EMO 1 and 2 Bullshit Flashcards
If a diode has forward bias the diode will ___________. This also means that a _________ must be placed at the Anode and a ________ is placed at the Cathode?
Conduct
Positive
Negative
If you place your meter on a diode (with respect to proper meter placement, negative to your Cathode and positive to your anode), what resistance will you read?
Low resistance, it will be high is you flip flop your leads.
If your diode is forward bias you should read _______ resistance.
Low
If a diode is reverse bias resistance will be __________?
Very high
The anode is ______ and the cathode is ______.
Positive and negative
A diode that reads high resistance both ways is _______
Open
Micro is the prefix for _________?
Millionth
Wha is the unit of measure of capacitance?
Fared
Zebra diodes are used to regulate what?
Voltage
Rectifiers turn AC voltage into?
Pulsating DC
A what is used for signal shaping and used at frequencies higher then 60HZ?
Limiter
What side is negative on a symbol of a diode?
The ramp part
What are diodes constructed of?
Semi-conductors which have impurities added.
What another word for impurities inside a diode?
Doping
Add more impurities (doping) to a diode increases what?
Conduction
What does P and N stand for in reference to diodes?
P = Anode + N = Cathode -
What is the center called where free electrons and holes combine?
PN junction
What are transistors used for?
Control signals
What is the name of a semiconductor device that has 3 or more elements?
Transistor
In what direction does the arrow face on a PNP transistor?
Inward
In what direction does the arrow point in a NPN transistor?
Outwards
What is one of the most important parts of any transistor manufacturing process?
Quality control
What % of current in an NPN transistor reaches the collector?
98%
In an NPN transistor what section is made very thing compared to the other 2 sections?
P or the base
What is the name of a device that provides an increase in current, voltage, or power of a signal without appreciably altering the original signal?
Amplifier