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1. Refer to Figure 11-1. Identify the triac. D. d
E. e
4. Refer to Figure 11-1. Identify the diac symbol.
Aa
B. b
C. c
D. d
E. e
5. Refer to Figure 11-1. What is the correct symbol for
an SCR?
A. a
B. b
C. c
D. d
E. e
6. You have a need to use a device to trigger an SCR.
A good one to use might be
Figure 11-1
Aa A. an SCS.
B. b B. a UJT.
C. c C. a 4-layer diode.
D. d D. a PUT.
E. e 7. Which of the following devices might best be used
2. Refer to Figure 11-1. Which symbol represents a to control an electric motor?
UJT?
Aa A. an SCS
B. b B. a PUT
C. c C. an SCR
D. d D. a diac
E. e 8. An SCR acts to control the speed of an electric
3. Refer to Figure 11-1. Identify the symbol for an SCS. motor by _____ the _____ of the pulse delivered to
Aa the motor.
B. b
A. varying, width C. the gate circuit is shorted.
B. increasing, amplitude D. this is normal; nothing is wrong.
C. decreasing, gate width 13. Your boss has asked you to recommend a thyristor
D. none of these that will enable you to turn it on with a pulse and also
9. You need to design a relaxation oscillator circuit. turn it off with a pulse. Which of the following should
The most likely device to use might be you recommend?
A. an SCR. A. an SCR
B. a UJT. B. an SCS
C. a triac. C. a PUT
D. a 4-layer diode. D. a triac
10. You need a very efficient thyristor to control the 14. How many semiconductor layers are thyristors
speed of an AC fan motor. A good device to use would constructed with?
be
A. 2
A. a 4-layer diode. B. 3
B. a PUT. C. 4
C. a triac. D. 5
D. a BJT. 15. The SCR can be triggered on by a pulse at the
11. You have the schematic diagram of several types
of circuits. Which of these circuits most likely uses a A. gate.
triac? B. anode.
C. cathode.
A. an oscillator D. none of the above
B. an ac motor control 16. An application of a(n) _____ is in a lighting system
C. a programmable oscillator for power interruptions.
D. an amplifier
12. You have a light-dimmer circuit using an SCR. In A. SCR
testing the circuit, you find that IG = 0 mA and the B. SCS
light is still on. You conclude that the trouble might be C. diac
one of the following: D. triac
17. The _____ can conduct current in either direction
A. the SCR is open. and is turned on when a breakover voltage is
B. the switch is faulty. exceeded.
A. SCR 22. Identify the symbol:
B. diac
C. SCS
D. triac
18. The _____ is like a diac with a gate terminal.
A. triac
A. triac B. PUT
B. SCR C. LASCR
C. SCS D. SCR
D. none of the above
19. The silicon-controlled switch (SCS) is similar in
construction to the OPERATIONAL AMPLIFIER
A. triac. 1. Refer to Figure 12-1(a). This amplifier is known a
B. diac. Figure 12-1
C. SCR. A. an inverting amplifier.
D. 4-layer diode. B. a non-inverting amplifier.
20. The ______ can be externally programmed to turn C. a voltage-follower.
on at a desired anode-to-gate voltage level. D. a common-source amplifier.
2. Refer to Figure 12-1(b). This amplifier is known
A. UJT as
B. PUT A. an inverting amplifier.
C. SCR
B. a non-inverting amplifier.
D. SCS
C. a voltage-follower.
21. Identify the symbol:
D. a common-source amplifier.
3. Refer to Figure 12-1(c). This amplifier is known
as
A. an inverting amplifier.
A. SCS B. a non-inverting amplifier.
B. PUT C. a voltage-follower.
C. LASCR D. a common-source amplifier.
D. diac
4. Refer to Figure A. 500 kΩ.
12-1(a). A dc B. 10 kΩ.
voltage of –1.2 V is C. 50 kΩ.
applied. VCC = ±12 D. 5 kΩ.
