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101.

If a noninverting amplifier has an RIN of 1000 ohms and an RFB of 2.5 kilohms, what is the RIN voltage when 1.42 mV is applied to the correct input?

A. 3.5 mV
B. ground
C. 1.42 mV
D. 0.56 mV
Answer» D. 0.56 mV
102.

If ground is applied to the (+) terminal of an inverting op-amp, the ( ) terminal will:

A. not need an input resistor
B. be virtual ground
C. have high reverse current
D. not invert the signal
Answer» C. have high reverse current
103.

With a differential gain of 50,000 and a common-mode gain of 2, what is the common-mode rejection ratio?

A. 87.9 dB
B. 43.9 dB
C. 43.9 dB
D. 87.9 dB
Answer» E.
104.

If the input to a comparator is a sine wave, the output is a:

A. ramp voltage
B. sine wave
C. rectangular wave
D. sawtooth wave
Answer» D. sawtooth wave
105.

What three subcircuits does a phase locked loop (PLL) consist of?

A. phase comparator, comparator, and VCO
B. phase comparator, bandpass filter, and VCO
C. phase comparator, bandpass filter, and demodulator
D. phase comparator, low-pass filter, and VCO
Answer» E.
106.

An astable multivibrator is also known as a:

A. one-shot multivibrator
B. free-running multivibrator
C. bistable multivibrator
D. monostable multivibrator
Answer» C. bistable multivibrator
107.

A circuit whose output is proportional to the difference between the input signals is considered to be which type of amplifier?

A. common-mode
B. darlington
C. differential
D. operational
Answer» D. operational
108.

With negative feedback, the returning signal

A. is proportional to the output current
B. is proportional to the differential voltage gain
C. opposes the input signal
D. aids the input signal
Answer» D. aids the input signal
109.

What is the output waveform?

A. sine wave
B. square wave
C. +15 V
D. 15 V
Answer» B. square wave
110.

The closed-loop voltage gain of an inverting amplifier equals:

A. the ratio of the input resistance to the feedback resistance
B. the open-loop voltage gain
C. the feedback resistance divided by the input resistance
D. the input resistance
Answer» D. the input resistance
111.

What is the cutoff frequency of this low-pass filter?

A. 4.8 kHz
B. 3.8 kHz
C. 2.8 kHz
D. 1.8 kHz
Answer» E.
112.

With negative feedback, the returning signal:

A. aids the input signal
B. is proportional to output current
C. opposes the input signal
D. is proportional to differential voltage gain
Answer» D. is proportional to differential voltage gain
113.

What starts a free-running multivibrator?

A. a trigger
B. an input signal
C. an external circuit
D. nothing
Answer» E.
114.

A portion of the output that provides circuit stabilization is considered to be:

A. negative feedback
B. distortion
C. open-loop
D. positive feedback
Answer» B. distortion
115.

Which of the following cannot actually move?

A. majority carriers
B. ions
C. holes
D. free electrons
Answer» C. holes
116.

What electrical characteristic of intrinsic semiconductor material is controlled by the addition of impurities?

A. conductivity
B. resistance
C. power
D. all of the above
Answer» B. resistance
117.

In "p" type material, minority carriers would be:

A. holes
B. dopants
C. slower
D. electrons
Answer» E.
118.

What can a semiconductor sense?

A. magnetism
B. temperature
C. pressure
D. all of the above
Answer» E.
119.

When an electron jumps from the valence shell to the conduction band, it leaves a gap. What is this gap called?

A. energy gap
B. hole
C. electron-hole pair
D. recombination
Answer» C. electron-hole pair
120.

Silicon atoms combine into an orderly pattern called a:

A. covalent bond
B. crystal
C. semiconductor
D. valence orbit
Answer» C. semiconductor
121.

In "n" type material, majority carriers would be:

A. holes
B. dopants
C. slower
D. electrons
Answer» E.
122.

Minority carriers are many times activated by:

A. heat
B. pressure
C. dopants
D. forward bias
Answer» B. pressure
123.

Which semiconductor material is made from coal ash?

A. germanium
B. silicon
C. tin
D. carbon
Answer» B. silicon
124.

Elements with 1, 2, or 3 valence electrons usually make excellent:

A. conductors
B. semiconductors
C. insulators
D. neutral
Answer» B. semiconductors
125.

Which material may also be considered a semiconductor element?

A. carbon
B. ceramic
C. mica
D. argon
Answer» B. ceramic
126.

What is the voltage across R1 if the P-N junction is made of silicon?

