EEG BOARD Prep (Part 1) Exam
Questions and Answers
The iibasic iiunit iifor iimeasuring iicurrent iiflow iiis:
a. iiatomic iiweight
b. iiCoulomb
c. iiVolt
d. iiAmpere ii- iiAnswers ii-d. iiampere
The iibasic iiunit iiof iiresistance iiis:
a. iiOhm
b. iiCoulomb
c. iiAmpere
d. iiVolt ii- iiAnswers ii-a. iiohm
Which iiof iithe iifollowing iiis iiNOT iia iivalid iiexpression iiof iiOhm's iiLaw:
a. iiR=EI iior ii(R=VI)
b. iiE=IR iior ii(V=IR)
c. iiI=E/R iior ii(I=V/R)
d. iiR=E/I iior ii(R=V/I) ii- iiAnswers ii-a. iiR=EI iior ii(R=VI)
Which iiof iithe iifollowing iiis iiNOT iia iiunit iifor iimeasuring iialternating iifrequencies:
a. iicycles iiper iisecond
b. iivolts
c. iihertz
d. iikilocycles ii- iiAnswers ii-b. iivolts
Which iiof iithe iifollowing iidescribes iithe iiaction iiof iia iicapacitor?
a. iiopposes iichanges iiin iicurrent iiflow
b. iiconverts iiA/C iito iiD/C
c. iicreates iia iidirect iicurrent iiresistance
d. iistores iienergy ii- iiAnswers ii-d. iistores iienergy
A iicircuit iithat iiallows iisome iifrequencies iito iipass iithrough iiit, iiwhile iiothers iiare iiblocked
iiis iia:
a. iiresistor
b. iitransistor
c. iifilter
d. iireactor ii- iiAnswers ii-c. iifilter
,A iicombination iiof iielectronic iicomponents iidesigned iito iiincrease iithe iipower, iivoltage
iior iicurrent iiof iia iisignal:
a. iiamplifier
b. iiline iifilter
c. iimaster iigain iicontrol
d. iisensitivity ii- iiAnswers ii-a. iiamplifier
A iismall iifluctuating iioutput iirecorded iiby iithe iiEEG iiinstrument iieven iiwhen iithere iiis iino
iiinput iisignal iiis iicalled:
a. iioutput iivoltage
b. iilinear iidistortion
c. ii60Hz iiinterference
d. iinoise ii- iiAnswers ii-d. iinoise
The iiEEG iiamplifier iiis iidesigned iiso iithat iiwhen iiinput ii1 iiis iimore iinegative iithan iiinput
ii2, iithe iideflection iiwill iibe ii- iiAnswers ii-upward
Common iimode iirejection iiis:
a. iithe iiability iiof iian iiamplifier iito iicancel iiout iiECG iiartifact
b. iithe iicharacteristic iiof iian iiamplifier iithat iirejects iiexternal iiinterference
c. iiis iidependent iion iithe iisampling iirate
d. iicontrolle iiby iithe ii60-cycle iinotch iifilter ii- iiAnswers ii-b. iithe iicharacteristic iiof iian
iiamplifier iithat iirejects iiexternal iiinterference
Which iiof iithe iifollowing iiis iimost iiattenuated iiby iia iilow iifrequency iifilter iiof ii1 iiHz?
a. ii0.5 iiHz
b. ii5.0 iiHz
c. ii10.0 iiHz
d. ii0.1 iiHz ii- iiAnswers ii-d. ii0.1 iiHz
Time iiconstant iiis iidefined iias iithe iitime iirequired iifor iithe iideflection iito iifall ii(decay):
a. iito ii47% iiof iithe iipeak iideflection
b. ii57% iiof iithe iipeak iideflection
c. ii77% iiof iithe iipeak iideflection ii
d. iito ii37% iiof iithe iipeak iideflection ii- iiAnswers ii-d. iito ii37% iiof iithe iipeak iideflection
An iiEEG iirecord iihas ii3/sec iispike ii& iiwave iidischarges. iiBoth iithe iispike iiand iithe iislow
iiwave iihave iivoltages iiof ii100uV. iiIf iithis iidischarge iiis iirecorded iiwith iia iiLFF iiof ii5Hz
iiand iia iisensitivity iiof ii10uV/mm, iiwhat iiwould iibe iithe iideflection iiof iithe iispike iiand iithe
iiwave?
