ELECTRONICS COMPILATION

1. What is the bandgap energy for diamonds?

a. 2.5eV
b.1.1eV
c.5.6eV
d. 0.1eV
2. _______________ allows simplifying a one-port circuit to a
current source in parallel with an impedance.
a. Nortons Theorem
b. Thevenins Therorem
c. Kirchoffs Current Law
d. Faradays Law of Magnetic Induction
3. Charge carriers move in semiconductors via two
mechanisms: _____ and _______.
a. drift and diffusion
b. drift and avalanche
c. avalanche and diffusion
d. none of the above
4. The diffusion current density is proportional to the
_________ of the carrier concentration
a. gradient
b. curl
c. divergence
d. laplacian
5. The ___________ is the minimum energy required to
dislodge an electron from its covalent
bond.
a.barrier potential
b. bandgap energy
c. potential energy
d. diffusion energy
6. Under a high reverse bias voltage, pn pn junctions
break down, conducting a very high current.
Depending on the structure and doping levels of the
device, ____________ breakdown may occur.
a. Zener
b. Avalanche
c. Drift
d. answers a or b
7. The statement A voltage-dependent current source
can form an amplifier along with a load resistor is
a. True
b. False
c. Cannot be determined
d. Sometimes True
8. For proper operation, the____________________ is
forward-biased and the _____________________ is
reverse-biased.
a. base-emitter junction, collector-emitter junction
b. base-emitter junction, base-collector junction
c. collector-base junction, base-emitter junction
d. collector-emitter junction, collector-base junction
9. The ________________ of the bipolar transistor consists of
an exponential voltage-dependent
current source tied between the collector and emitter,
and a diode (accounting for the base
current) tied between the base and emitter.
a. r-paramter model
b. h-parameter model
c. small signal-model
d. large-signal model

10. The ______ stage provides a moderate voltage gain, a

moderate input impedance, and a moderate
output impedance.
a. common-drain
b. common-collector
c. common-base
d. common-emmiter
11. The ___________ provides a voltage gain less than unity,
a high input impedance, and a low output impedance,
serving as a good voltage buffer
a. emitter follower
b. common base
c. common emitter
d. common source
12. MOSFETs operate in the ________ region if the drain
voltage is more than one threshold below the gate
voltage
a. triode
b. diode
c. negative resistance
d. constant current
13. A measure of the small-signal performance of voltagedependent current sources is the _____________ defined as
the change in the output current divided by the change
in the input voltage.
a. impedance
b. conductance
c. transconductance
d. reluctance
14. The impedance seen looking into the gate of a
MOSFET is equal to ________
a. infinity
b. r0
c. 1 / gm
d. zero
15. The _______________ topology exhibits a nominal gain
equal to one plus the ratio of
two resistors. The circuit also suffers from a gain error that is
inversely proportional to the
gain of the op amp.
a. noninverting amplifier
b. inverting amplifier
c. summing amplifier
d. voltage follower
16. Placing a bipolar device around an op amp provides
a _____________function
a. linear
b. parabolic
c. exponential
d. logarithmic
17. Op amps suffer from various imperfections, including
dc offsets and input bias currents.
These effects impact the performance of various circuits,
most notably,____________.
a. zero-level detector
b. summing amplifier
c. differentiators
d. integrators

18. Stacking a transistor atop another forms a _______

structure, resulting in a high output
impedance.
a. darlington
b. stack
c. cascade
d. cascode

26. In low-distortion applications, the output stage may be

embedded in a _________
to suppress the nonlinearity.
a. open loop
b. positive feedback loop
c.negative feedback loop
d. none of the above

19. Bipolar differential pairs exhibit a

____________input/output characteristic. The tail
current can be mostly steered to one side with a
differential input of about 4Vt.
a. parabolic
b. logarithmic
c. hyperbolic tangent
d. exponential

27. A push-pull stage operating at high temperatures may

suffer from _____________, whereby
the elevated temperatures allow the output transistors to
draw higher currents, which in turn
makes them dissipate even more.
a. avalanche effect
b. diffusion effect
c. thermal runaway
d. thermal breakover

