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1601.

If a transistor operates at the middle of the dc load line, a decrease in the current gain will move the Q point:

A. off the load line
B. nowhere
C. up
D. down
Answer» E.
1602.

If a 2 mV signal produces a 2 V output, what is the voltage gain?

A. 0.001
B. 0.004
C. 100
D. 1000
Answer» E.
1603.

The symbol hfe is the same as:

A. <img src="/_files/images/basic-electronics/complete/mca12_1001a1.gif" alt="mca12_1001a1.gif" align="absmiddle">
B. <img src="/_files/images/basic-electronics/complete/mca12_1001b1.gif" alt="mca12_1001b1.gif" align="absmiddle">
C. hi-fi
D. <img src="/_files/images/basic-electronics/complete/mca12_1001d1.gif" alt="mca12_1001d1.gif" align="absmiddle">
Answer» B. <img src="/_files/images/basic-electronics/complete/mca12_1001b1.gif" alt="mca12_1001b1.gif" align="absmiddle">
1604.

Current gain in a transistor is inversely proportional to collector current.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
1605.

In a common-base (C-B) amplifier, the output is 180 degrees out of phase with the input.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
1606.

A bipolar transistor has three leads: the base, collector, and emitter.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
1607.

The polarity of VBE is such that it reverse biases the base-emitter junction.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
1608.

With a common-collector (C-C) amplifier the input is applied to the base and the output is taken from the emitter.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
1609.

The voltage measured from the collector to the emitter is the sum of the base-emitter voltage plus the collector-base voltage.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
1610.

An emitter-follower has a voltage gain that is __________.

A. much less than one
B. approximately equal to one
C. greater than one
D. zero
Answer» C. greater than one
1611.

Transistors are controlled to operate as a switch or to operate as a variable resistor.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
1612.

If this circuit were used in a digital circuit, it would be a NOT gate.

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A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
1613.

A common-emitter (C-E) is so called because the emitter is connected to both the input and output signals.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
1614.

When a transistor is operating as a variable resistor it has transistance.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
1615.

The three bipolar transistor circuit configurations are common-base, common-emitter, and emitter-follower.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
1616.

The voltage gain of a transistor is inversely proportional to the change in output current.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
1617.

When troubleshooting a bipolar junction transistor using an ohmmeter, if one of the junctions reads low in both directions, the junction is shorted and the transistor is bad. If one of the junctions reads high in both directions, the junction is shorted and the transistor is good.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
1618.

In a BJT, the collector current is approximately equal to the base current.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
1619.

BJTs are "junction" transistors because they use current-carrying P-N junctions.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
1620.

Most of the electrons in the base of an NPN transistor flow:

A. out of the base lead
B. into the collector
C. into the emitter
D. into the base supply
Answer» C. into the emitter
1621.

In a transistor, collector current is controlled by:

A. collector voltage
B. base current
C. collector resistance
D. all of the above
Answer» C. collector resistance
1622.

When using the excess-3 code a value of 3 is added to each column of decimal digits before it is converted to a 4-bit binary code.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
1623.

ASCII codes are used strictly for representing the letters in the alphabet.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
1624.

64 hexadecimal equals 100 decimal.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
1625.

The addition 1 + 0 doesn't generate a carry bit; one does not exist.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
1626.

If you borrow from a position that contains a 0, you must borrow from the more significant bit that contains a 1. All 0s up to that point become 1s, and the digit last borrowed from becomes a 0.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
1627.

The __________ code is a nonweighted binary code.

A. excess-3
B. gray
C. multibit
D. minival
Answer» C. multibit
1628.

With low-power transistor packages, the base terminal is usually the:

A. tab end
B. middle
C. right end
D. stud mount
Answer» C. right end
1629.

When a silicon diode is forward biased, what is VBE for a C-E configuration?

A. voltage-divider bias
B. 0.4 V
C. 0.7 V
D. emitter voltage
Answer» D. emitter voltage
1630.

What is the current gain for a common-base configuration where IE = 4.2 mA and IC = 4.0 mA?

A. 16.80
B. 1.05
C. 0.20
D. 0.95
Answer» E.
1631.

The input resistance of the base of an emitter-follower is usually _________.

A. very low
B. very high
C. shorted to ground
D. open
Answer» C. shorted to ground
1632.

The phase difference between the input and output ac voltage signals of a common-emitter amplifier is __________.

A. 0
B. 90
C. 180
D. 360
Answer» D. 360
1633.

In this analog amplifier the input is in phase with the output.

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A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
1634.

Base bias provides _________.

A. a very stable Q point
B. a very unstable Q point
C. no current gain
D. zero current in the base and collector circuits
Answer» C. no current gain
1635.

The voltage measured from the collector to the emitter is the sum of the voltage base-emitter plus the voltage collector-base.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
1636.

This is a PNP transistor.

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A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
1637.

A transistor used in a digital circuit will have two operating states, which are cutoff and saturation.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
1638.

What is the resultant binary of the decimal problem 49 + 1 = ?

A. 01010101
B. 00110101
C. 00110010
D. 00110001
Answer» D. 00110001
1639.

The process of converting a decimal number to its binary equivalent is called binary conversion.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
1640.

A BCD code that represents each digit of a decimal number by a binary number derived by adding 3 to its 4-bit true binary value is _________.

A. 9's complement code
B. excess-3 code
C. 8421 code
D. gray code
Answer» C. 8421 code
1641.

A binary code that progresses such that only one bit changes between two successive codes is _________.

A. 9's complement code
B. excess-3 code
C. 8421 code
D. gray code
Answer» E.
1642.

The binary coded decimal (BCD) code is a system that represents each of the 10 decimal digits as a(n) ____________.

A. 4-bit binary code
B. 8-bit binary code
C. 16-bit binary code
D. ASCII code
Answer» B. 8-bit binary code
1643.

Decimal numbers can be converted into binary by dividing by two and recording the remainders.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
1644.

In the gray code, each number is 3 greater than the binary representation of that number.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
1645.

A binary number's value changes most drastically when the ____ is changed.

A. LSB
B. duty cycle
C. MSB
D. frequency
Answer» D. frequency
1646.

Base is the same as radix.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
1647.

The most significant digit is the rightmost, largest-weight digit in a number.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
1648.

For mutual inductance to occur, the two coils must be at right angles to each other.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
1649.

A transformer that has 700 turns in the primary and 35 turns in the secondary has a turns ratio of 20:1.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
1650.

Regardless of whether the transformer is step-up or step-down, power in the primary equals the power in the secondary if there is 100% efficiency.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False