FCC Technician Class Exam Study Guide - 2014-2018/Subelement T6 Group B
Semiconductors: basic principles and applications of solid state devices; diodes and transistors
The Question Pool
[edit | edit source]Question 1
[edit | edit source]- What class of electronic components is capable of using a voltage or current signal to control current flow?
- A. Capacitors
- B. Inductors
- C. Resistors
- D. Transistors
The correct answer is D.
Question 2
[edit | edit source]- What electronic component allows current to flow in only one direction?
- A. Resistor
- B. Fuse
- C. Diode
- D. Driven Element
The correct answer is C.
Question 3
[edit | edit source]- Which of these components can be used as an electronic switch or amplifier?
- A. Oscillator
- B. Potentiometer
- C. Transistor
- D. Voltmeter
The correct answer is C.
Question 4
[edit | edit source]- Which of the following components can be made of three layers of semiconductor material?
- A. Alternator
- B. Transistor
- C. Triode
- D. Pentagrid converter
The correct answer is B.
Question 5
[edit | edit source]- Which of the following electronic components can amplify signals?
- A. Transistor
- B. Variable resistor
- C. Electrolytic capacitor
- D. Multi-cell battery
The correct answer is A.
Question 6
[edit | edit source]- How is the cathode lead of a semiconductor diode usually identified?
- A. With the word cathode
- B. With a stripe
- C. With the letter C
- D. All of these choices are correct
The correct answer is B.
Question 7
[edit | edit source]- What does the abbreviation LED stand for?
- A. Low Emission Diode
- B. Light Emitting Diode
- C. Liquid Emission Detector
- D. Long Echo Delay
The correct answer is B.
Question 8
[edit | edit source]- What does the abbreviation FET stand for?
- A. Field Effect Transistor
- B. Fast Electron Transistor
- C. Free Electron Transition
- D. Field Emission Thickness
The correct answer is A.
Question 9
[edit | edit source]- What are the names of the two electrodes of a diode?
- A. Plus and minus
- B. Source and drain
- C. Anode and cathode
- D. Gate and base
The correct answer is C.
Question 10
[edit | edit source]- What are the three electrodes of a PNP or NPN transistor?
- A. Emitter, base, and collector
- B. Source, gate, and drain
- C. Cathode, grid, and plate
- D. Cathode, drift cavity, and collector
The correct answer is A.
Question 11
[edit | edit source]- What at are the three electrodes of a field effect transistor?
- A. Emitter, base, and collector
- B. Source, gate, and drain
- C. Cathode, grid, and plate
- D. Cathode, gate, and anode
The correct answer is B.
Question 12
[edit | edit source]- What is the term that describes a transistor's ability to amplify a signal?
- A. Gain
- B. Forward resistance
- C. Forward voltage drop
- D. On resistance
The correct answer is A.