WorksheetsOPAMP Quiz
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What type of amplifier is an OPAMP?
Differential amplifier
Oscillator
Rectifier
None of the above
At what voltage does an OPAMP typically operate?
High voltage (~ 100 KV)
Medium voltage (~ 220 Volt)
Low voltage (~ 12 Volt)
Very high voltage (~ 10 mili Volt)
The voltage gain of an ideal operational amplifier is:
Infinite
Very high
Low
Very low
The bandwidth of an ideal operational amplifier is:
Infinite
Very high
Low
Very low
What is the output impedance of an ideal operational amplifier?
Infinite
Very high
Low
Zero
The CMRR of an ideal operational amplifier is:
Infinite
Very high
Low
Very low
What is the slew rate of an ideal op-amp?
Infinite
Very high
Low
Zero
An operational amplifier (op-amp) is classified as a:
Voltage-controlled voltage source (VCVS)
Voltage-controlled current source (VCCS)
Current-controlled voltage source (CCVS)
Current-controlled current source (CCCS)
Applications of Op-Amps:
Only +ve Voltage
Only –ve voltage
Dual power supply, i.e., ± Vcc
None of the above
What does the term 'virtual ground' refer to in the context of an op-amp?
The terminal is directly connected to the ground.
The terminal is not physically connected to the ground, but its voltage is zero because the other terminal is grounded due to the properties of the op-amp.
Both (a) and (b)
None of the above
Applications of Op-Amps include:
Negative feedback
Positive feedback
Both of the above
None of the above
What does common-mode gain indicate?
The capability to eliminate common mode signals such as noise and interference
Increase the noise
Increase the distortion
All of the above
The slew rate is defined as the:
Maximum rate at which the output voltage changes over time
Minimum rate at which the output voltage changes over time
Moderate rate at which the output voltage changes over time
None of the above
What component is used as the feedback element in an op-amp integrator?
Capacitor as feedback element
Resistor as feedback element
Inductor as feedback element
A simple wire as feedback element
An operational amplifier can amplify
Only AC signals
Only DC signals
Both AC and DC signals
Neither AC nor DC signals
What is the tail current of a differential amplifier?
Half of either collector current
Equal to either collector current
Two times either collector current
Equal to the difference in base currents
What is the approximate node voltage at the top of the tail resistor?
Collector supply voltage
Zero
Emitter supply voltage
Tail current times base resistance
The input offset current is defined as the
Difference between two base currents
Average of two base currents
Collector current divided by current gain
Difference between two base-emitter voltages
The tail current is equal to the
Difference between two emitter currents
Sum of two emitter currents
Collector current divided by current gain
Collector voltage divided by collector resistance
In a differential amplifier with a differential output, the voltage gain is determined by dividing RC by
re'
re'/2
2re'
RE
The input impedance of a differential amplifier is equal to re' multiplied by
0
RC
RE
2 times Beta
What is the frequency of a DC signal?
0
60 Hz
0 to over 1 MHz
1 MHz
What happens when both input terminals of a differential amplifier are connected to ground?
The base currents are equal
The collector currents are equal
An output error voltage typically occurs
The ac output voltage is zero
What is one potential source of output error voltage?
Input bias current
Difference in collector resistors
Tail current
Common-mode voltage gain
Common-mode signals are applied to
The non-inverting input
The inverting input
Both inputs
Top of the tail resistor
The common-mode voltage gain is
Less than the voltage gain
Identical to the voltage gain
More than the voltage gain
None of the above
What type of amplifier is typically used in the input stage of an op amp?
Differential amplifier
Class B push-pull amplifier
CE amplifier
Swamped amplifier
What does the tail of a differential amplifier resemble?
Battery
Current source
Transistor
Diode
The common-mode voltage gain of a differential amplifier is calculated as RC divided by
re'
re'/2
2re'
2RE
What is the voltage across each emitter diode when the two bases are grounded in a differential amplifier?
Zero
0.7 V
Identical
High
What is the common-mode rejection ratio?
Very low
Typically expressed in decibels
Equivalent to the voltage gain
Equivalent to the common-mode voltage gain
What is the typical input stage configuration of an operational amplifier?
