Chapter 9: Electronic Basics

What is the name of a device that combines several semiconductors and other components into one package?

• Transducer

• Multi-pole relay

• Integrated circuit

• Transformer

What describes the ability to store energy in an electric field?

• Inductance

• Resistance

• Tolerance

• Capacitance

What is component 1 in figure T-1?

• Resistor

• Transistor

• Battery

• Connector

What is component 9 in figure T-2?

• Variable capacitor

• Variable inductor

• Variable resistor

• Variable transformer

What is the unit of capacitance?

• The farad

• The ohm

• The volt

• The henry

What electrical component opposes the flow of current in a DC circuit?

• Inductor

• Resistor

• Inverter

• Transformer

What type of component is often used as an adjustable volume control?

• Fixed resistor

• Power resistor

• Potentiometer

• Transformer

What electrical parameter is controlled by a potentiometer?

• Inductance

• Resistance

• Capacitance

• Field strength

What electrical component stores energy in an electric field?

• Varistor

• Capacitor

• Inductor

• Diode

What type of electrical component consists of conductive surfaces separated by an insulator?

• Resistor

• Potentiometer

• Oscillator

• Capacitor