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Alternating Current vs Direct Current
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A test equipment item that has the ability to produce either square, triangular, or sawtooth waveforms is called:
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A. a function generator
B. a radio frequency generator
C. an audio frequency generator
D. a frequency meter or counter
Correct Answer
a function generator
Alternating Current vs Direct Current problems
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1. What is the name of a device used to directly measure the frequency of a periodic wave?
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A. oscilloscope
B. frequency meter or counter
C. audio frequency generator
D. radio frequency generator
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Correct Answer: frequency meter or counter
2. One oscilloscope selector knob that allows the major and minor divisions of the graticule to be used to determine a signal amplitude value is called the:
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A. time/cm control
B. position control
C. intensity control
D. volts/cm control
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Correct Answer: volts/cm control
3. If a sine wave signal is 100 mV peak-to-peak, how many volts would be measured by a voltmeter?
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A. 14.14 mV
B. 35.4 mV
C. 63.7 mV
D. 70.7 mV
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Correct Answer: 35.4 mV
4. Power companies supply ac, not dc, because:
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A. it is easier to transmit ac
B. there is no longer a need for dc
C. dc is more dangerous
D. there are not enough batteries
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Correct Answer: it is easier to transmit ac
5. If current varies periodically from zero to a maximum, back to zero, and then repeats, the signal is:
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A. direct
B. alternating
C. pulsating
D. repetitive
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Correct Answer: pulsating
6. The distance that a signal's energy can travel in the time it takes for one cycle to occur is called the signal's:
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A. amplitude
B. frequency
C. wavelength
D. period
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Correct Answer: wavelength
7. Why is ac current transfer more effective than dc current transfer over long distances?
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A. due to the height of power lines
B. due to the use of ac generators
C. due to step-up and step-down transformers reducing I
2
R losses
D. due to very high voltages
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Correct Answer: due to step-up and step-down transformers reducing I
2
R losses
8. A rectangular wave that has a duty cycle of 50 percent could be called a:
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A. c wave
B. sawtooth wave
C. square wave
D. triangle wave
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Correct Answer: square wave
9. If a waveform period is determined to be 10 microseconds in duration, what is the frequency of the signal?
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A. 100 Hz
B. 1000 Hz
C. 10 kHz
D. 100 kHz
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Correct Answer: 100 kHz
10. Which control should be moved to display more cycles of a signal on an oscilloscope?
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A. horizontal position to left or right
B. volts/cm to a smaller number
C. vertical position to top or bottom
D. time/cm to a higher setting
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Correct Answer: time/cm to a higher setting
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