TECHNICAL TERMS 5

Question 1

a semiconductor compound formed by doping an intrinsic semiconductor with a pentavalent element. An n-type material contains an excess of conduction band electrons

Answer 1

N-type semiconductor

Question 2

a bipolar junction transistor in which a p-type base element is sandwiched between an n-type emitter and an n-type collector.

Answer 2

NPN transistor

Question 3

component that does not amplify a signal. Resistors, capacitors and inductors are examples

Answer 3

Passive component

Question 4

a bipolar junction transistor with an n-type base and p-type emitter collector.

Answer 4

PNP transistor

Question 5

power supply that maintains a constant output voltage under changing load conditions.

Answer 5

Regulated power supply

Question 6

device or circuit that maintains a desired output under changing conditions

Answer 6

Regulator

Question 7

Illustration of an electrical or electronic circuit with the components represented by their symbols.

Answer 7

Illustration of an electrical or electronic circuit with the components represented by their symbols.

Question 8

an element which is neither a good conductor or a good insulator, but rather lies somewhere between the two.Characterized by a valence shell containing four electrons. Silicon, germanium and carbon are the semiconductors most frequently used in electronics

Answer 8

Semiconductor

Question 9

circuit in which the components are connected end to end so that current has only one path to follow through the circuit

Answer 9

Series circuit

Question 10

term derived from “transfer resistor.” Semiconductor device that can be used as an amplifier or as an electronics witch

Answer 10

Transistor