E6B  Diodes: Zener, tunnel, varactor, hot-carrier, junction, point

contact, PIN and light emitting; operational amplifiers (inverting

amplifiers, noninverting amplifiers, voltage gain, frequency

response, FET amplifier circuits, single-stage amplifier

applications); phase-locked loops

 

E6B01 (B)

What is the principal characteristic of a Zener diode?

A.  A constant current under conditions of varying voltage

B.  A constant voltage under conditions of varying current

C.  A negative resistance region

D.  An internal capacitance that varies with the applied voltage

 

E6B02 (C)

What is the principal characteristic of a tunnel diode?

A.  A high forward resistance

B.  A very high PIV

C.  A negative resistance region

D.  A high forward current rating

 

E6B03 (C)

What special type of diode is capable of both amplification and oscillation?

A.  Point contact

B.  Zener

C.  Tunnel

D.  Junction

 

E6B04 (A)

What type of semiconductor diode varies its internal capacitance as the voltage applied to its terminals varies?

A.  Varactor

B.  Tunnel

C.  Silicon-controlled rectifier

D.  Zener

 

E6B05 (D)

In Figure A6-1, what is the schematic symbol for a varactor diode?

A.  8

B.  6

C.  2

D.  1

 

E6B06 (D)

What is a common use of a hot-carrier diode?

A.  As balanced mixers in FM generation

B.  As a variable capacitance in an automatic frequency control circuit

C.  As a constant voltage reference in a power supply

D.  As VHF and UHF mixers and detectors

 

E6B07 (B)

What limits the maximum forward current in a junction diode?

A.  Peak inverse voltage

B.  Junction temperature

C.  Forward voltage

D.  Back EMF

 

E6B08 (A)

Structurally, what are the two main categories of semiconductor diodes?

A.  Junction and point contact

B.  Electrolytic and junction

C.  Electrolytic and point contact

D.  Vacuum and point contact

 

E6B09 (C)

What is a common use for point contact diodes?

A.  As a constant current source

B.  As a constant voltage source

C.  As an RF detector

D.  As a high voltage rectifier

 

E6B10 (B)

In Figure A6-1, what is the schematic symbol for a light-emitting diode?

A.  1

B.  5

C.  6

D.  7

 

E6B11 (A)

What is the phase relationship between the input and output signals of an inverting op-amp circuit?

A.  180 degrees out of phase

B.  In phase

C.  90 degrees out of phase

D.  60 degrees out of phase

 

E6B12 (C)

What voltage gain can be expected from the circuit in Figure E7-1 when R1 is 10 ohms and RF is 47 kilohms?

A.  0.00021

B.  9400

C.  4700

D.  2350

 

E6B13 (D)

How does the gain of a theoretically ideal operational amplifier vary with frequency?

A.  It increases linearly with increasing frequency

B.  It decreases linearly with increasing frequency

C.  It decreases logarithmically with increasing frequency

D.  It does not vary with frequency

 

E6B14 (A)

What essentially determines the output impedance of a FET common-source amplifier?

A.  The drain resistor

B.  The input impedance of the FET

C.  The drain supply voltage

D.  The gate supply voltage

 

E6B15 (D)

What will be the voltage of the circuit shown in Figure E7-1 if R1 is 1000 ohms and RF is 10,000 ohms and 2.3 volts is applied to the input?

A.   2.3 volts

B.    23 volts

C.  -2.3 volts

D.   -23 volts

 

E6B16 (B)

What is the name of a circuit that compares the difference of the output from a voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) to a frequency standard and produces an error voltage that changes the VCO's frequency?

A.  A doubly balanced mixer

B.  A phase-locked loop

C.  A differential voltage amplifier

D.  A variable frequency oscillator

 

E6B17 (A)

What is the capture range of a phase-locked loop circuit?

A.  The frequency range over which the circuit can lock

B.  The voltage range over which the circuit can lock

C.  The input impedance range over which the circuit can lock

D.  The range of time it takes the circuit to lock


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