ELGON VIEW COLLEGE

BASIC ELECTRONICS

CAT

INSTRUCTIONS: ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS

1. With the aid of a sketch, outline variable capacitor symbols

(4 marks)
2. Explain two disadvantages of BCD in comparison to binary number system
(4 marks)
3. Perform each of the following operations
i) Subtract 44410 from 45310 in octal (2
marks)
ii) Convert 5728 to hexadecimal (2
marks)
iii) Using ones complement, determine 1111 1001 2 1110 10002
(4 marks)
4. Draw a truth table for an exclusive OR (XOR) gate (4
marks)
5. Lights in a room are controlled by three windows M, N and O. The lights
enter whenever windows M, N and O are in different positions. When M and O
are in same positions, light enters on condition that windows N is high.

Draw a truth table to represent this information

(4 marks)

6. Outline four components, which should be included in a Dc circuit

(2 marks)
7. A potential difference of 10 V is connected to a uniform resistance wire of
8 2
length 40 cm and cross sectional area of 32 x 10 m with a resistivity of

3.2 x 106 m. Determine the current flowing through the wire

(4 marks)