1. The nucleus of the copper atom contains how many protons?

a. 1 b. 4 c.18 d. 29

2. The net charge of the neutral copper atom is __.

a. 0 b. +1 c. 1 d. +1

3. Which of the following is not a semiconductor.

a. Transistor b. Diode c. Resistor d. IC

4. An intrinsic semiconductor has some holes in it at room temperature. What

causes these holes?
a.Doping b. Free electrons c. Thermal energy d. Valence
electrons

5. The amount of the time between the creation of the hole and its
disappearance is called
a. Doping b. Lifetime c. Recombination d. Valence

6. If you wanted to produce a p-type semiconductor, which of these would you

use?
a. Acceptor atoms b. Donor atoms c. Pentavalent impurity d.
Silicon

7. An external voltage source is applied to a p-type semiconductor. If the left

end of the crystal is positive, which way do the majority carriers flow?
a. Left b. Right c. Either d, Impossible to say

8. When the diode is forward biased the recombination of free electrons and
holes may produce___.
a. Heat b. Light c. Radiation d. All of the
above

9. If the bulk resistance is zero, the graph above the knee become___.
a. Horizontal b. Vertical c. Titled 45 degrees d. None of the
above

10. A transformer has a turns ratio of 4:1. What is the peak secondary voltage if
115 Vrms is applied to the primary winding?
a. 40.7 V b. 64.6V c. 163V d. 170V

11. Suppose line voltage may be as low as 105 Vrms or as high as 125 Vrms in a
half-wave rectifier. With a 5:1 step down transformer, the maximum peak
voltage is closest to ___.
a. 21 V b. 25V c. 29.6 V d. 35.4 V
12. If the line frequency is 60 Hz. , the output frequency of a half-wave rectifier
is __.
a. 30 Hz b. 60 Hz c. 120 Hz d. 240 Hz
13. If the load current is 5 mA and the filter capacitance is 1000 Farad, what is
the peak-to-peak ripple out of a bridge rectifier if the input frequency is
60Hz.?
a. 21.3 pV b. 56.3 nV c. 21.3 mV d.
41.7 mV
14. What is the PIV across each diode of a bridge rectifier with secondary
voltage of 20 Vrms?
a. 14.1 V b. 20 V c. 27.58 V d. 34 V

15. What is true about breakdown voltage in a zener diode ?

a. It decreases when the current increases
b. It destroys the diode
c. It equals the current times the resistance
d. It is approximately constant

16. In the second approximation, the total voltage across the zener diode is the
sum of the breakdown voltage across the __.
a. Source b. Series resistor c. Zener resistance d. Zener
diode

17. What is one important thing transistor do?

a. Amplify weak signal b. Rectify line voltage
c. Regulate voltage d. Emit light

18. For the transistor to operate in the active mode, the collector diode has to
be___.
a. Forward-biased b. Reverse-biased
c. Non conducting d. Operating in the breakdown
region

19. Most of the electrons on the base of an NPN transistor flow___.

a. Out of the base lead b. Into the collector
c. Into the emitter d. Into the base supply

20. The Common Base current gain of a transistor is the ratio of the___.
a. Collector current to emitter current
b. Collector current to base current
c. Base current to collector current
d. Emitter current to collector current

21. Increasing the collector supply voltage will increase___.

a. Base current b. Collector current
c. Emitter current d. None of the above

22. If the current gain is 200 and the collector current is 100 mA, the base
current is___.
a. 0.5 mA b. 2 mA c. 2 A d. 20 A
23. In the active region, the collector current is not changed significantly by___.
a. Base supply voltage b. Base current
c. Current gain d. Collector resistance

24. The currents in a PNP transistor are ____.

a. Usually smaller than NPN currents b. Opposite NPN
currents
c. Usually larger than NPN currents d. Negative

25. A capacitor is ___.

a. A dc open b. An ac short
c. A dc short and an ac open d. A dc open and ac short