a. iispike ii10mm ii& iiwave ii6mm
b. iispike ii6mm ii& iiwave ii10mm
c. iispike ii10mm ii& iiwave ii10mm
d. iispike ii6mm ii& iiwave ii6mm ii- iiAnswers ii-a. iispike ii10mm iiwave ii6mm
,A iihigh iifrequency iisetting iiof ii35Hz iiwould iiattenuate ii50Hz iimuscle iiactivity iiby
iiapproximately iiwhat iipercentage:
a. ii10%
b. ii20%
c. ii40%
d. ii100% ii- iiAnswers ii-c. ii40%
According iito iiACNS iiGuidelines, iiRecording iion iiClinical iiEEG iion iiDigital iiMedia
iirequires iimonitors iito iihave iibetween ii25 ii& ii35mm/second iihorizontal iiscaling iiand iia:
a. iimaximum iiof ii1,000 iidata iipoints/second iito iiaccurately iidisplay iiEEG iion iithe iimonitor
iiscreen
b. iiminimum iiof ii100 iidata iipoints/second iito iiaccurately iidisplay iiEEG iion iithe iimonitor
iiscreen
c. iimaximum iiof ii100 iidata iipoints/second iito iiaccurately iidisplay iiEEG iion iithe iimonitor
iiscreen
d. iiminimum iiof ii1,000 iidata iipoints/second iito iiaccurately iidisplay iiEEG iion iithe iimonitor
iiscreen ii- iiAnswers ii-b. iiMINIMUM iiof ii100 iidata iipoints/second iito iiaccurately iidisplay
iiEEG iion iithe iimonitor iiscreen
The iifilters iicreating iia iivery iinarrow iiband iipass iithat iishould iiRARELY iibe iiused
iiclinically iiare:
a. iiLFF ii5.0Hz ii& iiHFF ii70Hz
b. iiLFF ii5.0Hz ii& iiHFF ii15Hz
c. iiLFF ii0.1Hz ii& iiHFF ii70Hz
d. iiLFF ii0.1Hz ii& iiHFF ii15Hz ii- iiAnswers ii-b. iiLFF ii5.0Hz ii& iiHFF ii15Hz
During iithe iirecording iiof iicerebral iiactivity, iithe iicalibration iiinput iivoltage iiis iichanged
iifrom ii50uV iito ii100uV...what iiwill iibe iithe iiresult?
a. iino iieffect iion iithe iiactivity iibeing iirecorded
b. iia iitwo-fold iiincrease iiin iiamplitude
c. iia iione-half iireduction iiof iiamplitude
d. iiclipping iiof iithe iiwaveform ii- iiAnswers ii-a. iino iieffect iion iithe iiactivity iibeing iirecorded
A iispike iiis iiprinted iiout iion iipaper iiand iimeasures ii16mm iipeak iito iipeak, iithe iisensitivity
iiof iithe iiinstrument iiis ii7uV/mm iiand iia iicalibration iisignal iiof ii50uV iicauses iia iideflection
iiof ii7.1mm...what iiis iithe iivoltage iiof iithe iispike?
a. ii1.2uV
b. ii112uV
c. ii12uV
d. ii24uV ii- iiAnswers ii-b. ii112uV
What iiinput iivoltage iiis iinecessary iito iigive iia iicalibration iideflection iibetween ii5 iiand
ii10mm iiif iithe iisensitivity iiis ii30uV/mm?
