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1. As the frequency of ac increases in a coil, the B. Gate.

reactance: C. Base.
A. Gets larger negatively. D. Source.
B. Gets smaller negatively. E. Collector.
C. Stays the same.
D. Gets larger positively. 10. The schematic symbol for an op amp is:
E. Gets smaller positively. A. A triangle.
B. A circle.
2. A beat-frequency oscillator is useful for: C. A circle with a line through it.
A. Generating FM. D. A rectangle.
B. Detecting FM. E. A D-shaped figure.
C. Generating CW.
D. Detecting CW. 11. For a given value of capacitance, as the frequency
E. Any of the above. goes down, the reactance:
A. Approaches zero from the negative side.
3. A Colpitts circuit is a form of: B. Gets more and more negative.
A. Amplifier. C. Approaches zero from the positive side.
B. Detector. D. Gets more and more positive.
C. Modulator. E. Stays the same.
D. Oscillator.
E. Rectifier. 12. In a 360-Hz wave, a degree of phase represents:
A. 1.00 second.
4. The high component density of integrated circuits B. 1/360 second.
acts to: C. 360 milliseconds.
A. Maximize the power output. D. 7.72 microseconds.
B. Increase the current drain. E. A quantity you can’t calculate from this data.
C. Increase the voltage requirements.
D. Increase the operating speed. 13. A device that converts visible light into dc is:
E. Reduce the frequency range. A. A phototransistor.
B. A photovoltaic cell.
5. A utility meter generally measures: C. An optovoltaic cell.
A. Watts. D. An optocell.
B. Amperes. E. An optoisolator.
C. Kilowatt hours.
D. Kilowatts. 14. Which of the following is not an example of wireless?
E. Volt hours. A. The connection between a computer and its
monitor.
6. High voltages are better than low voltages for long- B. A cellular telephone system.
distance electric power transmission because: C. The Global Positioning System.
A. The lines can better withstand lightning strokes. D. A beeper.
B. The magnetic fields are weaker. E. A LEO satellite system.
C. The electric fields are weaker.
D. The I2R losses are lower. 15. A circuit has a battery of 3.0 V and a bulb with a
E. No. Low voltages are better. resistance of 12.0 ohms. The current through the bulb is:
A. 36 A.
7. A member of a fleet of robots, all under the control of B. 4.0 A.
a single central computer and able to communicate C. 250 mA.
only with that computer and not with each other, is D. 40 mA.
called: E. 36 mA.
A. An android.
B. An autonomous robot. 16. A small 9-V battery might be used to provide power
C. A dependent robot. to:
D. An independent robot. A. An electronic calculator.
E. An insect robot. B. A personal computer.
C. A radio transmitter.
8. An advantage of a laser printer over a dot-matrix D. An electric iron.
printer for computer applications is: E. Any of the above.
A. Lower cost.
B. Superior image quality.
C. Greater bandwidth. 17. In an AM voice signal, the audio information is:
D. Lower resolution. A. Exactly at the carrier frequency.
E. Better voltage regulation. B. Contained in sidebands.
C. At harmonics of the carrier frequency.
9. The output electrode of a bipolar transistor is usually D. Rectified before being impressed onto the carrier.
the: E. Detected before being impressed onto the carrier.
A. Grid.
18. The oscillating frequency of a quartz crystal can be C. Resistance.
varied slightly by: D. Admittance.
A. Changing the bias on the transistor. E. Susceptance.
B. Changing the voltage across the varactor.
C. Reversing the power supply polarity. 27. Another name for joules per second is:
D. Placing a small variable capacitor across the crystal. A. Volts.
E. No. The frequency of a crystal cannot be changed B. Amperes.
at all. C. Ohms.