20. As the frequency of operation increases,

capacitances exhibit a ______________, reducing
the gain. The gain thus rolls off at high signal frequencies.
a. same impedance
b. slightly higher impedance
c. lower impedance
d. significantly higher
21. To obtain the frequency response, we must derive the
___________ of the circuit.
a. logarithmic behavior
b. roll-off rate
c. gain
d. transfer function
22. A capacitance tied between the input and output of
an inverting amplifier appears at the input
with a factor equal to one minus the gain of the amplifier.
This is called _______________.
a. Capacitance-gain effect
b. Miller effect
c. Thevenin effect
d. Faraday effect
23. The ________of a feedback system can, in principle, be
obtained by breaking the loop,
injecting a test signal, and calculating the gain as the
signal goes around the loop. It determines many
properties of feedback systems, e.g., gain, frequency
response, and I/O impedances.
a. loop gain
b. transfer function
c. negative feedback
d. signal flow
24. To avoid oscillation, the gain crossover frequency must
__________the phase crossover frequency.
a. fall below
b. rise above
c. be equal
d. a factor of
25. The crossover distortion resulting from the dead zone
can be reduced by biasing the push-pull
transistors for a small quiescent current
a. True
b. False

28. The ___________ response provides a sharper transition

than Butterworth at the cost of some
ripple in the passband and stopbands. It contains n
complex poles on an ellipse
a. Thomas
b. Buttord
c. Elliptic
d. Chebyshev
29. A phenomenon that occurs for large reverse voltages
across a pn junction where the free electrons are
accelerated to such high speeds that they can dislodge
valence electrons.
a. Piezoelectric effect
b. Zener Effect
c. Recombination
d. Avalanche effect
30. A graph showing the gain or phase performance of an
electronic circuit at various frequencies.
a. Ogive graph
b. Bode plot
c. Gain-frequency curve
d. Performance graph
31. What do you call the ohmic resistance of the
semiconductor?
a. Dynamic resistance
b. Static resistance
c. Bulk resistance
d. Semiconductor resistance
32. The metaphor used to describe the action of an SCR
when it is used to protect a load against supply.
a. Surge
b. Limiter
c. Breaker
d. Crowbar
33. A value that tells you how much to reduce the power
rating for each degree above the reference temperature
given on the data sheet.
a. Reduction factor
b. Derating factor
c. Temperature coefficient
d. Attenuation

34. It is the process of adding impurity element to an

intrinsic semiconductor to change its conductivity.
a. Impurification
b. Crystallization
c. Recombination
d. Doping

44. Which of the following special purpose diode doesnt

have depletion layer?
a. Tunnel diode
b. Schottky diode
c. Varactor diode
d. Zener diode

35. A condition where the transistor is operating at the

upper end of the load line with a base current that is onetenth of the collector current.
a. Full saturation
b. Hard saturation
c. Mid saturation
d. Avalanche

45. It is define as a large initial current that flows through

the diode of a rectifier.
a. Bleeder current
b. Surge current
c. Transient current
d. Saturated current

36. The pattern appearing on an oscilloscope when

harmonically related signals are applied to the horizontal
and vertical inputs.
a. Lissajous pattern
b. Shockleys pattern
c. Brauns pattern
d. Lee de Forests pattern
37. A connection of two transistors connected with
positive feedback to simulate the action of a thyristor.
a. Complementary
b. Latch
c. Push pull
d. Switch
38. It refers to the average amount of time between the
creation and recombination of a free electron and a hole.
a. Recombination time
b. Delay time
c. Conduction time
d. Life time
39. A filter that blocks a signal with at most one frequency.
a. Brick wall filter
b. Cauer filter
c. Notch filter
d. Butterworth filter
40. A term use to describe the death of amplification.
a. Oscillation
b. Attenuation
c. Degradation
d. Hysteresis
41. The voltage that provides the border between the
ohmic region and the constant current region of a
depletion-mode device when the gate to source voltage
is zero.
a. Threshold voltage
b. Peak point voltage
c. Valley point voltage
d. Pinch off voltage
42. A basic circuit that a designer can modify to get more
advanced circuits.
a. Model circuit
b. Miniature circuit
c. Prototype
d. Hybrid
43. It is a comparator with hysteresis.
a. Schmitt trigger
b. Hysteresis circuit
c. Trigger-comparator

