PINOYBIX  16. Refer to Figure 17-1(a). Determine  C. a step-up switching regulator. 17. Refer to Figure 17-1(a).

step-up switching regulator. 17. Refer to Figure 17-1(a). If the zener diode
the output voltage, VOUT.  D. a step-down switching regulator. had a rating of 1.7 V, the output voltage would
Practice Exam Test Questions 10. Refer to Figure 17-1(a). This circuit is be
known as  A. 2.13 V.
Choose the letter of the best answer in  A. a series-pass voltage regulator.  B. 8.36 V.
each questions.
 B. a shunt voltage regulator.  C. 20.16 V.
1. Voltage regulation requires
 C. a step-up switching regulator.  D. 25 V.
 D. a step-down switching regulator. 18. Refer to Figure 17-1(a). If the BE junction
of Q1 opens, the output voltage VOUT will
 A. only line regulation. 11. Refer to Figure 17-1(c). This circuit
 B. only load regulation. operates at a _____ frequency, and its  A. increase.
 C. a constant load.
efficiency is _____.  B. decrease.
 D. load and line regulation.
 A. low, low  C. remain the same.
2. In Figure 17-1(a)(see question 6), the  B. low, high 19. Refer to Figure 17-1(a). If a solder splash
purpose of R1 is to  C. high, high shorted the ends of R1 to each other,
 A. provide a reference voltage.  D. high, low  A. the op-amp would fail.
 B. limit current through the diode. 12. Refer to Figure 17-1(c). The inductor and  B. Q1 would open.
 C. limit voltage to the op-amp. capacitor are used for  C. the output voltage would not change.
 D. provide output voltage sampling.  A. amplifying the error signal.  D. the zener would fail.
3. What type of regulator offers inherent short-  B. controlling the load current. 20. Refer to Figure 17-1(c). If the output
circuit protection?  C. turning on the pulse-width oscillator. voltage tends to decrease due to an increase
in load current, the transistor will conduct for
 D. filtering the dc pulse output. _____ time each cycle.
13. Refer to Figure 17-1(b). The purpose for
 A. shunt regulators the zener diode D1 is  A. a longer
 B. series regulators  A. to supply a reference voltage.  B. a shorter
 C. three-terminal regulators  B. to amplify the error signal.  C. the same
21. Voltage regulators keep a constant _____
 D. switching regulators  C. to sense the error signal. output voltage when the input or load varies
4. In a series regulator, what is the purpose of  D. to limit the input voltage to the within limits.
fold-back limiting? circuit.
14. A voltage regulator has a no-load output