D. Gilberts.
19. When several resistances are connected in series: E. Watts.
A. The current is the same through each one.
B. The voltage is the same across each one. 28. In a pure inductance:
C. Both A and B are true. A. Current lags voltage by 90 degrees.
D. Neither A nor B is true. B. Current lags voltage by less than 90 degrees.
E. They must all have the same value. C. Current and voltage are in phase.
D. Current leads voltage by 90 degrees.
20. In a power supply, resistors are sometimes E. Current leads voltage by 180 degrees.
connected in series with the diodes in order to:
A. Increase the current output. 29. A form of microwave electron tube is:
B. Protect the diodes against surge currents. A. A cavity resonator.
C. Help the diodes discharge. B. A triode.
D. Bleed charge from the filter capacitors. C. A Klystron.
E. Regulate the output voltage. D. A cathode-ray tube.
E. None of the above.
21. In a purely resistive impedance, there is:
A. A net capacitance. 30. Magnetic lines of flux are generally:
B. A net inductance. A. Parallel with the flow of electric current.
C. Zero resistance. B. In the plane of the electric current.
D. Zero reactance. C. At right angles to the flow of current.
E. Zero conductance. D. At a 45 degree angle to the flow of current.
E. Impossible to predict as to their direction.
22. Two 400-µH inductors are connected in series. There
is no mutual inductance. The total inductance is: 31. A class-A amplifier conducts during how much of
A. 100 µH. the input cycle?
B. 200 µH. A. Less than 90 degrees.
C. 400 µH. B. 90–180 degrees.
D. 800 µH. C. 180–270 degrees.
E. 1.6 mH. D. 270–360 degrees.
E. 360 degrees.
23. The current-carrying part of a field-effect transistor,
analogous to a garden hose in some ways, is called 32. An advantage of parallel data transfer over serial
the: transfer is:
A. Source. A. Higher speed.
B. Gate. B. Narrower bandwidth.
C. Drain. C. Lower frequency.
D. Source-drain junction. D. Higher power.
E. Channel. E. Better signal-to-noise ratio.

24. In a rectifier diode, current flows for approximately 33. One way to keep interelectrode capacitance to a
how much of the ac cycle? minimum is to:
A. 360 degrees. A. Use only electrolytic capacitors.
B. 270 degrees. B. Avoid the use of sheet metal.
C. 180 degrees. C. Use batteries as the source of power.
D. 90 degrees. D. Keep wire leads short.
E. 45 degrees. E. Use air-core transformers.

25. A millivolt is: 34. One advantage of ac (compared with dc) as a


A. 10103 𝑉 source of utility power is that:
B. 10−3 𝑉 A. It can be used at safer voltage levels.
C. 106 𝑉 B. It can be easily stepped up or down in voltage.
D. 10−6 𝑉 C. There is lower transmission line loss.
E. 10−9 𝑉 D. The waveshape can be varied easily.
E. Higher voltages can be used.
26. The reciprocal of reactance is called:
A. Impedance. 35. An element of matter:
B. Conductance. A. Is a good conductor.
B. Has a unique number of protons. C. Gallium arsenide.
C. Is an insulator. D. Tantalum.
D. Makes a good electronic component. E. All of the above.
E. Can be fabricated onto an IC chip.
44. In an NPN bipolar transistor circuit:
36. A transformer quadruples the ac voltage. The A. The dc collector voltage is negative.
primary-to-secondary impedance ratio is therefore: B. The output is taken from the base.
A. 1:16. C. The dc collector voltage is positive.
B. 1:4. D. The output is taken from the drain.
C. 1:1. E. Negative feedback must be used.
D. 4:1.
E. 16:1. 45. A simple power supply filter can be made using:
A. A capacitor in parallel with the rectifier output.
37. Frequency multiplication is possible with a B. A resistor in parallel with the rectifier output.
semiconductor diode because the diode is: C. An inductor in parallel with the rectifier output.
A. Amplifying. D. A capacitor in series with the rectifier output.
B. Detecting. E. A resistor in series with the rectifier output.
C. Forward-biased.
D. Reverse-biased. 46. If an ac admittance contains finite, nonzero
E. Nonlinear. resistance and finite, nonzero susceptance:
A. The impedance is a pure resistance.
38. An ammeter measures: B. The impedance is zero.
A. Current. C. The resistance is zero.
B. Voltage. D. The impedance is complex.
C. Resistance. E. No. An ac admittance cannot contain susceptance.
D. Power.
E. Energy. 47. Three resistances are in parallel, with values of 100,
200, and 300 ohms. The current through the 200-ohm
39. A good type of resistor to use in a radio amplifier is: resistor is 500 mA. What is the voltage across the whole
A. Carbon composition. combination?
B. Wirewound. A. There isn’t enough information to figure it out.
C. Silver mica. B. 400 V.
D. Reactive. C. 400 mV.
E. Tantalum. D. 100 V.
E. 100 mV.
40. An advantage of machine vision over human vision
is the fact that: 48. As the frequency of ac increases, the reactance of
A. Machines can see at wavelengths to which human an inductor:
eyes are blind. A. Remains constant.
