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1.Explainwhatisanoperationalamplifier?

Anoperationalamplifier,abbreviatedasopamp,isbasicallya
multistage,veryhighgain,directcoupled,negativefeedback
amplifierthatusesvoltageshuntfeedbacktoprovidea
stabilizedvoltagegain.

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2.Stateassumptionsmadeforanalyzingidealopamp.

Assumptionsmadeforanalyzingidealopampare:

Infiniteopenloopgain
Infiniteinputimpedance
Zerooutputimpedance
Perfectbalance
Infinitefrqeuencybandwidth
Infiniteslewrate
Infinitecommonmoderejectionratio
Nildriftofcharacteristicswithtemperature

3.Explainwhatisavoltagetransfercurveofanop
amp?

Thecurvedrawnbetweenoutputvoltageandinputdifferential
voltage,foranopamp,keepingvoltagegainAconstantis
knownasvoltagetransfercurve.
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4.Explainwhataredifferentialgainandcommon
modegainofadifferentialamplifier?
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Whenthedifferenceofthetwoinputsappliedtothetwo
terminalsofadifferentialamplifierisamplified,theresultant Engineering intervie
gainistermedasdifferentialgain.Butwhenthetwoinput Follow
terminalsareconnectedtothesameinputsourcethenthegain
561 followers

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establishedbythedifferentialamplifieriscalledthecommon
modegain.

5.DefineCMRR.

CMRRisdefinedastherationofdifferentialvoltagegainto
commonmodevoltagegainanditisgivenasCMRR=Ad/Acm

6.ExplainwhydoesanopamphavehighCMRR?

HighCMRRensuresthatthecommonmodesignalssuchas
noisearerejectedsuccessfullyandtheoutputvoltageis
proportionalonlytothedifferentialinputvoltage.

7.Explainwhyopenloopopampconfigurationsare
notusedinlinearapplications?

Whenanopampisoperatedintheopenloopconfiguration,the
outputeithergoestopositivesaturationornegativesaturation
levelsorswitchesbetweenpositiveandnegativesaturation
levelsandthusclipstheoutputabovetheselevels.Soopenloop
opampconfigurationsarenotusedinlinearapplications.

8.Listtheparametersthatshouldbeconsideredforac
anddcapplications.

Theparameterstobeconsideredfordcapplicationsare:

Inputoffsetvoltage
Inputoffsetcurrent
Inputbiascurrent
Drift

Theparameterstobeconsideredforacapplicationsare:

Gainbandwidthproduct(GBW)
Risetime
Slewrate
Fullpowerresponse
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ACnoise

9.Defineoffsetvoltageasappliedtoanopamp.

Inputoffsetvoltagemaybedefinedasthatvoltagewhichistobe
appliedbetweentheinputterminalstobalancetheamplifier.

10.GivethetypicalvalueofbiascurrentforCA741
operationalamplifier.

80nA

11.Defineslewrate.

Slewrateofanopampisdefinedasthemaximumrateof
changeofoutputvoltageperunittimeandisexpressesinV/s.

12.Explainwhatkindofnegativefeedbackispresent
inanoninvertingopamp.

Negativevoltageseriesfeedback.

13.Explainwhatisavoltagefollower?

Voltagefollowerisanelectroniccircuitinwhichoutputvoltage
tractstheinputvoltagebothinsignandmagnitude.

14.Explainwhataretheadvantagesofusingavoltage
followeramplifier?

Voltagefollowerhasthreeuniquecharacteristicsviz.extremely
highinputimpedance,extremelylowoutputimpedanceand
unitytransmissiongainandis,therefore,anidealcircuitdevice
foruseasabufferamplifier.

15.InExplainwhatwayisthevoltagefollowera
specialcaseofthenoninvertingamplifier?

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IffeedbackresistorismadezeroorR1ismade(bykeepingit
opencircuited)inanoninvertingamplifiercircuit,voltage
followerisobtained.

