Study Unit 1 - Introduction To Electronics - Self-Check 3

Question 1

Name three organizations where electronics technicians may be employed.

Answer 1

Any three of the following:

• Equipment manufacturers,
• equipment distributors,
• equipment maintenance firms,
• private companies,
• telephone company
• central offices,
• factories and manufacturing plants,
• TV or radio stations,
• their own businesses

Question 2

Name three job titles that are commonly held by electronics technicians.

Answer 2

Any three of the following:

• Service technicians,
• central office technicians,
• industrial electronics technicians,
• broadcast technicians,
• network control technicians,
• microwave technicians,
• laser technicians

Question 3

Name four things that can damage sensitive electronic equipment.

Answer 3

Static electricity, magnetic fields, dust, and moisture

Question 4

What is one of the richest sources of up-to-date technical information about electronics?

Answer 4

Internet

Question 5

What does the abbreviation ETA stand for?

Answer 5

Electronics Technician Asscociation

Question 6

Name three areas of communications that the Telecommunications Act of 1996 affects.

Answer 6

Any three of the following:

• Telephone service,
• electronics equipment manufacturing,
• cable television,
• radio broadcasting,
• TV broadcasting,
• on-line computer services