Unit V

Choose the letter of the best answer in each question.

1. Which of the following improvements is (are) a result of the negative
feedback in a circuit?

A. Higher input impedance

B. Better stabilized voltage gain

C. Improved frequency response

D. All of the above

2. Which of the following improvements is (are) a result of the negative

feedback in a circuit?

A. Lower output impedance

B. Reduced noise

C. More linear operation

D. All of the above

3. Which of the following is (are) feedback?

A. Voltage-series

B. Voltage-shunt

C. Current-series

D. All of the above

4. What is the ratio of the input impedance with series feedback to that
without feedback?

A. 1 + A

B. A

C.

D. 1

5. What is the ratio of the output impedance with series feedback to that
without feedback?

A. 1

B. 1 + A

C. A

D. A

6. The frequency distortion arising because of varying amplifier gain with

frequency is considerably reduced in a negative-voltage feedback amplifier
circuit.

A. True

B. False

7. Determine the voltage gain with feedback for a voltage-series feedback

having A = 100, R = 15 k, Ro = 20 k, and a feedback of = 0.25.
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A. 3.85

B. 3.85

C. 9.09

D. 9.09

8. Determine the input impedance with feedback for a voltage-series

feedback having A = 100, R = 15 k, Ro = 20 k, and a feedback of =
0.25.
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A. 110 k

B. 290 k

C. 390 k

D. 510 k

9. Determine the output impedance with feedback for a voltage-series

feedback having A = 100, R = 15 k, Ro = 20 k, and a feedback of =
0.25.
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A. 0.2 k

B. 392.16 k

C. 1.82 k

D. 769.23

10. An amplifier with a gain of 500 and a feedback of = 0.1 has a gain
change of 15% due to temperature. Calculate the change in gain of the
feedback amplifier.

A. 0.2%

B. 0.3%

C. 0.4%

D. 0.5%

11. Referring to this figure, calculate the amplification gain with feedback for
the following circuit values: R = 80 k, R = 20 k, Ro = 10 k, R = 61 k,
and gm = 4000 S.
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A. 4.36

B. 4.25

C. 6.35

D. 20.85

12. Referring to this figure, calculate the amplification gain where the opamp gain (A) is 200,000, R = 1.5 k, and R = 400 .
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A. 4.25

B. 4.50

C. 4.75

D. 5.00

13. Referring to this figure, calculate the voltage gain with feedback A .
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A. 4.85

B. 4.20

C. 4.17

D. 4.00

14. Referring to this figure, calculate the voltage gain without feedback for
the following circuit values: R = 4 k, R = 1 k, R = 15 k, and gm = 5000
S.
D

A. 20.0

B. 21.5

C. 23.5

D. 25.5

15. Referring to this figure, calculate the voltage gain with the feedback for
the following circuit values: R = 4 k, R = 1 k, R = 15 k, and gm = 5000
S.
D

A. 11.2

B. 8.57

C. 6.75

D. 3.25

16. Which of the following is (are) the determining factor(s) of the stability of
a feedback amplifier?

A. A

B. Phase shift between input and output signals

C. Both A and the phase shift between input and output signals

D. None of the above

17. At what phase shift is the magnitude of A at its maximum in the Nyquist
plot?

A. 90

B. 180

C. 270

D. 0

18. At what phase shift is the magnitude of A at its minimum in the Nyquist
plot?

A. 90

B. 180

C. 270

D. 0

19. The Nyquist plot combines the two Bode plots of gain versus frequency
and phase shift versus frequency on a single plot.

A. True

B. False

20. The amplifier is unstable if the Nyquist curve plotted encloses (encircles)
the 1 point, and it is stable otherwise.

A. True

B. False

21. Which of the following is required for oscillation?

A. A > 1

B. The phase shift around the feedback network must be 180.

C. Both A > 1 and the phase shift around the feedback network must
be 180.

D. None of the above

22. An input signal is needed for an oscillator to start.

A. True

B. False

23. Only the condition A = _____ must be satisfied for self-sustained

oscillations to result.

