Module 4
Module 4
Module 4
Photodiode
Light Emitting Diode (LED)
Zener diode
9) Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs)
emits light of only one wavelength, dependent on type.
have very wide viewing angles.
are easily damaged if forward biased b more than 5V.
10) The voltage drop across an LED is around
2 volts
20 volts
200 volts
11) Why is a rectifier diode connected in parallel with an LED?.
To protect the LED from AC.
To allow the LED to light up only above a certain voltage.
To allow the LED to light up below a certain voltage
12) To limit the current flow to around 10 mA to prevent burnout, the LED is connected
with a resistor in
Series
Parallel
series of parallel, depends on the circuit design
13) To protect the LED from reverse bias,
the rectifier diode is connected in series with the LED
the rectifier diode is connected in parallel with the LED
the another LED is connected in series
14) When testing the forward bias of a diode with a multimeter.
the positive lead of the ohmmeter is placed on the anode.
the positive lead of the ohmmeter is placed on the cathode.
it does not matter which terminal the positive lead of the ohmeter is placed.
15) The rectifier diodes are used in power supplies to
convert AC voltage into DC voltage
convert DC voltage into AC voltage
streamline the current flow
16) When a small current enters the Gate (G), the Thyristor
Triac
Diode
Transistor
4) A zener diode
acts like a switch
allows current to flow in one direction.
stabilizes voltage at a predetermined level.
5) The following is the schematic electical symbol of
Diode
Photo diode
Zener diode
6) A junction diode
has p ? n junction
can handle only very small currents
is similar to a vacuum diode but cannot rectify
7) Reverse bias
raises the potential barrier.
lowers the potential barrier.
greatly increases the majority carrier current.
8) The barrier potential of a diode
is the voltage at which current flow through the diode stops
is the voltage at which appreciable current starts to flow through the diode
is the maximum resistance value to the current flow through the diode
9) To check the forward resistance of a diode with a multimeter, the positve lead is
connected to
anode.
cathode.
either anode or cathode.
10) If a high current carrying capability were required, the diodes would be connected in
series
parallel
series ? parallel
11) A thyristor has which of the following?.
A positive temperature coefficient.
High resistance when switched off.
High resistance when switched on.
12) The advantage of the SCR is that
a large current can be switched with a very small controlling current
a small current cab be switched with a very high controlling current
a current flow can be reversed when switched
13) The following circuit diagram shows a
Gunn
Zener
Schottky
8) What diode is used to stop power spikes in a coil?.
Gunn diode
Schottky diode
Two directional zener diode (Bi directional)
9) What type of diode when forward biased holes and electrons recombine producing
photons?
LED
Gunn
Photodiode
10) A zener diode is designed to operate
below its breakdown voltage
above its breakdown voltage
either above or below its breakdown voltage
11) A TRIAC is a type of
thermistor
transistor
thyristor
12) If a junction diode is reverse biased too far, the output current would
increase
cease to flow
reverse direction
13) When a PN junction is forward biased, it conducts via
intrinsic carrier
majority carrier
minority carrier
14) In the Zener Diode suppressor shown, point X in respect to point Y should be
more Positive
more negative
either positive or negative
15) If the reverse bias voltage across a diode is too high
load current reduces to zero
load current reverses
load current increases rapidly
16) An LED which emits green light uses
gallium arsenide
gallium phosphide
gallium arsenide phosphide
17) An LED which emits red light uses
gallium arsenide
gallium phosphide
gallium arsenide phosphide
18) A photodiode is operated under
reverse bias conditions
forward bias conditions
reverse or forward bias conditions
19) To increase capacitance of a varactor diode
reverse bias voltage is increased
reverse bias voltage is decreased
forward bias voltage is decreased
20) The diagram shows a
voltage doubler
half wave rectifier
full wave rectifier
16) When a positive voltage is applied to the base of a normally biased n-p-n common
emitter amplifier
the base current decreases
the emitter current decreases
the collector voltage goes less positive
17) Which way does conventional current flow in a PNP junction?.
