QUESTION BANK OF ANALOG ELECTRONICS (LAB)

1. Which of the following electronic devices operates by virtue of the movement of electrons within a solid piece of semiconductor material? 1) Transistor 2) Junction diode 3) olid!state device ") #ach of the above 2. Which of the following electronic devices is a minute piece of semiconductor material that can produce complete electronic circuit functions? 1) $ener diode 2) %ight!emitting 3) &ntegrated circuit 3. Which of the following terms is used for the decrease in resistance as the temperature of the semiconductor increases? 1) 'ositive temperature coefficient 2) (egative temperature coefficient 3) )araday temperature coefficient ") $ero temperature coefficient ". &n addition to rectifying properties* selenium has the property of being light sensitive. +ow is selenium,s resistance affected by light? 1) &t decreases with an increase in light intensity 2) &t increases with an increase in light intensity 3) &t remains constant with variation in light intensity ") &t increases regardless of the variation in light intensity -. .ne of the most sensitive elements of semiconductor materials is galena. /alena is a crystalline form of what material? 1) 0rypton 2) 1ismuth 3) )ield effect transistor ") trontium 2. What significant discovery caused a brea3through in the development of semiconductor devices? 1) The 4unction diode 2) The 4unction barrier 3) The e5trinsic semiconductor ") The point!contact transistor 6. Which of the following devices is fre7uently used to regulate power supply voltages at precise levels? 1) Junction diode 2) Tunnel diode 3) #sa3i diode ") $ener diode

8. Which of the following solid!state devices has both gain and fast!switching capabilities 1) $ener diode 2) Tunnel diode 3) Junction diode ") 'oint!contact diode 9. Which of the following advantages* if any* does a conventional electron tube have over a semiconductor device? 1) &t is more efficient 2) &t has a longer life 3) &t is more economical ") (one of the above 1:. Which of the following electronic devices operates by virtue of the movement of electrons within a solid piece of semiconductor material? 1) Transistor 2) Junction diode 3) olid!state device ") #ach of the above 11. Which of the following electronic devices is a minute piece of semiconductor material that can produce complete electronic circuit functions 1) $ener diode 2) %ight!emitting diode 3) &ntegrated circuit ") )ield effect transistor 12. Which of the following terms is used for the decrease in resistance as the temperature of the semiconductor increases? 1) 'ositive temperature coefficient 2) (egative temperature coefficient 3) )araday temperature coefficient ") $ero temperature coefficient 13. &n addition to rectifying properties* selenium has the property of being light sensitive. +ow is selenium,s resistance affected by light? 1) &t decreases with an increase in light intensity 2) &t increases with an increase in light intensity 3) &t remains constant with variation in light intensity ") &t increases regardless of the variation in light intensity 1". What term is used for a semiconductor that has three or more elements? 1) ;iode 2) Transistor 3) ;uo!diode ") 'oint contact 1-. The term transistor was derived from which of the following words?

1) 2) 3) ")

<esistance and capacitance Transformer and <esistor and transformer Transfer and resistor

12. What are the three elements of a transistor? 1) =node* base* and collector 2) >athode* base* and collector 3) #mitter* collector* and base ") >ollector* emitter* and cathode

16. &n a transistor* the flow of current carriers is controlled by which element?s)? 1) #mitter 2) >ollector 3) 1oth 1 and 2 above ") 1ase 18. &n a transistor schematic* what is indicated by ?a) the angular line with the arrowhead and ?b) the direction of the arrow? 1) ?a) ?b) >athode ;irection of current flow 2) ?a) ?b) 1ase ;irection of current flow 3) ?a) ?b) #mitter Type of transistor ") ?a) ?b) >ollector Type of transistor 19. Junction transistors have replaced point! contact transistors for which of the following reasons? 1) Junction transistors generate less noise 2) Junction transistors handle more power 3) Junction transistors provide higher current and voltage gains ") =ll of the above 2:. What is the total number of '( 4unctions in a transistor? 1) .ne 2) Two 3) Three ") )our 21. What are the two 4unctions of a transistor? 1) #mitter!base and emitter!collector 2) #mitter!collector and base!collector 3) #mitter!base and collector!emitter ") #mitter!base and base!collector 22. With proper bias applied to a transistor* what should be the relative resistance of ?a) the emitter!base 4unction and ?b) the base!collector 4unction? 1) ?a) +igh ?b) low 2) ?a) +igh ?b) high

3) ?a) %ow ?b) low ") ?a) %ow ?b) high

23. )or normal operation of a transistor* what is the bias of the ?a) emitter!base 4unction and ?b) base! collector 4unction? 1) ?a) )orward ?b) reverse 2) ?a) )orward ?b) forward 3) ?a) <everse ?b) forward 3) ?a) <everse ?b) reverse 2". What is the total number of connections in a diode? 1) .ne 2) Two 3) Three ") )our 2-. When the '(!4unction diode is reversed biased* what happens to the ma4ority carriers? 1) They combine with minority carriers at the 4unction 2) They move toward the 4unction 3) 1oth 1 and 2 above ") They move away from the 4unction 22. What causes a small lea3age current in a reverse!biased '( 4unction? 1) +oles 2) #lectrons 3) @inority carriers ") @a4ority carriers 26. =t some potential* as you increase the reverse bias voltage on a '( 4unction* the reverse current increases very rapidly. What electronic term is given to this voltage potential? 1) 1rea3down voltage 2) <everse!bias 3) )orward!bias ") Thermal runaway. 28. Which of the following is a characteristic of the $ener diode? 1) = '(!4unction diode that operates in the reverse!bias brea3down region 2) = '( 4unction diode that uses the avalanche effect 3) = '(!4unction diode that uses the $ener effect ") #ach of the above 29. What determines whether a solid material will act as a conductor* a semiconductor* or an insulator? 1) The energy level of the valence band 2) The energy level of the conductor band 3) The energy difference across the forbidden gap ") The actual construction of the valence electrons