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16.Explainwhatisaninvertingamplifier?

Inaninvertingamplifier,theinputisconnectedtotheminusor
invertingterminalofopamp.

17.Explainwhataretheapplicationsofaninverting
amplifier?

Invertingamplifierisaveryversatilecomponentandcanbe
usedforperformingnumberofmathematicalstimulationsuch
asanaloginverter,paraphraseamplifier,phaseshifter,adder,
integrator,differentiator.

18.Explainwhatisadifferentialamplifier?

Differentialamplifierisacombinationofinvertingand
noninvertingamplifiersandamplifiesthevoltagedifference
betweeninputlinesneitherofwhichisgrounded.

19.Giveexamplesoflinearcircuits.

Adder,subtractor,differentiator,integratorfallunderthe
categoryoflinearcircuits.

20.Explainwhatisanadderorsummingamplifier?

Adderorsummingamplifierisacircuitthatprovidesanoutput
voltageproportionaltoorequaltothealgebraicsumoftwoor
moreinputvoltagesmultipliedbyaconstantgainfactor.

21.Explainwhatisanintegrator?

Anintegratorisacircuitthatperformsamathematical
operationcalledintegration.
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22.Explainwhataretheapplicationsofintegrators?

Integratorsarewidelyusedinramporsweepgenerators,filters,
analogcomputersetc.

23.Opampisusedmostlyasanintegratorthana
differentiator.Explainwhy?

Opampisusedmostlyasanintegratorthanadifferentiator
becauseindifferentiatorathighfrequency,gainishighandso
highfrequencynoiseisalsoamplifiedwhichabsolutelyabstract
thedifferentiatedsignal.

24.WhatisCMRR?
CMRRisdefinedastheratioofdifferentialvoltagegain(Ad)to
commonmodevoltagegain(Acm).TheformulaforCMRRis
givenbelow:
CMRR=Ad/Acm

25.WhatischaracteristicofIdealOPAMP?Important
InterviewquestionsonOPAMP
CharacteristicofidealOPAMPare
1.Infinitevoltagegain
2.Zerooutputimpedance
3.infiniteinputimpedance
4.Infiniteslewrate
5.Characteristicsnotdriftingwithtemperature
6.Infinitebandwidth

26.WhatisAmplifier?ImportantInterviewquestions
onOPAMP
Amplifierisadevicethatmakessoundlouderandsignallevel
greater.

27WhatistheFormulaforNonInvertingAmplifier?
Theformulafornoninvertingamplifierisgivenas1+Rf/R1

28.WhatisperfectbalanceinOPAMP?Important
InterviewquestionsonOPAMP
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PerfectbalanceisthecharacteristicsofidealOPAMPandif
thereissameinputappliedthenwewillgettheoutputzero.In
thisconditionitisknownasperfectbalance.

29.WhichOPAMPdonthavefeedbackloop?
ComparatorOPAMP(operationalamplifier)donthave
feedbackloop.

30.WhyOPAMPcalleddirectcoupledhighdifferential
circuit?
OPAMPiscalleddirectcoupledbecausetheinputofone
OPAMPisinsertedintotheinputofanotherOPAMP.Itiscalled
highgaindifferentialcircuitbecausethedifferenceofthetwo
inputisamplified.

31.WhyOPAMPcalledoperationalAmplifier?
ImportantInterviewquestionsonOPAMP
OPAMPitisadirectcoupledhighgaindifferentialinput
amplifier.Itiscalledoperationalamplifierbecauseitisusedfor
performingdifferentfunctionslikedifferentiation,addition,
integration,subtraction.Ithasinfinitevoltagegain,infiniteslew
rate,infiniteinputimpedance,zerooutputimpedance,infinite
bandwidth.