 A. to provide more current in the case

of 18 V and a full-load output of 17.3 V. The  A. dc
percent load regulation is
of a short circuit  B. ac
 B. to limit output voltage if input voltage  C. ripple
goes too high  A. 0.25%. 22. _____ regulation can be defined as the
percentage change in the output voltage for a
 C. to bypass the pass-transistor, if the  B. 96.1%.
given change in the input voltage.
pass-transistor should fail Figure 17-1  C. 4.05%.
 D. to provide current up to a maximum,  A. 25 V  D. 1.04%.
but drop current to a lower value when
 B. 5.1 V 15. A voltage regulator with a no-load output  A. Line
the output becomes shorted, to prevent
 C. 20.2 V dc voltage of 12 V is connected to a load with  B. Load
overheating of the device a resistance of 10 Ω. If the load resistance
5. A switching regulator that is configured as a  D. 4.1 V decreases to 7.5 Ω, the load voltage will
23. _____ regulation can be defined as the
7. Refer to Figure 17-1(b). If the load is short- percentage change in the output voltage for a
voltage-inverter produces what type of decrease to 10.9 V. The load current will be
circuited, what would be the maximum current given change in load current.
output? _____, and the percent load regulation is
through R1? _____.
 A. 1 A  A. Line
 A. an ac output with opposite phase to  B. 1.2 A
  B. Load
the input ac  C. 1.5 A A. 1.45 A, 90.8%
24. In a series linear regulator, the control
 B. a dc output that is the negative of the  D. 5 A  B. 1.45 A, 10.09% element is a(n) _____ in series with the load.
dc input voltage 8. Refer to Figure 17-1(c). This circuit is  C. 1.2 A, 90.8%
 C. an output that is a higher voltage called  D. 1.2 A, 10.09%
than the input voltage  A. a series-pass voltage regulator. 16. Refer to Figure 17-1(b). If the output of  A. inductor
 D. an ac output from a dc input voltage  B. a shunt voltage regulator. the circuit were to be a short circuit, what  B. capacitor
 C. a step-up switching regulator. power rating would R1 need to have?  C. transistor
 D. a step-down switching regulator.  A. 2.25 W 25. In a shunt linear regulator, the control
9. Refer to Figure 17-1(b). This circuit is  B. 5 W element is a(n) _____ in parallel with the load.
known as  C. 10 W
 A. a series-pass voltage regulator.  D. 22.5 W
 B. a shunt voltage regulator.  A. inductor
 B. capacitor
  C. transistor  A. True becomes shorted, to prevent  22. A. Line
26. The _____ regulator is less efficient than  B. False overheating of the device
the _____ type, but offers inherent short- 5. A pass transistor may be used in a series
circuit protection. regulator, as the current-carrying device.  23. B. Load
 5. B. a dc output that is the negative
of the dc input voltage
 A. series, shunt  A. True  24. C. transistor
 B. shunt, series  B. False
27. Switching regulators are more efficient 6. Line regulation is the percentage change in
 6. C. 20.2 V
than linear regulators and are particularly output voltage for a given change in input line  25. C. transistor
useful in _____-voltage, _____-current current.
applications.  7. C. 1.5 A
 26. B. shunt, series
 A. True
 8. D. a step-down switching
 A. high, high  B. False
 B. low, high
regulator.  27. B. low, high
7. Under no-load, a shunt regulator has
 C. high, low minimum current through the control element.
28. Switching regulator efficiencies can be  9. B. a shunt voltage regulator.  28. D. 90
greater than _____ percent.
 A. True
 B. False  10. A. a series-pass voltage  29. B. 3
 A. 60 8. A switching regulator can be configured as regulator.
 B. 70 a step-up or a step-down voltage regulator.
 C. 80  TRUE/FALSE
 D. 90  11. C. high, high
29. How many terminals does a 7800 series  A. True
 1. A. True
IC regulator have?  B. False
9. For an IC regulator, the input voltage must  12. D. filtering the dc pulse output.
be at least 2 V above the regulated output  2. B. False
 A. 2 voltage.
 B. 3  13. A. to supply a reference
voltage. 
 C. 4
 A. True
3. A. True
 D. none of the above
 B. False
TRUE/FALSE
10. A three-terminal regulator can be used  14. C. 4.05%.  4. B. False
with an external pass transistor to increase
1. A basic voltage regulator consists largely of the total load current available.
a reference source, an error detector, and a  15. B. 1.45 A, 10.09%  5. A. True
control device.
 A. True
 B. False  16. D. 22.5 W  6. B. False
 A. True
 B. False  Below are the answers key for the
2. Switching regulators are not very efficient. Multiple Choice Questions (Quiz)  17. B. 8.36 V.
in Voltage Regulators .  7. B. False
 1. D. load and line regulation.
 A. True  18. B. decrease.  8. A. True
 B. False
3. IC voltage regulators are sometimes called  2. B. limit current through the diode.
three-terminal regulators.  19. D. the zener would fail.  9. A. True
 3. A. shunt regulators
 A. True  20. A. a longer  10. A. True
 B. False  4. D. to provide current up to a
4. Load regulation is the percentage change
in line voltage for a change in load voltage.
maximum, but drop current to a  21. A. dc
lower value when the output
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Voltage Regulators - Electronic Engineering (MCQ) questions & answers

1) Which among the following are regarded as three-pin voltage regulator ICs?