a. ii10uV
b. ii50uV
c. ii100uV
, d. ii200uV ii- iiAnswers ii-d. ii200uV
According iito iithe iiACNS iiGuidelines ii2006, iithe iiminimum iisampling iirate iifor iiEEG
iidata, iishould iibe iiat iileast iihow iimany iitimes iithe iihighest iiHFF iisetting:
a. iitwo
b. iithree
c. iifour
d. iiten ii- iiAnswers ii-b. iithree
In iia iirecord iiwith ii10Hz iialpha iiactivity, iiwhen iithe iidisplay iiepoch iiis iichanged iifrom ii10
iiseconds/display iiscreen iito ii20 iiseconds/display iiscreen, iithe iifrequency iiof iithe iiactivity
iiwill iibe:
a. ii5Hz
b. ii15Hz
c. ii20Hz
d. ii10Hz ii- iiAnswers ii-d. ii10 iiHz
In iia iiDC iicalibration iiwave, iiif iiin iichannel-B iicompared iito iichannel-A, iiis ii"slower", iiwhat
iiinstrument iichange iiwould iihave iibeen iimade iito iichannel iiB:
a. iidisplay iiepoch iilength
b. iidecrease iiLFF
c. iiincrease iiHFF
d. iisensitivity ii- iiAnswers ii-b. iidecrease iiLFF
Guidelines iifor iirecording iidigital iiEEG iiare iiwritten iiby:
a. iithe iiAmerican iiSociety iiof iiElectroneurodiagnostic iiTechnologist ii(ASET)
b. iithe iiAmerican iiAcademy iiof iiNeurology ii(AAN)
c. iithe iiAmerican iiClinical iiNeurophysiology iiSociety ii(ACNS)
d. iithe iiOrganization iiof iiSocieties iiof iiElectrophysiological iiTechnology ii(OSET) ii-
iiAnswers ii-c. iithe iiAmerican iiClinical iiNeurophysiology iiSociety ii(ACNS)
The iiterm iiRAM iimeans:
a. iiread iionly iimemory iiused iifor iiarchiving iidata
b. iithe iiamount iiof iidata iithat iican iibe iistored iion iia iirewritable iiCD
c. iithe iiamount iiof iidata iithat iican iibe iistored iion iia iiDVD
d. iitemporary iimemory iistorage iithat iiis iicritical iito iirapid iicomputer iioperations ii-
iiAnswers ii-d. iitemporary iimemory iistorage iithat iiis iicritical iito iirapid iicomputer
iioperations
Three iibasic iicomputer iiPORTS iiare:
a. iiintranet, iiinternet ii& iiextranet
b. iiinternal, iiexternal ii& iibifid
c. iiserial, iiparadoxical ii& iiUS
d. iiserial, iiparallel ii& iiUSB ii- iiAnswers ii-d. iiserial, iiparallel ii& iiUSB
The iibest iimetals iifor iiclinical iiEEG iirecording iiare:
Questions and Answers
The iibasic iiunit iifor iimeasuring iicurrent iiflow iiis:
a. iiatomic iiweight
b. iiCoulomb
c. iiVolt
d. iiAmpere ii- iiAnswers ii-d. iiampere
The iibasic iiunit iiof iiresistance iiis:
a. iiOhm
b. iiCoulomb
c. iiAmpere
d. iiVolt ii- iiAnswers ii-a. iiohm
Which iiof iithe iifollowing iiis iiNOT iia iivalid iiexpression iiof iiOhm's iiLaw:
a. iiR=EI iior ii(R=VI)
b. iiE=IR iior ii(V=IR)
c. iiI=E/R iior ii(I=V/R)
d. iiR=E/I iior ii(R=V/I) ii- iiAnswers ii-a. iiR=EI iior ii(R=VI)
Which iiof iithe iifollowing iiis iiNOT iia iiunit iifor iimeasuring iialternating iifrequencies:
a. iicycles iiper iisecond
b. iivolts
c. iihertz
d. iikilocycles ii- iiAnswers ii-b. iivolts
Which iiof iithe iifollowing iidescribes iithe iiaction iiof iia iicapacitor?