32.WhatistheoutputDifferentiatorandIntegrator?
Ifwegivethesinusoidalinputindifferentiatorwewillgetthe
outputofdifferentiatorasasquareoutput.Ifwegivethe
sinusoidalinputinintegratorwewillgettheoutputof
integratorasarampoutput.

33.FortheCMRRtobeinfinitewhatwillbethe
condition?
CMRRisdefinedastheratioofdifferentialvoltagegain(Ad)to
commonmodevoltagegain(Acm).TheformulaforCMRRis
givenbelow:
CMRR=Ad/Acm
IfAcmwillbezerothenonlyitwillbeinfinite.

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34.Anidealoperationalamplifierhas
A.infiniteoutputimpedance
B.zeroinputimpedance
C.infinitebandwidth
D.Alloftheabove
Answer:C

35.Anothernameforaunitygainamplifieris:
A.differenceamplifier
B.comparator
C.singleended
D.voltagefollower
Answer:D

36.Theopenloopvoltagegain(Aol)ofanopampis
the
A.externalvoltagegainthedeviceiscapableof
B.internalvoltagegainthedeviceiscapableof
C.mostcontrolledparameter
D.sameasAcl
Answer:B

37.Aseriesdissipativeregulatorisanexampleofa:
A.linearregulator
B.switchingregulator
C.shuntregulator
D.dctodcconverter
Answer:A

38.Anoninvertingclosedloopopampcircuit
generallyhasagainfactor:
A.lessthanone
B.greaterthanone
C.ofzero
D.equaltoone
Answer:B

39.Inorderforanoutputtoswingaboveandbelowa
zeroreference,theopampcircuitrequires:
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A.aresistivefeedbacknetwork
B.zerooffset
C.awidebandwidth
D.anegativeandpositivesupply
Answer:D

40.Opampsusedashighandlowpassfiltercircuits
employwhichconfiguration?
A.noninverting
B.comparator
C.openloop
D.inverting
Answer:D

41.Ifgroundisappliedtothe(+)terminalofan
invertingopamp,the()terminalwill:
A.notneedaninputresistor
B.bevirtualground
C.havehighreversecurrent
D.notinvertthesignal
Answer:B

42.Anastablemultivibratorisalsoknownasa:
A.oneshotmultivibrator
B.freerunningmultivibrator
C.bistablemultivibrator
D.monostablemultivibrator
Answer:B

43.Withnegativefeedback,thereturningsignal:
A.aidstheinputsignal
B.isproportionaltooutputcurrent
C.opposestheinputsignal
D.isproportionaltodifferentialvoltagegain
Answer:C

44.Whatstartsafreerunningmultivibrator?
A.atrigger
B.aninputsignal
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C.anexternalcircuit
D.nothing
Answer:D

45.Aportionoftheoutputthatprovidescircuit
stabilizationisconsideredtobe:
A.negativefeedback
B.distortion
C.openloop
D.positivefeedback
Answer:A

46.Theclosedloopvoltagegainofaninverting
amplifierequals:
A.theratiooftheinputresistancetothefeedbackresistance
B.theopenloopvoltagegain
C.thefeedbackresistancedividedbytheinputresistance
D.theinputresistance
Answer:C

47.Allofthefollowingarebasicopampinputmodes
ofoperationEXCEPT
A.invertingmode
B.commonmode
C.doubleended
D.singleended
Answer:A

48.Acircuitwhoseoutputisproportionaltothe
differencebetweentheinputsignalsisconsideredto
bewhichtypeofamplifier?
A.commonmode
B.darlington
C.differential
D.operational
Answer:C

49.Withnegativefeedback,thereturningsignal
A.isproportionaltotheoutputcurrent
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B.isproportionaltothedifferentialvoltagegain
C.opposestheinputsignal
D.aidstheinputsignal
Answer:C

50.Theratiobetweendifferentialgainandcommon
modegainiscalled:
A.amplitude
B.differentialmoderejection
C.commonmoderejection
D.phase
Answer:C

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