V. What is the 8. Refer to Figure 12-1(c). You need an amplifier
output voltage? with an input impedance of 12 kΩ. You must not
A. 1.2 V change the amplifier voltage gain. The new value
B. –1.2 V of Ri would be _____ and the new value of Rf
C. 0 V would be _____.
D. 12 V A. 10 kΩ, 100 kΩ
5. Refer to Figure B. 13.3 kΩ, 120 kΩ
12-1(b). The voltage C. 12 kΩ, 108 kΩ
gain of this D. 12 kΩ, 120 kΩ
amplifier is 9. Refer to Figure 12-1(b). A dc input signal of –50
A. 100. mV is applied. You would measure _____ from
B. 5. the inverting input to ground.
C. 20. `
D. 21.
6. Refer to Figure A. 50 mV
12-1(c). If an input B. 1.05 V
signal of –0.5 V C. –1.05 V
were applied, D. –50 mV
determine the 10. It takes an op-amp 22 µs to change its output
output voltage. from –15 V to +15 V. Determine the slew rate.
A. –5 V
B. 5 V A. 1.36 V/µs
C. 10 V B. 0.68 V/µs
D. –10 V C. –0.68 V/µs
7. Refer to Figure D. cannot determine
12-1(c). The input
impedance of this
circuit is
11. Refer to Figure 12-2. The purpose of R1 and R2 14. Refer to Figure 12-2. If the value of R1
is decreases, the voltage gain will _____ and the
input impedance will _____.
A. increase, increase
B. increase, decrease
C. decrease, decrease
D. decrease, increase
15. A voltage-follower amplifier comes to you for
service. You find the voltage gain to be 5.5 and
the input impedance 22 kΩ. The probable fault in
this amplifier, if any, is
A. 154 Hz
B. 1540 Hz
C. 1.54 Hz
D. 15.4 Hz
19. An RC network has R = 500 kΩ and C = 10
pF. Find the value of fc.
A. 31831 Hz
B. 31.831 kHz
C. 0.031831 MHz
D. all of the above
20. A certain op-amp has an open-loop voltage
gain of 150,000. What is this gain expressed in
dB?
A. 51.7 dB
B. 103.5 dB
C. 150,000 dB
D. 5.18 dB
21. The midrange open-loop gain of an op-amp is
135 dB. With negative feedback this gain is
reduced to 72 dB. The closed-loop gain is
A. 135 dB.
B. 72 dB.
22. Refer to Figure 12- 26. Refer to Figure 12-3(b). The op-amp has a
3(a). Find the midrange gain unity-gain bandwidth of 1.7 MHz. Find the
of this amplifier. bandwidth of the circuit.
