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  • A. is increased
  • B. is decreased
  • C. remains the same
  • D. none of the above

Explanation: For the same applied drain voltage, a larger channel cross-sectional area provides a lower-resistance path, so more carriers flow and the…

Correct answer: is increased
  • A. 100 to 500 mA/V
  • B. 500 to 1000 mA/V
  • C. 0.5 to 30 mA/V
  • D. above 1000 mA/V

Explanation: A typical JFET transconductance lies roughly between 0.5 and 30 mA/V, depending on the device and bias point.

Correct answer: 0.5 to 30 mA/V
  • A. O
  • B. a few hundred O
  • C. kO
  • D. several MO

Explanation: The MOSFET gate is insulated by an oxide layer, so its dc gate current is nearly zero and its input impedance is extremely high, commonly…

Correct answer: several MO
  • A. many gate
  • B. open gate
  • C. insulated gate
  • D. shorted gate

Explanation: A MOSFET has an insulated gate, unlike the reverse-biased semiconductor gate junction of a JFET.

Correct answer: insulated gate
  • A. capacitor
  • B. battery
  • C. generator
  • D. none of the above

Explanation: The insulated gate and channel form a capacitor, and the capacitor's electric field changes the channel conductivity.

Correct answer: capacitor
  • A. remains the same
  • B. is decreased
  • C. is increased
  • D. none of the above

Explanation: Making the n-channel JFET gate less negative reduces the reverse bias and narrows the depletion regions, leaving a wider conducting…

Correct answer: is increased
  • A. 5 V
  • B. 0.6 V
  • C. 15 V
  • D. 25 V

Explanation: JFET pinch-off or cutoff voltage is device-dependent, but introductory texts commonly use about 5 V as a typical value.

Correct answer: 5 V
  • A. forward
  • B. reverse
  • C. not
  • D. none of the above

Explanation: In class A operation, the JFET gate-channel junction is kept reverse biased so gate current remains almost zero while the device conducts…

Correct answer: reverse
  • A. anode
  • B. cathode
  • C. grid cut off
  • D. none of the above

Explanation: The JFET gate voltage that cuts off channel current performs the same basic function as the grid-cutoff voltage in a vacuum tube.

Correct answer: grid cut off
  • A. triode
  • B. ordinary trnsistor
  • C. tetrode
  • D. JFET

Explanation: A JFET has low noise because its gate junction is reverse biased and its operation involves majority carriers, producing less noise than a…

Correct answer: JFET
  • A. JFET
  • B. MOSFET
  • C. Crystal diode
  • D. ordinary transistor

Explanation: A MOSFET has the highest input impedance because its insulated gate draws essentially no input current.

Correct answer: MOSFET
  • A. high input impedance and square-law property
  • B. inexpensive and high output impedance
  • C. low input impedance and high output impedance
  • D. none of the above

Explanation: A JFET combines very high input impedance with a square-law drain-current characteristic in its active region.

Correct answer: high input impedance and square-law property
  • A. almost touch each other
  • B. have large gap
  • C. have moderate gap
  • D. none of the above

Explanation: At the pinch-off voltage, the depletion regions expand until they nearly meet at the drain end of the channel.

Correct answer: almost touch each other
  • A. it is made of semiconductor material
  • B. input is reverse biased
  • C. of impurity atoms
  • D. none of the above

Explanation: The JFET gate-channel junction is reverse biased, so it permits only a very small leakage current and therefore presents high input…

Correct answer: input is reverse biased
  • A. small
  • B. very high
  • C. very small
  • D. none of the above

Explanation: A JFET provides very high power gain because its high input impedance requires very little input power, while the drain circuit can…

Correct answer: very high
  • A. is decreased
  • B. is increased
  • C. remains the same
  • D. none of the above

Explanation: Increasing the reverse gate bias widens the depletion regions around the channel.

Correct answer: is decreased
  • A. current
  • B. voltage
  • C. both current and voltage
  • D. none of the above

Explanation: A JFET is voltage driven because the gate-to-source voltage controls channel width and hence drain current.

Correct answer: voltage
  • A. gate voltage
  • B. source voltage
  • C. drain voltage
  • D. gate current

Explanation: The gate-to-source voltage is the input control parameter of a JFET because it controls the depletion-region width and therefore the…

Correct answer: gate voltage
  • A. negative gate voltage only
  • B. positive gate voltage only
  • C. positive as well as negative gate voltage
  • D. none of the above

Explanation: MOSFET operation depends on its channel type: an n-channel device uses positive gate bias relative to the source, while a p-channel device…

Correct answer: positive as well as negative gate voltage
  • A. electrons
  • B. holes
  • C. both electrons and holes
  • D. none of the above

Explanation: A p-channel JFET conducts through a p-type channel, where holes are the majority charge carriers.

Correct answer: holes