ASVAB Electronics Information Practice Test 238311 Results

Your Results Global Average
Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.10
Score 0% 62%

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1 Suppose you have 6 [12V 5A] batteries that you can connect together in series, in parallel, or in series-parallel. Which of the following voltage and ampere combinations cannot be attained using these 6 batteries?
46% Answer Correctly
12V 30A
72V 5A
36V 15A
6V 60A

Solution

Connecting the 6 batteries in series multiplies their voltage while keeping their current the same yielding a 72V 5A configuration. Connecting the 6 batteries in parallel multiplies their current while keeping their voltage the same yielding a 12V 30A configuration. Using a series-parallel connection, 3 batteries can be connected in series and 3 can be connected in parallel resulting in a 36V 15A configuration.


2

A diode to an electronic circuit is like a _______________ to a city?

67% Answer Correctly

highway

parking lot

one-way street

traffic light


Solution

A diode allows current to pass easily in one direction and blocks current in the other direction.


3

The valence shell of n insulator is how full of electrons?

56% Answer Correctly

half full

more than half full

empty

less than half full


Solution

Insulators have valence shells that are more than half full of electrons and, as such, are tightly bound to the nucleus and difficult to move from one atom to another.


4

Which of the following is not a purpose of a resistor in an electrical circuit?

70% Answer Correctly

control the voltage in the circuit

limit the current in the circuit

moderate the heat in the circuit

multiply the current in the circuit


Solution

Resistors can be chosen in a wide variety of values to control the voltage in a circuit, limit the current, or moderate the heat produced by the components in the circuit.


5

This circuit component symbol represents a(n):

72% Answer Correctly

capacitor

resistor

inductor

potentiometer


Solution

Resistors are used to limit voltage and/or current in a circuit and can have a fixed or variable resistance.  Variable resistors (often called potentiometers or rheostats) are used when dynamic control over the voltage/current in a circuit is needed, for example, in a light dimmer or volume control.