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Introduction to Amplifiers

Quiz Questions:

   
1. Amplitude is a term that describes the size of a signal.
       
    True
    False
       
2. SIGNAL is a general term used to refer to a.c.or d.c. of interest in a circuit; e.g., input signal and output signal.
       
    True
    False
       
3. What determines the class of operation of an amplifier?
       
   

Amount of time in which current flows in the output circuit

   

None

       
4. What are the four classes of operation of a transistor amplifier?
       
   

A, AB, B, C

   

A, B, C, D

   

A, AB,

       
5. Figure1-8 represents
       
   

Adding stages of amplification

   

Direct-coupled transistor amplifiers

       
6. In direct coupling the output of one stage is connected directly to the input of the following stage.
       
   

True

   

False

       
7. What is the most common form of coupling?
       
   

RC coupling

   

Transformer coupling

       
8. There are two types of feedback in amplifiers. They are
       
   

Positive Feedback \ Regenerative Feedback

   

Negative Feedback \ Degenerative Feedback

   

Both

       
9. What is one use for a splitter?
       
   

A phase splitter is used to provide the input signals to a push-pull amplifier.

   

Not the above

       
10. Figure 1-23 represents
       
   

Transistor audio amplifier

   

FET audio amplifier

       
11. What is the bandwidth of an amplifier?
       
   

Difference between the upper and lower frequency limits of an amplifier

   

Bandwidth of a transformer

       
12. What are the upper and lower frequency limits of an amplifier?
       
   

Half-power points of a frequency-response curve

   

Full-power points of a frequency-response curve

       
13. What is the purpose of R4?
       
   

A part of the low-frequency compensation network for Q1

   

A decoupling capacitor for the effects of R2

       
14. Figure 2-21 represents _______________.
       
   

Typical RF amplifier

   

Typical AM radio RF amplifier

   

None

       
15. A frequency response curve will enable to determine the bandwidth and the upper and lower frequency limits of an amplifier.
       
   

True

   

False

       
16. How many inputs and outputs are possible with a differential amplifier as in chapter3?
       
   

Two inputs, two outputs

   

One input, two outputs

       
17. Figure 3-8. represents ______________.
       
   

Single-input, differential-output differential amplifier

   

Single-input, single-output differential amplifier

       
18. Operational amplifiers are usually high-gain amplifiers with the amount of gain determined by feedback.
       
   

True

   

False

       
19. Figure 3-11 represents ____________.
       
   

Block diagram of an Op-amp

   

Schematics of an Op-amp

       
20. A magnetic amplifier uses a changing inductance to control the power delivered to a load.
       
   

True

   

False

       
   
 
 

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