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  • Question
  • The period of a waveform is:


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  • A. the time required to complete one full cycle
  • B. the number of cycles completed in one second
  • C. the time required for the voltage to rise from 10% to 90% of the peak amplitude
  • D. equal to 0.707 times the peak amplitude
  • E. None of the above

  • Correct Answer
  • the time required to complete one full cycle 


  • Electronic Principles problems


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    • 1. Which one of the following statements most accurately reflects the nature of ac power?

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    • A. The current in an ac circuit flows in one direction, but changes value periodically
    • B. The current in an ac circuit flows in one direction at a steady level
    • C. The current in an ac circuit changes direction periodically
    • D. The current in an ac circuit flows in two directions at the same time
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 2. Holes act like:

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    • A. Atoms
    • B. Crystals
    • C. Negative charges
    • D. Positive charges
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 3. Which one of the following statements applies to common, non-rechargeable flashlight batteries?

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    • A. Common flashlight batteries are secondary wet-cell batteries
    • B. Common flashlight batteries are primary wet-cell batteries
    • C. Common flashlight batteries are primary dry-cell batteries
    • D. Common flashlight batteries are secondary dry-cell batteries
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 4. A step-down transformer has turns ration of 5:1. If the primary voltage is 120 Vrms, what is the secondary voltage?

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    • A. 12 V
    • B. 18 V
    • C. 24 V
    • D. 30 V
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 5. Doubling the operating frequency of a capacitive circuit:

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    • A. doubles the amount of a capacitive reactance
    • B. has no effect on the capacitive reactance
    • C. cuts the capacitive reactance in half
    • D. multiplies the capacitive reactance by 6.28
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 6. The current gain of a transistor is defined as the ratio of the collector current to the

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    • A. base current
    • B. emitter current
    • C. supply current
    • D. collector current
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 7. Which one of the following statements regarding ac circuits is correct?

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    • A. Current and voltage are in phase through an inductor
    • B. Current leads the voltage through an inductor
    • C. Current lags the voltage through an inductor
    • D. All of the above
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 8. At room temperature an intrinsic silicon crystal acts approximately like

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    • A. a battery
    • B. a conductor
    • C. an insulator
    • D. a piece of copper wire
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 9. Norton's theorem replaces a complicated circuit facing a load by an

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    • A. Ideal voltage source and parallel resistor
    • B. Ideal current source and parallel resistor
    • C. Ideal voltage source and series resistor
    • D. Ideal current source and series resistor
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 10. Which one of the following statements is true?

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    • A. Current flows in a capacitor circuit only while ions are permitted to flow through the dielectric material
    • B. Current flows in a capacitor circuit only while the charge on the plates is large enough to force the dielectric to conduct electrons
    • C. Current can flow in a capacitor circuit, but not through the dielectric material itself
    • D. Power returned to the circuit is always greater than the power absorbed
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss


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