Example Exam

Multiple Choice (10 x 2 = 20 marks)

1. A JFET

A.
B.
C.
D.

is a voltage-controlled device
is a current-controlled device
has a low input resistance
has a very large voltage gain

2. When the gate voltage becomes more negative in an n-channel JFET, the channel between the
depletion layers
A.
B.
C.
D.

Shrinks
Expands
Conducts
Stops conducting

3. An n-channel enhancement mode MOSFET conducts when it has

A.
B.
C.
D.

VGS > VP (pinch voltage)

An n-type inversion layer
VDS >0
Depletion layers

4. CMOS stands for

A.
B.
C.
D.

Common MOS
Active-load switching
p-channel and n-channel devices
Complementary MOS

5. A thyristor can be used as

A.
B.
C.
D.

A resistor
An amplifier
A switch
A power source

6. Positive feedback means that the returning signal

A.
B.
C.
D.

Opposes the original change

Aids the original change
Is equivalent to negative feedback
Is amplified

7. At low frequencies, the coupling capacitors produce a decrease in

A. Input resistance
B. Voltage gain
C. Generator resistance
D. Generator voltage
8. The op amp can amplify
A.
B.
C.
D.

AC signals only
DC signals only
Both ac and dc signals
Neither ac nor dc signals

9. The noninverting amplifier (using op amp) has a

A.
B.
C.
D.

Large closedloop voltage gain

Small open-loop voltage gain
Large closedloop input impedance
Large closedloop output impedance

10. The binary digital system is used in digital electronics because

A.
B.
C.
D.

It is easier to add up two binary numbers than two decimal numbers

Less digits are required to represent a number in a binary form
Two distinctive voltages can represent the two binary states
Binary number is a natural output of any transducer

Problem 1 (15 marks)

The circuit shown in the figure is a difference amplifier. What is the Vout in terms of the input voltages
VA and VB? Show all calculations. What will happen if R1 = R2?

Problem 2 (15 marks)

In the figure below, the drain current is 1.5 mA. What does VGS equal? What does VDS equal?

Problem 3 (15 marks)

Analyze the following circuit and reduce the expression to the simplest sum of products form. Use the
Boolean algebra theorems.

Problem 4 (15 marks)

The op amp Colpitts oscillator shown is constructed with L = 0.1 mH, C1 = 800 pF, and C2 = 400 pF.
Determine the frequency of oscillation and the minimum gain needed (AV = - Rf/R1).

Questions (10 x 2 = 20 marks)

1. What effect does negative feedback have on an amplifiers bandwidth?

2. (49)10 = ( )2
(11010011)2 = ( )10