Study Unit 1 - Introduction To Electronics - Self-Check 2

Question 1

True or False?

Electrical shock isn’t a significant hazard to telecommunications technicians, since they never work around high voltages.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

A safety procedure in which a circuit’s switch or breaker is locked and marked with the name of the technician working on the circuit is called a _______.

Answer 2

Lockout - Tag out (LOTO)

Question 3

True of False?

Rings, watches, and other jewelry shouldn’t be worn when working on electronic equipment.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

True or False?

If an electrical fault causes the cover of a piece of equipment to conduct electricity, a technician who touched the cover would receive a(n) _______.

Answer 4

Electric shock

Question 5

True or False?

It’s sufficient to switch off a piece of electrical equipment before servicing it. Unplugging the equipment isn’t generally a required safety practice.

Answer 5

False

Question 6

A testing instrument that’s used to measure electrical quantities such as volts, ohms, and amperes in a circuit is the _______.

Answer 6

Multimeter

Question 7

An instrument that may be substituted for the power conversion circuits in a piece of
equipment is the _______.

Answer 7

Power supply

Question 8

The most sophisticated piece of general-purpose test equipment an electronics technician is likely to use is the _______.

Answer 8

Oscilloscope

Question 9

A _______ can be used to simulate a signal for troubleshooting purposes.

Answer 9

Signal generator

Question 10

True or False?

Blindness can result from unsafe behavior in the presence of high-powered laser equipment.

Answer 10

True