46. It is defined as a four-layer semiconductor device that

acts as a latch.
a. Thyrector
b. Transistor
c. Transformer
d. Thyristor
47. It is the value of the input voltage that switches the
output of a comparator.
a. Trigger
b. Trip point
c. Latch
d. Knee
48. It is a device that acts like two back-to-back-zener
diodes.
a. Varistor
b. Varactor
c. Complementary zener
d. Zener latch
49. What do you call a thin slice of crystal used as a
chassis for integrated components.
a. Substrate
b. Base
c. Wafer
d. Impurity
50. What is the other term for zener effect?
a. Avalanche effect
b. Piezoelectric effect
c. High field emission
d. Breakdown effect
51. Calculate the efficiency of a transformer-coupled
class A amplifier for a supply of 12 V and outputs of 6V.
a.50%
b. 25%
c. 12.5%
d. 10%
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52. For a class B amplifier providing a 20-V peak to a 16-

load (speaker) and a power supply of Vcc = 30 V,
determine the circuit efficiency.
a.45.2%
b. 66.67%
c. 78.5%
d. 52.3%
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53. For a class B amplifier using a supply of Vcc = 30 V and

driving a load of 16, determine the maximum output
power.
a.28.13W b. 35.81W c. 41.23W d. 54.91W
Maximum

54. For a class B amplifier using a supply of Vcc = 30 V and

driving a load of 16, determine the transistor dissipation
a.3.7W b. 4.7W c. 5.7W d. 6.7W
Maximum

55. Calculate the efficiency of a class B amplifier for a

supply of Vcc = 24 V with peak output voltages of VL (p) =
22 V.
a.62% b. 68% c. 72% d. 78%
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56. Calculate the total harmonic distortion for the

following amplitude components: fundamental amplitude
of 2.5 V, second harmonic amplitude of 0.25 V, third
harmonic amplitude of 0.1 V, and fourth harmonic
amplitude of 0.05 V.
a.11% b. 12% c. 13% d. 14%
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61. Calculate the filter dc Voltage of a full-wave rectifier

with a 100-F filter capacitor connected to a load
drawing to a load drawing 50 mA if the peak rectifier
voltage is 30 V.
a.25.4V b. 26.1V c. 27.9V d. 28.6V
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62. Calculate the ripple of a capacitor filter for a peak

rectified voltage of 30 V, capacitor C= 100F, and a load
current of 50 mA.
a.3.7% b. 4.3%
c. 5.1% d. 6.9%
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63. Calculate the input bias currents at the non-inverting

and inverting terminal respectively of an op=amp having
specified values of IIO = 5nA and IIB = 30 nA.
a.Both 32.5nA
b. Both 27.5nA
c. 27.5nA; 32.5nA
d. 32.5nA; 27.5nA

64. Determine the cutoff frequency of an op-amp having

specified values B1 = 1 MHz and AVD = 200 V/mV.
a.4Hz b. 5Hz c. 1kHz d. 1MHz

57. Determine what maximum dissipation will be allowed

for an 80-W silicon transistor (rated at
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required above
by a derating factor of 0.5W/ at
case temperature of
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a.25W b. 30W
c. 35W d. 40W
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60. Calculate the ripple voltage of a full-wave rectifier with

a 100-F filter capacitor connected to a load drawing to
a load drawing 50 mA
a.1.2V b. 2.5V c. 2.7V d. 3.1V
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59. A dc voltage supply provides 50 V when the output is

unloaded. When connected to a load, the output drops
to 56 V. Calculate the value of voltage regulation.
a.4.1% b. 7.1% c. 5.7% d. 10.7%

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65. For an op-amp having a slew rate of SR = 2V/s, what

is the maximum closed loop voltage gain that can be
used when the input signal varies by 0.5 V in 10 s?
a.10 b. 20 c. 30 d. 40

58. A silicon power transistor is operated with a heat sink

(
) the transistor, rated at150 W
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, and the mounting insulation has
. What maximum power can be dissipated if
the ambient temperature is
a.61.5W b. 71.5W c. 81.5W d. 91.5W

66. Determine the output voltage of an op-amp for input

voltages of Vi1 = 150 V and Vi2 = 140 V. The amplifier has
a differential gain of Ad =4000 and the value of CMRR is
100.
a.32.6mV b. 45.8mV c. 51.9mV d. 66.7mV

67. If an amplifier with gain of -1000 and feedback of =0.1 has a gain change of 20% due to temperature;
calculate the change in gain of the feedback amplifier
a.10% b. 0.2% c. 20% d. 1%
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76. The term applied to any semiconductor material that

has been carefully refined to reduce the number of
impurities to a very low-essentially as pure as can be
made available through modern technology.
a. Intrinsic
b. Crystal
c. Lattice
d. Solid
77. Who discovered electrons in 1897?
a. J. Thompson
b. E. Rutherford
c. J. Chadwick
d. J. Maxwell

