Multiple Choice Questions on Bipolar Junction Transistor
Each question carries 1 point
i) With the positive probe on an NPN base, an ohmmeter reading between the other transistor terminals should
be:
1.
high resistance
2.
infinite
3.
open
4.
low resistance
ii) A collector characteristic curve is a graph indicating:
1.
collector current (IC) versus collector-emitter voltage (VCE) with (VBB) base bias voltage held constant
2.
collector current (IC) versus collector-emitter voltage (VC) with (VBB) base bias voltage held constant
3.
emitter current (IE) versus collector-emitter voltage (VCE) with (VBB) base bias voltage held constant
4.
collector current (IC) versus collector-emitter voltage (VCC) with (VBB) base bias voltage held constant
iii) Voltage-divider bias provides:
1.
a stable Q point
2.
an unstable Q point
3.
a Q point that easily varies with changes in the transistor's current gain
4.
a Q point that is stable and easily varies with changes in the transistors current gain
iv) If a 2 mV signal produces a 2 V output, what is the voltage gain?
1.
100
2.
0.001
3.
0.004
4.
1000
v) When transistors are used in digital circuits they usually operate in the:
1.
breakdown region
2.
linear region
3.
active region
4.
saturation and cutoff regions
vi) With a PNP circuit, the most positive voltage is probably:
1.
VCC
2.
ground
3.
VC
4.
VBE
vii) When a silicon diode is forward biased, what is VBE for a C-E configuration?
1.
0.7 V
2.
voltage-divider bias
3.
emitter voltage
4.
0.4 V
viii) To operate properly, a transistors base-emitter junction must be forward biased with reverse bias applied
to which junction?
1.
collector-base
2.
base-emitter
3.
collector-emitter
4.
base-collector
ix) The Q point on a load line may be used to determine:
1.
VB
2.
VCC
3.
VC
4.
IC
x) A current ratio of IC/IE is usually less than one and is called:
1.
theta
2.
beta
3.
alpha
4.
omega
xi) In a C-E configuration, an emitter resistor is used for:
1.
ac signal bypass
2.
stabilization
3.
collector bias
4.
higher gain
xii) In a transistor, collector current is controlled by:
1.
collector resistance
2.
base current
3.
collector voltage
4.
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