a. Fixed voltage regulators

b. Adjustable voltage regulators

c. Both a and b

d. None of the above

2) Due to operation of series pass transistor in an active region of linear voltage regulator, ___________

a. The ripple contents in o/p voltage waveform is very low

b. Then there is no necessity of using high speed transitor

c. Both a and b

d. None of the above

3) Which type of IC voltage regulator exhibits continuous variation in the impedance of transistor in order to supply the desired load current?

a. Linear regulators

b. Switching regulators

c. Both a and b

d. None of the above

4) In LM317 voltage regulator, what is the minimum value of voltage required between its input & output in order to supply power to an internal circuit?

a. 1V

b. 3V

c. 5V

d. 10V

5) In LM317 voltage regulator, the protective diodes do not allow the filter capacitors to discharge through ______current points.
a. High

b. Low

c. Both a and b

d. None of the above

6) In a linear IC voltage regulator, series pass transistor always operates in ______ region.

a. Active

b. Saturation

c. Cut-off

d. All of the above

7) Switching regulators are series type regulators, which has ______ power dissipation & ______ efficiency.

a. increased, increased

b. increased, reduced

c. reduced, increased

d. reduced, reduced

8) The % load regulation of a power supply should be ideally ________ & practically _______.

a. zero, small

b. small, zero

c. zero, large

d. large, zero

9) Which performance parameter of a regulator is defined as the change in regulated load voltage due to variation in line voltage in a specified range at a constant load

current?

a. Load regulation

b. Line regulation

c. Temperature stability factor

d. Ripple rejection
10) Which among the following factors affect/s the output voltage of a regulated power supply?

a. Load current

b. Input voltage

c. Temperature

d. All of the above

Answers

Both a and b

Both a and b

Linear regulators

3V

Low

Active

reduced, increased

zero, small

Line regulation

Line regulation

NEETS

Malvino Chapter 24 MCQ With Answers

Malvino Chapter 24

Navy electricity and electronics training series (NEETS) (SuDoc D 207.217:EL 2/MOD.1-24/CD)

1. Voltage regulators normally use

a. Negative feedback
b. Positive feedback
c. No feedback
d. Phase limiting
a

2. During regulation, the power dissipation of the pass transistor equals the collector-emitter voltage times the

a. Base current
b. Load current
c. Zener current
d. Foldback current
b
3. Without current limiting, a shorted load will probably

a. Produce zero load current

b. Destroy diodes and transistors
c. Have a load voltage equal to the zener voltage
d. Have too little load current
b

4. A current-sensing resistor is usually

a. Zero
b. Small
c. Large
d. Open
b

5. Simple current limiting produces too much heat in the

a. Zener diode
b. Load resistor
c. Pass transistor
d. Ambient air
c

6. With foldback current limiting, the load voltage approaches zero, and the load current approaches

a. A small value
b. Infinity
c. The zener current
d. A destructive level
a

7. A capacitor may be needed in a discrete voltage regulator to prevent

a. Negative feedback
b. Excessive load current
c. Oscillations
d. Current sensing
c

8. If the output of a voltage regulator varies from 15 to 14.7 V between the minimum and maximum load current, the load
regulation is

a. 0
b. 1%
c. 2%
d. 5%
c

9. If the output of a voltage regulator varies from 20 to 19.8 V when the line voltage varies over its specified range, the source
regulation is

a. 0
b. 1%
c. 2%
d. 5%
b

10. The output impedance of a voltage regulator is

a. Very small
b. Very large
c. Equal to the load voltage divided by the load current
d. Equal to the input voltage divided by the output current
a

11. Compared to the ripple into a voltage regulator, the ripple out of a voltage regulator is

a. Equal in value
b. Much larger
c. Much smaller
d. Impossible to determine
c

12. A voltage regulator has a ripple rejection of -60 dB. If the input ripple is 1 V, the output ripple is

a. -60 mV
b. 1 mV
c. 10 mV
d. 1000 V
b

13. Thermal shutdown occurs in an IC regulator if

a. Power dissipation is too high

b. Internal temperature is too high
c. Current through the device is too high
d. All the above occur
b

