Module 4

Electronic Fundamentals

Exam 1

1. What gives the colour of an LED?

a) The plastic it is encased in

b) The active element
c) The type of gas used inside it

2. A germanium diode is used for

a) rectification
b) voltage stabilization
c) modulation

3. Why is a diode put in parallel with an LED?

a) To protect it from AC
b) So it will work only above a certain voltage
c) So it will work only below a certain voltage

4. When testing the forward bias of a diode with a

multimeter

a) the positive lead of the ohmeter is placed on

the cathode
b) the positive lead of the ohmeter is placed on
the anode
c) it does not matter which terminal the positive
lead of the ohmeter is placed

5. In an NPN transistor the P is the

a) collector
b) base
c) emitter
6. The output of a tachogenerator is

a) proportional to speed of rotation

b) proportional to position
c) proportional to acceleration

7. AC power is supplied to

a) torque receiver only

b) torque transmitter only
c) both the torque receiver and torque transmitter

8. This is a diagram of

a) a TRIAC
b) an SCR
c) a Schottky diode

9. How is a PCB protected after manufacture?

a) With non-conductive varnish

b) With wax
c) By conformal coating

10. A differential synchro

a) can only be used as a transmitter

b) can only be used as a receiver
c) can be used as either a transmitter or a
receiver
 Answers for Exam 1

Question 1 b The active element is the element used in the

doping of the semiconductor material.
Aircraft Electricity and Electronics 5th
Edition Eismin Page 121

Question 2 a Germanium diode has the least forward bias

voltage drop and is best for rectification

Question 3 a An LED has a high forward bias voltage drop

but is easily damaged when reverse biased. AC
is therefore not good for an LED

Question 4 b To test forward bias, the positive lead of

the multimeter must be placed on the anode.
Note: If the question says 'moving coil
meter' then it would be the negative lead on
the anode, since the negative side of the
battery in such a meter is connected to the +
lead. Aircraft Electricity and Electronics
5th Edition Eismin Page 113

Question 5 b NPN or PNP, the middle one is always the

Base. Aircraft Electricity and Electronics
5th Edition Eismin Page 116

Question 6 a Read up on tachogenerators

Question 7 c Read up on torque synchros

Question 8 b You just have to know the different types of

semiconductor applications
Aircraft Electricity and Electronics 5th
Edition Eismin Page 120

Question 9 c Although varnish is often used on PCBs,

'conformal coating' is the name of the
process usually applied to aircraft use PCBs.
Aircraft Electricity and Electronics 5th
Edition Eismin Page 122

Question 10 c The TDX is a transmitter, the TDR is a

receiver