a multimeter with digital circuits allows the measurement of:

A. pulse width
B. voltage or resistance
C. current
D. pulse trains
Answer» C. current