Emitter to Base
Collector to Base
Collector to Emitter
18) For conduction of a transistor, the emitter junction is
reverse biased
forward biased
forward or reverse as appropriate to the input signal
19) In a PNP transistor, conventional current will flow when
the emitter is more positive than the base
the base is more positive than the emitter
the collector is more positive than the emitter
20) The voltage drop across an LED is around
2 volts
4 volts
20 volts
1) The following is the circuit diagram of
NPN Transistor
PNP Transistor
NPN Junction
2) The following transistor configuration is for
Switch
Inverter
Amplifier
3) The transistor configuration shown here is for
Switch
Amplifier
Inverter
4) Advantages of IC's or Integrated Circuits
large size, consume less power, generate less heat
small size, consume more power, generate less heat
small size, consume less power, generate less heat
5) Disadvantage of using Integrated Circuits ( IC)
use less power
very small in size
it cannot handle large currents or voltages
6) In a common collector circuit the output and input are
in phase
out of phase by 600
out of phase by 900
7) For an NPN transistor to conduct the collector circuit has to be
more positive than the base
less positive than the emitter
more positive than the emitter
8) Point X compared to point
Y is more negative
Z is more positive
Z is more negative
9) The resistance measured using an AVO between the Collector and Emitter of a
transistor is
smaller Collector to Emitter
higher Collector to Emitter
same both ways
10) A transistor is used in
current amplifiers
voltage amplifiers
both current amplifiers and voltage amplifiers
11) In which direction does the current flow on a PNP transistor when forward biased?
Emitter to Base
Emitter to Collector
Collector to Emitter
12) With an NPN transistor electrons leave the
Base
Collector
Emitter
13) In a transistor, the arrow always points in the direction of
emitter
electron flow
conventional current
14) In an NPN transistor the
collector is the same as the base
emitter is more positive than the base
collector is more positive than the base
15) In an NPN transistor the
emitter is more positive than the base
emitter is more positive than the collector
collector is more positive than the emitter
16) If light entering a photo transistor decreases, the current to the collector
increases
decreases
remains the same
17) A silicon bi-polar transistor with two depletion zones
is a voltage operated device
operates by varying electric fields
consists of 3 slices of semiconductor material
18) How is the amplifier in the diagram shown wired?
Common Base
Common Emitter
Common Collector
19) To decrease the voltage gain of a common emitter amplifier you would increase the
resistance in the
base circuit
emitter circuit
collector circuit
20) The current I/P and O/P waveforms in a common emitter amplifier are
in phase
out of phase
900 out of phase
1) Which mode of operation provide the best high frequency response?
base
emitter
collector
2) What is the advantage of an FET compared to a junction transistor?
Low input impedance
High input impedance
High output impedance
3) One characteristic of the emitter follower is
low resistance output
low current amplification
high voltage amplification
4) A FET when compared to a junction transistor is
low impedance
high impedance
current operated
5) An amplifier current gain will be slightly less than 1, but its voltage gain will be high, if
it is connected in the
common base configuration
common emitter configuration
common collector configuration
6) The common collector amplifier is sometimes called the emitter follower circuit
because
the emitter voltage follows the collector voltage
the emitter current follows the collector current
the emitter voltage follows the base voltage
7) Amplifiers may be classified as
voltage amplifiers or power amplifiers
voltage amplifiers or impedance amplifiers
common emitter or common collector amplifiers
8) An amplifier can provide both voltage gain and current gain when it is connected in
the
common emitter configuration
common collector configuration
common base configuration
9) How do you increase voltage gain of an amplifier?
decrease base circuit bias
decrease input resistance
decrease output resistance
10) In the diagram shown, what is resistor R used for?
Bias
Amplification
Stabilisation
Question 11-15 of 20(10 points each question)
11) The common emitter configuration amplifier provides output
in phase with the input
in anti-phase with the input
equal to input
12) A transistor is said to be in the quiescent state when
it is unbiased
no currents are flowing
no signal is applied to the input
13) The input and output signals of a common emitter amplifier are
equal
in phase
out of phase
14) In a common base transistor circuit
the base is n-type material
the base region is located between the emitter and collector region
the base is common to the emitter and collector circuits
15) In the following circuit, how the transistor is configured?