Single-ended input with single-ended output
Single-ended input with differential output
Differential input with single-ended output
Differential input with differential output
The input offset current is typically
Lower than the input bias current
Zero
Less than the input offset voltage
Not significant when a base resistor is present
When both bases are grounded, the only offset that results in an error is the
Input offset current
Input bias current
Input offset voltage
Beta
What typically determines the open-loop cutoff frequency of an operational amplifier?
Stray-wiring capacitance
Base-emitter capacitance
Collector-base capacitance
Compensating capacitance
A compensating capacitor helps to avoid
Voltage gain
Oscillations
Input offset current
Power bandwidth
What is the open-loop voltage gain at the unity-gain frequency?
1
Amid
Zero
Very large
The cutoff frequency of an operational amplifier is equal to the unity-gain frequency divided by
the cutoff frequency
Closed-loop voltage gain
Unity
Common-mode voltage gain
Given a cutoff frequency of 15 Hz and a midband open-loop voltage gain of 1,000,000, what is the unity-gain frequency?
25 Hz
1 MHz
1.5 MHz
15 MHz
What is the input impedance of an ideal operational amplifier?
Finite
0
Infinite
Unity
Given a unity-gain frequency of 5 MHz and a midband open loop voltage gain of 200,000, what is the cutoff frequency?
25 Hz
1 MHz
1.5 MHz
15 MHz
How many input terminals does an op-AMP have?
1
2
3
4
The initial slope of a sine wave is directly related to
Slew rate
Frequency
Voltage gain
Capacitance
What is the formula for the gain of an inverting amplifier?
R2/R1
R1/R2
-R1/R2
R1/(R1+R2)
If the initial slope of a sine wave exceeds the slew rate,
Distortion occurs
Linear operation occurs
Voltage gain is maximum
The op amp works best
What type of waveform can be generated using an OP-AMP?
Square
Pulse
Triangular
All of these
The power bandwidth expands when
Frequency increases
Frequency decreases
Initial slope decreases
Voltage gain increases
What is the gain of an op-amp voltage follower?
0
Unity
Infinite
Very high
What components does a 741C utilize?
Discrete resistors
Inductors
Active-load resistors
A large coupling capacitor
A 741C cannot function without
Discrete resistors
Passive loading
DC return paths on the two bases
A small coupling capacitor
The input impedance of a BIFET op amp is
Low
Medium
High
Extremely high
An LF157A is a
Diff amp
Source follower
Bipolar op amp
BIFET op amp
If the two supply voltages are plus and minus 15 V, the MPP value of an op amp is closest to
0
+15V
-15 V
30 V
The open-loop cutoff frequency of a 741C is controlled by
A coupling capacitor
The output short circuit current
The power bandwidth
A compensating capacitor
The 741C has a unity-gain frequency of
10 Hz
20 kHz
1 MHz
15 MHz
The unity-gain frequency equals the product of closed-loop voltage gain and the
Compensating capacitance
Tail current
Closed-loop cutoff frequency
Load resistance
If the unity frequency is 10 MHz and midband open-loop voltage gain is 1,000,000, then the openloop cutoff frequency of the op amp is
10 Hz
20 Hz
50 Hz
100 Hz
The initial slope of a sine wave increases when
Frequency decreases
Peak value increases
Cc increases
Cc increases
If the frequency is greater than the power bandwidth,
Slew-rate distortion occurs
A normal output signal occurs
Output offset voltage increases
Distortion may occur
An op amp has an open base resistor. The output voltage will be
Zero
Slightly different from zero
Maximum positive or negative
An amplified sine wave
An op amp has a voltage gain of 500,000. If the output voltage is 1 V, the input voltage is
2 microvolts
5 mV
10 mV
1 V
A 741C has supply voltages of plus and minus 15 V. If the load resistance is large, the MPP value is
0
+15 V
27 V
37 V
Above the cutoff frequency, the voltage gain of a 741C decreases approximately
10 dB per decade
15 dB per octave
10 dB per octave
20 dB per decade
The voltage gain of an op amp is unity at the
Cutoff frequency
Unity-gain frequency
Generator frequency
Power bandwidth
When slew-rate distortion of a sine wave occurs, the output
Is larger
Appears triangular
Is normal
Has no offset
A 741C has
