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26404-11 Basic Electronic Theory

1. An SRC is made from adjoining layers of semiconductor material in the ________.

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2. What semiconductor material comprises the base of an NPN transistor?

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3. Silicon is widely used as a semiconductor because it ________.

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4. Convert AC power to DC power using ________.

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5. The point at which avalanche breakover occurs in a diode is known as the ________.

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6. In the figure above, the lead marked C is the transistor ________.

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7. How many diodes are required to convert three-phase AC power to high-efficiency DC power?

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8. When used in a circuit, an LED is generally operated at about ________.

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9. One end of a diode has a beveled end which indicates that it is the ________.

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10. Which of the following can be thought of as an AC switch?

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11. The two basic types of diodes are the silicon and the ________.

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12. The process of giving off light by applying an electrical source of energy is called ________.

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13. How many diodes are required to form a bridge rectifier?

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14. The difference between an N -channel and a P-channel JFET is ________.

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15. How many diodes are required to form a full-wave AC rectifier circuit?

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16. When possible, transistor casings will have some marking to indicate ________.

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17. What is the average number of valence electrons in a conductor atom?

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18. On a transistor, control voltages are applied to the ________.

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19. The difference between an SCR and a diode is that an SCR ________.

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20. What is the name given to the areas where P -type materials join N-type materials to form a diode?

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21. Which of the following is an excellent conductor but too expensive to use on a large scale?

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22. In order to permit the emergence of the maximum number of photons in an LED, the conducting surface ________.

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23. The schematic symbol for an LED is the same as that of a diode with the addition of a(n) ________.

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24. A transistor is made by joining how many layers of semiconductor material?

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25. In the figure above, the lead marked A is the transistor ________.

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26. High-power transistors are manufactured in which configuration?

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27. Which of the following can be viewed as a diac with a gate terminal added?

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28. The figure above shows the electrical symbol for a(n) ________.

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29. The applied voltage does not have to exceed the breakover voltage in order for conduction to begin on a(n) ________.

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30. Which of the following makes the best conductor?

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