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  • A. 3.5 kHz
  • B. 0 Hz
  • C. 0 Hz to 3.5 kHz
  • D. 7 kHz

Explanation: A low-pass filter passes frequencies from dc, or 0 Hz, up to its cutoff frequency. Therefore its passband is 0 Hz to 3.5 kHz.

Correct answer: 0 Hz to 3.5 kHz
  • A. is 7 kHz
  • B. is 10 kHz
  • C. is 12 kHz
  • D. cannot be determined

Explanation: For the usual filter approximation, bandwidth equals fH − fL and the resonant frequency is the midpoint: fL = 14 − 4/2 = 12 kHz.

Correct answer: is 12 kHz
  • A. nonconductor
  • B. battery
  • C. conductor
  • D. microwaveElectronic Components

Explanation: A battery converts stored chemical energy into electrical energy and supplies it to an external circuit.

Correct answer: battery
  • A. 60 db
  • B. 30 db
  • C. 120 db
  • D. 600 dbTry Prep Courses

Explanation: Voltage gain in decibels is 20 log10(Av). For a gain of 1000, this gives 20 log10(1000) = 20 × 3 = 60 dB.

Correct answer: 60 db
  • A. Resonant
  • B. Sideband
  • C. 3 db
  • D. None of the above

Explanation: At either cutoff frequency, the amplifier output power falls to half its midband value, corresponding to a voltage gain decrease of about…

Correct answer: 3 db
  • A. Changes in temperature cause thermal instability
  • B. Circuit becomes heavy and costly
  • C. It becomes difficult to bias the circuit
  • D. None of the above

Explanation: Direct coupling passes dc as well as the signal, so temperature changes can shift transistor operating points and accumulate from stage to…

Correct answer: Changes in temperature cause thermal instability
  • A. More than
  • B. The same as
  • C. Less than
  • D. Data insufficient

Explanation: Each cascaded amplifier stage contributes high- and low-frequency limitations, narrowing the overall bandwidth of a multistage amplifier.

Correct answer: More than
  • A. 5 db
  • B. 2 db
  • C. 10 db
  • D. 3 dbTry Prep Courses

Explanation: For power gain, the change in decibels is 10 log10(P2/P1). Halving the power gives 10 log10(1/2) ≈ -3 dB, so the gain falls by about 3 dB.

Correct answer: 3 dbTry Prep Courses
  • A. RC coupling
  • B. Transformer coupling
  • C. Direct coupling
  • D. None of the aboveCompare Power Rates

Explanation: RC coupling is commonly used in the voltage-amplifier stages because it is inexpensive and gives good voltage gain with a reasonably flat…

Correct answer: RC coupling
  • A. 30 db
  • B. 60 db
  • C. 120 db
  • D. 600 db

Explanation: Power gain in decibels is 10 log10(Ap), so 10 log10(1,000,000) = 10×6 = 60 dB.

Correct answer: 60 db
  • A. Step up
  • B. Step down
  • C. Same turn ratio
  • D. None of the above

Explanation: A transistor collector generally has relatively high impedance, while the load may be low impedance.

Correct answer: Step down
  • A. 600 db
  • B. 24 db
  • C. 14 db
  • D. 27 db

Explanation: Decibel gains of cascaded amplifier stages add directly: 10 + 5 + 12 = 27 dB.

Correct answer: 27 db
  • A. Large
  • B. Very large
  • C. Small
  • D. None of the above

Explanation: Transformer coupling is especially useful when a high-resistance amplifier output must drive a small-resistance load, such as a…

Correct answer: Small
  • A. RC
  • B. Transformer
  • C. Direct
  • D. None of the above

Explanation: Direct coupling passes signals down to zero frequency because it has no coupling capacitor or transformer to introduce a low-frequency…

Correct answer: Direct
  • A. Amplifier level output is kept constant
  • B. Amplifier frequency is held constant
  • C. Generator frequency is held constant
  • D. Generator output level is held constantDiscover Home Audio

Explanation: To plot an amplifier’s frequency response, the generator output level is kept constant while its frequency is varied and the amplifier…

Correct answer: Generator output level is held constantDiscover Home Audio
  • A. To pass d.c. between the stages
  • B. Not to attenuate the low frequencies
  • C. To dissipate high power
  • D. None of the aboveHire Civil Engineers

Explanation: The coupling capacitor must have sufficiently low reactance at the lowest signal frequency so that it does not attenuate low-frequency…

Correct answer: Not to attenuate the low frequencies
  • A. RC
  • B. Transformer
  • C. Direct
  • D. None of the aboveCompare Local Schools

Explanation: Direct coupling is used for DC amplification because it passes both the signal and its DC component from one stage to the next.

Correct answer: Direct
  • A. In db
  • B. In volts
  • C. As a number
  • D. None of the aboveGet Study Guides

Explanation: Voltage gain is commonly expressed in decibels using 20 log10(Vo/Vi), which conveniently represents very large gain or attenuation ratios.

Correct answer: In db