TLE - Basic Electronics c.

Gate
d. Main Terminal
9) When a diode is tested and the reading is
1) A schematic diagram shows the components zero, it means the diode is ________.
of an electronic circuit by means of: a. Shorted
a. Symbol b. Open
b. Construction c. Leaky
c. Physical appearance d. Good
d. Linear appearance
10) If the transistor is an NPN type, the base is
2) What is the best place for electronic hand ________.
tools and equipment? a. negative & positive
a. Tool box b. negative
b. Tool cabinet c. positive
c. Tool room d. common
d. Tool bag
11) If the arrow of a transistor symbol is
3) Imagine three resistors in parallel, with pointing inward it tells us that the transistor is:
values of 22 ohms, 27 ohms, and 33 ohms. If a a. NPN
12 V battery is connected across this b. PNP
combination, what is the current drawn from c. Bipolar
the battery? d. Injunction
a. 1.4 A
12) In the electronic symbol of a transistor, the
b. 15 mA
electrode with an arrow is the:
c. 150 mA
a. Emitter
d. 1.5 A
b. Base
4) Which of the following is a non-polarized c. Collector
electronic component? d. Cathode
a. Transistor
13) The production of magnetic field by current
b. Resistor
in a conductor is ________.
c. Diode
a. Electromagnetism
d. Electrolytic capacitor
b. Ferromagnetism
5) The voltage rating found in a capacitor is c. Magnetism
called ________. d. Diamagnetism
a. Peak-reverse voltage
14) The type of current whose amplitude drops
b. Working voltage
to zero periodically and is produced in rectifier
c. Blow-up voltage
is known as ________.
d. Breakdown voltage
a. Pulsating Direct Current
6) A diode is an electronic part that at all times b. Damped Alternating Current
is expected to do one of the following functions. c. Varying Direct Current
Which one is it? d. Saw tooth wave
a. allow current to flow in both directions
15) Printed on the dial of an AM radio is an RF
b. multiply voltage
band covering _________.
c. allow current to flow in one direction only
a. kHz 76 - 90 MHz
d. not allow any current flow
b. 88 - 108 MHz
7) There are various types of diodes. This diode c. 16 Hz - 20 kHz
that acts as a regulator is the ________. d. 535 - 1,605 kHz
a. Silicon diode
16) An ordinary radio can be tuned to different
b. Crystal diode
stations. The electronic component responsible
c. LED
for this function is the:
d. Zener diode
a. Tuning capacitor
8) You will find an electrode nearest the white b. Oscillator coil
band on a rectifier. What is it? c. IF transformer
a. Anode d. Detector diode
b. Cathode
17) The condition of a loud speaker is tested
more accurately using one of the ranges listed
below: 26) MilliHenry is equal to ________.
a. R x 1K a. 10th Henry
b. R x 10 b. 100th Henry
c. R x 1 c. 1,000th Henry
d. R x 10K d. 1,000,000th Henry
18) Working efficiently is a good work habit. 27) An inductor opposes any change in ________.
Tinning the tip of a soldering iron refers to: a. voltage
a. Cleaning the tip with a sand paper b. current
b. Making the tip pointed c. frequency
c. Cutting the tip d. modulation
d. Applying flux to the tip 28) A circuit having two or more current paths
19) The common cause of an erratic or distorted is a ________ connection.
sound of a transistor radio is a defective? a. parallel
a. Amplifier b. series
b. Volume control c. series-parallel
c. Antenna d. cannot be determined
d. Tuner 29) Which is an electrical unit of measuring a
20) An appliance with 110 Volts AC Supply is power?
accidentally plugged to a 220 Volts AC outlet. a. Ohms
What component is usually destroyed? b. Ampere
a. Switch c. Watt
b. AC plug d. Volt
c. Line fuse 30) A category of a resistor which obey Ohm's
d. Power transformer Law is ________.
21) The word electron was derived from the a. linear
Greek word "elektron", which means: b. non-linear
a. to rub c. potentiometer
b. to flow d. resistance
c. amber 31) Which is an electronic device that is used to
d. friction limit or oppose the flow of current in a circuit?
22) The peak to peak voltage in a 117 V AC a. Capacitor
outlet is ________. b. Resistor
a. 620 V c. Diode
b. 165.5 V d. Inductor
c. 331 V 32) An instrument that is used to measure the
d. 220 V amount of resistance in a circuit is called
23) Which is a type of modulation where the ________.
amplitude of the carriers is changed in a. DC voltmeter
accordance with demodulating signal? b. ohmmeter
a. FM c. AC voltmeter
b. PDM d. ammeter
c. AM 33) Solder is a mixture of ________.
d. PCM a. tin lead
24) The actual flow of current is from ________. b. zinc and lead
a. negative to positive c. zinc and tin
b. positive to negative d. copper and lead
c. positive to positive 34) The common used soldering lead is ________.
d. negative to negative a. 40-60
25) The rate of doing work is called ________. b. 60-40
a. energy c. 50-50
b. power d. 50-40
c. voltage 35) A standard 220VAC has a frequency of
d. resistance ________.