Common base
Common emitter
Common emitter
11) The typical bandwidth for an audio frequency amplifier is shown by line
X
Y
Z
12) Decoupling capacitors are used in digital circuits
between pins 1 & 8
close to the positive pin
close to the negative pin
13) A common Collector circuit has the following characteristics
Medium Voltage Gain, High Current Gain, Non-Inverted Output
Low Voltage Gain, High Current Gain, Inverted Output
Medium Voltage Gain, Low Current Gain, Inverted Output
14) In a Common Emitter Amplifier RE is used for
biasing
load control
stabilisation
15) In the diagram the relationship of the input to the output is
in phase
90 degrees out of phase
180 degrees out of phase
16) The most suitable class of amplifier for a high fidelity radio transmitter is
A
B
C
17) Which curve is from a Broadband amplifier?
A
B
C
18) A transistor in Common Emitter mode gives
high power gain
high current gain only
high voltage gain only
19) For a transistor in common emitter mode, the term Hfe indicates
the Power gain Pin/Pout
the current gain Ic/Ib at Vce constant
the Voltage gain Vce/Vbe at Ib constant
20) In a differential amplifier the term 'common mode voltage' means
output voltage with non-inverting input at 0 volts
output voltage when both inputs have equal voltages
output voltage with one input connected to common ground
11) What type of gate is an OR gate with both inverted inputs and inverted outputs?
NAND gate
NOR gate
AND gate
12) Diodes connected in parallel would act like an
an NAND gate
an AND gate
an OR gate
13) The output of the circuit shown will be
-15 V
0V
+30 V
14) The voltage supply to a Complimentary Metal Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS)
integrated circuit must be
0 V is 5 V DC
3V to 18V DC
3V to 15V AC
15) This is a diagram of a
adder
differentiator
integrator
Question 16-20 of 20(10 points each question)
16) This is a diagram of a
adder
integrator
differentiator
17) How are the pins numbered on an op-amp IC?
from left to right from the dot
counter clockwise from the dot
clockwise from the dot
18) On an integrated circuit the hole in the top left corner is pin 1. The pins are counted
clockwise
anticlockwise
from left to right
19) A single integrated circuit Op Amp has how many pins?.
4
7
8
20) What is the output of the amplifier shown?
0V
3V
5V
6) Reversal of two of the stator connections on a torque synchro receiver would cause
the transmitter to become the receiver
the output to move the same direction as the input
the output to move the reverse direction to the input
7) The output of a tachogenerator should be
linear
exponential
sinusoidal
8) With a constant input to a speed control servo, the servo motor
moves to a certain position
moves at a constant speed
oscillates, but otherwise does not move
9) Critical damping in a servomechanism is
the point which allows just one overshoot before the load comes to rest
the amount of damping that results in the load just not oscillating
the critical damping required for the optimum damping of the
servomechanism
10) Reverse rotation of a control transformer rotor can be caused by
connections to the transmitter rotor reversed
short circuit between two transmission lines
connections between the transformer rotor and the amplifier reversed
11) Velocity lag can be decreased by
introduction of an integrator
decreasing the coulomb friction in the system
keeping the error detector (summing point) output as low as possible
12) A two phase motor will stop when
the control phase is reversed
the reference phase is reversed
the control phase is zero
13) A tachogenerator output is
variable frequency, constant voltage
variable frequency, variable voltage
variable voltage, constant frequency
14) If two of the stator leads are cross connected in a control synchro system, a 25?
clockwise rotation of the input rotor would result in the output rotor
moving 25o clockwise
moving 25o anticlockwise.