A voltage gain of 100,000
An input impedance of 2 Mohm
An output impedance of 75 ohm
All of the above
The closed-loop voltage gain of an inverting amplifier equals
The ratio of the input resistance to the feedback resistance
The open-loop voltage gain
The feedback resistance divided by the input resistance
The input resistance
The non-inverting amplifier has a
Large closed-loop voltage gain
Small open-loop voltage gain
Large closed-loop input impedance
Large closed-loop output impedance
The voltage follower has a
Closed-loop voltage gain of unity
Small open-loop voltage gain
Closed-loop bandwidth of zero
Large closed-loop output impedance
A summing amplifier can have
No more than two input signals
Two or more input signals
A closed-loop input impedance of infinity
A small open-loop voltage gain
In a linear op-amp circuit, the
Signals are always sine waves
Op amp does not go into saturation
Input impedance is ideally infinite
Gain-bandwidth product is constant
In an ac amplifier using an op amp with coupling and bypass capacitors, the output offset voltage is
Zero
Minimum
Maximum
Unchanged
To use an op amp, you need at least
One supply voltage
Two supply voltages
One coupling capacitor
One bypass capacitor
In a controlled current source with op amps, the circuit acts like a
Voltage amplifier
Current-to-voltage converter
Voltage-to-current converter
Current amplifier
An instrumentation amplifier has a high
Output impedance
Power gain
CMRR
Supply voltage
A current booster on the output of an op amp will increase the short-circuit current by
ACL
Beta dc
funity
Av
Given a voltage reference of +2.5 V, we can get a voltage reference of +15 V by using a
Inverting amplifier
Noninverting amplifier
Differential amplifier
Instrumentation amplifier
In a differential amplifier, the CMRR is limited mostly by
CMRR of the op amp
Gain-bandwidth product
Supply voltages
Tolerance of resistors
The input signal for an instrumentation amplifier usually comes from
An inverting amplifier
A transducer
A differential amplifier
A Wheatstone bridge
In the classic three op-amp instrumentation amplifier, the differential voltage gain is usually produced by the
First stage
Second stage
Mismatched resistors
Output op amp
Guard driving reduces the
CMRR of an instrumentation amplifier
Leakage current in the shielded cable
Voltage gain of the first stage
Common-mode input voltage
In an averaging circuit, the input resistances are
Equal to the feedback resistance
Equal to the feedback resistance
Greater than the feedback resistance
Unequal to each other
A D/A converter is an application of the
Adjustable bandwidth circuit
Noninverting amplifier
Voltage-to-current converter
Summing amplifier
In a voltage-controlled current source,
A current booster is never used
The load is always floated
A stiff current source drives the load
The load current equals ISC
The Howland current source produces a
Unidirectional floating load current
Bidirectional single-ended load current
Unidirectional single-ended load current
Bidirectional floating load current
The purpose of AGC is to
Increase the voltage gain when the input signal increases
Convert voltage to current
Keep the output voltage almost constant
Reduce the CMRR of the circuit
1 ppm is equivalent to
0.1%
0.01%
0.001%
0.0001%
An input transducer converts
Voltage to current
Current to voltage
An electrical quantity to a nonelectrical quantity
A nonelectrical quantity to an electrical quantity
A thermistor converts
Light to resistance
Temperature to resistance
Voltage to sound
Current to voltage
When we trim a resistor, we are
Making a fine adjustment
Reducing its value
Increasing its value
Making a coarse adjustment
A D/A converter with four inputs has
Two outputs
Four outputs
Eight outputs
Sixteen outputs
An op amp with a rail-to-rail output
Has a current-boosted output
Can swing all the way to either supply voltage
Has a high output impedance
Cannot be less than 0 V.
When a JFET is used in an AGC circuit, it acts like a
Switch
Voltage-controlled current source
Voltage-controlled resistance
Capacitance
If an op amp has only a positive supply voltage, its output cannot
Be negative
Be zero
Equal the supply voltage
Be ac coupled