68. A transistor has a collector current of 10mA and a base

current of 40uA. What is the current gain of the transistor
a.20 b. 30 c. 40 d. 50

78. What is the typical energy gap of silicon

semiconductor?
a.0.03eV b. 0.67eV c. 1.1eV d. 1.43eV

=10mA/40uA=50

79. Which of the following semiconductor material is

sensitive to temperature change?
a. Carbon
b. Germanium
c. Silicon
d. GaAs

69. A 2N3904 has VCE=10V and IC=20mA. What is the

power dissipation?
a.0W b. 100mW c. 200mW d. 2N3904 is limited to
10mW
PD=10V(20mA)=200mW
70. A zener regulator has an input voltage that may vary
from 22 to 30V. If the regulated output voltage is 12V and
the load resistance varies from 140 to 10k, what is the
maximum allowable series resistance?
a.140
b. 76.4 c. 280 d. 117
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71. It is sometimes called hot-carrier diode.

a. Shockley diode
b. Schottky diode
c. Gunn Diode
d. Tunnel diode
72. A zener regulator has an input voltage ranging from 15
to 20V and a load current ranging from 5 to 20mA. If the
zener voltage is 6.8V, what is the maximum allowable
series resistance?
a.750 b. 410 c. 1000 d. 2000
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73. A 2N5668 has VGS(off)=-4V and IDSS=5mA. What are

the gate voltage and drain current at the half cutoff
point?
a.-1V; 1mA b. -2V; 1.25mA c. -4V; 5mA d. 0; 0
74. A network that employ diodes to remove away a
portion of an input signal without distorting the remaining
part of the applied waveform
a. Clamper
b. Rectifier
c. Regulator
d. Clipper
75. Atom with four valence electrons is called ____.
a. Trivalent
b. Tetravalent
c. Quadvalent
d. Pentavalent

80. It occurs when a conduction-band electron loses

energy and falls back into a hole in the valence band.
a. Ionization
b. Doping
c. Electron-hole
d. Recombination
81. Which of the following is not a pentavalent atom?
a. Phosphorus
b. Antimony
c. Arsenic
d. Boron
82. How does minority carriers produced?
a. Doping
b. Ionization
c. Thermally produced
d. Light energy
83. It is an extremely small amount of current that exists in
a reverse biased diode.
a. Forward saturated current
b. Reversed saturated current
c. Forward leakage current
d. Zener current
84. What is the typical reverse saturated current of a silicon
diode?
a.1uA b. 10uA c. 10pA d. 1pA
85. What is the typical range of reverse breakdown
voltage of silicon diode?
a. 2-200V
b. 50-1kV
c. 50-400V
d. 100-10kV
86. The time required for the minority carriers to return to
the majority carrier state in the opposite material.
a. Transition time
b. Time constant
c. Rise time
d. Storage time

87. Determine the thermal voltage of a diode at 27C

(common temperatures for components in an enclosed
operating system)
a.20mV b. 26mV c. 30mV d. 1V
Vt =kT/q=(1.38x10-23J/K)(273+17)/1.6x10-19C
= 26mV
88. What is the knee voltage of a silicon diode at 75C?
a.0.7V b. 2.1V c. 0.58V d. 0V
(75-25)C*2.5mV/C = 0.125V
New Vknee = 0.7-0.125 = 0.575V
89. At 20C, the reverse saturation current of a silicon
diode is 10nA, what is its value when the temperature
increases to 100C?
a.0.32uA b. 50nA c. 10nA d. 0A
100 C / 20C = 5
New Ireverse = 25(10nA)= 0.32uA
90. A silicon diode is in series with 1k resistor and a
forward biasing voltage supply of 10V. If rd is 10, what is
the anode to cathode current and voltage?
a. 9.3mA, 0.7V
b. 9.3mA,0.79V
c. 9.21mA,0.7V
d. 9.21mA,0.79V
IF=(10-0.7)/(10+1k)=9.21mA
VF=0.7+10(9.21mA=0.79V
91. What is the wavelength of the light produced by an
LED with an energy gap level of 1.43 eV?
a. 569nm
b. 669nm
c. 768nm
d. 869nm
=hc/Eg =(6.626x10-34Js*3x108m/s) /(1.43eV*1.6x10-19J/eV)
= 869nm
92. What does FPGA stands for?
a. Field p-type gate array
b. Field programmable gate arrangement
c. Field programmable gate array
d. FET programmable gate array
93. Find the 2s complement of 10110010.
a. 01001101
b. 01001100
c. 11001101
d. 10111101
94. Convert the binary number 11000110 to gray code
a. 1011101
b. 10100111
c. 10000101
d. 10100101
95. Which of the following can be used as universal gate?
a. AND
b. OR
c. NAND
d. NOT

