1. In an RC circuit, the capacitor charges to 20V at the end of 5 time constant.

What is the
voltage across the resistor at 3 time constant of the discharging cycle?
A. 0.99V * C. 20 V
B. 19 V D. 0.03 V

2. A circuit contains 100 ohms resistance and 100 ohms capacitive reactance and 64 inductive
reactance. The impedance is:
A. 141.42 angle -45 C. 106.282 angle -18 *
B. 141.42 angle +45 D. 106.282 angle -81

3. A parallel RL circuit with R = 60 ohms and XL = 40 ohms has a total impedance of

A. 24.3 ohms C. 28.3 ohms
B. 33.3 ohms* D. 38.3 ohms

4. If the maximum voltage is 115 volts, what is the average voltage in one cycle?
A. 73.14 V C. 73.14 V
B. 68.3 V D. 0 V *

5. An RC circuit has a time constant of 68 us. The capacitor is charged to 14 V. How much is voltage across
a resistor after 136 us of discharge?
A. 1.96 V * C. 2.78 V
B. 2.31 V D. 1.83 V

6. A matching pair of diodes is indicated by which of the following numbers?

A. 2N325 C. 2N325M
B. 4N325R D. 1N325M *

7. A typical output of a silicon photovoltaic cell is:

A. 0.3 V C. 3V
B. 12V D. 0.6V *

8. If half a coulomb of electrons move in one direction past a point for half a second, then
reverses direction and moves the same point in the opposite direction during the next half
second, the amplitude of the current is
A. 0.5A DC C. 1A DC
B. 0.5A AC D. 1A AC*

9. In a purely reactive component, the power

A. is dissipated across the reactive load C. is stored in the reactive
elements
B. is cancelled by the reactive element D. is returned to the source *

10. A wiring diagram would most likely be found in:

A. An engineer’s general circuit idea notebook
B. An advertisement for an electrical device
C. The service/repair manual for a radio receiver *
D. A procedural flowchart

11. At parallel resonance _____.

A. circuit impedance is very small C. voltage across L or C is zero
B. circuit power factor is minimum D. circuit power factor is unity *

12. As the power factor of a circuit is increased, _____.

A. reactive power is decreased * C. reactive power is increased
 B. active power is decreased D. both active and reactive power are Increased

13. A filter with a series circuit connected to the ground

A. directs the resonance bandwidth to the ground *
B. offers high impedance to the ground
C. directs the resonance bandwidth to the load
D. directs the frequency above and below the resonance bandwidth to the ground

14. A zero biased diode is a diode where

A. the anode is positive with respect to the cathode
B. the anode is more negative with respect to the cathode
C. the anode and cathode has the same potential *
D. the cathode is at zero potential

15. The input signal is applied to the gate electrode in a

A. common-emitter circuit C. common-gate circuit
B. common-collector circuit D. none of the above *

16. In a typical PNP transistor circuit, the power supply is connected so that
A. the collector is positive with respect to the emitter
B. the collector is negative with respect to the emitter *
C. the collector is at the same potential as the emitter
D. the positive terminal runs directly to the base

17. The following are donor materials except

A. phosporous C. arsenic
B. gallium* D. antimony

18. If the lower resistor that provides fixed bias to a voltage divider bias will short, the effect is
A. saturation C. it becomes class C
B. cut-off * D. it becomes class B

19. The MOSFET is normally constructed so that it operates in either the depletion mode or the enhancement
mode. The depletion mode MOSFET (a) uses what type of bias and (b) has what type of doped channel
to cause a depletion of current carriers in the channel?
A. (a) Reverse (b) lightly C. (a) Reverse (b) heavily *
B. (a) Forward (b) lightly D. (a) Forward (b) heavily

20. In a P-substrate depletion type MOSFET, in order to decrease the drain current
A. increase the positive voltage at the gate
B. decrease the positive voltage at the gate
C. increase the negative voltage at the gate *
D. decrease the negative voltage at the gate