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Bipolar Junction Transistor

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

To operate properly, a transistor's base-emitter junction must be forward biased with reverse bias applied to which junction?

a)

collector-emitter

b)

base-collector

c)

base-emitter

d)

collector-base

2.

Most of the electrons in the base of an NPN transistor flow:

a)

out of the base lead

b)

into the collector

c)

into the emitter

d)

into the base supply

3.

In a transistor, collector current is controlled by:

a)

collector voltage

b)

base current

c)

collector resistance

d)

all of the above

4.

A transistor has …………………

a)

one pn junction

b)

two pn junctions

c)

three pn junctions

d)

four pn junctions

5.

Total emitter current is:

a)

IE – IC

b)

IC + IE

c)

IB + IC

d)

IB – IC

6.
What is the voltage drop across the B-E junction of a Si-made BJT?
a)
0.3 V
b)
0.7 V
c)
1.2 V
d)
2.3 V
7.

The base of a transistor is ………….. doped

a)

heavily

b)

moderately

c)

lightly

d)

none of the above

8.
They are circuits or devices with the capability to increase output voltages or current compared to the input.
a)
couplers
b)
amplifiers
c)
conductors
d)
bypass components
9.

One function of the transistor is to_____________?

a)

rectify

b)

amplify

c)

limit

d)

control

10.

transistor has 3 electrodes namely

a)

PNP

b)

NPN

c)

Base/ Collector/ Emitter

d)

Drain/ Gate/ Source

11.
Which of the following is not a terminal or region of a BJT?
a)
base
b)
collector
c)
drain
d)
emitter
12.
The transistor's region of operation when base current is equal to zero
a)
cutoff
b)
saturation
c)
breakdown
d)
active
13.

Which junction is forward biased when transistor is used as an amplifier?

a)

Emitter-Base

b)

Emitter-Collector

c)

Collector-Base

d)

No junction is forward biased

14.
The region of operation of a transistor where base-emitter junction has a low resistance due to forward bias and the base-collector junction has a high resistance due to reverse bias
a)
cutoff
b)
saturation
c)
breakdown
d)
active or linear
15.

What are the names of the terminals X, Y and Z?

a)

X = Base, Y = Collector, Z = Emitter

b)

X = Emitter, Y = Base, Z = Collector

c)

X = Collector, Y = Base, Z = Emitter

d)

X = Collector, Y = Emitter, Z = Base

16.

If the transistor operates such that it is either in the saturation or cut-off region, it is operating as

a)

a filter

b)

a switch

c)

a signal amplifier

d)

an emitter follower

17.

What is the type of the transistor shown?

a)

PNP

b)

NPN

c)

BJT

18.

In a transistor ………………..

a)

IE = IC + IB

b)

IB = IC + IE

c)

IE = IC – IB

19.

The emitter current is the sum of the collector current and the base current for both npn and pnp types of BJT

a)

True

b)

False

20.

When the transistor is in saturation, base-emitter and base-collector junctions are reverse-biased

a)

True

b)

False

21.

At the base-emitter junctions of a transistor, one finds

a)

a reverse bias

b)

a wide depletion layer

c)

low resistance

d)

none of the above

22.

Most of the majority carriers from the emitter

a)

recombine in the base

b)

recombine in the emitter

c)

pass through the base region to the collector

d)

none of the above