SUBELEMENT E6 -- CIRCUIT COMPONENTS [5 Exam Questions -- 5 Groups]

 

E6A  Semiconductor material: Germanium, Silicon, P-type, N-type;

Transistor types: NPN, PNP, junction, unijunction, power; field-effect

transistors (FETs): enhancement mode; depletion mode; MOS; CMOS; N-

channel; P-channel

 

E6A01 (C)

In what application is gallium arsenide used as a semiconductor material in preference to germanium or silicon?

A.  In bipolar transistors

B.  In high-power circuits

C.  At microwave frequencies

D.  At very low frequencies

 

E6A02 (A)

What type of semiconductor material contains more free electrons than pure germanium or silicon crystals?

A.  N-type

B.  P-type

C.  Bipolar

D.  Insulated gate

 

E6A03 (D)

What type of semiconductor material might be produced by adding some indium atoms to germanium crystals?

A.  J-type

B.  MOS-type

C.  N-type

D.  P-type

 

E6A04 (C)

What are the majority charge carriers in P-type semiconductor material?

A.  Free neutrons

B.  Free protons

C.  Holes

D.  Free electrons

 

E6A05 (C)

What is the name given to an impurity atom that adds holes to a semiconductor crystal structure?

A.  Insulator impurity

B.  N-type impurity

C.  Acceptor impurity

D.  Donor impurity

 

E6A06 (C)

What is the alpha of a bipolar transistor?

A.  The change of collector current with respect to base current

B.  The change of base current with respect to collector current

C.  The change of collector current with respect to emitter current

D.  The change of collector current with respect to gate current

 

E6A07 (A)

In Figure A6-2, what is the schematic symbol for a PNP transistor?

A.  1

B.  2

C.  4

D.  5

 

E6A08 (D)

What term indicates the frequency at which a transistor grounded base current gain has decreased to 0.7 of the gain obtainable at 1 kHz?

A.  Corner frequency

B.  Alpha rejection frequency

C.  Beta cutoff frequency

D.  Alpha cutoff frequency

 

E6A09 (D)

In Figure A6-2, what is the schematic symbol for a unijunction transistor?

A.  3

B.  4

C.  5

D.  6

 

E6A10 (C)

What are the elements of a unijunction transistor?

A.  Gate, base 1 and base 2

B.  Gate, cathode and anode

C.  Base 1, base 2 and emitter

D.  Gate, source and sink

 

E6A11 (D)

What is an enhancement-mode FET?

A.  An FET with a channel that blocks voltage through the gate

B.  An FET with a channel that allows a current when the gate voltage is zero

C.  An FET without a channel to hinder current through the gate

D.  An FET without a channel; no current occurs with zero gate voltage

 

E6A12 (A)

What is a depletion-mode FET?

A.  An FET that has a channel with no gate voltage applied; a current flows with zero gate voltage

B.  An FET that has a channel that blocks current when the gate voltage is zero

C.  An FET without a channel; no current flows with zero gate voltage

D.  An FET without a channel to hinder current through the gate

 

E6A13 (B)

In Figure E6-1, what is the schematic symbol for an N-channel dual-gate MOSFET?

A.  2

B.  4

C.  5

D.  6

 

E6A14 (A)

In Figure E6-1, what is the schematic symbol for a P-channel junction FET?

A.  1

B.  2

C.  3

D.  6

 

E6A15 (D)

Why do many MOSFET devices have built-in gate-protective Zener diodes?

A.  To provide a voltage reference for the correct amount of reverse- bias gate voltage

B.  To protect the substrate from excessive voltages

C.  To keep the gate voltage within specifications and prevent the device from overheating

D.  To prevent the gate insulation from being punctured by small static charges or excessive voltages

 

E6A16 (C)

What do the initials CMOS stand for?

A.  Common mode oscillating system

B.  Complementary mica-oxide silicon

C.  Complementary metal-oxide semiconductor

D.  Complementary metal-oxide substrate

 

E6A17 (C)

How does the input impedance of a field-effect transistor compare with that of a bipolar transistor?

A.  They cannot be compared without first knowing the supply voltage

B.  An FET has low input impedance; a bipolar transistor has high input impedance

C.  An FET has high input impedance; a bipolar transistor has low input impedance

D.  The input impedance of FETs and bipolar transistors is the same


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E2D | E3A | E3B | E4A | E4B | E4C | E4D | E4E | E5A | E5B

E5C | E5D | E5E | E5F | E5G | E5H | E6A | E6B | E6C | E6D

E6E | E7A | E7B | E7C | E7D | E7E | E7F | E7G | E8A | E8B

E8C | E8D | E8E | E9A | E9B | E9C | E9D | E9E