B. Machine vision systems have equal sensitivity at all B. Becomes small positively.
wavelengths. C. Becomes small negatively.
C. Machine vision can measure pressure. D. Becomes large negatively.
D. Machine vision engineers need not take image E. Becomes large positively.
resolution into account.
E. Machine vision engineers need not take sensitivity 49. The rate of change in a quantity is called the:
into account. A. Effective value.
B. Instantaneous value.
41. A logic circuit has an output 0 when the input is 1, C. Average value.
and vice versa. This is: D. Peak value.
A. A NOR gate. E. Derivative.
B. An AND gate.
C. A NOT gate. 50. The axis of the geomagnetic field:
D. An XOR gate. A. Corresponds exactly with the rotational axis.
E. An XNOR gate. B. Is slanted with respect to the rotational axis.
C. Is perpendicular to the rotational axis.
42. A type of FM detector that has its limiter built in is: D. Runs parallel to lines of latitude.
A. A balanced modulator. E. Is circular in shape.
B. A beat-frequency oscillator.
C. An envelope detector. 51. One of the main shortcomings of MOSFETs is that
D. A product detector. they:
E. A ratio detector. A. Are easily damaged by static electricity.
B. Require high voltages.
43. Which of the following materials is/are commonly C. Consume large amounts of current.
used as a semiconductor? D. Have very low gain.
A. Silver-mica. E. Do not have good sensitivity.
B. Ferrite.
52. Resistivity of wire can be specified in: 60. In three-phase ac, the difference in phase between
A. Volts per ohm. any two waves is:
B. Ohms per volt. A. 30 degrees.
C. Ohms per meter. B. 45 degrees.
D. Amperes per ohm. C. 60 degrees.
E. Ohms per ampere. D. 90 degrees.
E. 120 degrees.
53. A complementary-metal-oxide-semiconductor
(CMOS) IC: 61. Electrostatic forces can be measured to directly
A. Employs diodes and NPN transistors on a single chip. indicate:
B. Employs N-channel and P-channel FETs on a single A. Power.
chip. B. Frequency.
C. Uses two chips connected together in a special way. C. Current.
D. Uses resistors and PNP transistors on a single chip. D. Resistance.
E. Consists of metal oxide sandwiched between two E. Voltage.
layers of P-type material.
62. A circuit has a complex impedance of 9+ j12. The
54. A piano sounds different than a saxophone, even if absolute-value impedance is:
the notes are at the same frequency, because of a A. 15 ohms.
difference in: B. 9 ohms.
A. Bias. C. 12 ohms.
B. Waveform. D. 21 ohms.
C. Voltage. E. Impossible to calculate from this data.
D. Current.
E. The way you imagine it. 63. Three resistors, each of 30 ohms, are connected in
parallel. The net resistance is:
55. Inductances in parallel, assuming there is no mutual A. 90 ohms.
inductance, add up like: B. 60 ohms.
A. Resistances in series. C. 33 ohms.
B. Resistances in parallel. D. 10 ohms.
C. Capacitances in parallel. E. Impossible to determine from the data given.
D. Batteries in parallel.
E. No other type of electrical component. 64. The logical statement X + Y = Y + X depicts:
A. The distributive property.
56. A reactance modulator produces: B. The associative property.
A. CW. C. The commutative property.
B. AM. D. The de Morgan theorem.
C. SSB. E. The behavior of a NOR gate.
D. FM.
E. PCM. 65. A cell that can be recharged, and therefore used
again and again, is called:
57. Antenna efficiency is: A. A secondary cell.
A. Usually more important in transmitting systems than in B. A multiple-use cell.
receiving systems. C. A primary cell.
