PRE-TEST

Name: _____________________________________ Year & Sec: _______________

Multiple Choice. Choose the best answer. Encircle the letter of your choice.

1. Which type of resistor is low inductance, ideal for high frequency application,
very cheap to make, and have very large tolerances?
A) Carbon composition resistor B) Film Resistors
C) Potentiometers D) Rheostat
2. What do you call a discreet two-terminal electrical component that introduces
resistance or opposition to the flow of electric current?
A) Capacitor B) Diode
C) Resistor D) Transistor
3. What is the unit of measurement for electrical resistance?
A) Amperes B) Farad
C) Henry D) Ohm
4. What do you call a type of resistor whose resistance varies significantly with
humidity?
A) Humistor B) Thermistor
C) Varistor D) Photoresistor
5. What type of resistor is made by winding a thin metal alloy wire onto an
insulating ceramic former in the form of a spiral helix?
A) Carbon composition resistor B) Film Resistors
C) Potentiometer D) Wirewound resistors
6. The resistive value of this type of resistor is controlled by increasing the desired
thickness of the deposited film.
A) Carbon composition resistor B) Film Resistors
C) Potentiometers D) Rheostat
7. What do you call a type of resistor whose resistance varies significantly with
temperature?
A) Humistor B) Thermistor
C) Varistor D) Photoresistor
8. An adjustable resistor used in applications that require adjusting of current or
varying of resistance in an electric circuit.
A) Humistor B) Thermistor
C) Varistor D) Photoresistor
9. The function of this resistor is to conduct significantly increased current when
voltage is excessive.
A) Humistor B) Thermistor
C) Varistor D) Photoresistor
10. What do you call the type of resistor that exhibits photoconductivity?
A) Humistor B) Thermistor
C) Varistor D) Photoresistor