Common Collector and Common Base Amplifiers MCQs

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1. For class B operation, the collector current flows

• The whole cycle
• Half the cycle
• Less than half a cycle
• Less than a quarter of a cycle

B. Half the cycle

2. Transformer coupling is an example of

• Direct coupling
• AC coupling
• DC coupling
• Impedance coupling

B. AC coupling

3. An audio amplifier operates in the frequency range of

• 0 to 20 Hz
• 20 Hz to 20 kHz
• 20 to 200 kHz
• Above 20 kHz

B. 20 Hz to 20 kHz

4. A tuned RF amplifier is

• Narrowband
• Wideband
• Direct coupled
• Impedance coupled

A. Narrowband

5. The first stage of a preamp is

• A tuned RF stage
• Large signal
• Small signal
• A dc amplifier

C. Small signal

6. For maximum peak-to-peak output voltage, the Q point should be

• Near saturation
• Near cutoff
• At the center of the dc load line
• At the center of the ac load line

D. At the center of the ac load line

7. An amplifier has two load lines because

• It has ac and dc collector resistances
• It has two equivalent circuits
• DC acts one way and ac acts another
• All of the above

D. All of the above

8. When the Q point is at the center of the ac load line, the maximum peak-to-peak output voltage equals

• VCEQ
• 2VCEQ
• ICQ
• 2IcQ

B. 2VCEQ

9. Push-pull is almost always used with

• Class A
• Class B
• Class C
• All of the above

B. Class B

10. One advantage of a class B push-pull amplifier is

• Very small quiescent current drain
• Maximum efficiency of 78.5 percent
• Greater efficiency than class A
• All of the above

D. All of the above

11. Class C amplifiers are almost always

• Transformer-coupled between stages
• Operated at audio frequencies
• Tuned RF amplifiers
• Wideband

C. Tuned RF amplifiers

12. The input signal of a class C amplifier

• Is negatively clamped at the base
• Is amplified and inverted
• Produces brief pulses of collector current
• All of the above

D. All of the above

13. The collector current of a class C amplifier

• Is an amplified version of the input voltage
• Has harmonics
• Is negatively clamped
• Flows for half a cycle

B. Has harmonics

14. The bandwidth of a class C amplifier decreases when the

• Resonant frequency increases
• Q increases
• XL decreases
• Load resistance decreases

B. Q increases

15. The transistor dissipation in a class C amplifier decreases when the

• Resonant frequency increases
• coil Q increases
• Load resistance decreases
• Capacitance increases

B. coil Q increases

16. The power rating of a transistor can be increased by

• Raising the temperature
• Using a heat sink
• Using a derating curve
• Operating with no input signal

B. Using a heat sink

17. The ac load line is the same as the dc load line when the ac collector resistance equals the

• DC emitter resistance
• AC emitter resistance
• DC collector resistance
• Supply voltage divided by collector current

C. DC collector resistance

18. If RC = 3.6 kohm and RL = 10 kohm, the ac load resistance equals

• 10 kohm
• 2.65 kohm
• I kohm
• 3.6 kohm

B. 2.65 kohm

19. The quiescent collector current is the same as the

• DC collector current
• AC collector current
• Total collector current
• Voltage-divider current

A. DC collector current

20. The ac load line usually

• Equals the dc load line
• Has less slope than the dc load line
• Is steeper than the dc load line
• Is horizontal

C. Is steeper than the dc load line

21. For a Q point near the center of the dc load line, clipping is more likely to occur on the

• Positive peak of input voltage
• Negative peak of output voltage
• Positive peak of output voltage
• Negative peak of emitter voltage

C. Positive peak of output voltage

22. In a class A amplifier, the collector current flows for

• Less than half the cycle
• Half the cycle
• Less than the whole cycle
• The entire cycle

D. The entire cycle

23. With class A, the output signal should be

• Unclipped
• Clipped on positive voltage peak
• Clipped on negative voltage peak
• Clipped on negative current peak

A. Unclipped

24. The instantaneous operating point swings-along the

• AC load line
• DC load line
• Both load lines
• Neither load line

A. AC load line

25. The current drain of an amplifier is the

• Total ac current from the generator
• Total dc current from the supply
• Current gain from base to collector
• Current gain from collector to base

B. Total dc current from the supply

26. The power gain of an amplifier

• Is the same as the voltage gain
• Is smaller than the voltage gain
• Equals output power divided by input power
• Equals load power

C. Equals output power divided by input power

27. Heat sinks reduce the

• Transistor power
• Ambient temperature
• Junction temperature
• Collector current

C. Junction temperature

28. When the ambient temperature increases, the maximum transistor power rating

• Decreases
• Increases
• Remains the same
• None of the above

A. Decreases

29. If the load power is 3 mW and the dc power is 150 mW, the efficiency is

• 0
• 2 percent
• 3 percent
• 20 percent

B. 2 percent