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B-004-03: Bipolar transistor fundamentals

B-004-03-01: Which component can amplify a small signal using low voltages?

A PNP transistor

A variable resistor

An electrolytic capacitor

A multiple-cell battery



B-004-03-02: The basic semi-conductor amplifying device is the:

transistor

tube

P-N junction

diode



B-004-03-03: The three leads from a PNP transistor are named:

collector, emitter and base

drain, base and source

collector, source and drain

gate, source and drain



B-004-03-04: If a low level signal is placed at the input to a transistor, a higher level of signal is produced at the output lead. This effect is know as:

amplification

detection

modulation

rectification



B-004-03-05: Bipolar transistors usually have:

3 leads

2 leads

1 lead

4 leads



B-004-03-06: A semi-conductor is described as a "general purpose audio NPN device". This would be:

a bipolar transistor

a silicon diode

a triode

an audio detector



B-004-03-07: The two basic types of bipolar transistors are:

NPN and PNP types

diode and triode types

varicap and zener types

P and N channel types



B-004-03-08: A transistor can be destroyed in a circuit by:

excessive heat

excessive light

saturation

cut-off



B-004-03-09: In a bipolar transistor, the _____________compares closest to the control grid of a triode vacuum tube.

base

emitter

source

collector



B-004-03-10: In a bipolar transistor, the _____________compares closest to the plate of a triode vacuum tube.

collector

gate

emitter

base



B-004-03-11: In a bipolar transistor, the _____________ compares closest to the cathode of a triode vacuum tube.

emitter

collector

base

drain





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