CET Certification – ETA Exam Practice Questions and Correct Answers
– Complete Study Set
When did the first CET certification program begin? - correct answer 1965
When did ETA initiate certification maintenance? - correct answer 1996
All ETA Certification categories require the passage of the Associate CET examination. True or
false. - correct answer False.
To qualify for MASTER CET, the examinee must attain a score of 85% on each separate exam.
True or false. - correct answer False
An associate CET cannot attempt one of the specialty examinations. True or false. - correct
answer False
Master CET status is lifetime and does not require certification maintenance. True or false. -
correct answer True
The Journeyman level:
a. denotes competency in one specialized area
b. requires 75% passing
c. requires 2 years of work or school
d. all of the above - correct answer all of the above
Certification maintenance requires payment of a fee and retesting or proving at least 40 hours
of upgrade retraining within a four year period. - correct answer True
A worker may become certified by ETA as a CST (computer service technician) without also
becoming certified as a CET (certified electronics technician.) True or false. - correct answer
True
The associate CET exam may be taken after the Journeyman exam. True or false. - correct
answer False.
B+ or supply voltages in electronics products are considered to be:
a. +5 to +12 V DC
b. 0 to 30 V DC
,c. +12 to 300 V DC
d. the anode or plate voltage supply - correct answer +12 to 300V DC
Leakage current in an electronic product between either of the AC power cord conductors and
the chassis or any exposed metal parts should not exceed_____________________.
a. 5 microamps
b. 500 microamps
c. 5 milliamps
d. 50 milliamps - correct answer 500 microamps
Shaded components on electronics schematics means:
a. only factory service personnel may change the part
b. only exact replacement parts may be used.
c. the shading makes for better readability
d. high voltage is present on these parts - correct answer only exact replacement parts may be
used.
Ingested solder fumes or particles______________.
a. are not harmful to the human body
b. are toxic
c. from lead-tin solder aren't harmful
d. from tin alloys are most harmful - correct answer are toxic
Second degree skin burns should_____________________.
a. not be treated with ice and bandage pack
b. be covered with thick bandages
c. be treated with cold water or ice
d. be treated by draining blisters - correct answer not be treated with ice and bandage pack
,Rules describing the fire or toxicity retardant types of cabling which may be installed in
buildings is contained in___________________.
a. NEC Article 770
b. UL 568B
c. TIA/EIA standard 578
d. NEMA code 1316 - correct answer NEC article 770
ESD and static discharge is most destructive to__________________.
a. CMOS semiconductors
b. TTL semiconductors
c. Germanium PN junctions
d. Silicon PN junctions - correct answer CMOS semiconductors
If you have never received formal training and practiced CPR on a person or dummy, in the
event of finding a fellow worker not breathing you______________.
a. should use what knowledge you do have of the procedure and attempt it.
b. should not attempt it but call for help
c. should attempt it after calling for help
d. should, if handy, read the instructions and attempt it in order to save the life. - correct
answer should not attempt it, but call for help
When working at heights above 6 feet, a.____________ is required by OSHA rules.
a. linemen's belt
b. lineman's belt attached to a lanyard
c. full body harness attached to a lanyard which prevents more than a 6' drop
d. good insurance policy - correct answer full body harness attached to a lanyard which
prevents more a 6' drop
, Residual voltage is associated with___________.
a. northern lights
b. corona arcing from electrical generators
c. charge retained by inductors
d. charged retained by capacitors. - correct answer charge retained by capacitors
The atomic number of an element is the same as the elements atomic weight. True or false. -
correct answer False.
An increase in voltage with resistance held constant causes current to________________.
a. decrease
b. increase twice to the value of voltage
c. increase
d. none of the above - correct answer increase
The ampere expresses__________.
a. volts/sec increase
b. a unit of charge movement per second past a given point.
c. coulombs/charge
d. an increase in resistance - correct answer a unit of charge movement per second past a given
point
The total resistance of a parallel circuit containing equal branch resistances is found by the
following:
a. by adding all the branch resistance values.
b. by taking the product of all the branch resistance values.
c. by dividing the resistance value of a branch by the number of branches.
