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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
Correct Answer
an insulator
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1. 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
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Correct Answer: Current lags the voltage through an inductor
2. 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
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Correct Answer: base current
3. 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
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Correct Answer: the time required to complete one full cycle
4. 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
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Correct Answer: The current in an ac circuit changes direction periodically
5. Holes act like:
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A. Atoms
B. Crystals
C. Negative charges
D. Positive charges
E. None of the above
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Correct Answer: Positive charges
6. 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
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Correct Answer: Ideal current source and parallel resistor
7. 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
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Correct Answer: Current can flow in a capacitor circuit, but not through the dielectric material itself
8. What kind of device is a diode?
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A. Bilateral
B. Linear
C. Nonlinear
D. Unipolar
E. None of the above
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Correct Answer: Nonlinear
9. Who invented the first junction transistor?
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A. Smith
B. Gomes
C. Fisher
D. Shockley
E. None of the above
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Correct Answer: Shockley
10. What is the total resistance of a series circuit that contains four resistors having values of 220W, 470W, 1W, and 1.2W?
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A. 692.2 Ohm
B. 844.5 Ohm
C. 3890 Ohm
D. 1234 Ohm
E. None of the above
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Correct Answer: 692.2 Ohm
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