PART 1
Common base – high
Abundance ratio- ratio of
one no. of atoms of one
isotope
Gimmick capacitance-
smallest capacitance
formed when twisting a
insulated wire
Gratz Rectifier- 3phase, 6
elements
Persistor- superconducting
thin film
Triatron – neutral logic
Fuzzy logic – totally false,
to neutral to totally true
Optical _____- array of
optocoupler w/c is
controlled by rotating
wheel
LED and phototransistor –
optocoupler or optoisolator
Thermal Junction – limits
of one current in junction
diode
Input impedance of an op-
amp – very high
Wire wound resistor –
used to dissipate power in
DC
Hot wire ammeter - can
be used in AC or DC
400 Hz – inductor is
toroidal
95 MHz inductor is air core
Induction with air – high
effectivity
PART 2
0.5 µm – thickness of
unbiased pn junction
recombine – LED emits
output circuit
CC – cant have voltage
gain exceeds unity
Class A - IE flows all the
time
- 50% efficiency
when transformer
coupled
- Worst scenario
when zero input
voltage
Class B – is more free
from even order harmonic
distortion
Transputer – computer on
a chip, 32 bits, parallel
processing
Handshake – solution to
problems connecting
asynchronous to
synchronous
Advantage of compiler to
interpreter – store and
reuse information
Anthromorphic robot –
most maneuverable
Helical gear - less
backlash
Gantry robot – good
positioning precision
Bet. 5 – 100 – voice coils
Large computers uses 64
PART 3
Cell resistance in
photoconductive cell is
inversely proportional with
intensity of incident light
Solar cell – high efficiency
and unlimited life
When holes and electrons
visible light
Light energy switch on –
phototransistor is same
with transistor
High temp. and current
capacity – silicon diode is
used
IMPATT – microwave
device use as oscillator
with freq. 10-1000GHz
PIN – negative resistance
microwave diode
Varactor – voltage variable
capacitor
Gold doping- reduces
storage time
Zener - used in
breakdown/ regulator
Avalanche photodiode vs.
PIN – avalanche has
greater speed of operation
Ripple factor – the
measure of filter efficiency
FW utilizes both half cycle
of the input
The larger the shunt
capacitor- the larger the
peak current
Transconductance – high
input; low output
Breakdown of MOSFET –
is mostly bec. Of very low
gate capacitance and high
input resistance
High input impedance – on
mosfet because of very
low leakage current in gate
capacitor
PART 4

Punch Through effect –
breakdown occurs
Delay time - time bet.
Application of input to
Roll – off – decreases
voltage gain with
frequency network – fc n
mababa
Ideality factor
Damping ratio
Linear waveshaping
Amplifier stabilization
circuit
Collision
Thermal operation -
produce pair of electron
and hole
Migration – depletion in pn
junction
Current drift
Ideality factor and
Emission Coefficient
Megger - high resistance
Bravais Lattice
0.1% - crystal oscillator
frequency
10% to 20% - replacement
working voltage
Maxwell Bridge – find L,
known C
Wheatstone bridge –
resistance; 1Ω to few
Megaohms
Selsyn – points to the
orientation
Schmitt trigger – use only
for comparator
0.05%-0.2% - efficiency for
Kelvin’s double bridge
KOH – alkaline cell
electrode
108.8% - pure silver
72.6% - conductivity of
99.9% gold
63% - conductivity of
aluminum
Fuel battery – discovered
by FT Bacon in 1959
Microcontroller – stand
alone
Actuating signal
Wien bridge – measure
inductance through
unknown capacitance
Microprocessor - by Tedd
Hoff
2 to 3 µm – distance of
components in a standard
or practical IC
1 µm – distance of
components in a advance
IC
3 to 8 inches silicon wafer
Die casting- hot done
660V – solid grounding
Damping factor – filter
response ckt
Offset = threshold = firing
potential
Gap length, flux density –
EMF induced in a coil
Zinc container – cathode
Solenoid
3 phase alternator – equal
Nicad’s advantage over
lead acid = cells can be
replaced
Zinc and copper – good
electrode
Chromium – Body
centered cubic
Zinc – hexagonal close
packed
0.74 –bpacking factor for
face centered
Cycloconverter – converts
frequency
Thermistor
Thermocouple – meter
movement
DC Gen – reverse of DC
motor; mech to elec
Linear taper potentiometer
– meter sensitivity test
Logarithmic taper
potentiometer – volume
control
Step input – sudden
change in the input
Peaking
Single pip
Ramp input
Speed – affected by
frequency
Turn on voltage/ cut in
voltage
Drift velocity
Hole current
Weston saturated cell
CPU – converts input
signal into useful
information
ALU – manipulator data
Multivibrator – use for
nonsinusoidal wave
Negative amplifier – with
feedback
Command input – output is
independent with it
Mobility
Stability
Accuracy
Reproducibility
Tolerance
Range – maximum and
minimum
Ferranti effect – end
voltage
Commutation
Degrees of freedom – 3
Manipulator - causes or
allows the relation of
XOR – odd parity checker
MICA – small size
Electrostatic unit
Electrolytic cell – polarized
cell
Ceramic – 100pF
MOSFET – high input
impedance
Internal resistance current
source – zero
Dynamic resistance – AC
Transformer coupling –
commonly used coupling
Flywheel effect
Ring ckt - RLC
Permanent magnet
Adv. Of toroid over
solenoid – field
concentrated
ARC wielding
Pressure welding – cold
SMAW – shielded metal
arc welding
Lightning arrester,
grounding wires
Galvanized steel –
grounding wires
Copper loss
Corona - if wires are
bundled
Impedance relay –
medium transmission
Short transmission lines –
shunt admittance / shunt
reactance (negligible)
Stray loss- not transformer
loss
Lag – measuring lag – the
retardation or delay of
response in a system
Charging current is leading
the voltage by 90 degrees
130 °C – class C motor
155 °C – Class F motor
Parabolic input – varies
with the square
Adv of rheostat over
potentiometer – handle
excess current
Triode - simplest tube
Lithium cells – 5 to 10
years storage life
Transistor outline package
– first
Common collector –
highest input impedance
Plate current
Control grid
Compton camera
Vision system – robots
Peak amplitude - vector
diagram, distance
Phase difference
Residual magnetism
Gauss theorem
Line regulation - constant
voltage to the load
Uninterrupted power
supply
Unified amu –
1/avogadros’ number
Quantum theory
Isotopes – neutrons