ECE 2205 Theory

Question 1

What does a resistor do?

Answer 1

Resists the flow of current

Question 2

List passive circuit elements

Answer 2

-Resistors
-Inductors
-Conductors

Question 3

What does an inductor produce?

Answer 3

-Produces a voltage based upon the opposition to change in electric current

Question 4

What does a capacitor produce?

Answer 4

-Produces a current based upon a time varying electric field

Question 5

What does a inductor store?

Answer 5

-Stores energy in the form of current

Question 6

What does a capacitor store?

Answer 6

-Stores energy in the form of voltage

Question 7

What cannot change abruptly through an inductor?

Answer 7

Current

Question 8

What can change abruptly through an inductor?

Answer 8

Voltage
-Depends on whether it is storing or releasing energy

Question 9

What cannot change abruptly through a capacitor?

Answer 9

Voltage

Question 10

What can change abruptly through a capacitor?

Answer 10

Current
-Depends on whether it is storing or releasing energy