B. The difference between the input and output power. D. A tertiary cell.
C. A direct function of the noise in a transmitting E. A battery.
system.
D. The proportion of input power that gets converted 66. A resistor has a positive temperature coefficient of
into heat. 1.00 percent per degree C. If its value is 100 ohms at 20
E. Highest when the transmitter final amplifier is degrees C, what is its value at 25 degrees C?
maximally efficient. A. 100 ohms.
B. 105 ohms.
58. In a parallel-resonant LC circuit, the impedance is: C. 95 ohms.
A. Low and reactive. D. 125 ohms.
B. High and reactive. E. It can’t be calculated from this data.
C. Low and resistive.
D. High and resistive. 67. A memory that can be easily accessed, but not
E. Any of the above. written over, is called:
A. RAM.
59. In a resistance/inductance (RL) series circuit: B. PRAM.
A. Current lags voltage by 180 degrees. C. CMOS.
B. Current lags voltage by 90 degrees. D. ROM.
C. Current lags voltage by less than 90 degrees. E. CROM.
D. Current and voltage are in phase.
E. Current leads voltage by 90 degrees. 68. The capacitance between two parallel sheets of
metal is:
A. Directly proportional to the distance between them. B. Wave X lags wave Y by 180 degrees.
B. Inversely proportional to the distance between them. C. Wave X lags wave Y by 270 degrees.
C. Not dependent on the distance between them. D. Waves X and Y are out of phase.
D. Inversely proportional to their surface area. E. Waves X and Y are in phase.
E. Negligible unless the sheets are both gigantic.
77. Which type of amplifier circuit has the transistor or
FET biased exactly at cutoff or pinchoff when there is no
69. The forward base bias in a transistor is increased until signal input?
the collector current levels off. This condition is: A. Class-A.
A. Cutoff. B. Class-AB.
B. Saturation. C. Class-B.
C. Pinchoff. D. Class-C.
D. Forward breakover. E. Class-D.
E. Avalanche.
78. The term resolution might apply to:
70. An advantage of a LEO communications satellite A. A hi-fi amplifier system.
system over a geostationary communications satellite is B. A power supply.
the fact that: C. A machine vision system.
A. The bandwidth is greater. D. An NPN bipolar transistor.
B. The image resolution is superior. E. An electrolytic capacitor.
C. The satellites never change their position in the sky.
D. Large, high-gain antennas are not required. 79. An audio oscillator that uses two amplifiers in
E. The satellites orbit at higher altitudes. cascade, with positive feedback from the output of the
second stage to the input of the first stage, is known as
71. A coil has 20 mH of inductance. What is the a:
inductive reactance? A. Colpitts circuit.
A. 20 ohms. B. Hartley circuit.
B. 0.05 ohms. C. Multivibrator.
C. 50 ohms. D. VCO.
D. 20k ohms. E. Clapp circuit.
E. There isn’t enough information given here to figure it
out. 80. The main factor that limits the frequency at which a
P-N junction will rectify is the:
72. What is an advantage of digital signal processing A. PIV rating.
(DSP)? B. Junction capacitance.
A. Improved signal-to-noise ratio. C. Junction resistance.
B. Enhanced fidelity. D. Junction inductance.
C. Improved intelligibility. E. Reverse bias current.
D. Relative immunity to atmospheric noise.
E. All of the foregoing. 81. The henry is a:
A. Very small unit.
73. A dc voltage-divider network is made using: B. Unit of capacitive reactance.
A. Inductors. C. Measure of transistor gain.
B. Resistors. D. Unit of phase.
C. Capacitors. E. Very large unit.
D. Bipolar transistors.
E. FETs. 82. A diode that can be used as a variable
capacitance is a:
74. The electron volt is a unit of: A. GaAsFET.
A. Voltage. B. Silicon rectifier.
B. Current. C. Point-contact diode.
C. Power. D. Varactor.
D. Electric field strength. E. Germanium detector.
E. Energy.
83. Elements can join together to form:
75. A transformer has a primary-to-secondary turns ratio A. Ions.
of 10:1. The input is 120 V rms ac. The output is: B. Isotopes.
