ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN E-5
ADVANCEMENT EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
Question 1
WHAT IS THE SINE WAVE WHICH HAS THE LOWEST FREQUENCY IN THE COMPLEX
PERIODIC WAVE REFERRED TO AS?
Correct Answer
FUNDAMENTAL FREQUENCY
Question 2
HOW MANY SOURCES OF ERROR MUST BE COMPENSATED FOR IN ORDER FOR
SATELLITE RANGING TO PROVIDE ACCURATE POSITION DATA?
Correct Answer
3
Question 3
WHAT IS A LIGHT-CONTROLLED VARIABLE RESISTOR?
Correct Answer
PHOTODIODE
Question 4
WHAT IS A MATERIAL IN WHICH THE FORBIDDEN GAP IS SO NARROW THAT IT CAN
BE CONSIDERED NONEXISTENT?
Correct Answer
CONDUCTOR
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,Question 5
WHAT MAINTAINS THE OUTPUT OF THE POWER SUPPLY AT A CONSTANT LEVEL IN
SPITE OF LARGE CHANGES IN LOAD CURRENT OR INPUT LINE VOLTAGE?
Correct Answer
REGULATOR
Question 6
WHICH TWO VARIABLES DETERMINE THE PRIMARY FREQUENCY OF ANY RESONANT
CAVITY?
Correct Answer
PHYSICAL SIZE AND SHAPE
Question 7
WHAT CAN BE USED TO MEASURE CAPACITANCE, INDUCTANCE, AND RESISTANCE
FOR PRECISE ACCURACY?
Correct Answer
AC BRIDGES
Question 8
WHAT REFERS TO COMMUNICATIONS OVER A DISTANCE AND INCLUDES ANY
TRANSMISSION, EMISSION, OR RECEPTION OF SIGNS, SIGNALS, WRITINGS, IMAGES
OR SOUNDS?
Correct Answer
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Question 9
WHAT IS THE PROPERTY OF A RADIO WAVE WHICH IS SIMPLY THE AMOUNT OF TIME
REQUIRED FOR THE COMPLETION OF ONE FULL CYCLE?
Correct Answer
PERIOD
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,Question 10
HOW MANY BASIC LIQUID COOLING SYSTEM CONFIGURATIONS ARE THERE IN THE
US NAVY AS OF THE TIME OF THIS PUBLICAN?
Correct Answer
3
Question 11
WHAT IS THE RATIO OF MAXIMUM VOLTAGE TO MINIMUM VOLTAGE ON A LINE
CALLED?
Correct Answer
VSWR
Question 12
ANY FREQUENCY THAT IS A WHOLE NUMBER MULTIPLE OF A SMALLER BASIC
FREQUENCY IS KNOWN AS WHAT PROPERTY OF THAT BASIC FREQUENCY?
Correct Answer
HARMONIC
Question 13
WHICH TERM MEANS THAT THE OUTPUT SIGNAL IS JUST LIKE THE INPUT SIGNAL IN
ALL RESPECTS EXCEPT AMPLITUDE?
Correct Answer
FIDELITY
Question 14
WHICH THEORY ASSUMES THAT ALL MAGNETIC SUBSTANCES ARE COMPOSED OF
TINY MOLECULAR MAGNETS?
Correct Answer
WEBER'S THEORY
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, Question 15
WHAT IS RETURNING A PART OF THE OUTPUT BACK TO ITS INPUT KNOWN AS?
Correct Answer
DEGENERATION
Question 16
WHAT IS THE TIME CALLED FOR ONE COMPLETE CYCLE?
Correct Answer
PULSE
Question 17
WHICH ALTITUDE ARE NAVY NAVIGATIONAL SATELLITE SYSTEM (NNSS) SATELLITES
PLACED IN A CIRCULAR POLAR ORBIT?
Correct Answer
500-700 NM
Question 18
WHAT IS THE MF FREQUENCY?
Correct Answer
300 TO 3000 KHZ
Question 19
WHAT IS THE PROCESS KNOWN AS OF TRANSFERRING ENERGY BETWEEN CIRCUITS?
Correct Answer
COUPLING
Question 20
WHAT IS MICROWAVE THEORY BASED ON?