A. 155 MHz
Figure 12-3 B. 155 kHz
A. 26.7 C. 155 Hz
B. –26.7 D. 15.5 Hz
C. 27.7 27. Refer to Figure 12-3(c). The unity-gain
D. –27.7 bandwidth of this op-amp is 10.4 kHz. What is the
23. Refer to Figure 12- bandwidth of the circuit?
3(b). Find the midrange gain A. 10.4 kHz
of this op-amp amplifier. B. 15.5 kHz
A. 10 C. 3 MHz
B. 11 D. 16.7 kHz
C. –10 28. Refer to Figure 12-4(a). Determine the
D. –11 bandwidth.
24. Refer to Figure 12-
3(c). The midrange voltage
gain of this amplifier is
A. 0.5.
B. 27.7.
C. –11.
D. 1.
25. Refer to Figure 12-
3(a). The op-amp has a
unity-gain bandwidth of 3 Figure 12-4
MHz. Determine the BW of A. 1 MHz
the circuit. B. 1.5 MHz
A. 3 MHz C. 1 kHz
B. 30 kHz D. 1.5 kHz
C. 112.4 kHz
D. infinite in width
29. Refer to Figure 12-4(b). Calculate the 33. The maximum rate of change of the output
bandwidth. voltage in response to a step input voltage is the
A. 8.33 MHz _____ of an op-amp.
B. 833 kHz
C. 83.3 kHz A. time constant
D. 8.33 kHz B. maximum frequency
30. Negative feedback added to an op-amp _____ C. slew rate
the bandwidth and _____ the gain. D. static discharge
34. A(n) _____ amplifier configuration has a
A. increases, increases higher input impedance and a lower output
B. increases, decreases impedance than the op-amp itself.
C. decreases, decreases
D. decreases, increases A. non-inverting
31. A practical op-amp has very _____ input B. inverting
impedance, very _____ output impedance, very C. voltage-follower
_____ open-loop voltage gain, and a _____ D. none of the above
bandwidth. 35. A(n) _____ amplifier configuration has an
input impedance approximately equal to the input
A. high, low, high, wide resistor Ri and an output impedance
B. high, high, low, narrow approximately equal to the output impedance of
C. low, high, high, wide the op-amp itself.
D. low, low, low, wide
32. The input offset voltage drift is a parameter A. non-inverting
directly related to VOS and _____. B. inverting
C. voltage-follower
A. ID D. none of the above
B. power dissipation 36. The _____ amplifier configuration has the
C. temperature highest input impedance and the lowest output
D. phase shift impedance of the three basic op-amp
configurations.
A. non-inverting BASIC OP-AMP CKT
B. inverting
C. voltage-follower 1. If an op-amp comparator has a gain of
D. none of the above 100,000, an input difference of 0.2 mV above
37. Open-loop voltage gain of an op-amp can reference, and a supply of ±12 V, the output will
range up to _____. be
A. 10,000 A. 20 V.
B. 50,000 B. 12 V.
C. 100,000 C. 10 V.
D. 200,000 D. 15 V.
38. The ______ is the voltage gain of an op-amp 2. To reduce the effects of noise resulting in
with external feedback. erratic switching of output states of a comparator,
you can use
A. Aol
B. Acl A. the upper trigger point.
C. Av B. the lower trigger point.
D. none of the above C. nonzero-level detection.
39. A three-stage op-amp can have a maximum D. hysteresis.
phase lag of _____°. 3. A comparator with a Schmitt trigger has
A. Schottky
B. junction
C. zener
D. varactor 8. Refer to Figure 13-1(a). Determine the output
5. In a flash A/D converter, the priority encoder is voltage.
used to
A. 13 V
B. –13 V
C. 13 Vp-p
D. 26 Vp-p
Figure 13-1
A. 1 V
B. –1 V 11. Refer to Figure 13-2(a). What is the output
C. +Vsat voltage?
D. –Vsat
9. Refer to Figure 13-1(b). What is the output
voltage?
A. 2 V
B. –2 V
C. +Vsat
D. –Vsat
10. Refer to Figure 13-1(c). With the inputs shown,
determine the output voltage.
A. 7 V
B. –7 V
C. +Vsat
D. –Vsat
Figure 13-2
A. 0.5 V
B. –0.5 V
C. 2 V
D. –2 V
12. Refer to Figure 13-2(b). Determine the output
voltage, VOUT.
A. 1.05 V
B. –0.35 V
C. 0.35 V B. –V(out)max
D. –1.05 V C. –1.41 V
13. Refer to Figure 13-3(a). Determine the upper D. +1.41 V
trigger point. 14. Refer to Figure 13-3(b). Determine the lower
trigger point.