– Complete Study Set
When did the first CET certification program begin? - correct answer 1965
When did ETA initiate certification maintenance? - correct answer 1996
All ETA Certification categories require the passage of the Associate CET examination. True or
false. - correct answer False.
To qualify for MASTER CET, the examinee must attain a score of 85% on each separate exam.
True or false. - correct answer False
An associate CET cannot attempt one of the specialty examinations. True or false. - correct
answer False
Master CET status is lifetime and does not require certification maintenance. True or false. -
correct answer True
The Journeyman level:
a. denotes competency in one specialized area
b. requires 75% passing
c. requires 2 years of work or school
d. all of the above - correct answer all of the above
Certification maintenance requires payment of a fee and retesting or proving at least 40 hours
of upgrade retraining within a four year period. - correct answer True
A worker may become certified by ETA as a CST (computer service technician) without also
becoming certified as a CET (certified electronics technician.) True or false. - correct answer
True
The associate CET exam may be taken after the Journeyman exam. True or false. - correct
answer False.
B+ or supply voltages in electronics products are considered to be:
a. +5 to +12 V DC
b. 0 to 30 V DC
,c. +12 to 300 V DC
d. the anode or plate voltage supply - correct answer +12 to 300V DC
Leakage current in an electronic product between either of the AC power cord conductors and
the chassis or any exposed metal parts should not exceed_____________________.
a. 5 microamps
b. 500 microamps
c. 5 milliamps
d. 50 milliamps - correct answer 500 microamps
Shaded components on electronics schematics means:
a. only factory service personnel may change the part
b. only exact replacement parts may be used.
c. the shading makes for better readability
d. high voltage is present on these parts - correct answer only exact replacement parts may be
used.
Ingested solder fumes or particles______________.
a. are not harmful to the human body
b. are toxic
c. from lead-tin solder aren't harmful
d. from tin alloys are most harmful - correct answer are toxic
Second degree skin burns should_____________________.
a. not be treated with ice and bandage pack
b. be covered with thick bandages
c. be treated with cold water or ice
d. be treated by draining blisters - correct answer not be treated with ice and bandage pack
,Rules describing the fire or toxicity retardant types of cabling which may be installed in
buildings is contained in___________________.
a. NEC Article 770
b. UL 568B
c. TIA/EIA standard 578
d. NEMA code 1316 - correct answer NEC article 770
ESD and static discharge is most destructive to__________________.
a. CMOS semiconductors
b. TTL semiconductors
c. Germanium PN junctions
d. Silicon PN junctions - correct answer CMOS semiconductors
If you have never received formal training and practiced CPR on a person or dummy, in the
event of finding a fellow worker not breathing you______________.
a. should use what knowledge you do have of the procedure and attempt it.
b. should not attempt it but call for help
c. should attempt it after calling for help
d. should, if handy, read the instructions and attempt it in order to save the life. - correct
answer should not attempt it, but call for help
When working at heights above 6 feet, a.____________ is required by OSHA rules.
a. linemen's belt
b. lineman's belt attached to a lanyard
c. full body harness attached to a lanyard which prevents more than a 6' drop
d. good insurance policy - correct answer full body harness attached to a lanyard which
prevents more a 6' drop
, Residual voltage is associated with___________.
a. northern lights
b. corona arcing from electrical generators
c. charge retained by inductors
d. charged retained by capacitors. - correct answer charge retained by capacitors
The atomic number of an element is the same as the elements atomic weight. True or false. -
correct answer False.
An increase in voltage with resistance held constant causes current to________________.
a. decrease
b. increase twice to the value of voltage
c. increase
d. none of the above - correct answer increase
The ampere expresses__________.
a. volts/sec increase
b. a unit of charge movement per second past a given point.
c. coulombs/charge
d. an increase in resistance - correct answer a unit of charge movement per second past a given
point
The total resistance of a parallel circuit containing equal branch resistances is found by the
following:
a. by adding all the branch resistance values.
b. by taking the product of all the branch resistance values.
c. by dividing the resistance value of a branch by the number of branches.
