CET ASSOCIATE CERTIFICATION TEST
PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
GRADED A+
⩥A high current NP device would most likely be found:
A. In a surge suppressor
B. As the radiator in a micro-wave oven
C. In the DC power supply of a television
D. As the oscillator in a superheterodyne receive. Answer: A. In a surge
suppressor
⩥Which of these would most likely be used as a signal amplifier?
A. Triode
B. Magnetron
C. Triac
D. DAC. Answer: A. Triode
⩥A capacitor and a resistor in series would be used to:
A. Cut off the peaks in AC signals at a set level
,B. Reduce or short signals above certain frequencies
C. Pass the DC level, while blocking the AC signals
D. Filter signals from getting into an amplifier. Answer: B. Reduce or
short signals above certain frequencies
⩥The component used to control the functions of an electronic device
most likely would be referred to as:
A. RAM
B. SCR
C. Microprocessor
D. Op-amp. Answer: C. Microprocessor
⩥A capacitor would most likely be rated:
A. 5 farads
B. 4 henrys
C. 7 ohms
D. .05 microfarad. Answer: D. .05 microfarad
⩥Which of these is most true of a PNP transistor?
,A. It will avalanche when the cutoff is reached
B. It conducts equally well forward or backward
C. A negative voltage will be applied to the collector
D. The cathode must be heated to operate. Answer: C. A negative
voltage will be applied to the collector
⩥An advantage a transistor has over a vacuum tube triode is:
A. A triode cannot conduct from the cathode to the anode
B. A transistor does not require as anode load
C. A triode requires grid bias
D. A transistor normally has a longer life. Answer: D. A transistor
normally has a longer life
⩥The most likely use of a transformer would be:
A. To couple signals from one circuit to another
B. To filter out unwanted signals
C. As a regulator in power supplies
D. To protect a circuit from excessive currents. Answer: A. To couple
signals from one circuit to another
⩥Which of these would apply mostly to a "balun"?
, A. Semiconductor
B. Isolation transformer
C. Integrated circuit
D. Over voltage protection. Answer: B. Isolation transformer
⩥DIP refers to:
A. Double integrated protection
B. Dual ion positron
C. Discrete icon positioner
D. Dual inline package. Answer: D. Dual inline package
⩥Diodes are marked with a band at the __________ end.
A. Cathode
B. Anode
C. Center
D. Base element. Answer: A. Cathode
⩥In testing a diode, a forward-to-reverse ratio of 10-1 is indicative of a
good diode.
PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
GRADED A+
⩥A high current NP device would most likely be found:
A. In a surge suppressor
B. As the radiator in a micro-wave oven
C. In the DC power supply of a television
D. As the oscillator in a superheterodyne receive. Answer: A. In a surge
suppressor
⩥Which of these would most likely be used as a signal amplifier?
A. Triode
B. Magnetron
C. Triac
D. DAC. Answer: A. Triode
⩥A capacitor and a resistor in series would be used to:
A. Cut off the peaks in AC signals at a set level
,B. Reduce or short signals above certain frequencies
C. Pass the DC level, while blocking the AC signals
D. Filter signals from getting into an amplifier. Answer: B. Reduce or
short signals above certain frequencies
⩥The component used to control the functions of an electronic device
most likely would be referred to as:
A. RAM
B. SCR
C. Microprocessor
D. Op-amp. Answer: C. Microprocessor
⩥A capacitor would most likely be rated:
A. 5 farads
B. 4 henrys
C. 7 ohms
D. .05 microfarad. Answer: D. .05 microfarad
⩥Which of these is most true of a PNP transistor?
,A. It will avalanche when the cutoff is reached
B. It conducts equally well forward or backward
C. A negative voltage will be applied to the collector
D. The cathode must be heated to operate. Answer: C. A negative
voltage will be applied to the collector
⩥An advantage a transistor has over a vacuum tube triode is:
A. A triode cannot conduct from the cathode to the anode
B. A transistor does not require as anode load
C. A triode requires grid bias
D. A transistor normally has a longer life. Answer: D. A transistor
normally has a longer life
⩥The most likely use of a transformer would be:
A. To couple signals from one circuit to another
B. To filter out unwanted signals
C. As a regulator in power supplies
D. To protect a circuit from excessive currents. Answer: A. To couple
signals from one circuit to another
⩥Which of these would apply mostly to a "balun"?
, A. Semiconductor
B. Isolation transformer
C. Integrated circuit
D. Over voltage protection. Answer: B. Isolation transformer
⩥DIP refers to:
A. Double integrated protection
B. Dual ion positron
C. Discrete icon positioner
D. Dual inline package. Answer: D. Dual inline package
⩥Diodes are marked with a band at the __________ end.
A. Cathode
B. Anode
C. Center
D. Base element. Answer: A. Cathode
⩥In testing a diode, a forward-to-reverse ratio of 10-1 is indicative of a
good diode.