14. If a linear three-terminal IC regulator is more than a few inches from the filter capacitor, you may get oscillations inside the
IC unless you use

a. Current limiting
b. A bypass capacitor on the input pin
c. A coupling capacitor on the output pin
d. A regulated input voltage
b

15. The 78XX series of voltage regulators produces an output voltage that is

a. Positive
b. Negative
c. Either positive or negative
d. Unregulated
a

16. The 78XX-12 produces a regulated output voltage of

a. 3 V
b. 4 V
c. 12 V
d. 40 V
c

17. A current booster is a transistor in

a. Series with the IC regulator
b. Parallel with the IC regulator
c. Either series or parallel
d. Shunt with the load
b

18. To turn on a current booster, we can drive its base-emitter terminals with the voltage across

a. A load resistor
b. A zener impedance
c. Another transistor
d. A current-sensing resistor
d

19. A phase splitter produces two output voltages that are

a. Equal in phase
b. Unequal in amplitude
c. Opposite in phase
d. Very small
c

20. A series regulator is an example of a

a. Linear regulator
b. Switching regulator
c. Shunt regulator
d. Dc-to-dc converter
a

21. To get more output voltage from a buck switching regulator, you have to

a. Decrease the duty cycle

b. Decrease the input voltage
c. Increase the duty cycle
d. Increase the switching frequency
c
22. An increase of line voltage into a power supply usually produces

a. A decrease in load resistance

b. An increase in load voltage
c. A decrease in efficiency
d. Less power dissipation in the rectifier diodes
b

23. A power supply with low output impedance has low

a. Load regulation
b. Current limiting
c. Line regulation
d. Efficiency
a

24. A zener-diode regulator is a

a. Shunt regulator
b. Series regulator
c. Switching regulator
d. Zener follower
a
25. The input current to a shunt regulator is

a. Variable
b. Constant
c. Equal to load current
d. Used to store energy in a magnetic field
b

26. An advantage of shunt regulation is

a. Built-in short-circuit protection

b. Low power dissipation in the pass transistor
c. High efficiency
d. Little wasted power
a

27. The efficiency of a voltage regulator is high when

a. Input power is low

b. Output power is high
c. Little power is wasted
d. Input power is high
c

28. A shunt regulator is inefficient because

a. It wastes power
b. It uses a series resistor and a shunt transistor
c. The ratio of output to input power is low
d. All of the above
d

29. A switching regulator is considered

a. Quiet
b. Noisy
c. Inefficient
d. Linear
b

30. The zener follower is an example of a

a. Boost regulator
b. Shunt regulator
c. Buck regulator
d. Series regulator
d

31. A series regulator is more efficient than a shunt regulator because

a. It has a series resistor

b. It can boost the voltage
c. The pass transistor replaces the series resistor
d. It switches the pass transistor on and off
c

32. The efficiency of a linear regulator is high when the

a. Headroom voltage is low

b. Pass transistor has a high power dissipation
c. Zener voltage is low
d. Output voltage is low
a

33. If the load is shorted, the pass transistor has the least power dissipation when the regulator has

a. Foldback limiting
b. Low efficiency
c. Buck topology
d. A high zener voltage
a

34. The dropout voltage of standard monolithic linear regulators is closest to

a. 0.3 V
b. 0.7 V
c. 2 V
d. 3.1 V
c

35. In a buck regulator, the output voltage is filtered with a

a. Choke-input filter
b. Capacitor-input filter
c. Diode
d. Voltage divider
a

36. The regulator with the highest efficiency is the

a. Shunt regulator
b. Series regulator
c. Switching regulator
d. Dc-to-dc converter
c

37. In a boost regulator, the output voltage is filtered with a

a. Choke-input filter
b. Capacitor-input filter
c. Diode
d. Voltage divider
b

38. The buck-boost regulator is also

a. A step-down regulator
b. A step-up regulator
c. An inverting regulator
d. All of the above
d