This document contains 10 questions about semiconductor devices that will be on the HSC Board exam in 2024. The questions cover topics such as: the working of p-n junction diodes as half-wave and full-wave rectifiers using circuit diagrams; the principle, working and application of Zener diodes, including as a voltage regulator; the working of photodiodes and solar cells including their construction; the working of PNP and NPN transistors; drawing the circuit and characteristics of a transistor in common emitter mode; using a transistor as an amplifier in a circuit; and defining logic gates along with their symbols and truth tables including AND, OR, NOR and XOR gates.
This document contains 10 questions about semiconductor devices that will be on the HSC Board exam in 2024. The questions cover topics such as: the working of p-n junction diodes as half-wave and full-wave rectifiers using circuit diagrams; the principle, working and application of Zener diodes, including as a voltage regulator; the working of photodiodes and solar cells including their construction; the working of PNP and NPN transistors; drawing the circuit and characteristics of a transistor in common emitter mode; using a transistor as an amplifier in a circuit; and defining logic gates along with their symbols and truth tables including AND, OR, NOR and XOR gates.
This document contains 10 questions about semiconductor devices that will be on the HSC Board exam in 2024. The questions cover topics such as: the working of p-n junction diodes as half-wave and full-wave rectifiers using circuit diagrams; the principle, working and application of Zener diodes, including as a voltage regulator; the working of photodiodes and solar cells including their construction; the working of PNP and NPN transistors; drawing the circuit and characteristics of a transistor in common emitter mode; using a transistor as an amplifier in a circuit; and defining logic gates along with their symbols and truth tables including AND, OR, NOR and XOR gates.
1. Explain, with the help of a circuit diagram, the working of a 𝑝 − 𝑛 junction diode as a half-wave rectifier. 2. Explain, with the help of a circuit diagram, the working of a 𝑝 − 𝑛 junction diode as a full-wave rectifier. 3. What is Zener diode ? Give its one application. 4. Explain, with the help of a circuit diagram, the principle and working of a Zener diode as voltage regular. 5. With the help of a neat circuit diagram, explain the working of a photodiode. 6. What is Solar cell ? Explain the construction and working of the solar cells. 7. Explain the working of the PNP transistor OR Explain the working of the NPN transistor? 8. Draw the circuit diagram to study the characteristic of the transistor in common emitter mode. Draw the input and output characteristics. 9. With the help of a neat circuit diagram, explain the transistor as an amplifier? 10. What is a logic gate? Draw the symbol and give the truth table for AND Gate , OR Gate ,NOR Gate , XOR Gate .