A. +V(out)max
B. –V(out)max
C. –2.47 V
D. +2.47 V
Figure 13-3
A. V(out)max
15. Refer to Figure 13-4(a). This circuit is known as A. a noninverting amplifier.
B. a differentiator.
C. an integrator.
D. a summing amplifier.
17. Refer to Figure 13-4(b). A square-wave input is
applied to this amplifier. The output voltage is
most likely to be
A. a square wave.
B. a triangle wave.
C. a sine wave.
D. no output.
18. Refer to Figure 13-4(b). If Vin = 5 V, the rate
of change of the output voltage in response to a
single pulse input is:
A. 15.2 mV/µs
B. 1.52 V/µs
C. 1.52 mV/µs
D. 15.2 V/µs
19. The output of a Schmitt trigger is a
A. pulse waveform.
B. sawtooth waveform.
C. sinusoidal waveform.
D. triangle waveform.
20. A Schmitt trigger is
Figure 13-4
A. a noninverting amplifier. A. a comparator with only one trigger point.
B. a differentiator. B. a comparator with hysteresis.
C. an integrator. C. a comparator with three trigger points.
D. a summing amplifier. D. none of the above.
16. Refer to Figure 13-4(b). This circuit is known as 21. An integrator circuit
A. uses a resistor in its feedback circuit. C. both of the above
B. uses an inductor in its feedback circuit. 26. Which of the following are variations of the
C. uses a capacitor in its feedback circuit. basic summing amplifier?
D. uses a resistor in its feedback circuit or
uses a capacitor in its feedback circuit A. averaging amplifier
22. In a(n) _____, when the input voltage B. scaling amplifier
exceeds a specified reference voltage, the output C. both of the above
changes state. 27. What circuit produces an output that
approximates the area under the curve of an
A. integrator input function?
B. differentiator
C. summing amplifier A. integrator
D. comparator B. differentiator
23. A good example of hysteresis is a(n) C. summing amplifier
D. comparator
A. AM radio. 28. _____ is a mathematical process for
B. thermostat. determining the rate of change of a function.
C. alarm clock.
D. none of the above A. Integration
24. A comparator with hysteresis is sometimes B. Differentiation
known as a(n) C. Summing
D. Comparatoring
A. integrator. 29. A(n) ______ amplifier is a summing amplifier
B. differentiator. with a closed-loop gain equal to the reciprocal of
C. Schmitt trigger. the number of inputs.
D. none of the above
25. What is (are) the necessary component(s) for A. averaging
the design of a bounded comparator? B. scaling
C. differentiating
A. rectifier diodes D. none of the above
B. zener diodes 30. What type(s) of circuit(s) use comparators?
A. summer A. an instrumentation amplifier has an input
B. nonzero-level detector stage.
C. averaging amplifier B. an instrumentation amplifier has an output
D. summer and nonzero-level detector stage.
C. an instrumentation amplifier has a
SPECIAL PURPOSE OP-AMP differential stage.
1. A log amplifier may use the __________ D. the input, output, and power supply
junction of a BJT in the feedback loop. stages of an isolation amplifier are all
electrically isolated from each other.
A. base-collector 5. An OTA has
B. base-emitter
C. emitter-collector A. a bias-current input terminal.
D. emitter-ground B. high output impedance.
2. An antilog amplifier has a _________ in series C. no fixed open-loop voltage gain.
with the input. D. all of the above
6. Transconductance is the ratio of the output
A. BJT
B. diode A. current to the input voltage.
C. diode or BJT B. current to the input current.
D. resistor C. voltage to the input voltage.
3. Instrumentation amplifiers are normally used D. voltage to the input current.
to measure 7. The log of a number is the
A. small differential signal voltages. A. base to which the power must be raised to
B. signals superimposed on a common-mode get that number.
voltage often much larger than the signal B. power to which the base must be
voltage. raised to get that number.
C. both of the above C. base of that number.
D. none of the above D. power of that number.
4. The main difference between the isolation 8. What part of the characteristic curve of a diode
amplifier and an instrumentation amplifier is is useful for log amplifiers?