A. 0

B. 1

C. 1

D. None of the above

24. Given gm = 5000 S, r = 40 k, R = 10 k, and A = 35. Determine the

value of R for oscillator operation at 1 kHz.
d

A. 8.05 k

B. 8.48 k

C. 10.8 k

D. 12.3 k

25. In the IC phase-shift oscillator, what should the ratio of feedback resistor
R to R be?
f

A. Zero

B. Greater than 29

C. Less than 29

D. Any value

26. This circuit is a _____ oscillator.

A. phase-shift

B. Wien bridge

C. Colpitts

D. Hartley

27. For a phase-shift oscillator, the gain of the amplifier stage must be
greater than _____.

A. 19

B. 29

C. 30

D. 1

28. In the Wien bridge oscillator, which of the following is (are) frequencydetermining components?

A. R and R
B. C and C
C. R , R , C , and C

D. None of the above

29. Calculate the resonant frequency of this oscillator.

A. 1560.34 Hz

B. 3120.70 Hz

C. 4681.07 Hz

D. 6241.37 Hz

30. Calculate the resonant frequency of this Wien bridge oscillator if R = 25

k, R = 40 k, C = 0.001 F, and C = 0.002 F.
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A. 1560.3 Hz

B. 1779.4 Hz

C. 3120.7 Hz

D. 3558.8 Hz

31. Calculate the value of C = C for the Wien bridge oscillator to operate at
a frequency of 20 kHz. Assume R = R = 50 k and R = 3R = 600 ?
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A. 1.59 pF

B. 15.9 pF

C. 159 pF

D. 1.59 nF

32. This circuit is a _____ oscillator.

A. phase-shift

B. Wien bridge

C. Colpitts

D. Hartley

33. Which of the following oscillators is (are) tuned oscillators?

A. Colpitts

B. Hartley

C. Crystal

D. All of the above

34. This circuit is a _____ oscillator.

A. phase-shift

B. Wien bridge

C. Colpitts

D. Hartley

35. What is the typical value of quality factor for crystal oscillators?

A. 20,000

B. 1000

C. 100

D. 10

1. In which of the following applications is a pulsating dc voltage suitable?

A. Battery charger

B. Radio

C. Stereo system

D. Computer

2. Calculate the ripple of a filter output having a 20-V dc component and a

1.7 V (rms) ac component.
r

A. 6%

B. 8.5%

C. 85%

D. 58%

3. Calculate the voltage regulation of a power supply having V = 50 V and

V = 48 V.
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A. 4.17%

B. 5.2%

C. 6.2%

D. 7.1%

4. Across which of the following components of a power supply does the

average (dc) voltage exist?

A. Diodes

B. Secondary of the transformer

C. Capacitor filter

D. None of the above

5. Calculate the ripple voltage of a full-wave rectifier with a 75-F filter

capacitor connected to a load drawing 40 mA.

A. 1.20 V

B. 1.28 V

C. 1.32 V

D. 1.41 V

6. What is the ratio of the period of the output voltage to the period of the
input voltage in a full-wave rectifier?

A. 0

B. 0.5

C. 1

D. 2

7. A _____ -wave rectified signal has less ripple than a _____ -wave rectified
signal and is thus better to apply to a filter.

A. full, half

B. half, full

8. If the value of full-load voltage is the same as the no-load voltage, the
voltage regulation calculated is _____ %, which is the best expected.

A. 0

B. 1

C. 99

D. 100

9. In which period is the capacitor filter charged in a full-wave rectifier?

A. The time during the positive cycle

B. The time during which the diodes are not conducting

C. The time during which the diode(s) is (are) conducting

D. The time during the negative cycle

10. In which period is the capacitor filter discharged through the load in a
full-wave rectifier?

A. The time during the positive cycle

B. The time during which the diodes are not conducting

C. The time during which the diode(s) is (are) conducting

D. The time during the negative cycle

11. If a peak rectified voltage for the full-wave filter circuit is 40 V, calculate
the filter dc voltage if C = 75 F and load current is 40 mA.

