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MCQsinOperatingPoint
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1.Whichofthefollowingcurrentsisnearlyequaltoeachother?
A)IBandIC
B)IEandIC
C)IBandIE
D)IB,IC,andIE
2.Theratioofwhichtwocurrentsisrepresentedby?
A)ICandIE
B)ICandIB
C)IEandIB
D)Noneoftheabove

3.Atwhatregionofoperationisthebaseemitterjunctionforward
biasedandthebasecollectorjunctionreversebiased?
A)Saturation
B)Linearoractive
C)Cutoff
D)Noneoftheabove

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4.Calculatetheapproximatevalueofthemaximumpowerratingfor
thetransistorrepresentedbytheoutputcharacteristicsofFigure4.1?
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A)250mW
B)170mW
C)50mW
D)0mW

5.ThecutoffregionisdefinedbyIB_____0A.
A)>
B)<
C)
D)

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6.ThesaturationregionisdefinedbyVCE_____VCEsat.
A)>
B)<
C)
D)

7.FortheBJTtooperateintheactive(linear)region,thebaseemitter
junctionmustbe_____biasedandthebasecollectorjunctionmust
be_____biased.
A)forward,forward
B)forward,reverse
C)reverse,reverse
D)reverse,forward

8.FortheBJTtooperateinthesaturationregion,thebaseemitter
junctionmustbe_____biasedandthebasecollectorjunctionmust
be_____biased.
A)forward,forward

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B)forward,reverse

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D)reverse,forward
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9.Whichofthefollowingvoltagesmusthaveanegativelevel(value)in
anynpnbiascircuit?
A)VBE
B)VCE
C)VBC
D)Noneoftheabove

10.Forwhatvalueofdoesthetransistorenterthesaturation
region?
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A)20
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B)50
C)75
D)116

11.DeterminethereadingonthemeterwhenVCC=20V,RC=5k,
andIC=2mA.
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A)10V
B)10V
C)0.7V
D)20V

12.Whichofthefollowingisassumedintheapproximateanalysisofa
voltagedividercircuit?
A)IBisessentiallyzeroamperes.
B)R1 andR2areconsideredtobeserieselements.
C)RE10R2

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D)Alloftheabove

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13.Itisdesirabletodesignabiascircuitthatisindependentofthe
transistorbeta.

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A)True
B)False

14.Calculatethevoltageacrossthe91kresistor.
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A)18V
B)9.22V
C)3.23V
D)Noneoftheabove

15.CalculatethevalueofVCEQ .
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A)8.78V
B)0V
C)7.86V
D)18V

16.CalculateICsat.
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A)35.29mA
B)5.45mA
C)1.86mA
D)4.72mA

17.CalculateVCE.
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A)4.52V

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B)4.52V

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C)4.48V

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D)4.48V
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18.CalculateVCE.
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A)4.52V
B)4.52V
C)9V
D)9V

19.Whichofthefollowingis(are)relatedtoanemitterfollower
configuration?
A)Theinputandoutputsignalsareinphase.
B)Thevoltagegainisslightlylessthan1.
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C)Outputisdrawnfromtheemitterterminal.
D)Alloftheabove

20.DeterminethevaluesofVCBandIBforthiscircuit.
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A)1.4V,59.7A
B)1.4V,59.7A
C)9.3V,3.58A
D)9.3V,3.58A

21.CalculateEThforthisnetwork.
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A)12.12V
B)16.35V
C)3.65V
D)10V

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22.CalculateRsatifVCE=0.3V.

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A)49.2

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B)49.2k
C)49.2m
D)49.2M

23.Youcanselectthevaluesfortheemitterandcollectorresistors
fromtheinformationthatisprovidedforthiscircuit.

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A)True
B)False

24.Inthecaseofthiscircuit,youmustassumethatVE=0.1VCCin
ordertocalculateRCandRE.
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A)True

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B)False

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25.Whichofthefollowingis(are)theapplication(s)ofatransistor?
A)Amplificationofsignal

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B)Switchingandcontrol
C)Computerlogiccircuitry
D)Alloftheabove

26.Calculatethestoragetimeinatransistorswitchingnetworkiftoffis
56ns,tf=14ns,andtr=20ns.
A)70ns
B)42ns
C)36ns
D)34ns

27.Thetotaltimerequiredforthetransistortoswitchfromthe"off"
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tothe"on"stateisdesignatedastonanddefinedasthedelaytime
plusthetimeelement.
A)True
B)False

28.Foran"on"transistor,thevoltageVBEshouldbeinthe
neighborhoodof0.7V.
A)True
B)False

29.Forthetypicaltransistoramplifierintheactiveregion,VCEis
usuallyabout_____%to_____%ofVCC.
A)10,60
B)25,75
C)40,90

30.Whichofthefollowingis(are)astabilityfactor?
A)S(ICO )

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B)S(VBE)

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C)S()
D)Alloftheabove

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31.Inafixedbiascircuit,whichoneofthestabilityfactorsoverrides
theotherfactors?
A)S(ICO )
B)S(VBE)
C)S()
D)Undefined

32.Inavoltagedividercircuit,whichoneofthestabilityfactorshas
theleasteffectonthedeviceatveryhightemperature?
A)S(ICO )
B)S(VBE)
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C)S()
D)Undefined

33.UsethistabletodeterminethechangeinICfrom25Cto175C
forRB/RE=250duetotheS(ICO )stabilityfactor.Assumeanemitter
biasconfiguration.
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A)140.34nA
B)140.34A
C)42.53nA
D)0.14034nA

34.DeterminethechangeinICfrom25Cto175Cforthetransistor
definedinthistableforfixedbiaswithRB=240kand=100due
totheS(VBE)stabilityfactor.