a. 45 Hz
b. 30 Hz a ________.
c. 50 Hz a. capacitor
d. 60 Hz b. resistor
36) A low frequency speaker is sometimes c. diode
known as ________. d. inductor
a. tweeter 45) Which tool is needed in removing soldered
b. squeaker components in the circuit board?
c. woofer a. Long nose pliers
d. howler b. Desoldering pump
37) The three leads of a common transistor are c. Diagonal cutting pliers
a/an: d. Wire stripper
a. collector base emitter 46) Which tool is used in joining or soldering
b. emitter collector base electronic components in the circuit board?
c. base collector case a. Soldering iron
d. collector base emitter b. Electrical pliers
38) Connecting lead from the negative to the c. Desoldering pump
positive of a battery will produce a/an ________. d. Long nose plier
a. high resistance circuit 47) Which tool is used to hold or pick up
b. low current path components in the circuit board?
c. short circuit a. Mechanical pliers
d. open circuit b. Long nose pliers
39) What is the approximate characteristic c. Electrical pliers
voltage that develops across a red LED? d. Wire stripper
a. 1.7 V 48) Which tool is used in turning slotted
b. 0.6 V screws?
c. 3.4 V a. Flat screw driver
d. 6 V b. Phillips screw driver
40) If two resistors are placed in series, the c. Electrical pliers
final resistance is ________. d. Wire stripper
a. higher 49) Which is a pocket-sized tool that provides
b. lower maximum safety when pulling cartridge fuses
c. the same and checking electrical connections?
d. cannot be determined a. Fuse puller
41) A 100n capacitor in parallel with 10n b. Screw driver
produces ________. c. Desoldering tool
a. 90n d. Mini drill
b. 110n 50) If a 10K resistor is placed across a 10 v
c. 100n supply, the current will be ________.
d. cannot be determined a. 10 mA
b. 0.001 mA
c. 1 mA
42) The 10k resistor in parallel with 10k d. 65 mA
produces ________.
a. 10K 51) A disadvantage of LCD (liquid crystal
b. 20K display) is ________.
c. 5K a. high current demands
d. cannot be determined b. slow reactance to input
c. environmental temperature sensitivity
43) The 2 pcs. of 3V batteries are connected in d. persistence limitations
series. The output voltage is ________.
a. 3V 52) Which is TRUE of a series DC motor with no
b. 6V load?
c. 0V a. Tends to stop or not start
d. cannot be determined b. Maybe damaged by excessive speed
c. Has reverse direction
44) An electronic device that is used to limit or d. Becomes an AC generator
oppose the flow of current in a circuit is called
53) A fuse marked 250V, 650m can be used in 62) When a resistor is open, the resistance
circuits with an "open fuse" supply voltage of ________.
________. a. increases
a. 125 Volts b. gets zero
b. 500 Volts c. decreases
c. 5,000 Volts d. is infinite
d. 250 Volts 63) A low voltage power supply converts
54) To prevent transistor from getting hot, use ________.
________. a. AC voltage output
a. silicon grease b. Pulsating DC voltage
b. insulator c. DC output voltage
c. heat sink d. AC and DC voltage outputs
d. exhaust fan 64) When checking an open resistor using an
55) To obtain a higher value of resistance, ohmmeter the resistance reads
resistors are ________. ________.
a. reverse a. zero level
b. parallel b. high resistance but within the tolerance
c. forward c. infinite
d. series d. low but not zero
56) Which fuse has its internal fusible wire 65) Moving one plate of a capacitor further away
wrapped around an insulator? from the other will ________.
a. a slow-blow type fuse a. decrease capacitance
b. an inductive fuse b. increase capacitance
c. a capacitive fuse c. decrease voltage rating
d. intended for high voltage fuse d. increase mutual transductunce
57) Which would be considered "basic 66) In checking capacitor to see if it is shorted,
components of a power supply"? open or leaky, you would use the ________
a. zener, regulator, transformer ohmmeter range.
b. regulator, diode, AC power, load a. lowest
c. transformer, bridge, capacitor, load b. highest
d. filter, regulator, rectifier, transformer c. middle
58) Which presents the rise and fall of d. upper
alternating current and voltages? 67) A schematic diagram shows the
a. Graph components of an electronic circuit by means of
b. Sine wave ________.
c. Fluctuation a. a symbol
d. Cycle b. a construction
59) When two capacitors are connected in c. physical appearance
parallel, the capacitance will ________. d. linear appearance
a. increase 68) If there are only two resistors with the same
b. have the same value values in parallel circuit, which formula may be
c. decrease used to find its total resistance?
d. increase and decrease a. Rt = R/n
60) Which circuit has the most gain? b. Rt = (R1xR2) / (R1+R2)
a. Common emitter c. 1/Rt = 1/R1 + 1/R2 + ......1/Rn
b. Common collector d. Rt = (R1+R2) / (R1xR2)
c. Common base 69) Which hand tool is used solely for cutting
d. Emitter follower metals?
