Basic Electricity Exam Questions and
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What are inverters used for in some aircraft - ✔✔Convert DC to AC
Name two basic types of inverters - ✔✔Static inverter and Rotary Inverter
- ✔✔A permanent magnet inverter is composed of a DC MOTOR and a permanent
magnet AC GENERATOR assembly.
Static inverters are considered smaller, more compact, and much lighter in weight than
rotary inverters. - ✔✔True
The two most common materials used for semiconductors are.. - ✔✔Germanium and
Silicon
Doping is the process by which small amounts of additives called impurities are added
to the semiconductor material to increase their current flow by adding a few... -
✔✔Resistors or a few diodes
Semiconductor material is one that is doped with a donor impurity - ✔✔N-type
Semiconductor material is one that is doped with an acceptor impurity - ✔✔P-type
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, A device that transforms alternating current into direct current by limiting or regulating
the direction of current flow. - ✔✔Diode
A three-terminal device primarily used to amplify signals and control current within a
circuit. - ✔✔Xsistor
Typical application for Zener diodes is as - ✔✔Voltage regulators
Forward biasing of a solid state device will cause the device to - ✔✔Conduct
Which statement concerning the depicted logic gate is true? - ✔✔Any input being 1 will
produce a 1 output
In a functional and operating circuit, the depicted logic gate's output will be 0 -
✔✔when one or more inputs are 0
The working voltage of a capacitor in an AC circuit should be - ✔✔At least 50 percent
greater than the highest applied voltage
The term that describes the combined resistive forces in an AC circuit is - ✔✔Impedance
The basis for transformer operation in the use of alternating current is mutual -
✔✔Inductance
The opposition offered by a coil to the flow of alternating current is called (disregard
resistance) - ✔✔Inductive reactance
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What are inverters used for in some aircraft - ✔✔Convert DC to AC
Name two basic types of inverters - ✔✔Static inverter and Rotary Inverter
- ✔✔A permanent magnet inverter is composed of a DC MOTOR and a permanent
magnet AC GENERATOR assembly.
Static inverters are considered smaller, more compact, and much lighter in weight than
rotary inverters. - ✔✔True
The two most common materials used for semiconductors are.. - ✔✔Germanium and
Silicon
Doping is the process by which small amounts of additives called impurities are added
to the semiconductor material to increase their current flow by adding a few... -
✔✔Resistors or a few diodes
Semiconductor material is one that is doped with a donor impurity - ✔✔N-type
Semiconductor material is one that is doped with an acceptor impurity - ✔✔P-type
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, A device that transforms alternating current into direct current by limiting or regulating
the direction of current flow. - ✔✔Diode
A three-terminal device primarily used to amplify signals and control current within a
circuit. - ✔✔Xsistor
Typical application for Zener diodes is as - ✔✔Voltage regulators
Forward biasing of a solid state device will cause the device to - ✔✔Conduct
Which statement concerning the depicted logic gate is true? - ✔✔Any input being 1 will
produce a 1 output
In a functional and operating circuit, the depicted logic gate's output will be 0 -
✔✔when one or more inputs are 0
The working voltage of a capacitor in an AC circuit should be - ✔✔At least 50 percent
greater than the highest applied voltage
The term that describes the combined resistive forces in an AC circuit is - ✔✔Impedance
The basis for transformer operation in the use of alternating current is mutual -
✔✔Inductance
The opposition offered by a coil to the flow of alternating current is called (disregard
resistance) - ✔✔Inductive reactance
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