A. 27.9 V

B. 32.12 V

C. 37.78 V

D. 40 V

12. Calculate the ripple of a capacitor filter for a peak rectified voltage of 40
V, a capacitor value C = 75 F, and a load current of 40 mA.

A. 3.2%

B. 3.59%

C. 4.03%

D. 4.59%

13. What is the ratio of the peak ripple voltage level to its rms voltage level?

A. 3

B. 2

C. 3/2

D. 2/2

14. The larger the value of the capacitor, the smaller the peak current drawn
through the rectifying diodes.

A. True

B. False

15. What is the purpose of an additional RC filter section in a power supply

circuit?

A. Increase the dc voltage component

B. Increase the ac voltage component

C. Decrease the ac voltage component

D. None of the above

16. Calculate the dc voltage across a 2-k load for an RC filter section (R =
50 , C = 20 F). The dc voltage across the initial filter capacitor is V = 50
V.
dc

A. 40.78 V

B. 42.78 V

C. 45.78 V

D. 48.78 V

17. The purpose of the added RC section is to pass most of the dc

component while reducing as much of the ac component as possible.

A. True

B. False

18. This circuit is an example of the ac equivalent of an RC filter.

A. True

B. False

19. For a full-wave rectifier with ac ripple at 120 Hz, the impedance of a
capacitor can be calculated using X = _____.
C

A. 0.707 C

B. 1.414 C

C. 1.3 C

D. 0.785 C

20. In a simple series regulator circuit, which of the following components is

the controlling element?

A. Load resistor

B. Zener diode

C. Transistor Q1

D. None of the above

21. In this improved series regulator circuit, which of the following

components is the sampling circuit?

A. Zener diode

B. Load resistor

C. Either of the two transistors Q or Q

D. Resistors R and R
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22. In this op-amp series regulator circuit, which of the following components
is the comparator circuit?

A. Op-amp

B. Transistor Q

C. R and R resistors

D. Zener diode

23. What regulated output voltage is provided for the following circuit
elements: R = 15 k, R = 35 k, and V = 11.2 V?
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A. 16.50 V

B. 17 V

C. 17.35 V

D. 18.25 V

24. Which component(s) set(s) the voltage across the load in a basic
transistor shunt regulator?

A. Zener diode

B. Transistor base-emitter voltage

C. Both the Zener diode and the transistor base-emitter voltage

D. None of the above

25. In an improved shunt regulator, which of the following components sets

the reference voltage?

A. Transistor Q

B. Zener diode

C. Transistor Q

D. RS

26. For what range of load current can voltage regulators be selected for
operation?

A. Hundreds of picoamperes to tens of nanoamperes

B. Hundreds of picoamperes to tens of milliamperes

C. Hundreds of milliamperes to tens of amperes

D. None of the above

27. For what range of fixed regulated voltages do the series 78xx regulators
provide regulation?

A. 5 V to +24 V

B. +5 V to +24 V

C. 5 V to 24 V

D. None of the above

28. What is the typical dropout voltage for the 7812 fixed positive voltage
regulator?

A. 4 mV

B. 100 mV

C. 1.5 V

D. 2 V

29. How many diodes conduct in the full-wave bridge rectifier while the
capacitor is being charged?

A. 1

B. 2

C. 3

D. 4

30. What is the range of the voltage level of the LM317 adjusted voltage
regulator?

A. 0 V to 5 V

B. 1.2 V to 37 V

C. 5 V to 24 V

D. 5 V to 24 V

31. What are the typical values of V and I for the LM317 adjustable voltage
regulator?
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A. 1.0 V, 100 mA

B. 1.5 V, 100 mA

C. 1.25 V, 100 A

D. 1.25 V, 10 mA

32. The 7812 regulator IC provides _____.

A. 5 V

B. 5 V

C. 12 V

D. 12 V

33. The 7912 regulator IC provides _____ .

A. 5 V

B. 5 V

C. 12 V

D. 12 V

34. The 7905 regulator IC provides _____.

A. 5 V

B. 5 V

C. 12 V

D. 12 V

35. The 7805 regulator IC provides _____.

A. 5 V

adj

B. 5 V

C. 12 V

D. 12 V