Objective Type Questions

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1. A balance beam scale uses which of the following units?
a. grams
b .pounds
c. ounces
d. kilograms
2. Which of the following would be about the height of the average doorway?
a. 2 meters
b. 2 centimeters
c. 2 millimeters
d. 2 kilometers
3. A series dissipative regulator is an example of a:
a.
b.
c.
d.

linear regulator
switching regulator
shunt regulator
dc-to-dc converter

4. Which of the following is a unit of mass in the metric system?

a. gram
b. milliliter
c. centimeter
d. pounds

5. What device is similar to an RTD but has a negative temperature coefficient?

a.
b.
c.
d.

Strain gauge
Thermistor
Negative-type RTD
Thermocouple

6. The resistive change of a strain gauge

a.
b.
c.
d.

is based on the weight placed upon it, but can be many thousands of ohms
is usually no more than 100 omega.
is based on the gauge factor, but is typically less than an ohm
has a positive temperature coefficient

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7. The output voltage of a typical thermocouple is
a.
b.
c.
d.

Less than 100 mV

Greater than 1 V
Thermocouples vary resistance, not voltage.
None of the above

8. The connections to a thermocouple

a.
b.
c.
d.

Can produce an unwanted thermocouple effect, which must be compensated for

Produce an extra desirable thermocouple effect
Must be protected, since high voltages are present
Produce an extra desirable thermocouple effect and must be protected, since high
voltages are present

9. What is the zero-voltage switch used for?

a.
b.
c.
d.

To reduce radiation of high frequencies during turn-on of a high current to a load

To control low-voltage circuits
To provide power to a circuit when power is lost
For extremely low-voltage applications

10. Temperature sensing can be achieved by the use of

a.
b.
c.
d.

Thermocouples
RTDs
thermistors
All of the above

11. The purpose of compensation for a thermocouple is

a.
b.
c.
d.

to decrease temperature sensitivity

to increase voltage output
to cancel unwanted voltage output of a thermocouple
used for high-temperature circuits

12. The change in value of an analog signal during the conversion process produces what is
called the
a.
b.
c.
d.

Quantization error
Resolution error
Nyquist error
Sampling error

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13. Which of the following performance specifications applies to a sample-and-hold circuit?
a.
b.
c.
d.

Aperture time
Aperture droop
Feedback
Acquisition jitter

14. RTDs are typically connected with other fixed resistors

a.
b.
c.
d.

In a pi configuration
In a bridge configuration
And variable resistors
And capacitors in a filter-type circuit

15. Holding current for an SCR is best described as

a.
b.
c.
d.

The minimum current required for turn-off

The current required before an SCR will turn on
The amount of current required to maintain conduction
The gate current required maintaining conduction

16. What is the moving part of a linear variable differential transformer?

a. Primary
b. Secondary
c. Diaphragm
d. Core
17. What does a Hall Effect sensor sense?
a.
b.
c.
d.

Temperature
Moisture
Magnetic fields
Pressure

18. What causes the piezoelectric effect?

a.
b.
c.
d.

Heat or dissimilar metals

Pressure on a crystal
Water running on iron
A magnetic field

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19. What type of application would use a photovoltaic cell?
a.
b.
c.
d.

An automobile horn
A TI 92 calculator
A magnetic field detector
A remote power source

20. Which is the seven-segment display?

21. A transducer's function is to:

a.
b.
c.
d.

Transmit electrical energy

Convert energy
Produce mechanical energy
Prevent current flow

22. Derived units are obtained from various combinations of

a.
b.
c.
d.

Electrical quantities
Fundamental units
Metric prefixes
International standards

23. Scientific notation is a method

a.
b.
c.
d.

of expressing a very large number

of expressing a very small number
used to make calculations with large and small numbers
All of the above

24. If you drop a 5 when rounding a number, you are using the
a.
b.
c.
d.

round-to-even rule
significant digit rule
round-off rule
retained digit rule

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25. A measure of the repeatability of a measurement of some quantity is
a.
b.
c.
d.

error
precision
accuracy
significant

26. Another name for "fundamental units" is

a.
b.
c.
d.

base units
atoms
the metric system
letter symbols

27. When using the terms "accuracy" and "precision" for measurements
a.
b.
c.
d.

"precision" implies less measurement error than "accuracy"

"accuracy" implies less measurement error than "precision"
"precision" measures the repeatability of a measurement
both terms mean the same thing

28. The difference between scientific and engineering notation is

a.
b.
c.
d.

powers of ten representation

single vs. multiple digits before decimal point
groupings of multiples of three digits
All of the above

29. The digits in a measured number that are known to be correct are called
a.
b.
c.
d.

accuracy digits
significant digits
error digits
precision digits

30. Pico is what relation to micro?

a.
b.
c.
d.

one-tenth
one-hundredth
one-thousandth
one-millionth

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31. Four terminal resistors are used for resistance values
a.
b.
c.
d.

Greater than 10 ohm

Greater than 1 ohm
Less than 1 ohm
Of the order of 1M ohm

32. The condition for a resistor to have the same value of resistance at medium frequencies
is as with D.C. is
a.
b.
c.
d.

CR =L
CR =2L
CR =WL
CR =2WL

33. Permeability is the inverse equivalent of which electrical term?

a.
b.
c.
d.

Voltage
Current
Resistance
Conductance

34. What is the flux density of a magnetic field whose flux is 3000 Wb and cross-sectional
area is 0.25 m ?
a.
b.
c.
d.

12,000 T
83,330 T
0T
More information is needed in order to find flux density.

35. How much flux is there in a magnetic field when its flux density is 5000 mu.gifT and its
cross-sectional area is 300 mm ?
a.
b.
c.
d.

16.67 m Wb
5.0 Wb
3.0 m Wb
1.5 Wb

36. What are the effects of moving a closed wire loop through a magnetic field?
a.
b.
c.
d.

A voltage is induced in the wire.

A current is induced in the wire.
The polarity across the wire depends on the direction of motion.
All of the above
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37. The Hall Effect
a.
b.
c.
d.

is a phenomenon with no practical applications

is used in various sensor applications
can develop potentials of thousands of volts
is the basis for solar cell operation

38. A Hall Effect sensor

a.
b.
c.
d.

exists only in theory

is a non-contacting magnetic sensor
can operate only a few times before failure
produces very large voltages

39. Which two values are plotted on a B-H curve graph?

a.
b.
c.
d.

Reluctance and flux density

Permeability and reluctance
Magnetizing force and permeability
Flux density and magnetizing force

40. for turbulent flow, the velocity at the center is ____ times the mean velocity
a.
b.
c.
d.

1.2
2.2
2
3.333

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