ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN E-5
ADVANCEMENT EXAM 2025 WITH ACTUAL
CORRECT QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
DETAILED ANSWERS |FREQUENTLY TESTED
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS |ALREADY
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what are the two types of variable resistors?
potentiometer and rheostat
how many connections does the potentiometer always have?
three
how are potentiometers always connected as?
voltage dividers
what is the heat dissipating capability of a resistor measured in?
watts
what is the building block of all batteries?
cell
what consists of a number of cells assembled in a common container and connected together to
function as a source of electrical power?
battery
what are the conductors by which the current leaves or returns to the electrolyte?
electrodes
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,how many different basic types are mercury cells presently manufactured in?
three
which type of voltage source that uses a chemical action to produce a voltage?
battery
higher current capacity can be acheived by connecting cells in what way?
parallel
which type of charge is a special extended normal charge that is given periodically to batteries as part of
a maintenance routine?
equalizing
what is any device called in which an electrical current flows and which changes this electrical energy
inot a more useful form?
load
which device furnishes the electrical energy used by the load?
source
wat permits control of the electrical device and interrupts the current delivered to the load?
switch
who proved by an experiment that a precise relationship exists between current, voltage, and
resistance?
george simon ohm
what is current inversely proportional to?
resistance
what is a basic tool used to solve electrical problems?
algebra
what can be constructed to easily analyze a circuit?
graph
what is the reciprocal of conductivity?
resistivity
what is a single slender rod or filament of drawn metal called?
wire
which wire property is used to determine what size is needed for a given load, or current drain?
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,current rating
which type of wire is suitable for carrying an electric current?
conductor
what prepares tables showing the safe current ratings for sizes and types of conductors covered with
various types of insulation?
national board of fire underwriters
insulation resistace along with what else are the two fundamental properties of insulating materials?
diaelectric strength
which year was the first transistor discovered?
1948
what were the very first transistors known as?
point-contact
in which ways are transistors classified?
npn or pnp
how many classes of amplifier operations are there?
four
what is returning a part of the output back to its input known as?
degeneration
what occurs when the base becomes so negative with respect to the emitter that changes in the signal
are not reflected in collector-current flow?
saturation
what is the faithful reproduction of a signal called?
fidelity
which amplifier property refers to the ratio of output-signal power compared to the total input power?
efficiency
which amplifier class has the highest efficiency of the four classes of amplifier operations?
class c
how many basic configurations may a transistor be connected in?
three
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, what is the most frequently used arrangement in practical amplifier circuits?
common-emitter configuration (ce)
which term is used to describe the amplification capabilities of the amplifier?
gain
which transistor properties are the direct voltage and current values that if exceeded in operation may
result in transistor failure?
absolute maximum ratings
what is one of the greatest dangers to the transistor which will cause excessive current flow and
eventual destruction of the transistor?
heat
printed circuit boards are stacked and connected together to form a module using what technique?
modular circuitry
what are two general classifications of intergrated circuits?
hybrid and monolithic
what are two terminal semiconductors of various types that are used in seemingly endless applications?
diodes
what is a pn junction that is designed to operate in the reverse bias breakdown region?
zener diode
what is a material in which the forbidden gap is so narrow that it can be considered nonexistent?
conductor
what is the most widespead use of zener diodes?
voltage regulators
what can be used to check a varactor diode in a circuit?
ohmmeter
which type of devices either produce light or use light in their operation?
optoelectric
what is a light-controlled variable resistor?
photodiode
which type of device converts light energy into electrical energy?
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ADVANCEMENT EXAM 2025 WITH ACTUAL
CORRECT QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
DETAILED ANSWERS |FREQUENTLY TESTED
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS |ALREADY
GRADED A+|BRAND NEW!!|LATEST UPDATE
|GUARANTEED PASS
what are the two types of variable resistors?
potentiometer and rheostat
how many connections does the potentiometer always have?
three
how are potentiometers always connected as?
voltage dividers
what is the heat dissipating capability of a resistor measured in?
watts
what is the building block of all batteries?
cell
what consists of a number of cells assembled in a common container and connected together to
function as a source of electrical power?
battery
what are the conductors by which the current leaves or returns to the electrolyte?
electrodes
1|Page
,how many different basic types are mercury cells presently manufactured in?
three
which type of voltage source that uses a chemical action to produce a voltage?
battery
higher current capacity can be acheived by connecting cells in what way?
parallel
which type of charge is a special extended normal charge that is given periodically to batteries as part of
a maintenance routine?
equalizing
what is any device called in which an electrical current flows and which changes this electrical energy
inot a more useful form?
load
which device furnishes the electrical energy used by the load?
source
wat permits control of the electrical device and interrupts the current delivered to the load?
switch
who proved by an experiment that a precise relationship exists between current, voltage, and
resistance?
george simon ohm
what is current inversely proportional to?
resistance
what is a basic tool used to solve electrical problems?
algebra
what can be constructed to easily analyze a circuit?
graph
what is the reciprocal of conductivity?
resistivity
what is a single slender rod or filament of drawn metal called?
wire
which wire property is used to determine what size is needed for a given load, or current drain?
2|Page
,current rating
which type of wire is suitable for carrying an electric current?
conductor
what prepares tables showing the safe current ratings for sizes and types of conductors covered with
various types of insulation?
national board of fire underwriters
insulation resistace along with what else are the two fundamental properties of insulating materials?
diaelectric strength
which year was the first transistor discovered?
1948
what were the very first transistors known as?
point-contact
in which ways are transistors classified?
npn or pnp
how many classes of amplifier operations are there?
four
what is returning a part of the output back to its input known as?
degeneration
what occurs when the base becomes so negative with respect to the emitter that changes in the signal
are not reflected in collector-current flow?
saturation
what is the faithful reproduction of a signal called?
fidelity
which amplifier property refers to the ratio of output-signal power compared to the total input power?
efficiency
which amplifier class has the highest efficiency of the four classes of amplifier operations?
class c
how many basic configurations may a transistor be connected in?
three
3|Page
, what is the most frequently used arrangement in practical amplifier circuits?
common-emitter configuration (ce)
which term is used to describe the amplification capabilities of the amplifier?
gain
which transistor properties are the direct voltage and current values that if exceeded in operation may
result in transistor failure?
absolute maximum ratings
what is one of the greatest dangers to the transistor which will cause excessive current flow and
eventual destruction of the transistor?
heat
printed circuit boards are stacked and connected together to form a module using what technique?
modular circuitry
what are two general classifications of intergrated circuits?
hybrid and monolithic
what are two terminal semiconductors of various types that are used in seemingly endless applications?
diodes
what is a pn junction that is designed to operate in the reverse bias breakdown region?
zener diode
what is a material in which the forbidden gap is so narrow that it can be considered nonexistent?
conductor
what is the most widespead use of zener diodes?
voltage regulators
what can be used to check a varactor diode in a circuit?
ohmmeter
which type of devices either produce light or use light in their operation?
optoelectric
what is a light-controlled variable resistor?
photodiode
which type of device converts light energy into electrical energy?
4|Page