A. the log region above 0.7 V
B. the log region below 0.7 V
C. the log region between 0 V and 0.7 V
D. the log region below the zener voltage
9. In logarithmic signal compression,
Figure 14-1
A. an antilog amplifier.
B. a constant-current source.
C. an instrumentation amplifier.
D. an isolation amplifier.
13. Refer to Figure 14-1(b). This circuit is a setup
for
A. an antilog amplifier.
B. a constant-current source.
C. an instrumentation amplifier.
D. an isolation amplifier.
14. Refer to Figure 14-1(c). This circuit is a setup
for
A. an antilog amplifier.
B. a constant-current source.
C. an instrumentation amplifier.
D. an isolation amplifier.
15. Refer to Figure 14-1(d). This circuit is a setup
for
A. an antilog amplifier.
B. a constant-current source.
C. an instrumentation amplifier.
D. an isolation amplifier.
16. The OTA has a _____ input impedance and a
_____ CMRR.
A. high, low
B. low, high
C. high, high
C. c
17. Refer to Figure 14- D. d
2. Which circuit is 21. A(n) _____ amplifier is a differential voltage-
known as a voltage-to- gain device that amplifies the difference between
current converter? the voltages existing at its two input terminals.
Figure 15-1
A. a
B. b
C. c
D. d
7. Refer to Figure 15-1. Identify the frequency
response curve for a low-pass filter.
A. a
B. b
C. c
10. Refer to Figure 15-2(a). This is a _____ filter,
and it has a cutoff frequency of _____.
Figure 15-2
A. high-pass, 21 Hz
B. low-pass, 21 Hz
C. high-pass, 2.65 kHz
D. low-pass, 2.65 kHz
11. Refer to Figure 15-2(b). The cutoff frequency of
this filter is _____, and the circuit is known as a
_____.
A. 721 Hz, low-pass filter
B. 721 Hz, high-pass filter
C. 72 Hz, low-pass filter
D. 721 Hz, band-pass filter
12. Refer to Figure 15-2(c). This is a _____ filter.
A. band-pass
B. band-stop
C. high-pass
D. low-pass
13. Refer to Figure 15-2(d). This circuit is known as
a _____ filter, and the fc is _____.
A. high-pass, 1.59 kHz
B. band-pass, 15.9 kHz
C. low-pass, 15.9 kHz
D. high-pass, 15.9 kHz
14. Refer to Figure 15-2(b). RA = 2.2 kΩ and RB =
1.2 kΩ. This filter is probably a
A. Butterworth type.
B. Bessel type.
C. Chebyshev type.
D. none of the above
15. Refer to Figure 15-2(c). The roll-off of this filter B. high-pass
is about C. band-pass
A. 20 dB/decade. D. band-stop
B. 40 dB/decade. 19. Refer to Figure 15-3. This filter has a roll-off
C. 60 dB/decade. rate of
D. 80 dB/decade. A. 20 dB/decade.
16. Refer to Figure 15-2(a). The roll-off of the B. 40 dB/decade.
circuit shown is about C. 60 dB/decade.
A. 20 dB/decade. D. 80 dB/decade.
B. 40 dB/decade. 20. Refer to Figure 15-3. Increasing the values of
C. 60 dB/decade. the filter section resistors in this circuit will cause
D. 80 dB/decade. the fc to
17. A low-pass filter has a cutoff frequency of A. increase.
1.23 kHz. Determine the bandwidth of the filter. B. decrease.
C. remain the same.
A. 2.46 kHz D. increase and then decrease.
B. 1.23 kHz 21. The bandwidth in a _____ filter equals the
C. 644 Hz critical frequency.
D. not enough information given
18. Refer to Figure 15-3. This is a _____ filter. A. low-pass
B. high-pass
C. band-pass
D. band-stop
22. A _____ filter significantly attenuates all
frequencies below fc and passes all frequencies
above fc.
A. low-pass
B. high-pass
C. band-pass
Figure 15-3 D. band-stop
A. low-pass
23. A _____ filter passes all frequencies within a C Bessel
band between a lower and an upper critical D. none of the above
frequency and rejects all others outside this band. 27. Filters with the _____ characteristic are used
for filtering pulse waveforms.
