Chapter 9: Transistors and More

Which of these components can be used as an electronic switch?

• Varistor

• Potentiometer

• Transistor

• Thermistor

Which of the following components can consist of three regions of semiconductor material?

• Alternator

• Transistor

• Triode

• Pentagrid converter

What is the term that describes a device's ability to amplify a signal?

• Gain

• Forward resistance

• Forward voltage drop

• On resistance

What does the abbreviation FET stand for?

• Frequency Emission Transmitter

• Fast Electron Transistor

• Free Electron Transmitter

• Field Effect Transistor

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What is component 1 in figure T-1?

• Resistor

• Transistor

• Battery

• Connector

Which of the following can provide power gain?

• Transformer

• Transistor

• Reactor

• Resistor

What are the names of the electrodes of a bipolar junction transistor?

• Signal, bias, power

• Emitter, base, collector

• Input, output, supply

• Pole one, pole two, output

What is the function of an SPDT switch?

• A single circuit is opened or closed

• Two circuits are opened or closed

• A single circuit is switched between one of two other circuits

• Two circuits are each switched between one of two other circuits

What type of switch is represented by component 3 in figure T-2?

• Single-pole single-throw

• Single-pole double-throw

• Double-pole single-throw

• Double-pole double-throw

What type of transistor has a gate, drain, and source?

• Varistor

• Field-effect

• Tesla-effect

• Bipolar junction

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