BINDURA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE EDUCATION

FACULTY OF SCIENCE
PHYSICS AND MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT

PH 005: INTRODUCTORY ELECTRONICS

2015 (worksheet sample)

SECTION A

1. (a) (i) Define the term transducer. [2]

(ii) Explain, concisely the action of a piezo – electric transducer and its
application in a simple microphone. [8]

(b) State three advantages of negative feedback over positive feedback. [3]

(c) What is a relay. [2]

(d) Concisely, describe the use of an operational amplifier as a voltage follower

shown in Figure 1.1. [5]

-
V0
Vi +

Ground (0 V)

Figure 1.1

(e) Use the virtual earth approximation to derive an expression for the gain of
an inverting amplifier. [6]

(f) Draw the symbol of an EX – OR gate and construct its truth table. [6]

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 (g) Describe the impact of electronic devices and systems on modern
communication. [8]

SECTION B

2. (a) With the aid of a clearly labeled diagram, briefly describe the structure of a
metal wire strain gauge and hence show that R  L , where R is the
change in resistance and L is the change in length of the wire.
[12]

(b) The LDR shown in Figure 2.1 has a resistance of R1  400 in bright light.

12.0 V R2 200 Ω
Vin

R1 Vout

Figure 2.1

R1
(i) Using Figure 2.1, show that Vout  Vin .
R1  R2
[5]
(ii) Calculate the output voltage Vout. [3]

3. (a) Define an operational amplifier. [2]

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 (b) List three major properties of:

(i) real operational amplifiers. [3]

(ii) ideal operational amplifiers. [3]

(c) With the aid of an appropriate diagram, show that the gain A of a
non - inverting operational amplifier is given by:

RF
A  1 . [6]
R IN

(d) In Figure 3.1, state whether the operational amplifier shown is in

the inverting or non – inverting mode. Hence, calculate its gain as a function
of x. [6]

R
VIN
xR

-
V0
+

Figure 3.1

4 (a) (i) Draw the circuit symbol of a thermistor. [2]

(ii) Sketch a graph showing the temperature characteristics of a negative

temperature coefficient thermistor. Explain your graph. [6]

(b) Construct a truth table for the logic circuit shown in Figure 4.1. [12]

A e
g

3
 B
f h Q
C

Figure 4.1

5 (a) For each electronic system given below, construct a block diagram showing the
corresponding sensor, circuit and output.

(i) record player. [3]

(ii) radio. [3]
(iii) telephone. [3]
(iv) washing machine. [3]

(b) List any five electronic devices which have made an impact on society. [5]

(c) What are the three disadvantages of advances in electronics? [3]

6 (a) Figure 6.1 is a network of logic gates.

A P R

B Q S

Figure 6.1
(i) Construct a truth table indicating the inputs A and B, along with the
intermediate points P, Q, R and S and the output T. [8]

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 (ii) State a single logic gate that is represented by the logic network. [2]

(b) Using NAND gates only, show how you can implement the following logic
gates:

(i) NOT gate. [2]

(ii) NOR gate. [8]

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