Correct Answer
ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS
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ADVANCEMENT EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
Question 1
WHAT IS THE SINE WAVE WHICH HAS THE LOWEST FREQUENCY IN THE COMPLEX
PERIODIC WAVE REFERRED TO AS?
Correct Answer
FUNDAMENTAL FREQUENCY
Question 2
HOW MANY SOURCES OF ERROR MUST BE COMPENSATED FOR IN ORDER FOR
SATELLITE RANGING TO PROVIDE ACCURATE POSITION DATA?
Correct Answer
3
Question 3
WHAT IS A LIGHT-CONTROLLED VARIABLE RESISTOR?
Correct Answer
PHOTODIODE
Question 4
WHAT IS A MATERIAL IN WHICH THE FORBIDDEN GAP IS SO NARROW THAT IT CAN
BE CONSIDERED NONEXISTENT?
Correct Answer
CONDUCTOR
Page 1 of 60
,Question 5
WHAT MAINTAINS THE OUTPUT OF THE POWER SUPPLY AT A CONSTANT LEVEL IN
SPITE OF LARGE CHANGES IN LOAD CURRENT OR INPUT LINE VOLTAGE?
Correct Answer
REGULATOR
Question 6
WHICH TWO VARIABLES DETERMINE THE PRIMARY FREQUENCY OF ANY RESONANT
CAVITY?
Correct Answer
PHYSICAL SIZE AND SHAPE
Question 7
WHAT CAN BE USED TO MEASURE CAPACITANCE, INDUCTANCE, AND RESISTANCE
FOR PRECISE ACCURACY?
Correct Answer
AC BRIDGES
Question 8
WHAT REFERS TO COMMUNICATIONS OVER A DISTANCE AND INCLUDES ANY
TRANSMISSION, EMISSION, OR RECEPTION OF SIGNS, SIGNALS, WRITINGS, IMAGES
OR SOUNDS?
Correct Answer
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Question 9
WHAT IS THE PROPERTY OF A RADIO WAVE WHICH IS SIMPLY THE AMOUNT OF TIME
REQUIRED FOR THE COMPLETION OF ONE FULL CYCLE?
Correct Answer
PERIOD
Page 2 of 60
,Question 10
HOW MANY BASIC LIQUID COOLING SYSTEM CONFIGURATIONS ARE THERE IN THE
US NAVY AS OF THE TIME OF THIS PUBLICAN?
Correct Answer
3
Question 11
WHAT IS THE RATIO OF MAXIMUM VOLTAGE TO MINIMUM VOLTAGE ON A LINE
CALLED?
Correct Answer
VSWR
Question 12
ANY FREQUENCY THAT IS A WHOLE NUMBER MULTIPLE OF A SMALLER BASIC
FREQUENCY IS KNOWN AS WHAT PROPERTY OF THAT BASIC FREQUENCY?
Correct Answer
HARMONIC
Question 13
WHICH TERM MEANS THAT THE OUTPUT SIGNAL IS JUST LIKE THE INPUT SIGNAL IN
ALL RESPECTS EXCEPT AMPLITUDE?
Correct Answer
FIDELITY
Question 14
WHICH THEORY ASSUMES THAT ALL MAGNETIC SUBSTANCES ARE COMPOSED OF
TINY MOLECULAR MAGNETS?
Correct Answer
WEBER'S THEORY
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, Question 15
WHAT IS RETURNING A PART OF THE OUTPUT BACK TO ITS INPUT KNOWN AS?
Correct Answer
DEGENERATION
Question 16
WHAT IS THE TIME CALLED FOR ONE COMPLETE CYCLE?
Correct Answer
PULSE
Question 17
WHICH ALTITUDE ARE NAVY NAVIGATIONAL SATELLITE SYSTEM (NNSS) SATELLITES
PLACED IN A CIRCULAR POLAR ORBIT?
Correct Answer
500-700 NM
Question 18
WHAT IS THE MF FREQUENCY?
Correct Answer
300 TO 3000 KHZ
Question 19
WHAT IS THE PROCESS KNOWN AS OF TRANSFERRING ENERGY BETWEEN CIRCUITS?
Correct Answer
COUPLING
Question 20
WHAT IS MICROWAVE THEORY BASED ON?
Correct Answer
ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS
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