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T6B-2010: Semiconductors; basic principles of diodes and transistors

T6B01: What class of electronic components is capable of using a voltage or current signal to control current flow?

Transistors

Capacitors

Inductors

Resistors



T6B02: What electronic component allows current to flow in only one direction?

Diode

Resistor

Fuse

Driven Element



T6B03: Which of these components can be used as an electronic switch or amplifier?

Transistor

Oscillator

Potentiometer

Voltmeter



T6B04: Which of these components is made of three layers of semiconductor material?

Bipolar junction transistor

Alternator

Triode

Pentagrid converter



T6B05: Which of the following electronic components can amplify signals?

Transistor

Variable resistor

Electrolytic capacitor

Multi-cell battery



T6B06: How is a semiconductor diode’s cathode lead usually identified?

With a stripe

With the word "cathode"

With the letter "C"

All of these choices are correct



T6B07: What does the abbreviation "LED" stand for?

Light Emitting Diode

Low Emission Diode

Liquid Emission Detector

Long Echo Delay



T6B08: What does the abbreviation "FET" stand for?

Field Effect Transistor

Fast Electron Transistor

Free Electron Transition

Field Emission Thickness



T6B09: What are the names of the two electrodes of a diode?

Anode and cathode

Plus and minus

Source and drain

Gate and base



T6B10: Which semiconductor component has an emitter electrode?

Bipolar transistor

Field effect transistor

Silicon diode

Bridge rectifier



T6B11: Which semiconductor component has a gate electrode?

Field effect transistor

Bipolar transistor

Silicon diode

Bridge rectifier



T6B12: What is the term that describes a transistor’s ability to amplify a signal?

Gain

Forward resistance

Forward voltage drop

On resistance





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