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Question #340Basic Electricity and Electronics

DC voltage ____

  1. rises and falls
  2. is a sine wave
  3. remains constant ✓ Correct answer
  4. is an audio waveform
Question #344Basic Electricity and Electronics

Find the equivalent resistance of 2 No's 10K resistor in parallel

  1. 5k ✓ Correct answer
  2. 10K
  3. 15K
  4. 20K
Question #345Basic Electricity and Electronics

Find the equivalent capacitance of 3 No's 10pf capacitor in parallel

  1. 10pf
  2. 20pf
  3. 30pf ✓ Correct answer
  4. 15pf
Question #346Basic Electricity and Electronics

Which type resistor cannot be used in RF circuits

  1. Carbon film
  2. Metal film
  3. Wire wound ✓ Correct answer
  4. None of the above
Question #347Basic Electricity and Electronics

The tendency of AC current flowing through a surface of a solid conductor

  1. Proximity effect
  2. skin effect ✓ Correct answer
  3. radiation effect
  4. None of the above
Question #348Basic Electricity and Electronics

The resistance of a 100 W, 200 V lamp is

  1. 100 ohm
  2. 200 ohm
  3. 400 ohm ✓ Correct answer
  4. 1600 ohm.
Question #349Basic Electricity and Electronics

The instrument used for measuring electric current is :

  1. ammeter ✓ Correct answer
  2. galvanometer
  3. voltmeter
  4. potentiometer
Question #352Basic Electricity and Electronics

A transformer which is 80% efficient gives an output of 12V and 4A. What is the input power?

  1. 13W
  2. 38W ✓ Correct answer
  3. 60W
  4. 154W
Question #353Basic Electricity and Electronics

Why is electrical energy usually transmitted at high voltage?

  1. the resistance of the transmission cables is as small as possible
  2. the transmission cables are safer to handle
  3. as little energy as possible is wasted in the transmission cables ✓ Correct answer
  4. the transmission system does not require transformers e) the current in the transmission cables is as large as possible
Question #354Basic Electricity and Electronics

The potential difference required to pass a current 0.2 A in a wire of resistance 20W is ____.

  1. 100 V ✓ Correct answer
  2. 4 V
  3. .01 V
  4. 40 V
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 ___________.

  1. current
  2. potential difference ✓ Correct answer
  3. resistance
  4. power
Question #356Basic Electricity and Electronics

When there is an electric current passing through a wire, the particles moving are __

  1. electrons ✓ Correct answer
  2. protons
  3. atoms
  4. ions
Question #361Basic Electricity and Electronics

What is the color code for a 220ohm 5% resistor?

  1. Red, Red, Brown, Gold ✓ Correct answer
  2. Orange, Orange, Black, Gold
  3. Red, Red, Black, Gold
  4. Red, Red, Brown, Silver
Question #363Basic Electricity and Electronics

The quality factor of R-L-C circuit will increase if

  1. R increases ✓ Correct answer
  2. R decreases
  3. Impedance increases
  4. voltage increases
Question #365Basic Electricity and Electronics

A basic electric circuit is made up of what components?

  1. A load, a resistor, and a conductive path for current
  2. A voltage source, a load, and a conductive path for current ✓ Correct answer
  3. A voltage source, a conductive path for current, and a battery
  4. A conductive path for current, a battery, and a copper wire
Question #367Basic Electricity and Electronics

If an electrical system is compared to a fluid system, the electrical current corresponds to the:

  1. pressure
  2. pump
  3. water wheel
  4. water flow ✓ Correct answer
Question #369Basic Electricity and Electronics

Kirchhoff's current law for parallel circuits states that the:

  1. sum of all branch voltages equals zero
  2. total circuit resistance is less than the smallest branch resistor
  3. sum of currents into a junction is equal to the difference of all the branch currents.
  4. sum of the total currents flowing out of a junction equals the sum of the total currents flowing into that junction ✓ Correct answer
Question #370Basic Electricity and Electronics

What is the total resistance of four 1 k parallel-connected resistors?

  1. 200 ohms
  2. 250 ohms ✓ Correct answer
  3. 400 ohms
  4. 4 kilo ohms
Question #371Basic Electricity and Electronics

What is the total opposition to current in a series RC circuit called?

  1. impedance ✓ Correct answer
  2. inductance
  3. reactance
  4. resistance
Question #372Basic Electricity and Electronics

A capacitor is constructed of two parallel:

  1. conductors ✓ Correct answer
  2. semiconductors
  3. inductors
  4. dielectrics