OBJECTIVES QUESTIONS
ELECTRONIC DEVICES
UNIT V
Q No.1 The type of bias most often used with E-MOSFET circuits is:
A. constant current
B. drain-feedback
C. voltage-divider
D. zero biasing
Ans B
Q No.2 The transconductance curve of a JFET is a graph of:
A. IS versus VDS
B. IC versus VCE
C. ID versus VGS
D. ID × RDS
Ans C
Q No.3 Which component is considered to be an "OFF" device?
A. transistor B. JFET
C. D-MOSFET D. E-MOSFET
Ans D
Q No.4 In the constant-current region, how will the IDS change in an n-channel JFET?
A. As VGS decreases ID decreases.
B. As VGS increases ID increases.
C. As VGS decreases ID remains constant.
D. As VGS increases ID remains constant.
Ans A
Q No.5 A MOSFET has how many terminals?
A. 2 or 3
B. 3
C. 4
D. 3 or 4
Ans D
Q No.6 IDSS can be defined as:
A. the minimum possible drain current
B. the maximum possible current with VGS held at –4 V
C. the maximum possible current with VGS held at 0 V
D. the maximum drain current with the source shorted
Ans C
Q No.7 What is the input impedance of a common-gate configured JFET?
A. very low
B. low
C. high
D. very high
Ans A
Q No.8 JFET terminal "legs" are connections to the drain, the gate, and the:
A. channel B. source
C. substrate D. cathode
Ans B
Q No.9 A very simple bias for a D-MOSFET is called:
A. self biasing
B. gate biasing
C. zero biasing
D. voltage-divider biasing
Ans C
Q No.10 With the E-MOSFET, when gate input voltage is zero, drain current is:
A. at saturation
B. zero
C. IDSS
D. widening the channel
Ans B
Q No.11 When an input signal reduces the channel size, the process is called:
A. enhancement
B. substrate connecting
C. gate charge
D. depletion
Ans D
Q No.12 Which JFET configuration would connect a high-resistance signal source to a low-
resistance load?
A. source follower
B. common-source
C. common-drain
D. common-gate
Ans A
Q No.13 How will electrons flow through a p-channel JFET?
A. from source to drain
B. from source to gate
C. from drain to gate
D. from drain to source
Ans D
Q No.14 When VGS = 0 V, a JFET is:
A. saturated
B. an analog device
C. an open switch
D. cut off
Ans A
Q No.15 When applied input voltage varies the resistance of a channel, the result is called:
A. saturization
B. polarization
C. cutoff
D. field effect
Ans D
Q No.16 When is a vertical channel E-MOSFET used?
A. for high frequencies
B. for high voltages
C. for high currents
D. for high resistances
Ans C
Q No.17 When the JFET is no longer able to control the current, this point is called the:
A. breakdown region
B. depletion region
C. saturation point
D. pinch-off region
Ans A
Q No.18 With a JFET, a ratio of output current change against an input voltage change is called:
A. transconductance B. siemens
C. resistivity D. gain
Ans A
Q No.19 Which type of JFET bias requires a negative supply voltage?
A. feedback
B. source
C. gate
D. voltage divider
Ans C
Q No.20 How will a D-MOSFET input impedance change with signal frequency?
A. As frequency increases input impedance increases.
B. As frequency increases input impedance is constant.
C. As frequency decreases input impedance increases.
D. As frequency decreases input impedance is constant
Ans C
