Alternating Current Vs Direct Current 1

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1. What are the two main applications for ac?

A. direct, pulsating
B. electric, magnetic
C. power, information
D. static, dynamic
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
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2. The distance that a signal's energy can travel in the time it takes for one cycle to occur is called
the signal's:
A. amplitude
B. frequency
C. wavelength
D. period
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
3. One oscilloscope selector knob that allows the major and minor divisions of the graticule to be
used to determine a signal amplitude value is called the:
A. time/cm control
B. position control
C. intensity control
D. volts/cm control
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
4. If current varies periodically from zero to a maximum, back to zero, and then repeats, the signal
is:
A. direct
B. alternating
C. pulsating
D. repetitive
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
5. What voltage will an ac voltmeter display?

A. rms
B. average
C. peak
D. peak-to-peak
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
6. What is the peak value of a household appliance that uses a 230 V ac source?
A. 163 V
B. 230 V
C. 325 V
D. 480 V
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
7. What is the waveform period difference between the 60 Hz electricity used in this country and
the 50 Hz used in Europe?
A. 3 ms
B. 16 ms
C. 4 ms
D. 20 ms
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
8. Test equipment selection enables the technician to both generate signals and:
A. change circuit conditions
B. inject signals
C. sense circuit conditions
D. change signal frequencies

Answer: Option C
Explanation:
9. Why is ac current transfer more effective than dc current transfer over long distances?
A. due to the height of power lines
B. due to the use of ac generators
C. due to step-up and step-down transformers reducing I2R losses
D. due to very high voltages

Answer: Option C
Explanation:
10. A sine wave reaches maximum positive voltage at:

A. 90°
B. 0°
C. –90°
D. 360°
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
11. Which percentages of full-amplitude rise time are used for a pulse wave?
A. 0 to 50 percent
B. 0 to 100 percent
C. 5 to 95 percent
D. 10 to 90 percent
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
12. What is the average value of a 12 V peak wave?

A. 3.82 V
B. 4.24 V
C. 7.64 V
D. 9.42 V
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
13. A test equipment item that has the ability to produce either square, triangular, or sawtooth
waveforms is called:
A. a function generator
B. a radio frequency generator
C. an audio frequency generator
D. a frequency meter or counter

Answer: Option A
Explanation:
14. The current is flowing in what direction?
A. clockwise
B. counterclockwise
C. in both directions at the same time
D. 50% of the time clockwise and 50% of the time counterclockwise

Answer: Option D
Explanation:
15. What does the CRT oscilloscope display?

A. voltage and period
B. current and frequency
C. rms voltage and current
D. frequency and voltage

Answer: Option A
Explanation:
16. Power companies supply ac, not dc, because:

A. it is easier to transmit ac
B. there is no longer a need for dc
C. dc is more dangerous
D. there are not enough batteries

Answer: Option A
Explanation:
17. If a waveform period is determined to be 10 microseconds in duration, what is the frequency of
the signal?
A. 100 Hz
B. 1000 Hz
C. 10 kHz
D. 100 kHz
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
18. The phase difference between sine waves of different frequencies is:
A. equal to their frequency differences
B. the difference in their fixed time displacement
C. the same throughout time
D. constantly changing
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
19. If a sine wave signal is 100 mV peak-to-peak, how many volts would be measured by a
voltmeter?
A. 14.14 mV
B. 35.4 mV
C. 63.7 mV
D. 70.7 mV
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
20. What term expresses the frequency of a rectangular wave?

A. Hz
B. period
C. PRF
D. PRT
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
21. AC effective voltage is named:

A. average
B. peak
C. peak-to-peak
D. root mean square

Answer: Option D
Explanation:
22. If a voltmeter measures a sine wave as 500 mV, what would be its average value?
A. 159.0 mV
B. 318.5 mV
C. 353.5 mV
D. 451.0 mV
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Some AC Voltage Conversion:
Peak to rms: multiply peak by 0.707.

