CETA/ETA – Study Guide and Practice Questions for Electronics Technician
Certification Exam Preparation
When did the CET certification program begin - correct answer ✔✔1965
When did ETA initiate certification maintenance? - correct answer ✔✔1996
All ETA certification categories require the passage of the associate CET Examination? - correct
answer ✔✔False
To qualify for Master CET, the examiner must attain a score of 85% on each separate exam -
correct answer ✔✔False
an associate CET cannot attempt one of the specialty exams? - correct answer ✔✔False
master CET is lifetime and does not require re certification? - correct answer ✔✔True
The journeyman level: - correct answer ✔✔75% passing, 2 years of work, and specialization
Certification maintenance requires payment of a fee and retesting or proving at least 40 hours
of upgrade retraining within a four year period - correct answer ✔✔True
a worker may become certified by ETA as a CST without also becomming certified as a CET? -
correct answer ✔✔True
The associate CET exam may be taken after the journeyman exam - correct answer ✔✔False
,B+, or supply voltages in electronics products, is considered to be: - correct answer ✔✔+12 to
300 VDC
Leakage current in an electronic product, between either of the AC power cord conductors and
the chassis or any exposed metal parts should not exceed____ - correct answer ✔✔500
microamps
Shaded components on the electronics schematics mean: - correct answer ✔✔only exact
replacement parts may be used
Ingested solder fumes or particles _____ - correct answer ✔✔are toxic
Second degree skin burns should _____. - correct answer ✔✔not be treated with ice and
bandage pack
rules describing the fire or toxicity retardant types of cabling which may be installed in buildings
is contained in: - correct answer ✔✔NEC Article 770
ESD and static discharge is most destructive to _______. - correct answer ✔✔CMOS
semiconductors
If you have never received formal training and practiced CPR on a person or dummy, in the
event of finding a fellow worker not breathing, you ___ - correct answer ✔✔should not attempt
it, but call for help
when working at heights above 6 feet, a _____ is required by OSHA rules. - correct answer
✔✔full body harness attached to a lanyard which prevents more than a 6' drop
residual voltage is associated with ______. - correct answer ✔✔charge retained by capacitors
, The atomic number of an element is the same as the element atomic weight - correct answer
✔✔False
An increase in voltage with resistance held constant cause current to ____ - correct answer
✔✔Increase
The ampere, expresses ____ - correct answer ✔✔a unit of charge movement per second past a
given point
The total resistance of a parallel circuit containing equal branch resistance is found by the
following: - correct answer ✔✔By dividing the resistance value of a branch by the number of
branches
Maximum power transfer occurs when the load impedance is equal to the source impedance -
correct answer ✔✔True
What will happen to the current through a resistor if the resistor value increases - correct
answer ✔✔current decreases
Which type of circuit has the same voltage drop across each component - correct answer
✔✔parallel
Total power in a series circuit is determined by the: - correct answer ✔✔A. Source voltage times
the current
A resistor _____ - correct answer ✔✔In a circuit causes a voltage drop from one end of the
resistor to the other end
Certification Exam Preparation
When did the CET certification program begin - correct answer ✔✔1965
When did ETA initiate certification maintenance? - correct answer ✔✔1996
All ETA certification categories require the passage of the associate CET Examination? - correct
answer ✔✔False
To qualify for Master CET, the examiner must attain a score of 85% on each separate exam -
correct answer ✔✔False
an associate CET cannot attempt one of the specialty exams? - correct answer ✔✔False
master CET is lifetime and does not require re certification? - correct answer ✔✔True
The journeyman level: - correct answer ✔✔75% passing, 2 years of work, and specialization
Certification maintenance requires payment of a fee and retesting or proving at least 40 hours
of upgrade retraining within a four year period - correct answer ✔✔True
a worker may become certified by ETA as a CST without also becomming certified as a CET? -
correct answer ✔✔True
The associate CET exam may be taken after the journeyman exam - correct answer ✔✔False
,B+, or supply voltages in electronics products, is considered to be: - correct answer ✔✔+12 to
300 VDC
Leakage current in an electronic product, between either of the AC power cord conductors and
the chassis or any exposed metal parts should not exceed____ - correct answer ✔✔500
microamps
Shaded components on the electronics schematics mean: - correct answer ✔✔only exact
replacement parts may be used
Ingested solder fumes or particles _____ - correct answer ✔✔are toxic
Second degree skin burns should _____. - correct answer ✔✔not be treated with ice and
bandage pack
rules describing the fire or toxicity retardant types of cabling which may be installed in buildings
is contained in: - correct answer ✔✔NEC Article 770
ESD and static discharge is most destructive to _______. - correct answer ✔✔CMOS
semiconductors
If you have never received formal training and practiced CPR on a person or dummy, in the
event of finding a fellow worker not breathing, you ___ - correct answer ✔✔should not attempt
it, but call for help
when working at heights above 6 feet, a _____ is required by OSHA rules. - correct answer
✔✔full body harness attached to a lanyard which prevents more than a 6' drop
residual voltage is associated with ______. - correct answer ✔✔charge retained by capacitors
, The atomic number of an element is the same as the element atomic weight - correct answer
✔✔False
An increase in voltage with resistance held constant cause current to ____ - correct answer
✔✔Increase
The ampere, expresses ____ - correct answer ✔✔a unit of charge movement per second past a
given point
The total resistance of a parallel circuit containing equal branch resistance is found by the
following: - correct answer ✔✔By dividing the resistance value of a branch by the number of
branches
Maximum power transfer occurs when the load impedance is equal to the source impedance -
correct answer ✔✔True
What will happen to the current through a resistor if the resistor value increases - correct
answer ✔✔current decreases
Which type of circuit has the same voltage drop across each component - correct answer
✔✔parallel
Total power in a series circuit is determined by the: - correct answer ✔✔A. Source voltage times
the current
A resistor _____ - correct answer ✔✔In a circuit causes a voltage drop from one end of the
resistor to the other end