moving 180o to rectify the defect
15) Damping in a servomechanism is easier to apply if
the mechanism is light and has low inertia
the mechanism is heavy and has high inertia
the mechanism is light and has high inertia
16) If the electrical connections to the feedback generator in a control synchro system
were disconnected, the
motor would run in the wrong direction
input signal to the amplifier would reduce
system would tend to oscillate
17) An increase in servo amplifier gain
reduces tendency to hunt
reduces the speed of the system
increases system response
18) The term 'velocity lag' refers to a
speed error
acceleration error
position error
19) The rotor of an AC tachogenerator
rotates at constant speed
has skewed slots
has a copper, brass or aluminium cylinder
20) A servo system with transient negative velocity feedback
is damped with little velocity lag
is damped with high velocity lag
is underdamped with high velocity lag
1) To reverse the direction of rotation of a two phase induction motor
reverse the polarity of both the control phase and reference phase
reverse the polarity of the control phase
shift the reference by 90o
2) Loss of DC to a servo amplifier causes the motor to
run continuously
reverse
stop
3) An AC servo demand can be converted to drive a DC motor by the introduction of a
rectifier
demodulator
modulator
4) Synchro indicator systems are used when the indication is required to move
a fraction of the input distance
at the same rate as the input
slower than the input rate
5) A linear variable differential transformer is used to measure position feedback where
an output whose phase is related to direction of movement and amplitude
linear over a wide range
360o of rotation and high angular accuracy is required
is of limited importance but robust construction and reliability is important
6) A low frequency sinusoidal input will cause a closed loop servomechanism load to
move backwards and forwards at the input frequency
move backwards and forwards at the input frequency
move to a demand position with no overshoot
7) If a servo amplifier is suffering from drift
the load would move to a new position, proportional to the drift and then
return back to the datum position
the load would move to a new position, proportional to the drift and stay
there
the load would oscillate about the datum position
8) In a transient velocity feedback circuit, the tachogenerator output is summated with
the demand voltage
only when the load is slowing down
only when the load is speeding up or slowing down
at all times when the load is moving
9) An LVDT has
an output winding which is wound in series opposition
an input winding whose voltage will change with load movement
an output winding whose voltage and frequency is linear to load angular
movement
10) To convert a differential synchro from subtraction to addition you would
change over two rotor and two stator connections
change over all three stator windings
reverse the reference phase supply
11) In general the accuracy of a synchro system increases if the
stator current is low
rotor current is high
stator current is high
12) The induced signal in the output coils of the magnesyn system
de-saturates the soft iron core
is of a value of 800 Hz
damps the pointer oscillations
13) The direction of the induced (secondary) magnetic field in a synchro transmitter
in the same direction as the primary field
is in the opposite direction to the primary field
is 90o to the primary magnetic field
14) The cogging effect in synchros is rectified by
skewing the rotor
using carbon brushes
using an elliptical cog
15) Reversal of the power supply to either the transmitter or the receiver of a torque
synchro system would
make the receiver rotor rotate in the opposite direction
cause a 180o displacement between the transmitter and the receiver
have no effect on the indication, but would cause a heavy current to flow
16) The purpose of a flywheel incorporated in a synchro is to
increase the driving force
prevent insect ingress
prevent oscillations
17) In a synchro system, if two stator lines are crossed the receiver will
be 180o out
not be affected
reverse direction
18) In an E and I signal generator at datum, the voltage on the secondary windings
is zero
is maximum
are equal and opposite
19) In a synchrotel, the
stator coil is fixed and the rotor coil moves
rotor coil and stator coil is fixed
rotor coil is fixed and the stator coil moves
20) An E & I transformer out of datum ha
equal and opposite voltages in each windings
unequal and opposite voltages in both windings
no voltage in either winding
1) When is maximum voltage induced into the rotor of a control synchro transformer?
0 degrees
90 degrees (null position).