61) Which rectifier circuit uses four diodes for a. utility knife
its rectification? b. saw
a. half-wave rectifier c. magnifying glass
b. full-wave rectifier d. paint brush
c. full-wave rectifier 70) What is the reason why threads become
d. split type rectifier stripped?
a. screws are over tightened a. Connecting lines
b. screws are heated b. Dashed lines
c. screws are molded c. Medium lines
d. screws are painted d. Thin lines
71) In what instrument is the ohmmeter found? 80) What does VOM mean?
a. Ammeter a. AC Voltmeter
b. Tube tester b. Ohmmeter
c. Capacitor tester c. DC Milliammeter
d. VOM d. Volt-Ohm-Milliammeter
72) From what part of the ohmmeter do you 81) Which tool is used to cut the insulation
derive resistance reading? without cutting the wire?
a. Range multiplier a. utility knife
b. Reading scale b. hacksaw
c. Test probes c. side cutter
d. Pointer d. wire stripper
73) Which instrument serves as 3 measuring 82) What does LED stands for?
instruments in one? a. Light emitting display
a. Audio generator b. Low energy display
b. Oscilloscope c. Light emitting diode
c. Signal generator d. Light emitting detector
d. VOM 83) Which picture or sketch shows the
74) Which device produces simple waveforms? components of a circuit and how these
a. Audio amplifier components are connected together?
b. VOM a. Wiring diagram
c. Signal tracer b. Block diagram
d. Signal generator c. Pictorial diagram
75) What is the another name for connection d. Schematic diagram
diagram? 84) 3 pieces of resistors in which the values are
a. Wiring diagram 10 ohm, 20 ohms, and 50 ohms. If the 20 ohms is
b. Block diagram open, what will be the reading in the ohmmeter?
c. Pictorial diagram a. 60 ohms
d. Schematic diagram b. 0
76) Which equipment is used to discharge c. infinite
electrical charges produced by the human d. 80 ohms
body? 85) Why does an AM receiver receive or pick-up
a. Audio generator signal despite the far distance from the
b. Signal generator transmitter compared to the FM receiver?
c. ESD a. The AM receiver picks up signal easily
d. VOM because of the transistor.
77) Which term refers to the set of rules or b. The AM receiver picks up signal easily
practices to ensure no accident prevention? because the signals transmitted by the AM
a. Safety practices transmitter is by means of line to sight.
b. Rules and regulation c. The AM receiver picks up signal easily
c. Policy order because the signals transmitted by the AM
d. Action plan transmitter is by means of line to ground.
d. The AM receiver picks up signal easily
78) What tools are NOT recommended to be because the signals transmitted by the AM
used in electronics works? transmitter is by means of line to televise.
a. brand new tools
b. branded tools 86) Why is it needed to place antenna in higher
c. damaged tools or an elevated area particularly in a
d. locally produced tools mountainous place?
I. All signals transmitted by the transmitter
79) Which type of lines is used to show station is by means of line to ground; the higher
mechanical linkages between components or antenna the more signal can be received.
parts on schematic diagram? II. The antenna is placed in higher or elevated
area in order to capture the wind direction.
III. Signals transmitted by the transmitter
station is by means of line of sight; the higher
antenna the more signal can be received.
a. I only
b. III only
c. II only
d. I, II, III
87) A Service Electronics Technician cleaned
the terminal of the component using sand paper
or knife before it soldered to the PCB. What is
the main purpose of that cleaning?
a. To attract more charges.
b. To remove the insulator so that soldering can
be made easily.
c. To attract electrons, protons, and neutrons.
d. To maximize the desired voltages.
88) If the Service Electronics Technician applied
the so-called pre-tinning, how should be the
process be?
a. The Service Electronics Technician applies a
little amount of soldering lead and soldering
flux to the tip during pre-heating of the
soldering iron.
b. The Service Electronics Technician cleans
the soldering tip using files, sand paper or a
cutter.
c. The Service Electronics Technician allows his
soldering iron to heat atleast 40 minutes before
he uses it and solders with the terminal of the
component.
d. The Service Electronics Technician checks
the temperature of the tip before soldering is
made.

ANSWERS:
1. A
2. A
3. A
4. B
5. B
6. C 63. B
7. D 64. C
8. B 65. A
9. A 66. B
10. C 67. A
11. B 68. B
12. A 69. B
13. A 70. A
14. A 71. D
15. D 72. A
16. A 73. D
17. C 74. D
18. D 75. D
19. B 76. C
20. C 77. A
21. B 78. C
22. D 79. A
23. C 80. D
24. A 81. D
25. B 82. C
26. C 83. C
27. B 84. C
28. A 85. C
29. C 86. B
30. A 87. B
31. B 88. A
32. B
33. A
34. B
35. D
36. C
37. D
38. C
39. C
40. A
41. A
42. C
43. B
44. B
45. B
46. A
47. B
48. A
49. A
50. B
51. B
52. B
53. A
54. C
55. D
56. D
57. B
58. B
59. A
60. A
61. C
62. D