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FORM TP 2011068
CARIBBEAN
EXAMINATIONS
01317020
MAY/JUNE 2011
COUNCIL
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
1.
This paper consists of THREE sections. Candidates MUST answer NINE questions.
SECTION A: You must answer ALL FIVE COMPULSORY questions from this section.
SECTION B: You must answer THREE questions from this section.
SECTION C: You must answer ONE question from this section.
2.
In addition to the 2Yz hours, candidates are allowed 10 minutes to read through the paper.
Writing MAY begin during the lO-minute period.
3.
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Candidates MUST answer NINE questions, ALL FIVE from Section A, THREE from Section B
and ONE from Section C.
SECTION A
Candidates
1.
(a)
State Ohm's Law and write the formula that represents Ohm's Law.
(b)
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( 2 marks)
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Calculate the
total resistance when the switch S is closed
( 1 mark)
(ii)
( 1 mark)
(iii)
( 1 mark)
(iv)
( 3 marks)
(i)
Total 8 marks
2.
(a)
State the difference between the application software and the operating system software
used in computers.
( 2 marks)
(b)
(c)
List ONE advantage and ONE disadvantage of networking computers in offices using a
single server.
.
( 2 marks)
(d)
State what
computers.
IS
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3.
(a)
With the aid of simple diagrams, describe the main difference between a double wound
step-up transformer and an auto-transformer.
( 4 marks)
(b)
A single-phase double wound transformer has 200 primary turns and 50 secondary turns.
What will be the secondary voltage and the secondary current if the transformer has an a.c.
input of 120 V at 1A?
( 4 marks)
Total 8 marks
4.
(a)
( 2marks)
(b)
( 2 marks)
(c)
A commercial battery, with an open circuit voltage of 14.4 V, has a terminal voltage of
12.2 V when supplying a current of 20 A to a load. Calculate the internal resistance of the
battery.
( 4 marks)
Total 8 marks
5.
(a)
Sketch a p-n junction connected to a cell and a single pole switch under forward bias
condition. Explain what happens when the circuit is closed.
( 4 marks)
(b)
(c)
Which semiconductor device is used to replace relays and contactors in industrial control
applications?
( 2marks)
( 2marks)
Total 8 marks
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SECTIONB
Candidates
6.
(a)
(i)
(ii)
(b)
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(i)
Use a wave diagram to show the phase relationship between the voltage VL and
the current iL associated with the inductor.
(ii)
Illustrate the relationship between the current iL and voltage VL using a vector
diagram.
( 7 marks)
(c)
An a.c. supply of 110 V and 50 Hz is applied across an inductor of 0.5 H. Calculate the
current ILflowing through the inductor.
( 5 marks)
(d)
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(a)
Draw the symbols of logic OR and NAND gates. Develop truth tables for these gates.
(10 marks)
(b)
Derive a Boolean expression at the output 0 for the logic circuit shown in Figure 3.
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Figure 3
( 3 marks)
(c)
(d)
( 3 marks)
An apartment has two doors and two windows. These doors and windows are equipped
with sensors consisting of switches which are open when any of the doors or windows are
open.
Using an OR gate with four inputs, construct a circuit, such that the output of the OR gate
is high when any or all of the windows and doors are open.
( 4 marks)
Total 20 marks
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(a)
(i)
( 2 marks)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(v)
(vi)
(b)
( 1 mark)
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(i)
(ii)
(iii)
State THREE reasons why each of the three power lines in a three-phase motor
connected through a motor-control circuit must be switched off.
( 3 marks)
Total 20 marks
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9.
(a)
With the help of a diagram, describe the principle of operation of the Wheatstone bridge.
( 7 marks)
(b)
(c)
State TWO safety precautions that should be observed when connecting a multimeter in an
electrical circuit.
( 2 marks)
(d)
A moving coil meter has a coil of resistance 10 ohms and requires a potential difference of
100 mV de to give full scale deflection.
( 1 mark)
the series resistance required to enable the instrument to give full scale deflection
of 240 V
( 6 marks)
(ii)
the shunt resistance to convert the meter to an ammeter to read full scale deflection
of 10 A.
( 4 marks)
Total 20 marks
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SECTIONC
Candidates MUST answer ONE question from this section.
Each question is worth TWENTY marks.
10.
(a)
Figure 5 on page 9 shows the electrical floor plan of a studio apartment with components
numbered
G).
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CD, , G) '@
Identify EACH of the corresponding components by writing the name of the part next
to the number.
(b)
and
( 5 marks)
Briefly explain the MAIN function of EACH electrical component identified in Part (a)
above.
( 5 marks)
(c)
State TWO electrical safety tests that must be conducted on all new installations before the
power supply is connected to the circuit.
( 2 marks)
(d)
State ONE electrical safety test that must be conducted on all new installations with the
power supply connected to the circuit.
( 1 mark)
(e)
Identify TWO test instruments that are used to test an electrical installation.
(f)
Outline the procedure for conducting insulation resistance te ts between the conductors and
between the conductors and earth in a completed electrical installation.
( 5 marks)
(2 marks)
Total 20 marks
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11.
(a)
illumination
( 2 marks)
Luminous flux
( 1 mark)
(b)
(c)
Figure 6 shows a street lamp of 2000 cd which hangs 5 ill above the ground.
( 3 marks)
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Figure 6
Calculate the illumination
(i)
(ii)
(d)
(i)
(ii)
(10 marks)
( 2marks)
( 2 marks)
Total 20 marks
END OF TEST
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