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Introduction to test equipment

Quiz Questions:

1.	GPETE is abbreviated as

		General purpose electronic test equipment
		General procedure electronic test equipment

2.	SPETE is abbreviated as

		Special purpose electronic test equipment
		b. Standard purpose electronic test equipment/td>

3.	Figure 1-4 represents__________.

		Probe
		Cathode ray tube

4.	The Power factor of a capacitor is important because it is an indication of the various losses of a capacitor.

		True
		False

5.	The Wheatstone bridge is widely used for precision measurements of resistance.

		True
		False

6.	Figure2-1 represents ______________.

		AC voltmeter
		AC wattmeter

7.	Frequency measurements can be divided into two broad categories: mechanical-rotation frequency and electrical-output frequency measurements.

		True
		False

8.	___________________________frequency is measured using a device called a TACHOMETER.

		Mechanical Rotation
		Electrical Rotation

9.	The Cathode ray oscilloscope and the Spectrum analyzer are not used to perform waveform analysis.

		True
		False

10.	A typical back to forward resistance ratio for a diode is _____________.

		1 to 10
		2 to 5
		5 to 2
		10 to 1

11.	The current coil of the wattmeter is connected in series with the circuit (load), and the voltage coil is connected across the line.

		True
		False

12.	___________ is used to smooth out the vibration and to help prevent overshooting of the meter pointer.

		Damping
		Resonance
		Tuning fork

13.	____________________ are caused by some conducting part of the circuit making contact either directly or indirectly with the metallic structure of the ship or chassis. In testing for these circuits, you may use either an ohmmeter or a megger.

		Grounded circuits
		Short circuits

14.	Figure 4-2 represents________________.

		Block diagram of a wattmeter circuit
		Block diagram of an ohmmeter circuit
		Block diagram of a voltmeter circuit

15.	The ___________________is a precision piece of test equipment used to compare an unknown voltage with an internal reference voltage and to indicate the difference in their values.

		Digital multimeter
		Differential voltmeter

16.	An instrument of great value to a technician in troubleshooting digital integrated logic circuits is the ___________________.

		Logic probe
		Frequency counter

17.	There are basically two types of signal generators – AF and RF frequency generators. .

		True
		False

18.	The type of meter used to measure power is the _______________.

		Voltmeter
		Power meter

19.	Figure6-13 represents the ___________.

		Block diagram of a probe
		Block diagram of an oscilloscope

20.	__________________________ plates are used to show amplitude of a signal.

		Horizontal deflection
		Vertical deflection