MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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ANALOG ELECTRONICS

SHAILENDRA SHARMA

1.

Which of the following techniques can be used in the sinusoidal ac analysis of transistor networks?
A
B
C
d

Small-signal
Large-signal
Small- or large-signal
None of the above

What is the limit of the efficiency defined by = Po / Pi?

2.
a
b
c
d

Greater than 1
Less than or equal to 1
Always 1
None of the above

Which of the following define(s) the conversion efficiency?

3.
a
b
c
d

Ac power to the load/ac input power

Ac power to the load/dc power supplied
Dc output power/ac input power
All of the above

Which of the following should be done to obtain the ac equivalent of a network?

4.
a Set all dc sources to zero
b Replace all capacitors by a short-circuit equivalent.

c Remove all elements bypassed by the short-circuit equivalent.

d All of the above

5.

6.

7.

8.

The _____ model suffers from being limited to a particular set of operating conditions if it is to
be considered accurate.
a hybrid equivalent
b re
c
d Thevenin

The _____ model fails to account for the output impedance level of the device and the feedback
effect from output to input.
a hybrid equivalent
b re
c
d Thevenin

Which of the following is (are) true regarding the input impedance for frequencies in the
midrange 100 kHz of a BJT transistor amplifier?
a The input impedance is purely resistive.
b It varies from a few ohms to megohms.
c An ohmmeter cannot be used to measure the small-signal ac input impedance.
d All of the above

Which of the following is (are) true regarding the output impedance for frequencies in the
midrange 100 kHz of a BJT transistor amplifier?
a The output impedance is purely resistive.
b
It varies from a few ohms to more than 2 M
.
c An ohmmeter cannot be used to measure the small-signal ac output impedance.
d All of the above

What is the range of the current gain for BJT transistor amplifiers?
9.
a
b
c
d

10.

less than 1
1 to 100
above 100
All of the above

The input impedance of a BJT amplifier is purely _____ in nature and can vary from a few
_____ to _____.
a resistive, ohms, megohms
b capacitive, microfarads, farads
c inductive, millihenrys, henrys
d None of the above

11.

For BJT amplifiers, the _____ gain typically ranges from a level just less than 1 to a level that
may exceed 1000.
a voltage
b current
c impedance
d All of the above

12.

What is the unit of the parameter ho?

a
b
c
d

13.

Volt
Ohm
Siemen
No unit

Which of the h-parameters corresponds to re in a common-base configuration?

a hib
b hfb
c hrb

d hob

14.

What is the range of the input impedance of a common-base configuration?

a
A few ohms to a maximum of 50
b
1k

to 5 k

c
100 k

to 500 k

d
1M

15.

What is the typical value of the current gain of a common-base configuration?

a
b
c
d

16.

Less than 1
Between 1 and 50
Between 100 and 200
Undefined

What is the controlling current in a common-base configuration?

a
b
c
d

17.

to 2 M

Ie
Ic
Ib
None of the above

What is the typical range of the output impedance of a common-emitter configuration?

a
10

to 100

1k

to 5 k

c
40 k

to 50 k

500 k

to 1 k

18.

Under which of the following conditions is the output impedance of the network approximately
equal to RC for a common-emitter fixed-bias configuration?
a
ro
10RC
b ro < 10RC
c ro < ro
d ro > ro

19.
Under which of the following condition(s) is the current gain
a
ro
10RC
b
RB
10re
c
ro
10RC and RB
10re
d None of the above

20.

What does the negative sign in the voltage gain of the common-emitter fixed-bias configuration
indicate?
a The output and input voltages are 180 out of phase.
b Gain is smaller than 1.
c Gain is larger than 1.
d None of the above

21.

For the common-emitter fixed-bias configuration, there is a _____ phase shift between the
input and output signals.
a 0

b 45
c 90
d 180

22.

Which of the following configurations has an output impedance Z o equal to RC?

a
b
c
d

23.

Which of the following configurations has a voltage gain of RC /re?

a
b
c
d

24.

Fixed-bias common-emitter
Common-emitter voltage-divider with bypass capacitor
Fixed-bias common-emitter and voltage-divider with bypass capacitor
Common-emitter voltage-divider without bypass capacitor

Which of the following configurations has the lowest output impedance?

a
b
c
d

25.

Fixed-bias common-emitter
Common-emitter voltage-divider with bypass capacitor
Common-emitter voltage-divider without bypass capacitor
All of the above

Fixed-bias
Voltage-divider
Emitter-follower
None of the above

The _____ configuration is frequently used for impedance matching.

a
b
c
d

fixed-bias
voltage-divider bias
emitter-follower
collector feedback

26.

The emitter-follower configuration has a _____ impedance at the input and a _____ impedance
at the output.
a low, low
b low, high
c high, low
d high, high

27.

Which of the following gains is less than 1 for a common-base configuration?

a
b
c
d

Ai
Av
Ap
None of the above

28.

Which of the following conditions must be met to allow the use of the approximate approach in
a voltage-divider bias configuration?
a re > 10R2
b RE > 10R2
c RE < 10R2
d re < 10R2

29.

Which one of the following configurations has the lowest input impedance?
a
b
c
d

30.

Fixed-bias
Common-base
Emitter-follower
Voltage-divider?

For the collector dc feedback configuration, there is a _____ phase shift between the input and
output signals.
a 0
b 45

c 90
d 180

31.

Which of the following represent(s) the advantage(s) of the system approach over the r-model
approach?
a Thevenin's theorem can be used.
b The effect of changing the load can be determined by a simple equation.
c There is no need to go back to the ac equivalent model and analyze the entire network.
d All of the above

32.

The loaded voltage gain of an amplifier is always more than the no-load level.
a True
b False

33.

The smaller the level of RL, the larger the level of ac voltage gain.
a True
b False

34.

Which of the following is (are) true to achieve a good overall voltage gain for the circuit?
a
b
c
d

35.

The effect of Rs and RL must be considered as a product.

The effect of Rs and RL must be considered as a product and evaluated individually.
The effect of Rs and RL must be evaluated individually.
None of the above

The _____ the source resistance and/or _____ the load resistance, the less the overall gain of an
amplifier.
a smaller, smaller

b smaller, larger
c larger, smaller
d larger, larger

37.

What is the voltage gain of a feedback pair connection?

a
b
c
d

38.

Which of the following circuits provides an improved constant-current source?

a
b
c
d

39.

1
1
100
100

JFET
Bipolar transistor
Transistor/zener
None of the above

Which of the following is referred to as the reverse transfer voltage ratio?

a
b
c
d

hi
hr
hf
ho

40.

In an unbypassed emitter bias configuration hie replaces _____ in the re model.

a re
B
c
d

re
Ib

41. Which of the following is (are) power amplifiers?

a

Class A

b Class B or AB
c Class C or D
d All of the above

42.
A
B
C
D

360
180
Between 180 and 360
Less than 180

A
B
C
D

Class A
Class B or AB
Class C
Class D

A
B
C
D

Class A
Class B or AB
Class C
Class D

43.

44.