ASVAB Electronics Information Practice Test 892067 Results

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1

An amplifier is most similar in function to which of the following:

65% Answer Correctly

transistor

step-up transformer

step-down transformer

capacitor


Solution

An amplifier is a device that takes a small input signal and creates a larger output signal. This makes it most similar to a step-up transformer which takes a smaller input voltage and creates a larger output voltage.


2 Use Ohm's Law to calculate the value of voltage in this circuit if resistance is 90 Ω and current is 10 amps.
85% Answer Correctly
904 V
893 V
810 V
900 V

Solution

Ohm's law specifies the relationship between voltage (V), current (I), and resistance (R) in an electrical circuit: V = IR.

V = \( I \times R \) = \( 10 \times 90 \) = 900 V


3

An inductor __________ changes in the electric current flowing through it.

61% Answer Correctly

eliminates

enhances

resists

doubles


Solution

An inductor is coiled wire that stores electric energy in the form of magnetic energy and resists changes in the electric current flowing through it. If current is increasing, the inductor produces a voltage that slows the increase and, if current is decreasing, the magnetic energy in the coil opposes the decrease to keep the current flowing longer. In contrast to capacitors, inductors allow DC to pass easily but resist the flow of AC.


4

A capacitor to an electronic circuit is like a _______________ to a house?

66% Answer Correctly

safe

storage shed

driveway

gate


Solution

Capacitors store electricity and are used in circuits as temporary batteries. Capacitors are charged by DC current (AC current passes through a capacitor) and that stored charge can later be dissipated into the circuit as needed. Capacitors are often used to maintain power within a system when it is disconnected from its primary power source or to smooth out or filter voltage within a circuit.


5

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

parallel

series-parallel

perpendicular

series


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.