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Electronic Principles problems


  • 1. A battery is a device composed of one or more:

  • Options
  • A. chemical cells
  • B. voltage generators
  • C. solar cells
  • D. piezoeletric cells
  • E. None of the above
  • Discuss
  • 2. Which one of the following devices is most often used for measuring opposition to current flow in a circuit?

  • Options
  • A. Ammeter
  • B. Voltmeter
  • C. Ohmmeter
  • D. Wattmeter
  • E. None of the above
  • Discuss
  • 3. A dielectric material is:

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  • A. a good conductor
  • B. a good insulator
  • C. a poor conductor of electrostatic fields
  • D. a good conductor of magnetic fields
  • E. None of the above
  • Discuss
  • 4. The rise time of a pulse waveform is the time required for the voltage to rise:

  • Options
  • A. from zero to its rms value
  • B. from zero to its peak value
  • C. from 10% of the peak value to 70.7% of the peak value
  • D. from 10% of the peak value to 90% of the peak value
  • E. None of the above
  • Discuss
  • 5. A device that converts mechanical into electrical energy is?

  • Options
  • A. solar cell
  • B. thermocouple
  • C. chemical cell
  • D. generator
  • E. None of the above
  • Discuss
  • 6. What is the capacitive reactance of a 0.1 micro F capacitor that is operating at 1000 Hz?

  • Options
  • A. less than 1 Ohm
  • B. 1590 Ohm
  • C. 312 Ohm
  • D. 690 Ohm
  • E. None of the above
  • Discuss
  • 7. A transformer has a primary voltage of 120 V rms and a secondary voltage of 25 V rms. If the secondary current is 1A rms, what is the primary current?

  • Options
  • A. 7.8 mA
  • B. 208 mA
  • C. 200 mA
  • D. 300 mA
  • E. None of the above
  • Discuss
  • 8. Which one of the following statements is true for current flowing in a parallel circuit?

  • Options
  • A. The amount of current flow through each branch of a parallel circuit can be different, depending on the resistance of each branch part and the amount of voltage applied to it
  • B. The same current always flows through every part of a parallel circuit
  • C. The total current in a parallel circuit is equal to the total voltage multiplied by the total resistance
  • D. The total current in a parallel circuit is always less than the smallest amount of current
  • E. None of the above
  • Discuss
  • 9. Suppose the zener diode has a breakdown voltage of 10 V and zener resistance of 8.5 W, what is the additional voltage when the current is 20 mA?

  • Options
  • A. 0.17 V
  • B. 10.17 V
  • C. 20 V
  • D. 18.8 V
  • E. None of the above
  • Discuss
  • 10. A high-pass filter:

  • Options
  • A. passes lower-frequency signals and reduces higher-frequency signals
  • B. passes higher-frequency signals and reduces lower-frequency signals
  • C. has no effect on ac signals
  • D. increases the level of all frequencies by a significant amount
  • E. None of the above
  • Discuss

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