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A)145.8A

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B)145.8nA
C)145.8A
D)145.8nA

35.DetermineICQ atatemperatureof175CifICQ =2mAat25C

forRB/RE=20duetotheS()stabilityfactor.
A)2.417mA
B)2.392mA
C)2.25mA
D)2.58mA

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Fill-in-the-blanks Questions
1.Bydefinition,quiescentmeans_____.
A)quiet
B)still
C)inactive
D)Alloftheabove

2._____shouldbeconsideredintheanalysisordesignofany
electronicamplifiers.
A)dc
B)ac
C)dcandac
D)Noneoftheabove

3.Forthedcanalysisthenetworkcanbeisolatedfromtheindicatedac
levelsbyreplacingthecapacitorwith_____.

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A)anopencircuitequivalent

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B)ashortcircuitequivalent

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C)asourcevoltage
D)Noneoftheabove

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4.InafixedbiascircuitwithafixedsupplyvoltageVCC theselectionof
a_____resistorsetsthelevelof_____currentfortheoperating
point.
A)collector,base
B)base,base
C)collector,collector
D)Noneoftheabove

5.Changesintemperaturewillaffectthelevelof_____.
A)currentgain

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B)leakagecurrentICEO
C)bothcurrentgainandleakagecurrentICEO
D)Noneoftheabove

6.Inafixedbiascircuit,themagnitudeofICiscontrolledbyand
thereforeisafunctionof_____.
A)RB
B)RC
C)
D)RBand
7.Foratransistoroperatinginthesaturationregion,thecollector
currentICisatits_____andthecollectoremittervoltageVCEistothe
_____.
A)minimum,leftoftheVCEsatline
B)minimum,rightoftheVCEsatline
C)maximum,leftoftheVCEsatline
D)maximum,rightoftheVCEsatline

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8.Thedcloadlineisdeterminedsolelybythe_____.

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A)baseemitterloop
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B)collectoremitterloop
C)basecollectorloop
D)Noneoftheabove

9.Achangeinvalueof_____willcreateanewloadlineparalleltoits
previousoneinafixedbiascircuit.
A)RB
B)RC
C)VCC
D)VBE
10.Inafixedbiascircuit,theslopeofthedcloadlineiscontrolledby
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_____.
A)RB
B)RC
C)VCC
D)IB
11.Theemitterresistorinanemitterstabilizedbiascircuitappearsto
be_____inthebasecircuit.
A)larger
B)smaller
C)thesame
D)Noneoftheabove

12._____istheprimarydifferencebetweentheexactandapproximate
techniquesusedintheanalysisofavoltagedividercircuit.
A)TheveninvoltageETh
B)TheveninresistanceRTh

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C)BasevoltageVB
D)RC

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13.TheTheveninequivalentnetworkisusedintheanalysisofthe
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_____circuit.
A)fixedbias
B)emitterstabilizedbias
C)voltagedivider
D)voltagefeedback

14.Thesaturationcurrentofatransistorusedinafixedbiascircuitis
_____itsvalueusedinanemitterstabilizedorvoltagedividerbias
circuitforthesamevaluesofRC
A)morethan
B)thesameas
C)lessthan
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D)Noneoftheabove

15.Inacollectorfeedbackbiascircuit,thecurrentthroughthe
collectorresistoris_____andthecollectorcurrentis_____.
A)IC IC
B)IB+IC IC
C)IB ,IC
D)Noneoftheabove

16._____istheleaststabilizedcircuit.
A)Fixedbias
B)Emitterstabilizedbias
C)Voltagedivider
D)Voltagefeedback

17._____islessdependentonthetransistorbeta.
A)Fixedbias

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B)Emitterbias

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D)Voltagefeedback
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18.Inatransistorswitchingnetwork,theleveloftheresistance
betweenthecollectorandemitteris_____atthesaturationandis
_____atthecutoff.
A)low,low
B)low,high
C)high,high
D)high,low

19.Inatransistorswitchingnetwork,theoperatingpointswitches
from_____to_____regionsalongtheloadline.
A)cutoff,active
B)cutoff,saturation
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C)active,saturation
D)Noneoftheabove

20.Forthetypicaltransistoramplifierintheactiveregion,VCEis
usuallyabout_____%to_____%ofVCC
A)0,100
B)25,75
C)45,55
D)Noneoftheabove

21.Inanyamplifieremployingatransistor,thecollectorcurrentICis
sensitiveto_____.
A)
B)VBE
C)ICO
D)Alloftheabove

22.Asthetemperatureincreases,_____,VBE_____,andICO _____
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B)decreases,increases,remainsthesame
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C)decreases,increases,doubles
D)increases,increases,triples

23.Asignificantincreaseinleakagecurrentduetoincreasein
temperaturecreates_____betweenIBcurves.
A)smallerspacing
B)largerspacing
C)thesamespaceasatlowertemperature
D)Noneoftheabove

24.The_____thestabilityfactor,the_____sensitivethenetworkisto
variationsinthatparameter.

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A)higher,more
B)higher,less
C)lower,more
D)Noneoftheabove

25.Inanemitterbiasconfiguration,the_____theresistanceRE ,the
_____thestabilityfactor,andthe_____stableisthesystem.
A)smaller,lower,less
B)larger,more,more
C)smaller,more,more
D)larger,lower,more

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