26. A circuit component that stores electric charge is _____.

a. Transistor b. Resistor c. Inductor d.
Capacitor

27. The output of a rectifier is _____.

a. Pure DC b. Pulsating DC c. Pure AC d.
AC/DC

28. The maximum efficiency of a full wave rectifier is _____.

a. 20.3% b. 40.6% c. 81.2% d. 100%

29. In a center tap circuit, ____ of the transformer secondary voltage is utilized.
a. One-fourth b. One-third c. One-half d. Full
winding

30. L-shell can accommodate maximum of ____ electrons.

a. 14 b. 10 c. 8 d. 6

31. The reverse current consists of minority-carrier current and

a. avalanche current b. forward current
c. surface-leakage current d. Zener current

32. Find the normal operating voltage and current of LED

a. 60V and 20mA b. 5V and 50mA
c. 0.7V and 60mA d. 1.7V and 20mA

33. Which of the following has a negative-resistance region?

a. Tunnel diode b. Step-recovery diode
c. Schottky diode d. Optocoupler
34. If the load resistance decreases in a zener regulator, the series current
a. Decreases b. Stays the same c. Increases
d. Equals the source voltage divided by the series resistance

35. The varactor is usually

b.Forward-biased b. Reverse-biased c. Unbiased d. Operated
in the breakdown region

36. Which of the following diodes does not have a depletion layer?
a. Zener diode b. Rectifier diode c. Schottky diode d.
PIN diode

37. A clamping network must have _____.

a. a capacitor b. a diode c. a resistive element d. All of the
above

38. If the diode in a dc restorer is pointing down,

a. the input waveform above the reference or DC bias is clipped.
b. the input waveform below the reference or DC bias is clipped.
c. the input waveform is clamped above the reference or DC bias.
d. the input waveform is clamped below the reference or DC bias.

39. In this voltage multiplier, measuring from the top of the transformer winding
will provide _____ multiples of Vp at the output, whereas measuring the
output voltage from the bottom of the transformer will provide _____
multiples of the peak Vp.
a. odd, even b. even, odd c. odd, odd d. even, even

40. How many diodes are there in a voltage quadrupler?

a. 2 b. 3 c. 4 d. 5

41. Suppose the base resistor is open. The Q point will be

a. in the middle of the load line b. at the upper end of the load
line
c. at the lower end of the load line d. off the load line
42. If the base supply voltage is disconnected, the collector-emitter voltage will
equal
a. 0V b. 6 V c. 10.5 V d. collector supply voltage

43. If a transistor operates at the middle of the load line, an increase in the base
resistance will move the Q point
b. Down b. Up c. Nowhere d. Off the load
line

44. What is Ic(sat) for an emitter bias circuit given: Vcc = 30V, = 80, Rb =
150k, Rc = 2k and Re = 1 k.
a. 5.7 mA b. 10 mA c. 13.33 mA d. 20 mA

45. What is the base current Ib for an emitter bias circuit given: Vcc = 30V, =
80, Rb = 150k, Rc = 2k and Re = 1 k.
a. 0.12 mA b. 0.13 mA c. 71 A d. 44.52 A

46. What is the collector voltage Vc for an emitter bias circuit given: Vcc = 30V,
= 80, Rb = 150k, Rc = 2k and Re = 1 k.
a. 18.63 V b. 10.1 V c. 8.63 V d. 5.35 V

47. What is the percent voltage regulation given V(max) = 12.34V, V(min) =
12.05V, and V(nom) = 12V?
a. 1.02% b. 2.42% c. 1.004% d. 2.06%
48. Determine the value of Re for a voltage divider bias circuit. Given: Vcc =
25V, = 65, Ic(sat) = 4.54mA, R1 = R2 = 32k, Rc = 3k.
a. 1.5k b. 5.5k c. 2.5k d. 3k

49. Can approximate analysis be used for a voltage divider bias circuit. Given:
Vcc = 25V, = 65, Ic(sat) = 4.54mA, R1 = R2 = 32k, Rc = 3k.
a. Yes b. No c. Sometimes d. Cannot be determined

50. Determine the value of Vce for a voltage divider bias circuit. Given: Vcc =
25V, = 65, Ic(sat) = 4.54mA, R1 = R2 = 32k, Rc = 3k.
a. 2V b. 1.7V c. 12.29V d. 15.32V