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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.
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 |
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 | |