Peak to average: multiply peak by 0.637.
Rms to peak: multiply rms by 1.414.
Rms to average: multiply rms by 0.9.
Average to rms: multiply avg by 1.111.
Average to peak: multiply avg by 1.567.
Mostly voltmeter shows rms value. So, Vav = 0.9*Vrms

= 0.9*500.
= 450mV ~ [D] 451 mV.
23. One adjustable knob on the oscilloscope that allows the trace to be aligned with a reference
graticule is called the:
A. position control
B. focus control
D. volts/cm control
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
24. Signal comparisons may be most easily seen when using which item of test equipment?
A. spectrum analyzer
B. multimeter
C. function generator
D. dual trace oscilloscope

Answer: Option D
Explanation:
25. The magnitude that an alternation varies from zero is called its:
A. altitude
B. amplitude
C. attitude
D. polarity
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
26. The power that is distributed from a power plant to your home is:
A. high voltage to high voltage
B. low voltage to high voltage
C. high voltage to low voltage
D. low voltage to low voltage

Answer: Option C
Explanation:
27. A rectangular wave that has a duty cycle of 50 percent could be called a:
A. c wave
B. sawtooth wave
C. square wave
D. triangle wave
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
28. A triangle wave consists of repeating:

A. positive ramps only
B. negative ramps only
C. positive and negative ramps of equal value
D. positive and negative ramps of unequal value

Answer: Option C
Explanation:
29. What is the name of a device used to directly measure the frequency of a periodic wave?
A. oscilloscope
B. frequency meter or counter
C. audio frequency generator
D. radio frequency generator

Answer: Option B
Explanation:
30. Which control should be moved to display more cycles of a signal on an oscilloscope?
A. horizontal position to left or right
B. volts/cm to a smaller number
C. vertical position to top or bottom
D. time/cm to a higher setting

Answer: Option D
Explanation:
31. What is the name of a device that converts sound waves to electrical waves?
A. an amplifier
B. an antenna
C. a filter
D. a microphone
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
32. If the frequency of a radio wave is increased, then its wavelength will:
A. increase
B. decrease
C. remain the same
D. cannot tell
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
33. What is the rms voltage value of an ac signal whose peak oscilloscope display uses 3 major
divisions above the zero setting? (V/cm = 5)
A. 5.3 V
B. 10.6 V
C. 15.0 V
D. 21.2 V
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
34. What is the peak-to-peak current value when an ammeter measures a 20 mA value?
A. 14 mA
B. 28 mA
C. 40 mA
D. 57 mA
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
35. How long would it take to transmit an electromagnetic wave to a receiving antenna 1,000 miles
away?
A. 5.38 ms
B. 10.8 ms
C. 53.8 ms
D. 108 ms
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
36. What is the waveform period of a square wave signal that horizontally covers 3 major divisions
per cycle? (time/cm = 50 ms)
A. 50 ms
B. 100 ms
C. 150 ms
D. 200 ms
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
37. A sine wave has:

A. four quadrants
B. two alternations
C. one period
D. all of the above

Answer: Option D
Explanation:
38. What is the peak-to peak voltage of a 56 Vrms ac voltage?

A. 158 V
B. 164 V
C. 82 V
D. 79 V
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
39. One oscilloscope selector knob that allows the major and minor divisions of the graticule to be
used to determine a waveform period is called a:
A. focus control
B. time/cm control
D. volts/cm control
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
40. What is the period of a 16 MHz sine wave?
A. 196 ns
B. 62.5 ns
C. 31.25 ns
D. 19.9 ns
Answer: Option B
Explanation:

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Basic Electronics >> Alternating Current vs Direct Current

1. What are the two main applications for ac?

5. What voltage will an ac voltmeter display?

C. sense circuit conditions

D. change signal frequencies

B. due to the use of ac generators

C. due to step-up and step-down transformers reducing I2R losses

D. due to very high voltages

10. A sine wave reaches maximum positive voltage at:

12. What is the average value of a 12 V peak wave?

B. a radio frequency generator

C. an audio frequency generator

D. a frequency meter or counter

C. in both directions at the same time

D. 50% of the time clockwise and 50% of the time counterclockwise

15. What does the CRT oscilloscope display?

B. current and frequency

C. rms voltage and current

D. frequency and voltage

16. Power companies supply ac, not dc, because:

B. there is no longer a need for dc

D. there are not enough batteries

B. the difference in their fixed time displacement

C. the same throughout time

20. What term expresses the frequency of a rectangular wave?

21. AC effective voltage is named:

D. root mean square

Peak to rms: multiply peak by 0.707.

Mostly voltmeter shows rms value. So, Vav = 0.9*Vrms

D. dual trace oscilloscope

B. low voltage to high voltage

C. high voltage to low voltage

D. low voltage to low voltage

28. A triangle wave consists of repeating:

B. negative ramps only

C. positive and negative ramps of equal value

D. positive and negative ramps of unequal value

B. frequency meter or counter

C. audio frequency generator

D. radio frequency generator

B. volts/cm to a smaller number

C. vertical position to top or bottom

D. time/cm to a higher setting

C. remain the same

37. A sine wave has:

D. all of the above

38. What is the peak-to peak voltage of a 56 Vrms ac voltage?

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