A. low-pass
B. high-pass A. Butterworth
C. band-pass B. Chebyshev
D. band-stop C. Bessel
24. A _____ filter rejects all frequencies within a D. none of the above
specified band and passes all those outside this 28. The gain of the multiple-feedback band-pass
band. filter above is equal to which of the following?
Assume C = C1 = C2.
A. low-pass
B. high-pass
C. band-pass
D. band-stop
25. Filters with the _____ characteristic provide a
very flat amplitude in the passband and a roll-off
rate of –20 dB/decade/pole.
A. Butterworth
B. Chebyshev
C. Bessel
D. none of the above
26. Filters with the _____ characteristic are useful
when a rapid roll-off is required because it
provides a roll-off rate greater than –
A. A0 = R2 / R1
20/dB/decade/pole.
B. A0 = R1 / R2
C. A0 = R2 / 2 R1
A. Butterworth
D. A0 = R1 / 2 R2
B. Chebyshev
29. One important application of a state-variable B. Parallel resonant frequency is
_____ filter with a summing amplifier is to approximately 1 kHz higher than series
minimize the 60 Hz "hum" in audio systems. resonant frequency.
C. Series resonant frequency is approximately
A. low-pass 1 kHz higher than parallel resonant frequency.
B. high-pass D. none of the above
C. band-pass 4. At series resonance, the impedance of a crystal
D. band-stop is
A. minimum.
OSCILLATORS
B. maximum.
1. In order to start up, a feedback oscillator C. equal.
requires D. zero.
5. At parallel resonance, the impedance of a
A. negative feedback less than 1. crystal is
B. positive feedback greater than 1.
C. unity feedback equal to 1. A. minimum.
D. no feedback. B. maximum.
2. What is the total phase shift requirement, C. equal.
around the feedback loop, for a phase-shift D. zero.
oscillator? 6. What is the minimum frequency at which a
crystal will oscillate?
A. 90°
B. 180° A. seventh harmonic
C. 270° B. third harmonic
D. 360° C. fundamental
3. What is the relationship between the series and D. second harmonic
parallel resonant frequencies of a quartz crystal?
Figure 16-1
A. a Clapp oscillator.
B. an Armstrong oscillator.
C. a Colpitts oscillator.
D. a Hartley oscillator.
8. Refer to Figure 16-1(b). This circuit is known as
A. a Clapp oscillator.
B. an Armstrong oscillator.
C. a Colpitts oscillator.
D. a Hartley oscillator.
9. Refer to Figure 16-1(c). This circuit is known as
A. a Clapp oscillator.
B. an Armstrong oscillator.
C. a Colpitts oscillator.
D. a Hartley oscillator.
10. Refer to Figure 16-1(b). The resonant
frequency is controlled by
A. C3 and L1.
B. C2, C4, C5, and L1.
C. C3, C4, C5, and L1.
D. C3, C4, C5, and L2.
11. Calculate the fr of a lead-lag network if R1 =
R2 = 6.8 kΩ, and C1 = C2 = 0.05 µF.
A. 468 Hz
B. 4.68 kHz
C. 46.8 kHz
D. 468 kHz
12. Refer to Figure 16-2. Calculate the resonant 13. Refer to Figure 16-3. Determine the resonant
frequency. frequency.
Figure 16-3
A. 123.4 kHz
B. 61.7 kHz
C. 45.94 kHz
D. 23.1 kHz
14. Refer to Figure 16-3. If C1 increases in value,
Figure 16-2 the resonant frequency will
A. increase.
A. 1.126 kHz
B. decrease.
B. 6.17 kHz
C. remain the same.
C. 23.9 MHz
D. none of the above
D. 14.1 MHz
15. A certain oscillator has a tap on the inductor
in the tank circuit. This oscillator is probably
A. a Colpitts oscillator. A. a sine-wave oscillator.
B. a Clapp oscillator. B. a monostable multivibrator.
C. a crystal oscillator. C. an astable multivibrator.
D. a Hartley oscillator. D. a VCO.
16. An op-amp integrator has a square-wave 18. Refer to Figure 16-4. Determine the frequency
input. The output should be of oscillation, if any.