When spinning fast
2) To check the output of a synchro stator it would be preferable to use
a Valve Voltmeter
a Cambridge Bridge
an Avometer
3) Synchro capacitors are connected into synchro systems to
act as spark suppression due to wear of the slip rings
increase the accuracy of the control synchro
minimize the torque synchro stator current at null
4) In a slab desynn transmitter the
pick-offs rotate on the slab resister
pick-offs form part of the circuit resistance
pick-offs are connected to a spark suppressor
5) If, in a servo system, the amplitude from the feedback system is below normal, the
servo will
be sluggish in operation
oscillate
be overdamped
6) A desynn instrument has a positive regular increasing error, you would adjust
lever length
lever angle
lever angle and lever length
7) Torque synchro receiver bearing friction will cause
improved accuracy
misalignment
hunting
8) A control synchro system pointer is
actuated by a permanent magnet
displaced by the torque of the stator
motor driven
9) A D.C. signal converted to a phase sensitive A.C. is
modulation
demodulation
phase conversion
10) The rotor coil of a synchrotel
rotates
is stationary
rotates only when a current flows in it
11) The purpose of synchro capacitors in a differential synchro transmission system
reduce stator circuit impedance
to reduce stator current
reduce rotor current
12) The purpose of a flywheel in a synchro receiver indicator is to
increase driving torque
encourage spinning
prevent spinning or oscillation
13) A linear variometer is
a special synchro giving ac output proportional to shaft angle
a special auto transformer for synchro system power supplies
an alternative term for a desynn system
14) In a synchrotel the rotating winding is
rotor
stator
neither
15) The receiver rotor in a torque synchro system oscillates over an arc of approx 75
degrees. The probable cause is
one stator line open circuit
two stator lines reversed
short circuit between two stator lines
16) Synchro capacitors are fitted
to provide critical damping
to improve sensitivity and accuracy
to make additional damping features unnecessary
17) The output of a control transformer is made
phase and amplitude sensitive by direction and magnitude of the
transmitter rotor movement respectively
phase and amplitude sensitive by magnitude and direction of the
transmitter rotor movement respectively
phase sensitive by transmitter rotor excitation and amplitude sensitive by
direction of transmitter rotor movement
18) The letter 'B' following the identification code on the case of a synchro denotes
that the synchro is second hand
the modification status
that the stator is rotatable
19) TX is the abbreviation for a
torque transmitter
control transformer
torque receiver
20) TR is the abbreviation for a
torque synchro
torque receiver
transmitter Resolver
6) A microprocessor on a PCB
is not easily damaged by static-electricity
is easily damaged by static-electricity if mishandling
is only easily damaged by static-electricity if removed from teh PCB
7) On a torque synchro, the AC power supply is applied to
the rotor of the transmitter only
the stators of both the transmitter and the receiver
the rotors of both the transmitter and the receiver
8) The Characteristic Curve of a transistor is plotted on axis of
base current against Vec
collector current against Vbe
collector current against Vec
9) Amplifier output characteristics are defined by
the collector resistance
the effect of the load resistor
the configuration of the transistor
10) What Type of Diode is this?.
Varactor Diode
Shottky Diode
Double Acting Diode
11) A device which provides cheap and convenient variable power supply is a
Diac
Variac
Triac
12) In an ideal current amplifier
input impedance must be low and output high
input impedance must be high and output low
both input and output impedances must be low
13) In an ideal voltage amplifier
input impedance must be high and output impedance low
input impedance must be low and output impedance high
input impedance must be low and output impedance low
14) The term ICE related to transistor in common emitter mode means
leakage current flowing between Collector and Emitter with Base open
circuited
forward current between Collector and Emitter with Base connected to
signal
leakage current between Collector and Emitter with Base connected to
ground
15) A common base amplifier has
high input and high output impedance
low input and high output impedance
low input and medium output impedance
Question 16-20 of 20(10 points each question)
16) The emitter, base and collector currents in a common emitter circuit, follow ohm's
and kirchoff's law, which is
Ie = Ic - Ib
Ib = Ie + Ic
Ie = Ib + Ic
17) Which of the following logic gate is considered as universal gate
AND
NAND
OR
18) Resistance in a semi conductors
increases as the temperature increases
decreases as the temperature increases
has no effect on temperature
19) The following is the symbol of
SCR
Zener diode
TRIAC
20) What does the following symbol represent?
Universal Diode
Zener Diode
Schottky Diode