ASVAB Electronics Information Practice Test 42935 Results

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1

The hertz is a unit of measurement for:

81% Answer Correctly

inductance

frequency

energy

power


Solution

The hertz is a unit of measurement for frequency.


2

One of the lights on your Christmas tree burns out and this causes the rest of the lights connected to that strand to go dark. How are the lights in that strand connected?

73% Answer Correctly

series-parallel

series

parallel

perpendicular


Solution

Lights connected in series form a chain with each light connecting to adjacent lights via one wire. Therefore, if one of the lights burns out and breaks the series, none of the other lights will receive power and they'll go dark. Lights connected in parallel each connect to the positive and negative nodes of the power source and would not go dark if one of their neighbors burnt out.


3

You would measure the amount of voltage between two points in a circuit with a(n):

83% Answer Correctly

ammeter

battery

voltmeter

reostat


Solution

Voltage (V) is the electrical potential difference between two points. A voltmeter is used to measure the voltage between two points in a circuit.


4

General current flow in a transistor is from __________ to __________.

51% Answer Correctly

base, emitter

collector, base

base, collector

collector, emitter


Solution

The transistor is the foundation of modern electronic devices. It is made entirely from semiconductor material (making it a solid state device) and can serve many different functions in a circuit including acting as a switch, amplifier, or current regulator. A transistor works by allowing a small amount of current applied at the base to control general current flow from collector to emitter through the transistor.


5

The electrical potential difference between two points is called:

60% Answer Correctly

conductance

resistance

voltage

current


Solution

Voltage (V) is the electrical potential difference between two points. Electrons will flow as current from areas of high potential (concentration of electrons) to areas of low potential. Voltage and current are directly proportional in that the higher the voltage applied to a conductor the higher the current that will result.