3:. What is the Atunneling phenomenonA within the $ener diode? 1) =n action where the minority carriers tunnel across the 4unction to form the current that occurs at

2) =n action where the ma4ority carriers tunnel across the 4unction to form the current that occurs at brea3down 3) =n action that separates the conduction band and the valence band by a large ") =n action that removes all the electrons from the conduction band energy level 31 Which brea3down theory e5plains the action that ta3es place in a heavily doped '( 4unction with a reverse bias above - volts? 1) $ener effect 2) =valanche brea3down 3) #nergy band effect ") Balence band gap crossing 32.&f a '!type material is used to construct the gate of a J)#T* what material should be used to construct the remaining part of the J)#T? 1) (!type 2) '!type 3) @ica type ") Junction type 33. What is the 3ey to )#T operation? 1) The control of the effective cross! sectional area of the channel 2) The control of the effective cross! sectional area of the gate 3) 1oth 1 and 2 above ") The low input impedance compared with the high output impedance 3". When reverse bias is applied to the gate lead of a J)#T* what happens to ?a) source!to!drain resistance of the device and ?b) current flow? 1) ?a) ;ecreases ?b) decreases 2) ?a) ;ecreases ?b) increases 3) ?a) &ncreases ?b) decreases ") ?a) &ncreases ?b) increases 3-. What is the Apinch offA voltage of an )#T? 1) The voltage re7uired for the )#T to conduct 2) The voltage re7uired to overcome the )#T reverse bias 3) The voltage re7uired to reduce drain current to Cero ") The voltage re7uired to reduce gate voltage to Cero 32. What type of transistor is shown in figure 3!/? 1) ( channel J)#T 2) ' channel J)#T 3) ('(Dchannel J)#T ") '('Dchannel J)#T 36. The @. )#T is normally constructed so that it operates in either the depletion mode or the enhancement mode. The depletion mode @. )#T ?a) uses what type of bias and ?b) has what type of doped channel to cause a depletion of current carriers in the channel? 1) ?a) <everse ?b) lightly 2) ?a) )orward ?b) lightly 3) ?a) <everse ?b) heavily ") ?a) )orward ?b) heavily

38. The enhancement mode @. )#T ?a) uses what type of bias and ?b) has what type of doped channel to enhance the current carriers in the channel? 1) ?a) <everse ?b) lightly 2) ?a) )orward ?b) lightly 3) ?a) <everse ?b) heavily ") ?a) )orward ?b) heavily
39. Which coupling gives the higher gain in case of amplifierE ! a) >apacitor coupling b) &mpedance coupling c) Transformer coupling ":. Which distortion is least ob4ectionable in audio amplificationE ! a) 'hase b) )re7uency c) +armonic d) &ntermediation

"1. Transistor is a following operated deviceE ! a) %ow voltage F low current device b) %ow voltage F high current device c) %ow current F high voltage device d) +igh current F high voltage device

"2. = differential amplifier amplifies the !!!!!!!!!! between two input signals. a) addition b) subtraction c) multiplication "3. (oise of input signal in differential amplifier a) increases b) decreases c) remains the soul "". >ascaded differential amplifier re7uires level translator because of a) impedance matching b) isolating each stage c) d.c.shift. "-. &n case of constant current bias *<1 is replaced by diodes ;1 F ;2 to a) increase the input impedance b) improve thermal stability c) increase gain "2. &f >@<< is high *the wide variation of input within the tolerable limits of the e7uipment ma3es output a) high b) low c) the same "6. = single supply operational amplifier is a) %@ 318

b) @> "1" c) %@ 32" "8. The cascode amplifier is composed of direct coupled a) >#!>1 configuration b) >>!>> configuration c) >>!>1 configuration "9. &nput bias current is always is GGGGGGGG than input offset current a) greater b) e7ual c) less -:. &f input fre7uency is e5ceed the slew rate the output will be a) distorted b) not distorted c) amplified -1. The operational amplifier can be nulled by GGGGGGGGG. a) using an offset voltage compensating networ3 b) using an error minimiCing resistance c) cutting off the power supplies -2. .pen loop configuration of operational amplifier is not need for a) linear operation b) nonlinear operation c) none of above -3. lew rate is defined byGGGGGGGG a) dvDdt?ma5) b) diDdt?ma5 c) none of the above -". The slew rate has GGGGGGG a) positive temperature coefficient b) negative temperature coefficient c) none of the above --. .perational amplifier offset voltage due to input bias circuit can be significantly reduced if we use a) offset compensatory networ3 b) offset minimiCing resistance -2. The standard supply voltage for an ordinary operational amplifier is a) 1- volts b) 13 volts c) 12 volts -6. The input offset voltage GGGGGGG with negative feedbac3 . a) increases b) decreases c) does not change -8. pecified value of >@<< for 6"1 opamp is GGGGGGGG. a) 3: d1 b) ": d1 c) 9: d1

-9. 6"1 opamp is a chip of type GGGGGGGGG. a) industrial b) military c) commercial 2:. Boltage follower is a special case of GGGGGGGGGG. a) inverting configuration b) non!inverting configuration c) difference configuration