GROUP 1: Aguilar, Cruz, Lacambra and Palomares

ECEREVW Term 1 A.Y. 2015-2016

ELECTRONICS Meeting 3:
Semiconductors, Transistors &
Microelectronics Q&A Sheets
1. Each stage of a four stage amplifier
has a voltage gain of 15. The
overall voltage gain is
a. 60
b. 15
c. 4
d. 50,625

6. Structurally, what are the two main

categories of semiconductor
diodes?
a.
b.
c.
d.

Junction and point contact

Electrolytic and junction
Electrolytic and point contact
Vacuum and point contact

2. Cobalt is an example of a
a. Ferromagnetic
b. Diamagnetic
c. Ferrite
d. Paramagnetic

7. What are the two primary

classifications of Zener diodes?
a. Hot carrier and tunnel.
b. Varactor and rectifying.
c. Voltage regulator and
voltage reference
d. Forward and reversed
biased.

3. What is the purpose of a core in a

transformer?
a. Separate the primary from
secondary
b. Prevent the leakage current
c. Eliminate magnetic hysteresis
d. Decrease reluctance of the
magnetic circuit

8. What type of semiconductor diode

varies its internal capacitance as
the voltage applied to its terminals
varies?
a. A varactor diode.
b. A tunnel diode.
c. A silicon-controlled rectifier.
d. A Zener diode.

4. Given a circuit wherein a silicon

diode is connected in series with a
1000 ohm resistor and a 5 volts
battery, what will be the cathode
voltage of the diode with respect to
the negative terminal of the
battery if the anode is connected to
the positive terminal of the
battery?
a. 4.3 volts
b. 5.7 volts
c. 4.7 volts
d. 0.7 volts

9. What is the normal operating

voltage and current for a lightemitting diode?
a. 60 volts and 20 mA.
b. 5 volts and 50 mA.
c. 1.7 volts and 20 mA.
d. 0.7 volts and 60 mA.

5. The process wherein the selective

layer of the wafer is remove.
a. Etching
b. Czochralski Method
c. Lithography
d. Zone refinement

10.What type of bias is required for an

LED to produce luminescence?
a. Reverse bias
b. Forward bias
c. Zero bias
d. Inductive bias
11.What colors are available in LEDs?
a. Yellow, blue, red, and brown.
b. Red, violet, yellow, and
peach.
c. Violet, blue, orange, and red.

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d. Red, green, orange, and
yellow.
12.What are the two basic types of
junction field-effect transistors?
a. N-channel and P-channel.
b. High power and low power.
c. MOSFET and GaAsFET.
d. Silicon FET and germanium
FET
13.What are the three terminals of a
field-effect transistor?
a. Gate 1, gate 2, drain.
b. Emitter, base, collector.
c. Emitter, base 1, base 2.
d. Gate, drain, source.
14.How does the input impedance of a
field-effect transistor compare with
that of a bipolar transistor?
a. One cannot compare input
impedance without first
knowing the supply voltage.
b. An FET has low input
impedance; a bipolar
transistor has high input
impedance.
c. The input impedance of FETs
and bipolar transistors is the
same.

d. An FET has high input

impedance; a bipolar
transistor has low input
impedance.
15.Why do many MOSFET devices
have built-in gate-protective Zener
diodes?
a. The gate-protective Zener
diode provides a voltage
reference to provide the
correct amount of reversebias gate voltage.
b. The gate-protective Zener
diode protects the substrate
from excessive voltages.
c. The gate-protective Zener
diode keeps the gate voltage
within specifications to
prevent the device from
overheating.
d. The gate-protective Zener
diode prevents the gate
insulation from being
punctured by small static
charges or excessive
voltages.