1. Use the information provided here to determine the value of I DQ.

A) 0 mA
B) 4.3 mA
C) 5 mA
D) 10 mA

2. In a particular problem, which mode has the highest level of I DQ?

A) Ideal
B) Approximate equivalent
C) Exact mode using characteristic curve
D) None of the above

3. Which diode(s) has (have) a zero level current and voltage drop in the ideal model?

A) Si
B) Ge
C) Both Si and Ge
D) Neither Si nor Ge

4. Determine the current level if E = 15 V and R = 3 k.

A) 0A
B) 4.76 mA
C) 5 mA
D) 5A

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5. Determine the voltage across the resistor.

A) 0V
B) 0.09 V
C) 0.2 V
D) 0.44 V

6. Determine the value of the load resistor.

A) RL = 5 k
B) RL = 5.5 k
C) RL = 6 k
D) None of the above

7. Determine ID.

A) 0 mA
B) 1.893 mA
C) 2.036 mA
D) 2.143 mA

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8. Determine V2.

A) 3.201 V
B) 0V
C) 4.3 V
D) 1.371 V

9. A diode is in the "_____" state if the current established by the applied sources is such that its
direction matches that of the arrow in the diode symbol, and VD 0.7 V for Si and VD 0.3 V
for Ge.

A) off
B) on
C) neutral
D) quiescent

10. An open circuit can have any voltage across its terminals, but the current is always _____.

A) 5A
B) 0A
C) 1A
D)

11. A short circuit has a _____ drop across its terminals, and the current is limited only by the
surrounding network.

A) 5V
B) 0V
C) 1V
D)

12. Determine ID2.

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 A) 29.40 mA
B) 30.30 mA
C) 14.70 mA
D) None of the above

13. Determine ID1.

A) 0 mA
B) 29.40 mA
C) 14.70 mA
D) 14.09 mA

14. Determine ID2.

A) 6.061 mA
B) 0.7 mA
C) 3.393 mA
D) 3.571 mA

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15. Determine the current through each diode if E1 = E2 = 0 V.

A) 4.65 mA
B) 9.3 mA
C) 18.6 mA
D) 0.7 mA

16. Determine Vo if E1 = E2 = 10 V.

A) 9.3 V
B) 10 V
C) 10 V
D) 0V

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17. What is the logic function of this circuit?

A) Positive logic AND gate

B) Positive logic OR gate
C) Negative logic AND gate
D) Negative logic OR gate

18. What is the logic function of this circuit?

A) Positive logic AND gate

B) Positive logic OR gate
C) Negative logic AND gate
D) Negative logic OR gate

19. What best describes the circuit?

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 A) Full-wave rectifier
B) Half-wave rectifier
C) Clipper
D) Clamper

20. Determine the peak value of the current through the load resistor.

A) 2.325 mA
B) 5 mA
C) 1.25 mA
D) 0 mA

21. Determine the average value of the current through the load resistor.

A) 2.5 mA
B) 0 mA
C) 1.37 mA
D) 1.479 mA

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22. What best describes the circuit?

A) Full-wave rectifier
B) Half-wave rectifier
C) Clipper
D) Clamper

23. List the categories of clippers.

A) Series
B) Parallel
C) Series and parallel
D) None of the above

24. Determine the peak value of the output waveform.

A) 25 V
B) 15 V
C) 25 V
D) 15 V

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25. Determine the peak for both half cycles of the output waveform.

A) 16 V, 4 V
B) 16 V, 4 V
C) 16 V, 4 V
D) 16 V, 4 V

26. What best describes the circuit?

A) Full-wave rectifier
B) Half-wave rectifier
C) Clipper
D) Clamper

27. Determine the total discharge time for the capacitor in a clamper having C = 0.01 F and R =
500 k.

A) 5 ms
B) 25 ms
C) 2.5 ms
D) 50 ms

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28. Calculate IL and IZ.

A) 2 mA, 0 mA
B) 4 mA, 2 mA
C) 2 mA, 2 mA
D) 2 mA, 4 mA

29. With this Zener diode in its "on state," what is the level of IZ for the maximum load resistance?

A) 0 mA
B) Undefined
C) Equal to IRL
D) IZM

30. In a voltage regulator network with fixed RL and R, what element dictates the minimum level
of source voltage?

A) VZ
B) IZ
C) IZM
D) None of the above

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31. Which element dictates the maximum level of source voltage?

