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MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.

1) For this circuit, determine the load-line intersection with the two axis. 1)

A) VD = 1 V and ID = l0 mA B) VD = 1 V and ID = l mA
C) VD = 10 V and ID = l0 mA D) VD = 10 V and ID = l mA

2) If one silicon diode and one germanium diode are connected in series, the voltage drop across the 2)
combination of the two diodes will be equal to the forward drop equal to that of ________.
A) the difference of the voltage drops across the two diodes
B) the silicon diode
C) the germanium diode
D) the voltage drops across the two diodes

3) The current flows through the load resistor in this circuit during the ________. 3)

A) negative half cycle of the input waveform

B) entire input waveform
C) positive half cycle of the input waveform
D) The diode will block all current and there will be no current flowing through the load.

4) Calculate the peak current that will flow through this circuit, assuming an ideal diode. 4)

A) 12 mA during the negative half cycle B) 16.97 mA during the negative half cycle
C) 12 mA during the positive half cycle D) 16.97 mA during the positive half cycle

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5) For this clipping circuit, what will be the maximum output voltage when the diode is conducting? 5)

A) -16.97 V B) +2.5 V C) +16.97 V D) +19.47 V

6) For this clipping circuit, what is the maximum output voltage when the diode is not conducting? 6)

A) +2.5 V B) +16.97 V C) +19.47 V D) -16.97 V

7) For this clipping circuit, what is the minimum output voltage when the diode is conducting? 7)

A) -1.0 V B) -16.97 V C) +16.97 V D) -17.97 V

8) What is the minimum output voltage for this clipping circuit when the diode is not conducting? 8)

A) 0 V B) -17.97 V C) -16.97 V D) +16.97 V

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9) What is the maximum output voltage for this clamping circuit? 9)

A) +21 Volts B) +11 Volts C) -21 Volts D) -11 Volts

10) What is the minimum output voltage for this clamping circuit? 10)

A) -11 V B) -1 V C) +1 V D) +21 V

11) The point of intersection between the characteristic curve of the diode and the resistors loadline is 11)
known as the ________.
A) point of operation B) quiescent point
C) Q-point D) All of the above

12) Given a series silicon diode circuit with the resistor R = 2 k ohms and an applied voltage of 10 V, 12)
what is IDQ?
A) 0.5 mA B) 4.65 mA C) 1.0 mA D) 10 mA

13) A series silicon diode circuit has a 2 k resistor and a 10 V source. Determine VDQ if IDQ is 4.5 mA. 13)
A) 1 V B) 11.5 V C) 0.7 V D) 2 V

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14) For this series diode configuration, use the diode characteristic to estimate the value of VR . 14)

A) 10 V B) 92 mV C) 0.92 V D) 9.2 V

15) Generally a silicon diode is in the ________ state if the current established by the applied voltage 15)
source is in the direction of the diode symbol's arrow and VD is greater than or equal to 0.7 V.
A) reverse-biased B) on C) off D) saturated

16) Generally a germanium diode is in the ________ state when the current established by the applied 16)
voltage source is in the direction of the diode symbol's arrow and VD is greater than or equal to 0.3 V.
A) on B) saturated C) reverse-biased D) off

17) The practical value of the current IR in this circuit is ________. 17)

A) 5 mA B) 0.5 mA C) 0.5 A D) 0 A

18) The resistor voltage and resistor current in this circuit are ________. 18)

A) 2 V, 11 mA B) 11 V, 2 mA C) 11 V, 11 mA D) 10 V, 5 mA

19) What is the value of the voltage dropped across forward-biased silicon diodes that are connected in 19)
parallel with each other?
A) 0.7 V B) 11.3 V C) 0.3 5 V D) 1.4 V

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20) The value of VD in this circuit is ________. 20)

A) 11.3 V B) 0.7 V C) 10.6 V D) 0.3 V

21) When the diode in a half-wave rectifier points toward the load, the output from the rectifier is 21)
________.
A) negative
B) positive
C) either positive or negative, depending on the polarity of the transformer secondary voltage
D) full-wave

22) A half-wave rectifier with the diode arrow pointing away from the load has a DC output voltage of 22)
________ for an AC input voltage of 20 V maximum.
A) -6.14 V B) 12.49 V C) -13.65 V D) 19.3 V

23) Why are bridge rectifiers preferred over full-wave center-tapped rectifiers? 23)
A) They provide higher dc output voltages.
B) They require a lower PIV rating.
C) They do not require the use of a center-tapped transformer.
D) All the above

24) A bridge rectifier has values of Vm = 177 V, turns ratio = 5 : 1, and RL = 500 . What is the dc output 24)
voltage?
A) 3.75 V B) 21.62 V C) 6.88 V D) 9.91 V

25) A positive full-wave center-tapped rectifier has a secondary voltage of 20 Vm . The peak load voltage 25)
for the circuit is ________ if the diode drop is included.
A) 20 Vp B) 10 Vp C) 19.3 Vp D) 9.3 Vp

26) A full-wave center-tapped rectifier has a secondary maximum voltage of 20 Vm and a 4.7 k load 26)
resistance. What is the dc load current for the circuit?
A) 629.8 mA B) 1.4 mA C) 1.26 mA D) 2.61 mA

27) Which of the following circuits is used to eliminate a portion of a signal? 27)
A) voltage multiplier B) clipper
C) damper D) voltage divider

28) The two general categories of clippers are ________. 28)

A) regenerator and eliminator B) dc restorer and dc eliminator
C) half-wave and full-wave D) series and parallel

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29) The circuit shown here is a ________. 29)

A) shunt clipper B) series clamper C) series clipper D) shunt clamper

30) A(n) ________ is commonly used to provide transient protection. 30)

A) clipper B) multiplier C) eliminator D) clamper

31) Which of the following circuits is used to change the dc reference of a signal without changing the 31)
shape of the signal?
A) a clamper B) a voltage divider
C) a voltage multiplier D) a clipper

32) A clamper must have a(n) ________ that is large enough to maintain the capacitor's charge during 32)
diode conduction.
A) applied voltage B) diode voltage
C) dc restorer D) RC time constant

33) This circuit uses a ________. 33)

A) negative clipper B) negative clamper

C) positive clipper D) positive clamper

34) Assuming this circuit uses a silicon diode, the output voltage is clamped to ________. 34)

A) 10.7 V B) 5.3 V C) 5.7 V D) 4.3 V

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35) The biased clamper has a dc reference voltage that is ________. 35)
A) approximately equal to zero volts
B) approximately equal to the dc voltage that is applied to the diode
C) dependent on the peak-to-peak value of the ac input
D) equal to the dc average of the circuits output signal

36) Given that a 1000 Hz signal is applied to a clamper with a resistor value of 10 k , what is the minimum 36)
value of capacitor needed to maintain safe clamping action?
A) 250 pF B) 0.25 pF C) 5 pF D) 10 pF

37) When the output signal to a clamper circuit is clamped to zero, the total swing of the output is equal 37)
to ________.
A) the total diode voltage drop B) half the total voltage drop
C) half the total input voltage swing D) the total input voltage swing