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What is the significance of a negative sign in the answer for current when solving network problems? -
(ANSWER)Negative current flows in the opposite direction from the assigned current
Energy is the ability to do work - (ANSWER)True
Power is the rate at which energy is used - (ANSWER)True
Which one of these statements is TRUE of two or more current sources in parallel?
They can be replaced by one current source.
The combined current is always less than the smallest individual current.
A series resistor must be included in each branch.
They violate Kirchhoff's current law. - (ANSWER)They can be replaced by one current source.
When finding the total resistance of a series-parallel combination, the most important step is -
(ANSWER)to define the series and parallel relationships
What is needed to solve most resistive circuit analysis problems? - (ANSWER)The voltage divider
formula, Ohm's law, and the current divider formula
The 2 general categories of inductors are... - (ANSWER)fixed and variable
Capacitors store energy in a magnetic field, concentrated in the dielectric. - (ANSWER)False
The Thevenin voltage is equal to... - (ANSWER)The open circuit voltage at the networks terminals
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The first steps of Thevenizing a circuit are - (ANSWER)open RL, determine Rth, VL, make VL = Vth
To convert a Norton equivalent circuit to a Thevenin equivalent circuit... - (ANSWER)Let the Norton
resistance equal the Thevenin resistance and place the Norton and Thevenin sources in series
In a series-parallel circuit, individual component power dissipations are calculated using -
(ANSWER)individual component parameters
Which circuit law is used in the node voltage method? - (ANSWER)Kirchhoff's current law
Where can the voltage divider formula be useful in a series-parallel circuit? - (ANSWER)With a group of
series connected resistors
What circuit law is used in the mesh or loop current method? - (ANSWER)Kirchhoff's voltage law
1/Ct = 1/C1 + 1/C2 + 1/C3 is the equation used to find three capacitors in... - (ANSWER)Series
Resistors, capacitors, and inductors can all be typed as fixed or variable. - (ANSWER)True
Inductance is measured in this particular unit. - (ANSWER)henry
In this type of a circuit voltage can be read, but current will be zero. - (ANSWER)Open circuit
This part of a circuit is often used interchangeably with the term "reference" which isn't always a good
practice. - (ANSWER)Ground
Magnitude and polarity of the voltage across a current source is not a result of the network where the
voltage is applied. - (ANSWER)False
What is the significance of a negative sign in the answer for current when solving network problems? -
(ANSWER)Negative current flows in the opposite direction from the assigned current
Energy is the ability to do work - (ANSWER)True
Power is the rate at which energy is used - (ANSWER)True
Which one of these statements is TRUE of two or more current sources in parallel?
They can be replaced by one current source.
The combined current is always less than the smallest individual current.
A series resistor must be included in each branch.
They violate Kirchhoff's current law. - (ANSWER)They can be replaced by one current source.
When finding the total resistance of a series-parallel combination, the most important step is -
(ANSWER)to define the series and parallel relationships
What is needed to solve most resistive circuit analysis problems? - (ANSWER)The voltage divider
formula, Ohm's law, and the current divider formula
The 2 general categories of inductors are... - (ANSWER)fixed and variable
Capacitors store energy in a magnetic field, concentrated in the dielectric. - (ANSWER)False
The Thevenin voltage is equal to... - (ANSWER)The open circuit voltage at the networks terminals
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The first steps of Thevenizing a circuit are - (ANSWER)open RL, determine Rth, VL, make VL = Vth
To convert a Norton equivalent circuit to a Thevenin equivalent circuit... - (ANSWER)Let the Norton
resistance equal the Thevenin resistance and place the Norton and Thevenin sources in series
In a series-parallel circuit, individual component power dissipations are calculated using -
(ANSWER)individual component parameters
Which circuit law is used in the node voltage method? - (ANSWER)Kirchhoff's current law
Where can the voltage divider formula be useful in a series-parallel circuit? - (ANSWER)With a group of
series connected resistors
What circuit law is used in the mesh or loop current method? - (ANSWER)Kirchhoff's voltage law
1/Ct = 1/C1 + 1/C2 + 1/C3 is the equation used to find three capacitors in... - (ANSWER)Series
Resistors, capacitors, and inductors can all be typed as fixed or variable. - (ANSWER)True
Inductance is measured in this particular unit. - (ANSWER)henry
In this type of a circuit voltage can be read, but current will be zero. - (ANSWER)Open circuit
This part of a circuit is often used interchangeably with the term "reference" which isn't always a good
practice. - (ANSWER)Ground
Magnitude and polarity of the voltage across a current source is not a result of the network where the
voltage is applied. - (ANSWER)False
