January 2016
Beginner
230 pages
7h 53m
English
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Starting
electronics
Quiz
Answers at end of book
1 Resistor
characteristic
curves
are:
a
nearly always linear
b always exponential
c
nearly always exponential
d
rarely
drawn
e b and d
f
all of these
2
Diodes
are:
a
ohmic
b non-ohmic
c
linear
d
non-linear
e a and c
f
b and d
g none of these
3
The voltage across the diode
whose
characteristic
curve
is shown in Figure 1 is 0V7.
What
is the
current
through
it?
a
60 mA
b about 700 mV
c
about 6 mA
d
it is impossible to say,
because
diodes are non-
ohmic
e none of these
4
Mains voltages are dangerous
because:
a
they are a.c.
b they are d.c.
c
they are high
d
they are not stabilised
e none of these ...
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