Practice Test: Question Set - 03
1. Suppose the peak value of a sinusoidal voltage is 50 V. What is the rms value?
- (A) 37.4 V
- (B) 35.4 V
- (C) 38.74 V
- (D) 30.4 V
2. Two diodes are in series. The first diode has a voltage of 0.75 V and the second has a voltage of 0.8 V. If the current through the first diode is 500 mA, what is the current through the second diode
- (A) 11 mA
- (B) 12 mA
- (C) 10 mA
- (D) 14 mA
3. Which one of the following principles best describes the basic operation of a generator?
- (A) Like magnetic
poles repel; unlike poles attract
- (B) Current is
induced in a conductor that is moving through a magnetic field
- (C) Like
magnetic poles attract; unlike poles repel
- (D) Current
flowing through a conductor generates a magnetic field
4. A zener diode has a voltage of 10 V and a current of 20 mA. What is the power dissipation?
- (A) 200 mW
- (B) 300 mW
- (C) 20 mW
- (D) 10 mW
5. A basic capacitor is composed of:
- (A) Two
conductors separated by a dielectric
- (B) Two dielectrics
separated by a conductor
- (C) Two coils
separated by a dielectric
- (D) Two coils
separated by a conductor
6. The period of a waveform is:
- (A) The time
required to complete one full cycle
- (B) The number
of cycles completed in one second
- (C) The
time required for the voltage to rise from 10% to 90% of the peak amplitude
- (D) Equal to
0.707 times the peak amplitude
7. How many protons does the nucleus of a silicon atom contain?
- (A) 4
- (B) 29
- (C) 14
- (D) 48
8. Suppose a current source has an Ideal current of 10 mA and an internal resistance of 20 MW. For what values of load resistance will the current source appear stiff?
- (A) 20
k Ohm or more
- (B) 200 k Ohm or
less
- (C) 200 k Ohm or
more
- (D) 20 km or less
9. What is the total resistance of a series circuit that contains four resistors having values of 220W, 470W, 1W, and 1.2W?
- (A) 692.2 Ohm
- (B) 844.5 Ohm
- (C) 3890 Ohm
- (D) 1234 Ohm
10. When operating above its resonant frequency, a parallel RLC circuit has the characteristics of a:
- (A) Parallel RL
circuit
- (B) Parallel RC
circuit
- (C) Parallel RLC
circuit operated above its resonant frequency
- (D) Purely
resistive circuit
11. The merging of a free electron and a hole is called
- (A) Covalent
bonding
- (B) Lifetime
- (C) Recombination
- (D) Thermal
energy
12. Which one of the following equations most directly leads to the resistance of an ordinary household light bulb, assuming that you know the power and voltage rating?
- (A) R = E2/P
- (B) P = PR
- (C) P = E2/R
- (D) I = P/E
13. What is the inductive reactance of a 0.1-H coil that is operating at 1000 Hz?
- (A) 100 Ohm
- (B) Less than 1
Ohm
- (C) 628 Ohm
- (D) 444 Ohm
14. Voltage is
- (A) The
flow of charged particles through a material
- (B) The smallest
electrically charged particle
- (C) Trie force
that causes electrons to flow
- (D) The
number of free electrons in an atom
15. Which one of the following statements is true for the voltage in a parallel RL circuit?
- (A) The
voltage always has the same amplitude and phase for every part of the circuit
- (B) The
total voltage is equal to the sum of the voltages across the resistance and
inductance
- (C) The total
voltage lags the total current by less than 90
- (D) The
total voltages is less than the sum of the voltages across the resistance and
inductance
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