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This test sees how much you know about basic electronics.        

1. A capacitor and coil in parallel is called:

A Tuned Circuit
A Timing Circuit
A Delay Circuit
A Schmitt Circuit

2. When the base is raised, the emitter will:

     

Rise
Fall
Remain Fixed
Oscillate

3. What is 1,000p?

0.01n
0.001u
0.1n
1n

4. The current in a circuit is 45mA. This is:

0.045Amp
0.00045A
0.0045A
0.45A

5. A 100n capacitor can be expressed as:

0.1u    u = microfarad
0.01u
0.001u
none of the above

6. 1mA is equal to:

0.001A
0.00001A
0.01A
0.1A

7. 1,200mV is equal to:

12v
1.2v
0.12v
0.0012v

8. If a 10k resistor is placed across a 10v supply, the current will be:

10mA
1mA
0.01mA
0.1mA

9. This arrangement is called:

     

Common Emitter
Common Collector/Emitter Follower
Common Base

10. Identify the correctly connected LED:

A
B
C
D

11. Identify the correct statement:

     
The cathode lead is longer. It goes to the negative rail
The cathode lead is shorter. It goes to the negative rail
The cathode lead is shorter. It goes to the positive rail
The cathode lead is longer. It goes to the positive rail

12. The current requirement of a LED is:

1.7mA
25mA
Between 3 and 35mA
65mA

13. The signal at the collector will be . . .

     


Inverted . . . 
In-phase . . .

  . . .  with the base.

14. The purpose of the capacitor:

     


To pass AC on the input to the base
To allow the transistor to self-bias
Block DC from the input line
To allow the stage to operate

15. The direction of conduction for a diode is:

A
B
C

16. A DC voltage . . .

rises and falls
is a sinewave
remains constant
is an audio waveform

17. A CRO is a

Cathode Ray Oscillator
Cathode Ray Oscilloscope
Capacitor-Resistor Oscillator
Capacitor-Resistor Output

18. These jargon terms mean:      (Jargon = language peculiar to a
  'mickey'  'electro'   'cap'   'puff'                                         trade)

mighty, electronic, capper, picofarad
microfarad, electronic, capacitor, picofarad
microfarad, electrolytic, capacitor, picofarad
microfarad, electrolyte, capping, blow

19. The tolerance bands:   gold;  sliver;  brown,  represent:

10%,   5%,   1%
5%, 10%,  2%
5%,   10%,    1%
10%,   5%,   2%

20. 223 on a capacitor represents:

0.022u     u = microfarad
22n          n = nanofarad
22,000p    p = picofarad
All of the above

21. Arrange these in ascending order:  n, p, u  

p, u, n, 
n, u, p
p, n, u

22. Name this symbol:

A buffer
A NOR gate
A NAND gate
A Schmitt Trigger

23. The number "104" on a capacitor indicates:

0.1u
100n
1n
10n

24. What is the multimeter detecting:

The output voltage of the Schmitt Trigger
The delay across the capacitor
The voltage across the capacitor
The current through the capacitor

25. For the XOR gate, what is the output when both inputs are HIGH:

HIGH
LOW
Can be HIGH or LOW
Cannot be determined