A. 131 Hz
A. a sine wave. B. 262 Hz
B. a triangle wave. C. 2.62 kHz
C. a square wave. D. none
D. pure dc. 19. Refer to Figure 16-4. What is the duty cycle, if
17. Refer to Figure 16-4. This circuit is any?
A. 16.3%
B. 54.5%
C. 86.9%
D. none
20. Refer to Figure 16-4. Assuming it is configured
as an oscillator and if you desired to reduce the
duty to less than 50%, the following circuit
change would need to be made.
A. Reduce the size of R1.
B. Reduce the size of R2.
C. Increase the size of R1.
D. Connect a diode in parallel with R1.
21. A circuit that can change the frequency of
oscillation with an application of a dc voltage is
sometimes called
A. a voltage-controlled oscillator.
B. a crystal oscillator.
C. a Hartley oscillator.
D. an astable multivibrator.
22. Sinusoidal oscillators operate with _____ A. 1/2.
feedback. B. 1/4.
C. 1/3.
A. positive D. 1/5.
B. negative 27. The attenuation of the three-section RC
23. One condition for positive feedback is that the feedback phase-shift oscillator is
phase shift around the feedback loop must be
_____°. A. 1/9.
B. 1/30.
A. 0 C. 1/3.
B. 90 D. 1/29.
C. 180 28. The twin-T oscillator produces a _____
D. 45 response.
24. The start-up gain of an oscillator must be
_____ one. A. low-pass
B. high-pass
A. equal to C. band-pass
B. less than D. band-stop
C. greater than 29. The feedback signal in a(n) _____ oscillator is
D. none of the above derived from a capacitive voltage divider in the LC
25. For frequencies up to 1 MHz, the _____ is the circuit.
most widely used type of sinusoidal RC oscillator.
A. Hartley
A. Wien-bridge B. Armstrong
B. phase-shift C. Colpitts
C. twin-T D. none of the above
D. none of the above 30. The feedback signal in a(n) _____ oscillator is
26. The lead-lag circuit in the Wien-bridge derived from an inductive voltage divider in the
oscillator has a resonant frequency at which the LC circuit.
attenuation is
A. Hartley
B. Armstrong B. to limit output voltage if input voltage goes
C. Colpitts too high
D. none of the above C. to bypass the pass-transistor, if the pass-
transistor should fail
D. to provide current up to a maximum,
VOLTAGE REGULATORS
but drop current to a lower value when
1. Voltage regulation requires the output becomes shorted, to prevent
overheating of the device
A. only line regulation. 5. A switching regulator that is configured as a
B. only load regulation. voltage-inverter produces what type of output?
C. a constant load.
D. load and line regulation. A. an ac output with opposite phase to the
2. In Figure 17-1(a)(see question 6), the purpose of input ac
R1 is to B. a dc output that is the negative of the
A. provide a reference voltage. dc input voltage
B. limit current through the diode. C. an output that is a higher voltage than the
C. limit voltage to the op-amp. input voltage
D. provide output voltage sampling. D. an ac output from a dc input voltage
3. What type of regulator offers inherent short-
circuit protection?
A. shunt regulators
B. series regulators
C. three-terminal regulators
D. switching regulators
4. In a series regulator, what is the purpose of
fold-back limiting?
Figure 17-1
A. 25 V
B. 5.1 V
C. 20.2 V
D. 4.1 V
7. Refer to Figure 17-1(b). If the load is short-
circuited, what would be the maximum current
through R1?
