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Subelement 4
Circuit Components
Section 4-04
field-effect transistor fundamentals
The two basic types of field effect transistors (FET) are:
  • NPN and PNP
  • germanium and silicon
  • inductive and capacitive
  • Correct Answer
    N and P channel
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A semi-conductor having its leads labeled gate, drain, and source is best described as a:
  • gated transistor
  • Correct Answer
    field-effect transistor
  • bipolar transistor
  • silicon diode
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In a field effect transistor, the _______ is the terminal that controls the conductance of the channel.
  • Correct Answer
    gate
  • drain
  • source
  • collector
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In a field effect transistor, the _______ is the terminal where the charge carriers enter the channel.
  • Correct Answer
    source
  • gate
  • drain
  • emitter
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In a field effect transistor, the _______ is the terminal where the charge carriers leave the channel.
  • collector
  • source
  • Correct Answer
    drain
  • gate
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Which semi-conductor device has characteristics most similar to a triode vacuum tube?
  • Junction diode
  • Zener diode
  • Correct Answer
    Field effect transistor
  • Bipolar transistor
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The control element in the field effect transistor is the:
  • Correct Answer
    gate
  • source
  • drain
  • base
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If you wish to reduce the current flowing in a field effect transistor, you could:
  • Correct Answer
    increase the reverse bias voltage
  • decrease the reverse bias voltage
  • increase the forward bias voltage
  • increase the forward bias gain
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The source of a field effect transistor corresponds to the _______ of a bipolar transistor.
  • base
  • Correct Answer
    emitter
  • drain
  • collector
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The drain of a field effect transistor corresponds to the _______ of a bipolar transistor.
  • base
  • Correct Answer
    collector
  • source
  • emitter
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Which two elements in a field effect transistor exhibit fairly similar characteristics?
  • Source and gate
  • Gate and drain
  • Source and base
  • Correct Answer
    Source and drain
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