a. iiopposes iichanges iiin iicurrent iiflow
b. iiconverts iiA/C iito iiD/C
c. iicreates iia iidirect iicurrent iiresistance
d. iistores iienergy ii- iiAnswers ii-d. iistores iienergy
A iicircuit iithat iiallows iisome iifrequencies iito iipass iithrough iiit, iiwhile iiothers iiare iiblocked
iiis iia:
a. iiresistor
b. iitransistor
c. iifilter
d. iireactor ii- iiAnswers ii-c. iifilter
,A iicombination iiof iielectronic iicomponents iidesigned iito iiincrease iithe iipower, iivoltage
iior iicurrent iiof iia iisignal:
a. iiamplifier
b. iiline iifilter
c. iimaster iigain iicontrol
d. iisensitivity ii- iiAnswers ii-a. iiamplifier
A iismall iifluctuating iioutput iirecorded iiby iithe iiEEG iiinstrument iieven iiwhen iithere iiis iino
iiinput iisignal iiis iicalled:
a. iioutput iivoltage
b. iilinear iidistortion
c. ii60Hz iiinterference
d. iinoise ii- iiAnswers ii-d. iinoise
The iiEEG iiamplifier iiis iidesigned iiso iithat iiwhen iiinput ii1 iiis iimore iinegative iithan iiinput
ii2, iithe iideflection iiwill iibe ii- iiAnswers ii-upward
Common iimode iirejection iiis:
a. iithe iiability iiof iian iiamplifier iito iicancel iiout iiECG iiartifact
b. iithe iicharacteristic iiof iian iiamplifier iithat iirejects iiexternal iiinterference
c. iiis iidependent iion iithe iisampling iirate
d. iicontrolle iiby iithe ii60-cycle iinotch iifilter ii- iiAnswers ii-b. iithe iicharacteristic iiof iian
iiamplifier iithat iirejects iiexternal iiinterference
Which iiof iithe iifollowing iiis iimost iiattenuated iiby iia iilow iifrequency iifilter iiof ii1 iiHz?
a. ii0.5 iiHz
b. ii5.0 iiHz
c. ii10.0 iiHz
d. ii0.1 iiHz ii- iiAnswers ii-d. ii0.1 iiHz
Time iiconstant iiis iidefined iias iithe iitime iirequired iifor iithe iideflection iito iifall ii(decay):
a. iito ii47% iiof iithe iipeak iideflection
b. ii57% iiof iithe iipeak iideflection
c. ii77% iiof iithe iipeak iideflection ii
d. iito ii37% iiof iithe iipeak iideflection ii- iiAnswers ii-d. iito ii37% iiof iithe iipeak iideflection
An iiEEG iirecord iihas ii3/sec iispike ii& iiwave iidischarges. iiBoth iithe iispike iiand iithe iislow
iiwave iihave iivoltages iiof ii100uV. iiIf iithis iidischarge iiis iirecorded iiwith iia iiLFF iiof ii5Hz
iiand iia iisensitivity iiof ii10uV/mm, iiwhat iiwould iibe iithe iideflection iiof iithe iispike iiand iithe
iiwave?
a. iispike ii10mm ii& iiwave ii6mm
b. iispike ii6mm ii& iiwave ii10mm
c. iispike ii10mm ii& iiwave ii10mm
d. iispike ii6mm ii& iiwave ii6mm ii- iiAnswers ii-a. iispike ii10mm iiwave ii6mm
,A iihigh iifrequency iisetting iiof ii35Hz iiwould iiattenuate ii50Hz iimuscle iiactivity iiby
iiapproximately iiwhat iipercentage:
a. ii10%
b. ii20%
c. ii40%
d. ii100% ii- iiAnswers ii-c. ii40%
According iito iiACNS iiGuidelines, iiRecording iion iiClinical iiEEG iion iiDigital iiMedia
iirequires iimonitors iito iihave iibetween ii25 ii& ii35mm/second iihorizontal iiscaling iiand iia:
a. iimaximum iiof ii1,000 iidata iipoints/second iito iiaccurately iidisplay iiEEG iion iithe iimonitor
iiscreen
b. iiminimum iiof ii100 iidata iipoints/second iito iiaccurately iidisplay iiEEG iion iithe iimonitor
iiscreen
c. iimaximum iiof ii100 iidata iipoints/second iito iiaccurately iidisplay iiEEG iion iithe iimonitor
iiscreen
d. iiminimum iiof ii1,000 iidata iipoints/second iito iiaccurately iidisplay iiEEG iion iithe iimonitor
iiscreen ii- iiAnswers ii-b. iiMINIMUM iiof ii100 iidata iipoints/second iito iiaccurately iidisplay
iiEEG iion iithe iimonitor iiscreen
The iifilters iicreating iia iivery iinarrow iiband iipass iithat iishould iiRARELY iibe iiused
iiclinically iiare:
a. iiLFF ii5.0Hz ii& iiHFF ii70Hz
b. iiLFF ii5.0Hz ii& iiHFF ii15Hz
c. iiLFF ii0.1Hz ii& iiHFF ii70Hz
d. iiLFF ii0.1Hz ii& iiHFF ii15Hz ii- iiAnswers ii-b. iiLFF ii5.0Hz ii& iiHFF ii15Hz
During iithe iirecording iiof iicerebral iiactivity, iithe iicalibration iiinput iivoltage iiis iichanged
iifrom ii50uV iito ii100uV...what iiwill iibe iithe iiresult?