A. 12 V
B. 11.7 V
C. 11.3 V
D. 0 V
Answer» D. 0 V
127.

If conductance increases as temperature increases, this is known as a:

A. positive coefficient
B. negative current flow
C. negative coefficient
D. positive resistance
Answer» D. positive resistance
128.

Solid state devices were first manufactured during:

A. World War 2
B. 1904
C. 1907
D. 1960
Answer» E.
129.

Electron pair bonding occurs when atoms:

A. lack electrons
B. share holes
C. lack holes
D. share electrons
Answer» E.
130.

How many valence electrons are in every semiconductor material?

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Answer» E.
131.

What is a type of doping material?

A. extrinsic semiconductor material
B. pentavalent material
C. n-type semiconductor
D. majority carriers
Answer» C. n-type semiconductor
132.

When and who discovered that more than one transistor could be constructed on a single piece of semiconductor material:

A. 1949, William Schockley
B. 1955, Walter Bratten
C. 1959, Robert Noyce
D. 1960, John Bardeen
Answer» D. 1960, John Bardeen
133.

A P-N junction mimics a closed switch when it:

A. has a low junction resistance
B. is reverse biased
C. cannot overcome its barrier voltage
D. has a wide depletion region
Answer» B. is reverse biased
134.

What is this circuit?

A. a low-pass filter
B. a high-pass filter
C. a bandpass filter
D. a band-stop filter
Answer» E.
135.

A noninverting closed-loop op-amp circuit generally has a gain factor:

A. less than one
B. greater than one
C. of zero
D. equal to one
Answer» C. of zero
136.

In order for an output to swing above and below a zero reference, the op-amp circuit requires:

A. a resistive feedback network
B. zero offset
C. a wide bandwidth
D. a negative and positive supply
Answer» E.
137.

Op-amps used as high- and low-pass filter circuits employ which configuration?

A. noninverting
B. comparator
C. open-loop
D. inverting
Answer» E.
138.

The major difference between ground and virtual ground is that virtual ground is only a:

A. voltage reference
B. current reference
C. power reference
D. difference reference
Answer» B. current reference
139.

The ratio between differential gain and common-mode gain is called:

A. amplitude
B. differential-mode rejection
C. common-mode rejection
D. phase
Answer» D. phase
140.

What is the frequency of this 555 astable multivibrator?

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A. 278 Hz
B. 178 Hz
C. 78 Hz
D. 8 Hz
Answer» C. 78 Hz
141.

If the gain of a closed-loop inverting amplifier is 3.9, with an input resistor value of 1.6 kilohms, what value of feedback resistor is necessary?

A. 6240 ohms
B. 2.4 kilohms
C. 410 ohms
D. 0.62 kilohms
Answer» B. 2.4 kilohms
142.

A circuit that uses an amplifier with passive filter elements is called a(n):

A. relaxation oscillator
B. signal generator
C. differential amplifier
D. active filter
Answer» E.
143.

The input offset current equals the

A. average of two base currents
B. collector current divided by the current gain
C. difference between two base-emitter voltages
D. difference between two base currents
Answer» E.
144.

The voltage follower has a:

A. closed-loop voltage gain of unity
B. small open-loop voltage gain
C. closed-loop bandwidth of zero
D. large closed-loop output impedance
Answer» B. small open-loop voltage gain
145.

What is the output waveform of the circuit?

A. sine wave
B. square wave
C. sawtooth wave
D. triangle wave
Answer» C. sawtooth wave
146.

What is the current through the LED?

A. 0 mA
B. 23 mA
C. 18 mA
D. 13 mA
Answer» E.
147.

The characteristic curve for the complex model of a silicon diode shows that

A. the barrier potential is 0 V
B. the barrier potential stays fixed at 0.7 V
C. the barrier potential increases slightly with an increase in current
D. the barrier potential decreases slightly with an increase in current
Answer» D. the barrier potential decreases slightly with an increase in current
148.

A differential amplifier has a common-mode gain of 0.2 and a common-mode rejection ratio of 3250. What would the output voltage be if the single-ended input voltage was 7 mV rms?

A. 1.4 mV rms
B. 650 mV rms
C. 4.55 V rms
D. 0.455 V rms
Answer» D. 0.455 V rms
149.

The magnitude of closed-loop voltage gain (Acl) of an inverting amplifier equals:

A. the ratio of the input resistance to the feedback resistance
B. the open-loop voltage gain
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D. the feedback resistance divided by the input resistance
E. the input resistance
Answer» D. the feedback resistance divided by the input resistance
150.

What is the current through the diode?

A. 1 mA
B. 0.975 mA
C. 0.942 mA
D. 0.0 mA
Answer» B. 0.975 mA