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  • The resistive change of a strain gauge


  • Options
  • A. is based on the weight placed upon it, but can be many thousands of ohms
  • B. is usually no more than 100 Ω
  • C. is based on the gauge factor, but is typically less than an ohm
  • D. has a positive temperature coefficient

  • Correct Answer
  • is based on the gauge factor, but is typically less than an ohm 


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    • 1. A basic series regulator has

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    • A. an error detector
    • B. a load
    • C. a reference voltage
    • D. both an error detector and a reference voltage
    • Discuss
    • 2. In an averaging amplifier, the input resistances are

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    • A. equal to the feedback resistance
    • B. less than the feedback resistance
    • C. greater than the feedback resistance
    • D. unequal
    • Discuss
    • 3. The ramp voltage at the output of an op-amp integrator

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    • A. increases or decreases at a linear rate
    • B. increases or decreases exponentially
    • C. is always increasing and never decreasing
    • D. is constant
    • Discuss
    • 4. A digital-to-analog converter is an application of the

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    • A. scaling adder
    • B. voltage-to-current converter
    • C. noninverting amplifier
    • D. adjustable bandwidth circuit
    • Discuss
    • 5. A comparator is an example of a(n)

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    • A. active filter
    • B. current source
    • C. linear circuit
    • D. nonlinear circuit
    • Discuss
    • 6. The change in value of an analog signal during the conversion process produces what is called the

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    • A. quantization error
    • B. resolution error
    • C. Nyquist error
    • D. sampling error
    • Discuss
    • 7. The purpose of compensation for a thermocouple is

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    • A. to decrease temperature sensitivity
    • B. to increase voltage output
    • C. to cancel unwanted voltage output of a thermocouple
    • D. used for high-temperature circuits
    • Discuss
    • 8. What is the moving part of a linear variable differential transformer?

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    • A. Primary
    • B. Secondary
    • C. Diaphragm
    • D. Core
    • Discuss
    • 9. Holding current for an SCR is best described as

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    • A. the minimum current required for turn-off
    • B. the current required before an SCR will turn on
    • C. the amount of current required to maintain conduction
    • D. the gate current required to maintain conduction
    • Discuss
    • 10. What device is similar to an RTD but has a negative temperature coefficient?

    • Options
    • A. Strain gauge
    • B. Thermistor
    • C. Negative-type RTD
    • D. Thermocouple
    • Discuss


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