ASM 420 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

ASM 420 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Switches in circuits are normally connected in series with the loads they control, T or F?
- ANSWER-T

The current flowing through the parallel combination is the sum of the current in the
separate branches (Kirchoff's Current Law), T or F? - ANSWER-T

Capacitors are energy storage devices, T or F? - ANSWER-T

A capacitor absorbs energy when connected to a load, T or F? - ANSWER-F (actually
discharges)

In a circuit with two capacitors in parallel, total capacitance. C_T=_______- - ANSWER-
C_1+C_2

With capacitors, the voltage lags the current, T or F? - ANSWER-T

RLC circuits have resistive, capacitive, and inductive loads, T or F? - ANSWER-T

For capacitors, the amount of opposition to current flow is called ____. - ANSWER-
capacitive reactance

The unit of capacitance is the_____. - ANSWER-Farad

In RLC circuits, the total resistance of all the R, L, and C loads is called the total
impedance, T or F? - ANSWER-T

Capacitors store voltage, T or F? - ANSWER-F

An inductive load in a circuit will reduce its power factor, T or F? - ANSWER-T

The property causing opposition to changes in current is called ____. - ANSWER-
Inductance

The unit of inductance is _____. - ANSWER-Henries

An AC current in a conductor produces a ______. - ANSWER-Magnetic field

A coil is an inductor, T or F? - ANSWER-T

Both a coil and a conductor conduct current, T or F? - ANSWER-T