a. iino iieffect iion iithe iiactivity iibeing iirecorded
b. iia iitwo-fold iiincrease iiin iiamplitude
c. iia iione-half iireduction iiof iiamplitude
d. iiclipping iiof iithe iiwaveform ii- iiAnswers ii-a. iino iieffect iion iithe iiactivity iibeing iirecorded
A iispike iiis iiprinted iiout iion iipaper iiand iimeasures ii16mm iipeak iito iipeak, iithe iisensitivity
iiof iithe iiinstrument iiis ii7uV/mm iiand iia iicalibration iisignal iiof ii50uV iicauses iia iideflection
iiof ii7.1mm...what iiis iithe iivoltage iiof iithe iispike?
a. ii1.2uV
b. ii112uV
c. ii12uV
d. ii24uV ii- iiAnswers ii-b. ii112uV
What iiinput iivoltage iiis iinecessary iito iigive iia iicalibration iideflection iibetween ii5 iiand
ii10mm iiif iithe iisensitivity iiis ii30uV/mm?
a. ii10uV
b. ii50uV
c. ii100uV
, d. ii200uV ii- iiAnswers ii-d. ii200uV
According iito iithe iiACNS iiGuidelines ii2006, iithe iiminimum iisampling iirate iifor iiEEG
iidata, iishould iibe iiat iileast iihow iimany iitimes iithe iihighest iiHFF iisetting:
a. iitwo
b. iithree
c. iifour
d. iiten ii- iiAnswers ii-b. iithree
In iia iirecord iiwith ii10Hz iialpha iiactivity, iiwhen iithe iidisplay iiepoch iiis iichanged iifrom ii10
iiseconds/display iiscreen iito ii20 iiseconds/display iiscreen, iithe iifrequency iiof iithe iiactivity
iiwill iibe:
a. ii5Hz
b. ii15Hz
c. ii20Hz
d. ii10Hz ii- iiAnswers ii-d. ii10 iiHz
In iia iiDC iicalibration iiwave, iiif iiin iichannel-B iicompared iito iichannel-A, iiis ii"slower", iiwhat
iiinstrument iichange iiwould iihave iibeen iimade iito iichannel iiB:
a. iidisplay iiepoch iilength
b. iidecrease iiLFF
c. iiincrease iiHFF
d. iisensitivity ii- iiAnswers ii-b. iidecrease iiLFF
Guidelines iifor iirecording iidigital iiEEG iiare iiwritten iiby:
a. iithe iiAmerican iiSociety iiof iiElectroneurodiagnostic iiTechnologist ii(ASET)
b. iithe iiAmerican iiAcademy iiof iiNeurology ii(AAN)
c. iithe iiAmerican iiClinical iiNeurophysiology iiSociety ii(ACNS)
d. iithe iiOrganization iiof iiSocieties iiof iiElectrophysiological iiTechnology ii(OSET) ii-
iiAnswers ii-c. iithe iiAmerican iiClinical iiNeurophysiology iiSociety ii(ACNS)
The iiterm iiRAM iimeans:
a. iiread iionly iimemory iiused iifor iiarchiving iidata
b. iithe iiamount iiof iidata iithat iican iibe iistored iion iia iirewritable iiCD
c. iithe iiamount iiof iidata iithat iican iibe iistored iion iia iiDVD
d. iitemporary iimemory iistorage iithat iiis iicritical iito iirapid iicomputer iioperations ii-
iiAnswers ii-d. iitemporary iimemory iistorage iithat iiis iicritical iito iirapid iicomputer
iioperations
Three iibasic iicomputer iiPORTS iiare:
a. iiintranet, iiinternet ii& iiextranet
b. iiinternal, iiexternal ii& iibifid
c. iiserial, iiparadoxical ii& iiUS
d. iiserial, iiparallel ii& iiUSB ii- iiAnswers ii-d. iiserial, iiparallel ii& iiUSB
The iibest iimetals iifor iiclinical iiEEG iirecording iiare:
