Heavy Duty Truck Systems – Chapter 6 – Fundamentals of Electronics and Computers –
Lecture Summary & Practice Questions
How many electrons does a semiconductor element have in its outer shell? - correct answer
✔✔b) Four
How many electrons does the element silicon have in its outer shell? - correct answer ✔✔b)
Four
Which of the following best describes the function of a simple diode? - correct answer ✔✔b) An
electrical one-way check valve
Which of the following best describes the term pulse width modulation? - correct answer ✔✔a)
Waveforms shaped to transmit data
To form a P-type semiconductor crystal, the doping agent would be required to have how many
electrons in its valence shell? - correct answer ✔✔a) Three
To form an N-type semiconductor crystal, the doping agent would be required to have how
many electrons in its valence shell? - correct answer ✔✔c) Five
What is the positive terminal of a diode known as? - correct answer ✔✔b) Cathode
Which of the following terms best describes a function of a typical transistor in an electronic
circuit? - correct answer ✔✔b) Relay
When testing the operation of a typical transistor, which of the following should be true? -
correct answer ✔✔b) Continuity across emitter and collector terminals
Lecture Summary & Practice Questions
How many electrons does a semiconductor element have in its outer shell? - correct answer
✔✔b) Four
How many electrons does the element silicon have in its outer shell? - correct answer ✔✔b)
Four
Which of the following best describes the function of a simple diode? - correct answer ✔✔b) An
electrical one-way check valve
Which of the following best describes the term pulse width modulation? - correct answer ✔✔a)
Waveforms shaped to transmit data
To form a P-type semiconductor crystal, the doping agent would be required to have how many
electrons in its valence shell? - correct answer ✔✔a) Three
To form an N-type semiconductor crystal, the doping agent would be required to have how
many electrons in its valence shell? - correct answer ✔✔c) Five
What is the positive terminal of a diode known as? - correct answer ✔✔b) Cathode
Which of the following terms best describes a function of a typical transistor in an electronic
circuit? - correct answer ✔✔b) Relay
When testing the operation of a typical transistor, which of the following should be true? -
correct answer ✔✔b) Continuity across emitter and collector terminals
