TECHNICAL TERMS 3

Question 1

an amplifier consisting of two bipolar junction transistors with their collectors connected together and the emitter of one connected to the base of the other.Circuit has an extremely high current gain and input impedance

Answer 1

Darlington pair

Question 2

a two terminal device that conducts in only one direction

Answer 2

Diode

Question 3

electric energy stored on the surface of a material .Also known as a static charge.

Answer 3

Electric charge

Question 4

a field or force that exists in the space between two different potentials or voltages. Also known as an electrostatic field.

Answer 4

Electric field

Question 5

force that causes the motion of electrons due to potential difference between two points.(voltage)

Answer 5

Electromotive force (emf)

Question 6

smallest subatomic particle of negative charge that orbits the nucleus of an atom

Answer 6

Electron

Question 7

the semiconductor region from which charge carriers are injected into the base of a bipolar junction transistor.

Answer 7

Emitter

Question 8

total resistance of all the individual resistances in a circuit

Answer 8

Equivalent resistance

Question 9

the basic unit of capacitance

Answer 9

Farad

Question 10

a voltage controlled transistor in which the source to drain conduction is controlled by gate to source voltage

Answer 10

Field effect transistor (FET)