96. A logic gate that produces a HIGH output only when

its two inputs are at opposite levels.
a. OR
b. XOR
c. NOR
d. XNOR
97. The complement of a sum of variables is equal to the
product of the complements
of the variables.
a. Booleans Rule
b. De Morgans Theorems
c. Baudots Law
d. Karnaughs Rule
98. Which of the following expression is in standard SOP
form?
a. F=ABC+ABC+ABC
b. F=A+BC+ABC
c. F=AB+AC+BC
d. All of the above
99. In a 4 variable K-map, what is the binary value for the
cell in the lower right corner?
a. 0000
b. 1111
c. 0101
d. 1010
100. It is a digital circuit that adds two bits and an input
carry to produce a sum and an output carry.
a. Half adder
b. Full adder
c. Demultiplexer
d. Encoder
101. Which of the following is the invalid state for RS flip
flop?
a. S=0; R=0
b. S=0; R=1
c. S=1; R=0
d. S=1; R=1
102. In T flip flop, T stands for:
a. Time
b. Trip
c. Transient
d. Toggle
103. How many flip-flop/s is/are need to produce 2kHz
frequency from 8kHz input?
a.1 b. 2 c.3 d. 4
104. A flip-flop is in the toggle condition when:
a. J=0; K=0
b. J=0; K=1
c. J=1; K=0
d. J=1; K=1
105. How many flip-flops are needed to produce 4-bit
asynchronous counter?
a.2 b. 4 c. 6 d. 8
106. How many flip-flops are needed to produce modulus12 asynchronous counter?
a.4 b. 8 c. 12 d. 10

107. What do you call the number of unique states

through which a counter will
sequence?
a. State
b. Sequence
c. Modulus
d. Counts
108. Asynchronous counters are known as:
a. ripple counters
b. multiple clock counters
c. decade counters
d. modulus counters
109. The modulus of a counter is
(a) the number of flip-flops
(b) the actual number of states in its sequence
(c) the number of times it recycles in a second
(d) the maximum possible number of states
110. Three cascaded modulus-10 counters have an overall
modulus of
a.30 b. 100 c. 1000 d. 10000
111. The terminal count of a modulus-13 binary counter is
a. 0000
b. 1111
c. 1101
d. 1100
112. The difference between the two op-amp input
currents is called ______.
a. Input Offset Current
b. Input Bias Current
c. Op-Amp Input Current
d. Differential Mode Current
113. A circuit whose output voltage is proportional to the
area under the curve of the input voltage.
a. Differentiator
b. Comparator
c. Integrator
d. Summing Amplifier
114. A circuit whose output voltage is proportional to the
slope of the input voltage.
a. Differentiator
b. Comparator
c. Integrator
d. Summing Amplifier
115. A filter response that exhibits an equiripple amplitude
response in the pass band.
a. Notch Filter response
b. Chebyshev Response
c. Bessel Response
d. Butterworth Response
116. A filter response that exhibits maximum flatness
possible in the pass band.
a. Notch Filter response
b. Chebyshev Response
c. Bessel Response
d. Butterworth Response

117. The ____ gate is called the all or nothing gate.

a.) AND
b.) OR
c.) NOR
d.) XOR
118. Express the Boolean function F= xy + xz in a product
of maxterm form.
a. F = (x+y)(x+y)(y+z)
b. F = (x+y)(x+z)(x+y)
c. F = (x+y)(x+z)(y+z)
d. F = (x+y)(x+z)(y+z)
119. In switching transistors, what do you call the time
between the changing state of the input and the
beginning of a response in the output?
a. Delay time
b. Rise time
c. Fall time
d. Storage time
120. The current gain of a common-base BJT configuration
is _____________.
a. just less than 1
b. negligibly small
c. very high
d. just greater than 1
121. It is desired to design a phase-shift oscillator using an
FET having gm= 5000 , rd= 40
and a feedback circuit
whose resistance value R= 10 . Select the value of the
capacitor appropriate for oscillator operation of 1 kHz.
a. 6.5nF
b. 1.62nF
c. 8.12nF

