TEEE/TETE 2103: AMPLIFIER CIRCUITS

DATE: 24/08/2022 DURATION: 45 Minutes

TRUE/FALSE. Write 'TRUE' if the statement is true and 'FALSE' if the statement is false.
1. The output of a class C amplifier is a replica of the input signal. False
2. The base bias circuit arrangement provides poor stability because its Q-point varies widely with
βDC True
3. A class C amplifier usually employs a tuned circuit. True
4. Class A power amplifiers are a type of large-signal amplifier. True
5. Darlington transistors can be used to increase the input resistance of a class AB amplifier. True
6. Reverse bias permits full current through a pn junction. False
7. An extrinsic semiconductor is one that is as pure as present-day technology can make it. False
8. The typical barrier potential for germanium is about 0.3 V. True
9. Electrons are the majority carriers in an n-type material. True
10. Digital Signal Processing is the processing of analog signals by conversion to digital form. True
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers
the question.
11. A differential amplifier
A. is used in op-amps B. has one input and one output
C. has two outputs D. answers (a) and (c)
12. The dc base bias voltage of an npn transistor made of Silicon is 10 V and input base resistor is
100 kΩ. Then the value of the base current into the transistor is
A. 9.3 μA B. 0.93 μA C. 930 μA D. 93 μA
13. The transistors in a class B amplifier are biased
A. into cutoff B. in saturation
C. at midpoint of the load line D. right at cutoff
14. If the dc emitter current in a certain transistor amplifier is 3 mA, the approximate value of re’ is
A. 3 kΩ. B. 3 Ω. C. 8.33 Ω. D. 0.33 kΩ.
15. The power dissipation of a class C amplifier is normally
A. very low B. very high C. the same as a class B D. the same as a class A
16. Each stage of a four-stage amplifier has a voltage gain of 15. The overall voltage gain is
A. 60 B. 15 C. 50,625 D. 3078
17. For an op-amp having a slew rate SR = 5V/ms, what is the maximum closed-loop voltage gain
that can be used when the input signal varies by 0.2V in 10 ms.
A. 200 B. 250
C. 150 D. 300
18. Negative feedback in an amplifier
A. reduce gain
B. increases frequency and phase distortions
C. reduces bandwidth
D. increases noise
19. A power amplifier delivers 25 W ac power to a 4 Ω speaker load. If the dc input power is 40 W,
what is the efficiency of the amplifier?
A. 25.0 % B. 50.0 %
C. 62.5 % D. 75.0 %

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20. The main characteristics of a Darlington Amplifier are:
A. High input impedance, high output impedance, and high current gain
B. Low input impedance, low output impedance, and low voltage gain
C. High input impedance, low output impedance, and high current gain
D. Low input impedance, low output impedance, and high current gain
21. Two amplifiers are connected one after the other in series (cascaded). The first amplifier has a
voltage gain of 12 and the second has a voltage gain of 15. Find the output ac signal if the input
signal is 0.05 volt?
A. 90 V B. 9 V
C. 180 V D. 1.8 V
22. When amplifiers are cascaded
A. The gain of each amplifier is increased
B. A lower supply voltage is required
C. The overall gain is increased
D. Each amplifier has to work less
23. A BJT class B push-pull amplifier with no transformer coupling uses
A. two npn transistors B. two pnp transistors
C. complementary symmetry transitors D. none of these
24. What will happen to the voltage gain of op-amp when its operating frequency is increased?
A. also increases B. increases exponentially
C. will decrease D. decreases exponentially
25. The efficiency of a power amplifier is the ratio of the power delivered to the load to the
A. input signal power B. power dissipated in the last stage
C. power from the dc power supply D. none of these answers
26. The gain of an inverting amplifier is determined by the ratio of the feedback and input resistors
(Rf/Ri), meaning we can select any value of resistors as long as its ratio is the same. What op-
amp parameter that helps us determine the appropriate values of these resistors?
A. CMRR B. PSRR
C. SR D. input bias current
27. Crossover distortion is a problem for
A. class A amplifiers B. class AB amplifiers
C. class B amplifiers D. all of these amplifiers
28. For an N-P-N transistor a resistor must be connected between base and ___________.
A. Positive end of the supply B. Negative end of the supply
C. Collector D. Emitter
29. An amplifier circuit has a voltage gain of 500. If the output voltage is 5 V, then the input voltage
is:
A. 1/2500 V B. 2500 V
C. 100 mV D. 10 mV
30. A given op-amp has an open loop gain of 110 dB and a CMRR rating of 100 dB. What should be
the open loop common mode gain of this op-amp?
A. 1.10 dB B. 10 dB
C. 210 dB D. 105 dB

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