A) VZ
B) IZM
C) IZ
D) None of the above

32. What is the peak inverse voltage across each diode in a voltage doubler?

A) Vm
B) 2Vm
C) 0.5Vm
D) 0.25Vm

33. What is the voltage measured from the negative terminal of C4 to the negative terminal of the
transformer?

A) 10 V
B) 20 V
C) 10 V
D) 20 V

34. In a voltage-multiplier circuit, the number of diodes is directly proportional to the multiplicative
voltage factor.

A) True
B) False

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 35. Rectifiers are commonly used in battery chargers.

A) True
B) False

Fill-in-the-blanks Questions
1. The intersection of the load line with the characteristic curve determines the _____ of the
system.

A) point of operation
B) load-line analysis
C) characteristic curve
D) forward bias

2. The slope of the load line depends on the _____.

A) type of the diode used

B) characteristic curve
C) load resistor
D) source voltage

3. The load line is defined by the _____ and a characteristic curve is defined by the _____.

A) quiescent point, device

B) device, network
C) network, device
D) None of the above

4. The quiescent point (Q-point) is defined by a(n) _____.

A) ac network
B) dc network
C) ac and dc network
D) None of the above

5. The x-intercept of the load line with the characteristic curve is determined by the _____.

A) load resistor
B) diode
C) source voltage and the load resistor
D) source voltage

6. The source voltage must be _____ the voltage drop across the diode to conduct the diode.

A) larger than
B) smaller than
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 C) the same as
D) None of the above

7. As the load resistor increases, the slope of the dc load line and the levels of diode current
_____.

A) increase
B) decrease
C) remain unchanged
D) are unpredictable

8. A germanium diode is approximated by _____ equivalent for voltages less than 0.3 V.

A) a short circuit
B) a series circuit
C) a parallel circuit
D) an open circuit

9. A diode is in the _____ state if the current established by the applied sources is such that its
direction matches that of the arrow in the diode symbol and V D > 0.7 V.

A) off
B) reverse bias
C) on
D) transition

10. The combination of a short circuit in series with an open circuit always results in a(n) _____
circuit.

A) open
B) short
C) neither short nor open
D) unknown

11. The absence of the Si or Ge and VD label on a diode denotes _____ notation.

A) approximate model
B) ideal model
C) exact model
D) None of the above

12. The process of removing one-half the input signal to establish a dc level is called _____.

A) rectifier
B) full-wave rectifier
C) half-wave rectifier
D) filtering

13. The dc voltage level of a silicon diode is _____ its ideal model.

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 A) smaller than
B) larger than
C) the same as
D) None of the above

14. The PIV rating of the diodes in a full-wave rectifier must be larger than _____ Vm.

A) 0.318
B) 0.636
C) 2
D) 1

15. For the ideal diode the transition between states will occur at the point on the characteristic
curve when VD = _____ V and ID = _____ A.

A) 0.3, 0
B) 0, 0
C) 0.7, 0
D) 0.7, 0.3

16. A clamping network must have _____.

A) a capacitor
B) a diode
C) a resistive element
D) All of the above

17. The ratio of the total swing of the output of a clamper to its input total swing is _____.

A) 1
B) 2
C) 0.5
D) 0

18. For the "off" state of a Zener diode, the voltage across the diode should be _____.

A) greater than VZ
B) zero
C) less than VZ but greater than zero
D) None of the above

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19. Once the Zener diode is in the "on" state, VZ is always _____ VL.

A) larger than
B) smaller than
C) the same as
D) None of the above

20. Zener diodes are used in regulator networks to _____.

A) generate voltage
B) consume power
C) maintain a fixed voltage across the load resistor
D) protect the load

21. With the Zener diode in the "on" state, increasing IL will _____ IZ and _____IR.

A) decrease, increase
B) increase, decrease
C) decrease, keep the same level of
D) increase, keep the same level of

22. A Zener diode is in a _____ impedance region in the forward bias while it has a _____
impedance region in the reverse bias.

A) very large, low

B) very large, very large
C) low, low
D) low, very large

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23. In a half-wave voltage doubler, the voltage across output capacitor C2 drops across the load
during the _____ half cycle and the capacitor is recharged up to _____ during the _____ half
cycle.

A) negative, 2Vm, positive

B) positive, Vm, negative
C) positive, 2Vm, negative
D) negative, Vm, positive

24. The full-wave voltage doubler provides _____ filtering action than (as) the half-wave voltage
doubler.

A) better
B) poorer
C) the same
D) None of the above

25. In this voltage multiplier, measuring from the top of the transformer winding will provide _____
multiples of Vm at the output, whereas measuring the output voltage from the bottom of the
transformer will provide _____ multiples of the peak Vm.

A) odd, even
B) even, odd
C) odd, odd
D) even, even

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