A. 12 kV rms ac. C. Nuclei.
B. 1.2 kV rms ac. D. Compounds.
C. 120 V rms ac. E. Majority carriers.
D. 12 V rms ac.
E. 1.2 V rms ac. 84. The rms value for an ac wave is also sometimes
called the:
76. Wave X leads wave Y by 270 degrees. This would be A. Absolute value.
better expressed by saying that: B. Direct-current value.
A. Wave X lags wave Y by 90 degrees. C. Effective value.
D. Equivalent value. A. A circuit has no resistance.
E. Reactive value. B. A circuit has no impedance.
C. A circuit has no reactance.
85. The gigabyte is a unit commonly used as a measure D. The complex impedance is high.
of: E. The phase angle is 45 degrees.
A. Data access time.
B. Data frequency. 94. Binaural machine hearing can be advantageous
C. Data transfer speed. over monaural machine
D. Data storage capacity. hearing because the binaural scheme:
E. Data communications accuracy. A. Allows a robot to measure the frequency of a sound.
B. Allows a robot to determine the amplitude of a
86. In a parallel combination of light bulbs, if one bulb sound.
socket totally shorts out: C. Allows a robot to tell from which direction a sound is
A. The circuit had better have a fuse or a circuit coming.
breaker. D. Allows a robot to ascertain the waveform of a sound.
B. The other bulbs will burn out. E. Allows a robot to interpret spoken commands.
C. The other bulbs will dim slightly, but stay lit.
D. The current drawn from the source will decrease. 95. The standard unit of inductance is the:
E. None of the above. A. Farad.
B. Henry.
87. A common lab multimeter cannot measure: C. Gilbert.
A. Current. D. Gauss.
B. Frequency. E. Tesla.
C. Voltage.
D. Resistance. 96. The output of an amplifier circuit is 20 V and the
E. It can measure any of the above. input is 5.0 V. The input and output impedances are
identical. The circuit thus has a gain of:
88. In a P-channel JFET: A. 4 dB.
A. The drain is positive with respect to the source. B. 6 dB.
B. The gate must be grounded. C. 12 dB.
C. The majority carriers are holes. D. -4 dB.
D. The source receives the input signal. E. -6 dB.
E. All of the above are true.
97. An example of a device that converts electrical
89. If you place a bar of iron inside a cylindrical coil of energy into visible radiant energy is:
wire, and then run dc through the wire, you have: A. A photocell.
A. A rheostat. B. A phototransistor.
B. A permanent magnet. C. A photovoltaic cell.
C. A flux meter. D. A light-emitting diode.
D. An electric generator. E. A speaker.
E. An electromagnet.
98. What is the function of bleeder resistors in a power
90. Admittance is a quantity expressing: supply?
A. Opposition to dc. A. To regulate the current.
B. Opposition to audio signals. B. To regulate the voltage.
C. Ease with which a circuit passes ac. C. To protect the rectifier diodes against
D. The ratio of capacitance to inductance. electromagnetic interference.
E. The ratio of reactance to resistance. D. To protect the rectifier diodes against current surges.
E. To discharge the filter capacitors after the supply is
91. In a common-emitter bipolar-transistor circuit: shut off.
A. The collector is at signal ground.
B. The output is taken from the base. 99. A resistor of 100 ohms carries 333 mA dc. The power
C. The emitter is at signal ground. dissipated by that resistor is:
D. The bases of two transistors are connected together. A. 300 mW.
E. The output is taken from the emitter. B. 3.33 W.
C. 33.3 W.
92. In a certain resistance-capacitance (RC) circuit, the D. 3.33 W.
current leads the voltage by 45 degrees. The resistance E. 11.1 W.
is 50 ohms. The capacitive reactance is:
A. 25 ohms. 100. The data in nonvolatile memory:
B. -25 ohms. A. Is stored on magnetic disks.
C. 50 ohms. B. Consists of analog waveforms.
D. -50 ohms. C. Is retained after the power is removed.
E. Impossible to determine from this information. D. Must pass through a modem before it can be
understood by the CPU.
93. The VA power is equal to the true power only when: E. Cannot be used by a microprocessor

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