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122. The current gain of a Darlington pair is called

________.
a. superbeta
b. beta
c. alpha
d. superalpha
123. The total dB gain of a three stage system is 120dB.
Determine the dB gain of the third stage if the second
stage is twice the dB gain of the first stage and the third is
2.7 times the dB gain of the first.
a. 57 dB
b. 30 dB
c. 21 dB
d. 62 dB

124. A ______ is a dcdc converter with an unregulated

input dc voltage and a regulated output voltage. The
converter circuitry consists of arrangements of inductor,
capacitors, diodes, and transistors. The transistors are
switched between the ON state (saturation) and the OFF
state (cutoff) at rates that typically range from 10 kHz to 40
kHz.
a. switched-mode power supply
b. regulated power supply
c. unregulated power supply
d. dc power supply
125. Logarithmic amplifiers, together with exponential
amplifiers are used to perform analog multiplication. These
can be constructed by using an operational amplifier and
a diode. Where and how should the diode be placed so
that the circuit will work as a logarithmic amplifier?
a. Forward biased in the feedback path, replacing Rf of
an inverting op-amp
b. Reversed biased in the feedback path, replacing Rf of
an inverting op-amp
c. Forward biased in the input, replacing Ri of an
inverting op-amp
d. Reversed biased in the input, replacing Ri of an
inverting op-amp
126. The time sequence of inputs, outputs and flip-flop
states can be enumerated in a _______. This consists of four
sections labeled the present state, input, output and next
state.
a. state table
b. truth table
c. state diagram
d. truth diagram
127. In digital design of combinational logic circuits, what
do you call the term that refers to the connection of the
output of one device to the input of a similar device
allowing one device to drive the other in order to expand
the operational capability?
a. Cascading
b. Cascading
c. Fanning
d. Cross-connecting
128. In computers, what do you call a relatively small,
high-speed memory that stores the most recently used
instructions or data from the larger but slower main
memory?
a. cache memory
b. register
c. random access memory
d. flash memory
129. What is the ratio of the input impedance with series
feedback to that without feedback?
a. 1 + BA
b. BA
c. B
d. 1
130. Which of the following is required to start oscillation?
a. BA > 1
b. The phase shift around the feedback network must be
180 degrees.
c. Both BA > 1 and the phase shift around the feedback
network must be 180 degrees.
d. None of the above

131. Only the condition BA = _____ must be satisfied for

self-sustained oscillations to result.
a. 0 ?
b. -1 ?
c. 1 ?
d. None of the above ?
132. In the IC phase-shift oscillator, what should the ratio of
feedback resistor Rf to R1 be?
a. Zero
b. Greater than -29
c. Less than 29
d. Any value
Av = 1 + (Rf/Ri) = 1 + (1k/100) = 11
133. In the Wien bridge oscillator, which of the following is
(are) frequency-determining components?
a. Both resistors
b. Both capacitors
c. Both resistors and capacitors
d. None of the above
134. What is the typical value of quality factor for crystal
oscillators?
a. 20,000
b. 1,000
c. 100
d. 10
135. In which of the following applications is a pulsating dc
voltage suitable?
a. Battery charger
b. Radio
c. Stereo system
d. Computer
136. Across which of the following components of a power
supply does the average (dc) voltage exist?
a. Diodes
b. Secondary of transformer
c. Capacitor filter
d. None of the above
137. What is the purpose of an additional RC filter section
in a power supply circuit?
a. Increase the dc voltage component
b. Increase the ac voltage component
c. Decrease the ac voltage component
d. None of the above
138. In a simple series regulator circuit, which of the
following components is the controlling element?
a. Load resistor
b. Zener diode
c. Transistor
d. None of the above
139. What is the range of gm for JFETs?
a. 1 uS to 10 uS
b. 100 uS to 1000 uS
c. 1000 uS to 5000 uS
d. 10000 uS to 100000 uS
140. For what value of ID is gm equal to 0.5 gm0?
a. 0 mA
b. 0.25 IDSS
c. 0.5 IDSS

