Technological University of the Philippines

College of Industrial Technology

Electrical Engineering Technology Department
Second Semester A.Y. 2021 – 2022

MAJOR EXAM II
(Asynchronous)
ESTL – ELECTRONICS LAB

Name: Zabala, Maria Natasha A. Date: July 8, 2022

General Instruction: Write/Upload your answers on a clean sheet of paper. Paste the photo/s or screenshot of your
answer sheet on a Word document following the format provided at the end of the questionnaire

1. [20 points]. Identification: Provide the answer that best fits the description before each number or on a separate
answer sheet.

1. A special diode that has been optimized for operation in breakdown

region.

2. In what year were John Bardeen, William Shockley and Walter

Brattain shared the Noble Prize in Physics for their discovery of the
transistor?

3. In N-type material, the charge carriers are primarily ______________.

4. The electrode in a transistor where electrons originate
5. A material that has the characteristics between insulator and
conductor.

6. A bipolar transistor amplifies current, but it can be connected in

circuits designed to amplify _______ or __________.
7. Two diodes placed back-to-back, connected so they share either their
positive or their negative terminals.
8. A semiconductor device used to amplify or switch electrical signals
and power.
9. In P-type material, electric charges are __________________.

10. A Zener diode rating in which the breakdown voltage increases as

temperature increases.
11. A type of transistor that has a layer of N-type semiconductor between
two layers of P-type material.
12. The electrode in a transistor through which a primary flow of carriers
leaves the region between the electrodes.
13. An electronic component used to store electric charges.

14. In a forward bias base junction, the base is made thin enough so that
most of the injected carriers will reach the _______________ rather
than recombining in the ____________.

15. A Zener diode rating in which the breakdown voltage decreases as

temperature increases.
16. The part of a transistor that separates the emitter from the collector.

17. Converting AC (from mains or other AC source) to DC power by using

power semiconductor devices.

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 18. What is the value of a non-electrolytic capacitor that has 102 written
on it?
19. What is the value of a non-electrolytic capacitor that has 154 written
on it?
20. It is the most common application of a Zener diode.

2. [60 points]. Problem Solving:

a. [20 points]. If you have a 13 V voltage supply and you want to have a stable output of 8 volts for a
100-mA toy robot and you are to use a Zener diode. Determine the appropriate Zener diode.

1. Calculate the maximum current in the circuit.

2. Zener diode’s power rating
3. Accompanying resistor value
4. Resistor’s power rating

b. [20 points]. Given six resistors:

a. Determine the value of each resistor

b. Connect the resistors to obtain a total resistance of 7 ohms.

i. Show your circuit drawing

ii. Show your solution
iii. Include a DC voltage supply that will give an Itotal of 1.14 A

c. [10 points]. Submit a video recording of capacitor testing, determining if it is shorted, open, or
leaky.

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d. [10 points]. Submit a video recording of transistor testing, determining the base, emitter, and
collector.

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Word document format for submission of answers:

2nd SEMESTER AY 2021-2022

ESTL ELECTRONICS LAB

ZABALA, MARIA NATASHA A. July 8, 2022

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[ PHOTO/S OF ANSWER SHEET]

Prepared by: Checked by: Approved by:

ENGR. ROMMEL AUNARIO Dr. CONNIE AUNARIO

Faculty EET, Department Head

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