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Electronic Principles problems


  • 1. The current gain of a transistor is defined as the ratio of the collector current to the

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

  • Options
  • 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
  • 3. At room temperature an intrinsic silicon crystal acts approximately like

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

  • Options
  • 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
  • 5. Which one of the following statements is true?

  • Options
  • 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
  • 6. What kind of device is a diode?

  • Options
  • A. Bilateral
  • B. Linear
  • C. Nonlinear
  • D. Unipolar
  • E. None of the above
  • Discuss
  • 7. Who invented the first junction transistor?

  • Options
  • A. Smith
  • B. Gomes
  • C. Fisher
  • D. Shockley
  • E. None of the above
  • Discuss
  • 8. What is the total resistance of a series circuit that contains four resistors having values of 220W, 470W, 1W, and 1.2W?

  • Options
  • A. 692.2 Ohm
  • B. 844.5 Ohm
  • C. 3890 Ohm
  • D. 1234 Ohm
  • E. None of the above
  • Discuss
  • 9. Which one of the following statements best applies to a series RLC circuit?

  • Options
  • A. The voltage waveform for each component always has the same amplitude and phase as the applied voltage
  • B. The current waveform for each component always has the same amplitude and phase as the applied current
  • C. All of the above
  • D. The sum of the current is always less than the applied current
  • E. None of the above
  • Discuss
  • 10. Reducing the amount of current through an inductor:

  • Options
  • A. reduces the value of inductance by one-half
  • B. multiplies the value of inductance by four
  • C. multiplies the value of inductance by two
  • D. has no effect on the inductance
  • E. None of the above
  • Discuss

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