141. Which of the following transistor has depletion and

enhancement types?
a. BJT
b. JFET
c. MOSFET
d. Diode

151. What unit is used to represent the level of a diode

forward current?
a. pA
b. nA
c. A
d. mA

142. What is the level of IG in an FET?

a. Zero
b. Equal to I D
c. Depends on VDS
d. Undefined

152. Calculate the power dissipation of a diode having I D

= 40 mA.
a. 28 mW
b. 28 W
c. 280 mW

143. The region to the left of the pinch-off locus is referred

to as the _____ region.
a. saturation
b. cut-off
c. ohmic
d. None of the above

PD = VD x ID = 0.7V x 40 mA = 28 mW

144. The drain current will always be one-fourth of IDSS as

long as the gate-to-source voltage is _____ the pinch-off
value.
a. one-fourth
b. one-half
c. three-fourths
d. None of the above
145. How many terminals can a MOSFET have?
a. 2
b. 3
c. 4
d. 3 or 4
146. It is the insulating layer of _____ in the MOSFET
construction that accounts for the very desirable high
input impedance of the device.
a. SiO
b. GaAs
c. SiO2
d. HCl
147. The transfer curve is not defined by Shockley's
equation for the _____.
a. JFET
b. DMOSFET
c. EMOSFET
d. None of the above
148. Which of the following FETs has the lowest input
impedance?
a. JFET
b. DMOSFET
c. EMOSFET
d. None of the above
149. How many orbiting electrons does the germanium
atom have?
a. 4
b. 14
c. 32
d. 11
150. One eV is equal to _____ J.
a. 6.02 E23
b. 1.6 E19
c. 6.25 E18
d. 1.66 E24

153. Which capacitance dominates in the reverse-bias

region?
a. Depletion
b. Conversion
c. Diffusion
d. None of the above
154. Which capacitance dominates in the forward-bias
region?
a. Depletion
b. Conversion
c. Diffusion
d. None of the above
155. What does a high resistance reading in both forwardand reverse-bias directions indicate?
a. A good diode
b. An open diode
c. A shorted diode
d. A defective ohmmeter
156. Determine the nominal voltage for the Zener diode at
a temperature of 120 C if the nominal voltage is 5.1 volts
at 25 C and the temperature coefficient is 0.05%/ C.
a. 4.6 V
b. 4.86 V
c. 5.1 V
d. 5.34 V
V120C = V25C + V25C (120C 25C) ( .0005/C) = 5.34 V
157. What is the maximum power rating for LEDs?
a. 150 mW
b. 500 mW
c. 1 W
d. 10 W
158. The _____ diode model is employed most frequently in
the analysis of electronic systems.
a. ideal
b. practical
c. piecewise-linear
d. None of the above
159. At what region of operation is the base-emitter
junction forward biased and the base-collector junction
reverse biased?
a. Saturation
b. Linear or Active
c. Cut-off
d. None of the above

160. For the BJT to operate in the saturation region, the

base-emitter junction must be _____-biased and the basecollector junction must be _____-biased.
a. forward, forward
b. forward, reverse
c. reverse, reverse
d. reverse, forward
161. Which of the following voltages must have a negative
level (value) in any NPN bias circuit?
a. VBE
b. VCE
c. VBC
d. None of the above
162. Which of the following is referred to as the reverse
transfer voltage ratio?
a. hi
b. hr
c. hf
d. ho
163. Which of the following techniques can be used in the
sinusoidal ac analysis of transistor networks?
a. Small-signal
b. Large-signal
c. Small- or Large-signal
d. None of the above
164. The _____ model suffers from being limited to a
particular set of operating conditions if it is to be
considered accurate.
a. hybrid
b. re
c. Thevenin
d. None of the above
165. What is the unit of the parameter ho of a BJT?
a. Volt
b. Siemen
c. Ohm
d. Unitless
166. What is the typical value of the current gain of a
common-base configuration?
a. Less than 1
b. Between 1 and 50
c. Between `100 and 200
d. Undefined
167. What does the negative sign in the voltage gain of
the common-emitter fixed-bias configuration indicate?
a. The output and input voltages are 180 out of phase.
b. Gain is smaller than 1.
c. Gain is larger than 1.
d. None of the above
168. The _____ configuration is frequently used for
impedance matching.
a. fixed bias
b. voltage-divider bias
c. emitter-follower
d. collector feedback