Practice Test: Question Set - 10
1. When operating below its resonant frequency, a series RLC circuit has the characteristics of a:
- (A) Series RL
circuit
- (B) Series RC
circuit
- (C) Series RLC
circuit operated above its resonant frequency
- (D) Purely
resistive circuit
2. Which one of the following statements best describes magnetic hysteresis?
- (A) Hysteresis
is the amount of magnetic flux that is not confined to the core material of an
electromagnet
- (B) Hysteresis
is most apparent when a steady amount of current is lowing through the coil of
an electromagnet
- (C) Hysteresis
is most apparent when the current through the coil of an electromagnet changes
frequently
- (D) Hysteresis
is most apparent when the core material is saturated
3. The peak value of a sine waveform is:
- (A) The
amplitude at 70.7% of the maximum value
- (B) The
amplitude at 90% of the maximum value
- (C) The
amplitude at 1.41 times the maximum value
- (D) The maximum
positive or negative value
4. A zener regulator has an input voltage from 15 to 20 V and a load current from 5 to 20 mA. If the zener voltage is 6.8 V, what value should the series resistor have?
- (A) 310 Ohm
- (B) 400 Ohm
- (C) 410 Ohm
- (D) 550 Ohm
5. Which one of the following statements applies to common auto batteries?
- (A) Auto
batteries are primary wet-cell batteries
- (B) Auto
batteries are secondary wet-cell batteries
- (C) Auto
batteries are secondary dry-cell batteries
- (D) Auto
batteries are primary dry-cell batteries
6. A battery is a device composed of one or more:
- (A) Chemical
cells
- (B) Voltage
generators
- (C) Solar cells
- (D) Piezoeletric
cells
7. What is the difference between the kinds of charges for an electron and a proton?
- (A) An electron
has a positive charge and a proton has no charge
- (B) An
electron has a positive charge and a proton has a negative charge
- (C) An
electron has a negative charge and a proton has a positive charge
- (D) An electron
has a negative charge and a proton has no charge
8. A transistor has a current gain of 125 and a base current of 30 µA. What is the collector current?
- (A) 3.75 mA
- (B) 3.2 mA
- (C) 0.05 mA
- (D) 13 mA
9. 1 Microfarad is the same as:
- (A) 1 millionth
of a picofarad
- (B) 1000 millifarads
- (C) 1 million
picofarads
- (D) 1 million
farads
10. A flashlight battery has internal resistance of 1W. For what values of load resistance does the flashlight battery appear stiff?
- (A) 60 Ohm
- (B) 50 Ohm
- (C) 100 Ohm or
more
- (D) 10 Ohm
11. What is a free electron?
- (A) An electron
that has been freed from its parent atom
- (B) An electron
that costs nothing
- (C) An electron
that has no electrical charge
- (D) An electron
that has twice the amount of charge of a normal electron
12. A farad is defined as the amount of capacitance necessary for:
- (A) Dissipating
1 W of power
- (B) Causing
an ac phase shift greater than 90 degree
- (C) Storing 1 V
for 1 second
- (D) Changing the
voltage on the plates at the rate of 1 V per second when 1 A of current is
flowing
13. Absolute Zero temperature equals
- (A) 0o C
- (B) –273o C
- (C) –276o C
- (D) 25o C
14. When the graph of current versus voltage is a straight line, the device is referred to as
- (A) Active
- (B) Linear
- (C) Nonlinear
- (D) Bipolar
15. When operating above its resonant frequency, a series RLC circuit has the characteristics of a:
- (A) Series RL
circuit
- (B) Series RC
circuit
- (C) Series RLC
circuit operated below its resonant frequency
- (D) Purely
resistive circuit
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