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Question #340Basic Electricity and Electronics
DC voltage ____
- rises and falls
- is a sine wave
- remains constant ✓ Correct answer
- is an audio waveform
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Question #344Basic Electricity and Electronics
Find the equivalent resistance of 2 No's 10K resistor in parallel
- 5k ✓ Correct answer
- 10K
- 15K
- 20K
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Question #345Basic Electricity and Electronics
Find the equivalent capacitance of 3 No's 10pf capacitor in parallel
- 10pf
- 20pf
- 30pf ✓ Correct answer
- 15pf
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Question #346Basic Electricity and Electronics
Which type resistor cannot be used in RF circuits
- Carbon film
- Metal film
- Wire wound ✓ Correct answer
- None of the above
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Question #347Basic Electricity and Electronics
The tendency of AC current flowing through a surface of a solid conductor
- Proximity effect
- skin effect ✓ Correct answer
- radiation effect
- None of the above
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Question #348Basic Electricity and Electronics
The resistance of a 100 W, 200 V lamp is
- 100 ohm
- 200 ohm
- 400 ohm ✓ Correct answer
- 1600 ohm.
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Question #349Basic Electricity and Electronics
The instrument used for measuring electric current is :
- ammeter ✓ Correct answer
- galvanometer
- voltmeter
- potentiometer
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Question #352Basic Electricity and Electronics
A transformer which is 80% efficient gives an output of 12V and 4A. What is the input power?
- 13W
- 38W ✓ Correct answer
- 60W
- 154W
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Question #353Basic Electricity and Electronics
Why is electrical energy usually transmitted at high voltage?
- the resistance of the transmission cables is as small as possible
- the transmission cables are safer to handle
- as little energy as possible is wasted in the transmission cables ✓ Correct answer
- the transmission system does not require transformers e) the current in the transmission cables is as large as possible
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Question #354Basic Electricity and Electronics
The potential difference required to pass a current 0.2 A in a wire of resistance 20W is ____.
- 100 V ✓ Correct answer
- 4 V
- .01 V
- 40 V
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Question #355Basic Electricity and Electronics
The work done in moving a unit positive charge across two points in an electric circuit is a measure of ___________.
- current
- potential difference ✓ Correct answer
- resistance
- power
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Question #356Basic Electricity and Electronics
When there is an electric current passing through a wire, the particles moving are __
- electrons ✓ Correct answer
- protons
- atoms
- ions
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Question #361Basic Electricity and Electronics
What is the color code for a 220ohm 5% resistor?
- Red, Red, Brown, Gold ✓ Correct answer
- Orange, Orange, Black, Gold
- Red, Red, Black, Gold
- Red, Red, Brown, Silver
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Question #363Basic Electricity and Electronics
The quality factor of R-L-C circuit will increase if
- R increases ✓ Correct answer
- R decreases
- Impedance increases
- voltage increases
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Question #365Basic Electricity and Electronics
A basic electric circuit is made up of what components?
- A load, a resistor, and a conductive path for current
- A voltage source, a load, and a conductive path for current ✓ Correct answer
- A voltage source, a conductive path for current, and a battery
- A conductive path for current, a battery, and a copper wire
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Question #367Basic Electricity and Electronics
If an electrical system is compared to a fluid system, the electrical current corresponds to the:
- pressure
- pump
- water wheel
- water flow ✓ Correct answer
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Question #369Basic Electricity and Electronics
Kirchhoff's current law for parallel circuits states that the:
- sum of all branch voltages equals zero
- total circuit resistance is less than the smallest branch resistor
- sum of currents into a junction is equal to the difference of all the branch currents.
- sum of the total currents flowing out of a junction equals the sum of the total currents flowing into that junction ✓ Correct answer
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Question #370Basic Electricity and Electronics
What is the total resistance of four 1 k parallel-connected resistors?
- 200 ohms
- 250 ohms ✓ Correct answer
- 400 ohms
- 4 kilo ohms
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Question #371Basic Electricity and Electronics
What is the total opposition to current in a series RC circuit called?
- impedance ✓ Correct answer
- inductance
- reactance
- resistance
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Question #372Basic Electricity and Electronics
A capacitor is constructed of two parallel:
- conductors ✓ Correct answer
- semiconductors
- inductors
- dielectrics
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