Republic of the Philippines

PALAWAN STATE UNIVERSITY

Taytay Campus

FINAL EXAMINATION
ECE 32/L Electronics I

TEST I: MULTIPLE CHOICES

DIRECTION: Choose the best answer on the choices and write your answer on the booklet. (1 point each
item)
1) An electronic device composed of two electrodes, the anode and cathode.
a. semiconductor b. diode c. semiconductor diode d. resistor
2) What is the majority carrier on the p-type material?
a. Holes b. Anode c. Cathode d. Void
3) How may junction that diode have?
a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4
4) The color band of the diode denotes ?
a. cathode b. anode c. np - junction d. pn - junction
5) When diode is forward bias, with the load LED, what will happen to the LED?
a. the LED will be short circuited c. the LED will emit light
b. the LED will be destroyed d. the LED will shut down
6) What is the voltage drop in the germanium diode?
a. 0.3 V b. 0.7 V c. 0.11 V d. 0.15 V
7) What is the best application for Zener Diode?
a. Current Regulator b. Regulator c. Converter d. Voltage Regulator
8) What bias the zener diode operates normally?
a. forward bias b. reverse bias c. neutral bias d. no bias
9) also called a variable-capacitance diode.
a. Zener Diode b. Varactor Diode c. Optical Diode d. Photo Diode
10) What will happen to the capacitance of the varactor diode if the applied voltage is greater?
a. lesser capacitance b. greater capacitance c. increase d. equal
11) The is used in the LED which is non-visible.
a. Photo b. Schottky c. PIN d. InfraRed
12) It is usually the receiver of infrared LED.
a. Schottky Diode b. PIN Diode c. Photo Diode d. InfraRed
13) What will happen to the resistance of the photo diode when exposed to light?
a. current increases b. current decreases c. dark current d. reverse current increases
14) A diode that is often referred to as constant-current diode.
a. Schottky Diode b. PIN Diode c. Photo Diode d. Current Regulator Diode
15) A diode that is used in high-frequency and fast switching applications.
a. Schottky Diode b. PIN Diode c. Photo Diode d. Current Regulator Diode
16) Other name for Schottky diode.
a. Regulator Current b. Hot Carrier Diode c. Voltage Regulator d. None of These
17) What is the equivalent component of PIN diode if it is reversed – biased?
a. constant capacitance b. current-controlled capacitance c. constant voltage d. constant current
18) A diode that has a characteristics of negative resistance.
a. Current Regulator b. Schottky c. PIN d. Tunnel
19) A low voltage power supply converts to voltage.
a. DC input – AC output b. AC input – DC output c. Both A & B d. None of These
20) is used to reduced the 220 volts into smaller voltage
a. VAC Source b. Step – up Transformer c. Step – down Transformer d. None
21) Rectifier circuit converts AC voltage to DC.
a. Ripple b. pulsating c. low voltage d. filter
22) Filter circuit reduces voltage to become smooth DC voltage.
a. Ripple b. pulsating c. low voltage d. filter
23) circuit maintains the DC voltage to keep up with the varying need for power.
a. Rectifier b. Filter c. Regulator d. transformer
24) When no load is connected to secondary windings, the measured voltage must be higher than
the rated voltage when tested in a voltmeter.
a. 10% b. 20% c. 30% d. 40%
25) rectifier allows current to flow through the load for only one-half of each cycle.
a. Bridge b. Center-tapped c. Full Wave d. Half-Wave
26) rectifier allows bidirectional current to the load during one cycle.
a. Bridge b. Center-tapped c. Full Wave d. Half-Wave
27) A fuse is usually rated in , which represents the maximum continuous current it could handle
without blowing.
a. amperes b. volt c. ohms d. farad
28) is a safety device used to protect an electrical circuit from the effect of excessive current.
a. wire b. receptacle c. safety switch d. fuse
29) Pulsating DC is not pure because it contains component.
a. AC b. DC c. AC – DC d. None
30) The AC component in a DC supply is called .
a. Ripple b. pulsating c. low voltage d. filter

TEST II: ENUMERATION

DIRECTION: Enumerate the following and write your answer on the booklet.

1 – 2 Advantages of Half-Wave Rectifier

3 – 4 Disadvantages of Half-Wave Rectifier
5 – 6 Advantages of Full-Wave Rectifier
7 – 8 Disadvantages of Full-Wave Rectifier
9 – 10 Advantages of Full-Wave Bridge Rectifier
11 – 20 Draw the block diagram of low voltage DC power supply and explain each operation.

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