January 2016
Beginner
230 pages
7h 53m
English
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Starting electronics
Quiz
Answers at end of book
1 Five 10 kQ resistors are in
series. One 50 kQ resistor is
placed in parallel across
them all. The overall
resistance is:
a
100
b 52 kn
c
25 kQ
d 50 kQ
e
None
of these.
2
Three 30 kQ resistors are in
parallel. The overall
resistance is:
a
10 kQ
b 90 kQ
c
27 kΩ
d 33 kQ
e 7k5
f
None
of these.
3
When must you zero a multi-
meter?
a
Whenever a new measure-
ment is to be taken,
b Whenever you turn the
range
switch,
c
Whenever you alter the
zero adjust knob,
d Whenever a resistance
measurement is to be made,
e All of these,
f
None
of these.
4 The law of series resistors says
that
the overall resistanc ...
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