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Eduqas A-Level Electronics Circuit fundamentals overview quiz quiz

12questions. Pick an answer and you'll see why right away.

  1. Which physical quantity is conserved by Kirchhoff's current law?

  2. Three resistors of 1.0 kΩ1.0\ \text{k}\Omega, 1.0 kΩ1.0\ \text{k}\Omega and 1.0 kΩ1.0\ \text{k}\Omega are connected in parallel. What is the combined resistance?

  3. A potential divider has a fixed top resistor and an NTC thermistor as the bottom resistor, with the output across the thermistor. What happens to the output as the temperature rises?

  4. How is the Thevenin resistance of a network found?

  5. Maximum power is transferred to a load when which condition holds?

  6. A 220 μF220\ \mu\text{F} capacitor is charged to 10 V10\ \text{V}. What energy is stored?

  7. How do capacitors combine when connected in parallel?

  8. A capacitor discharges through a resistor with time constant τ=RC\tau = RC. After one time constant, the voltage has fallen to about what fraction of its initial value?

  9. A sinusoid has a peak voltage of 10 V10\ \text{V}. What is its RMS value?

  10. How does the reactance of a capacitor change as the signal frequency increases?

  11. Where is the output taken in an RC low-pass filter?

  12. An amplifier has a voltage gain of ×100\times 100. What is this in decibels?