A. 1 A
B. 1.2 A
C. 1.5 A
D. 5 A
8. Refer to Figure 17-1(c). This circuit is called
A. a series-pass voltage regulator.
B. a shunt voltage regulator.
C. a step-up switching regulator.
D. a step-down switching regulator.
9. Refer to Figure 17-1(b). This circuit is known as
A. a series-pass voltage regulator.
B. a shunt voltage regulator.
C. a step-up switching regulator.
D. a step-down switching regulator.
10. Refer to Figure 17-1(a). This circuit is known as
A. a series-pass voltage regulator.
B. a shunt voltage regulator.
C. a step-up switching regulator.
D. a step-down switching regulator.
11. Refer to Figure 17-1(c). This circuit operates at A. 1.45 A, 90.8%
a _____ frequency, and its efficiency is _____. B. 1.45 A, 10.09%
A. low, low C. 1.2 A, 90.8%
B. low, high D. 1.2 A, 10.09%
C. high, high 16. Refer to Figure 17-1(b). If the output of the
D. high, low circuit were to be a short circuit, what power
12. Refer to Figure 17-1(c). The inductor and rating would R1 need to have?
capacitor are used for A. 2.25 W
A. amplifying the error signal. B. 5 W
B. controlling the load current. C. 10 W
C. turning on the pulse-width oscillator. D. 22.5 W
D. filtering the dc pulse output. 17. Refer to Figure 17-1(a). If the zener diode had
13. Refer to Figure 17-1(b). The purpose for the a rating of 1.7 V, the output voltage would be
zener diode D1 is A. 2.13 V.
A. to supply a reference voltage. B. 8.36 V.
B. to amplify the error signal. C. 20.16 V.
C. to sense the error signal. D. 25 V.
D. to limit the input voltage to the circuit. 18. Refer to Figure 17-1(a). If the BE junction of Q1
14. A voltage regulator has a no-load output of 18 opens, the output voltage VOUT will
V and a full-load output of 17.3 V. The percent A. increase.
load regulation is B. decrease.
C. remain the same.
A. 0.25%. 19. Refer to Figure 17-1(a). If a solder splash
B. 96.1%. shorted the ends of R1 to each other,
C. 4.05%. A. the op-amp would fail.
D. 1.04%. B. Q1 would open.
15. A voltage regulator with a no-load output dc C. the output voltage would not change.
voltage of 12 V is connected to a load with a D. the zener would fail.
resistance of 10 Ω. If the load resistance 20. Refer to Figure 17-1(c). If the output voltage
decreases to 7.5 Ω, the load voltage will decrease tends to decrease due to an increase in load
to 10.9 V. The load current will be _____, and the current, the transistor will conduct for _____ time
percent load regulation is _____. each cycle.
A. a longer A. inductor
B. a shorter B. capacitor
C. the same C. transistor
21. Voltage regulators keep a constant _____ 26. The _____ regulator is less efficient than the
output voltage when the input or load varies _____ type, but offers inherent short-circuit
within limits. protection.
A. dc A. series, shunt
B. ac B. shunt, series
C. ripple 27. Switching regulators are more efficient than
22. _____ regulation can be defined as the linear regulators and are particularly useful in
percentage change in the output voltage for a _____-voltage, _____-current applications.
given change in the input voltage.
A. high, high
A. Line B. low, high
B. Load C. high, low
23. _____ regulation can be defined as the 28. Switching regulator efficiencies can be greater
percentage change in the output voltage for a than _____ percent.
given change in load current.
A. 60
A. Line B. 70
B. Load C. 80
24. In a series linear regulator, the control D. 90
element is a(n) _____ in series with the load. 29. How many terminals does a 7800 series IC
regulator have?
A. inductor
B. capacitor A. 2
C. transistor B. 3
25. In a shunt linear regulator, the control C. 4
element is a(n) _____ in parallel with the load. D. none of the above