Electronics 2 question bank
1. For the common-emitter amplifier ac equivalent circuit, all capacitors
are
A) effectively B) effectively C) not connected D) connected to
shorts. open circuits. to ground. ground.
2. For a common-emitter amplifier, the purpose of the emitter bypass
capacitor is
A) no purpose, B) to reduce C) to despike the D) to maximize
since it is noise. supply voltage. amplifier gain.
shorted out by
RE.
3. An emitter-follower is also known as a
A) common- B) common-base C) common D) Darlington
emitter amplifier. collector amplifier. pair.
amplifier.
4. In a common-base amplifier, the input signal is connected to the
A) base. B) collector. C) emitter. D) output.
5. The dc emitter current of a transistor is 8 mA. What is the value of re?
A) 320 Ω B) 13.3 kΩ C) 3.125 Ω D) 5.75 Ω
6. A common-emitter amplifier has _____ voltage gain, _____ current
gain, _____ power gain, and _____ input impedance.
A) high, low, B) high, high, C) high, high, D) low, low, low,
high, low high, low high, high high
7. To analyze the common-emitter amplifier, what must be done to
determine the dc equivalent circuit?
A) leave circuit B) replace C) replace D) replace VCC
unchanged coupling and coupling and with ground
bypass bypass capacitors
capacitors with with shorts
opens
8. When the bypass capacitor is removed from a common-emitter
amplifier, the voltage gain
A) increases. B) decreases. C) has very little D) none of the
effect. above
9. For a common-emitter amplifier, RC = 1.0 kΩ, RE = 390Ω, r ’e = 15 Ω,
and = 75.
Assuming that RE is completely bypassed at the operating frequency, the
voltage gain is
(a) 66.7 (b) 2.56 (c) 2.47 (d) 75
10. The input resistance of a common-base amplifier is
(a) very low (b) very high (c) the same as a (d) the same as
CE a CC
11. The output voltage of CE amplifier is
Amplified inverted 180 degrees out of All of the above
phase with the
input
12. Which of the following should be done to obtain the ac equivalent of a
network?
A) Set all dc B) Replace all C) Remove all D) All of the
sources to zero capacitors by a elements bypassed above
short-circuit by the short-circuit
equivalent. equivalent.
13. What is the typical value of the current gain of a common-base
configuration?
A) Less than 1 B) Between 1 C) Between 100 D) Undefined
and 50 and 200
14. What does the negative sign in the voltage gain of the common-
emitter fixed-bias configuration indicate?
A) The output B) Gain is C) Gain is larger D) None of the
and input smaller than 1. than 1. above
voltages are
180° out of
phase.
15. Refer to the shown fig 1 find the value of Vb
figure 1
A) 5 V B) 3.7 V C) 20 V D) 3 V
16. Refer to Figure 1. Find the value of IE.
A) 2 mA B) 4 mA C) 5 mA D) 6 mA
17. Refer to Figure 1. Determine the value of VC.
A) 20 V B) 10 V C) 5 V D) 0 V
18. Refer to Figure 1. Calculate the value of Rin (tot).
A) 37.7 kΩ B) 3.77 kΩ C) 378 Ω D) 2.25 kΩ
19. Refer to Figure 1. Determine the value of Av.
A) 49.6 B) 5 C) 100 D) 595
20. Refer to Figure 1. If an emitter bypass capacitor was installed, what
would the new Av be?
A) 4.96 B) 125 C) 398 D) 600
21. Which of the following configurations has a voltage gain of –RC /re?
A) Fixed-bias B) Common- C) Fixed-bias D) Common-
common-emitter emitter voltage- common-emitter emitter voltage-
divider with and voltage- divider without
bypass capacitor divider with bypass capacitor
bypass capacitor
22.The output voltage and the input voltage are _______ for the common -
base configuration.
A) 45° out of B) 90° out of C) 180° out of D) in phase
phase phase phase
23. In an unbypassed emitter-bias configuration _____ replaces re in the
hybrid equivalent circuit.
A) hie B) hfe C) hre D) hoe
24. A common-drain amplifier is similar in configuration to which BJT
amplifier?
A. common B. common C. common base D. common-
emitter collector gate
25. A common-source amplifier is similar in configuration to which BJT
amplifier?
A. common base B. common C. common D. emitter-
collector emitter follower
26. A common-gate amplifier is similar in configuration to which BJT
amplifier?
A. common B. common C. common base D. emitter-
emitter collector follower
27. Which FET amplifier(s) has (have) a phase inversion between input
and output signals?
A. common gate B. common drain C. common D. all of the
source above
28. Input resistance of a common-drain amplifier is
A. RG || RIN(gate). B. RG + RIN(gate). C. RG. D. RIN(gate).
29. Refer to the shown figure 2, ID would be
figure 2
A. 10 mA. B. 7.5 mA. C. 5 mA. D. 2.5 mA.
30. Refer to figure 2. Find the value of VD.
A. 20 V B. 11 V C. 10 V D. 9 V
31. Refer to Figure 2. The voltage gain is
A. 1.2 B. 2.4 C. 4.4 D. 8.8
32. Refer to Figure 2. If Vin = 20 mV p-p what is the output voltage?
A. 176 mV p-p B. 88 mV p-p C. 48 mV p-p D. 24 mV p-p
33. for the shown figure 3 if id= 4 mA , idss= 16mA and VGS(off)= -8 V ,
Find VDS figure 3
A. 19.2 V B. –6 V C. 10.8 V D. 30 V
34. Refer to Figure 3. If ID = 4 mA, find the value of VGS.
A. 10.8 V B. 6 V C. –0.7 V D. –6 V
35. Refer to Figure 3. If gm = 4000 mS and a signal of 75 mV rms is
applied to the gate, calculate the p-p output voltage.
A. 990 mV B. 1.13 V p-p C. 2.8 V p-p D. 990 V p-p
36. Refer to Figure 3. The approximate value of Rin is
A. 100 MΩ. B. 1.5 kΩ. C. 3.3 kΩ. D. 48 MΩ.
37. A BJT is a _________-controlled device.
A) current B) voltage C) power D) resistance
38. An FET is a _________-controlled device.
A) current B) voltage C) power D) resistance
39.In the common-emitter configuration, if the transistor is in the active
region, then
A) Ic = β IE B) IE = α IB C) IB = β Ic D) Ic= β IB
40.Which configuration has unity voltage gain (ideal)
A) a Common B) a Common C) a Common D) CE followed
Collector (CC) Emitter (CE) Base (CB) by CB
