Mapua Institute of Technology

School of Electrical Electronics and Computer Engineering

ELECTRONICS 3 FINAL EXAMINATION

Name: _Antioquia, Alvin Vincent R.___________________________________________________________________________________

Student Number: __2013104408__________________________________

Electronics 3 – Final Examination – Set B 1/3

Underline (select, then ctrl+u) B. Infinite open-loop gain, zero slew rate, infinite
the letter of the best answer. bandwidth, zero unity-gain frequency
C. Infinite open-loop gain, infinite unity-gain
Which of the following is an op-amp IC? frequency, infinite bandwidth, infinite slew rate
A. LM317 D. Zero bandwidth, unity unity-gain frequency, infinite
B. LM555 slew rate, infinite open-loop gain
C. LM7404
D. LM741 With zero volts on both inputs, an op-amp ideally
should have an output equal to
Op-amp is an integrated circuit which is made up of: A. The positive supply voltage
A. Integral amplifier, voltage amplifier, and push-pull B. The negative supply voltage
amplifier C. The CMRR
B. Integral amplifier, current amplifier, and power D. Zero voltage
amplifier
C. Differential amplifier, current amplifier, and power What are the characteristics of ideal op-amp?
amplifier A. Unity power supply rejection ratio, unity common-
D. Differential amplifier, voltage amplifier, and push- mode gain, unity open-loop gain, unity common-
pull amplifier mode rejection ratio
B. Zero common-mode gain, zero open-loop gain, zero
What is the concept of virtual ground in op-amp common-mode rejection ratio, zero power supply
circuits? rejection ratio
A. With infinite input impedance, zero current flows C. Infinite common-mode rejection ratio, infinite
into the inputs, hence there is no voltage drop power supply rejection ratio, zero common-mode
between inverting and non-inverting inputs. When gain, infinite open-loop gain
one of the inputs is grounded, the other input D. Infinite open-loop gain, infinite common-mode gain,
becomes effectively grounded. infinite common-mode rejection ratio, infinite
B. With zero input impedance, there is no voltage drop power supply rejection ratio
between inverting and non-inverting inputs. When
one of the inputs is grounded, the other input What are the characteristics of ideal op-amp?
becomes effectively grounded. A. Unity input offset voltage, infinite input voltage
C. Virtual grounding is applied to simplify the circuit range, zero output offset voltage, infinite output
analysis. voltage swing
D. Virtual grounding is only applicable when the op- B. Rail output voltage swing, unity output offset
amp is connected in voltage-follower configuration. voltage, zero input offset voltage, rail input voltage
range
Distinguish which characteristic does NOT describe a C. Rail-to-rail output voltage swing, zero input voltage
good design of operational amplifier (op-amp). range, zero input offset voltage, unity output offset
a. Very wide bandwidth voltage
b. Very low offset current D. Zero output offset voltage, rail-to-rail input voltage
c. Very high open-loop voltage gain range, zero input offset voltage, rail-to-rail output
d. Very low input impedance voltage swing

Identify which characteristic describes a good design of Which of the following parameters describes the ability
op-amp. of op-amp to cancel noise signals that are appearing on
a. Very low slew rate both input lines?
b. Very low output swing A. Power supply rejection ratio
c. Very low output impedance B. Input offset voltage
d. Very low common-mode rejection ratio C. Slew rate
D. Common-mode rejection ratio
What are the characteristics of ideal op-amp?
A. Infinite voltage gain, zero output impedance, What is the common mode rejection ratio (CMRR) of a
infinite bandwidth, infinite input impedance certain op-amp given that its open-loop gain is 150,000
B. Infinite voltage gain, infinite input impedance, zero and that its common-mode gain is 0.10?
output impedance, zero bandwidth a. 41.76 dB
C. Infinite voltage gain, zero input impedance, infinite b. 61.76 dB
output impedance, infinite bandwidth c. 83.52 dB
D. Unity voltage gain, infinite bandwidth, infinite d. 123.52 dB
output impedance, zero input impedance

The open-loop gain of op-amp is ___ and the common- A certain op-amp has a positive supply of +9V and a
mode gain of op-amp is ___. negative supply of -9V. The output signal can swing
A. Very low, very low A. From 0V to -9V
B. Very high, very high B. Can go up to 100V depending on voltage gain
C. Unity, unity C. From +9V to -9V
D. Very high, very low D. From 0V to +9V

What are the characteristics of ideal op-amp? When an op-amp is operated in single-ended mode,
A. Zero slew rate, unity open-loop gain, infinite A. The opposite polarity signals are applied to the
bandwidth, unity unity-gain frequency inputs
Electronics 3 – Final Examination – Set B 2/3
B. One input is grounded and a signal is applied to the If the voltage gain for each input of a summing amplifier
other with a 100 kohm feedback resistor is unity, the input
C. The output is grounded resistors must have a value of
D. Both inputs are connected together a. 100 kohm
b. 100 kohm minus 1 kohm
Which does not describe a voltage-follower op-amp c. 100 kohm times the number of inputs
circuit? d. 100 kohm divided by the number of inputs
A. Input is connected at the inverting input
B. Output is directly connected to inverting input Given a summing amplifier with VIN1 = 100 mV, R1 =
C. Unity voltage gain 10 kohm, VIN2 = 200 mV, R2 = 20 kohm, VIN3 = 300
D. Closed-loop non-inverting op-amp mV, R3 = 30 kohm, and RF = 10 kohm. Determine the
output voltage Vo.
A certain inverting amplifier has a closed-loop gain of a. 1.4 V
25. The op-amp has an open-loop gain of 100,000. If b. 14 V
another op-amp with an open-loop gain of 200,000 is c. 100 mV
substituted in the configuration, the closed-loop gain d. 300 mV
A. Remains at 25 In a comparator connected as a zero-level detector, the
B. Increases slightly output voltage changes when the input
C. Doubles a. Is positive
D. Drops to 12.5 b. Is negative
c. Crosses zero volt
When the feedback resistor opens in inverting d. Has a zero rate of change
amplifier, the output voltage becomes
A. unity A certain op-amp comparator has a reference voltage of
B. unaffected +5 V connected at the non-inverting input. If an input
C. zero voltage of +2 V is connected at the inverting input, the
D. saturated output voltage becomes
a. Open-loop gain
Given a non-inverting amplifier with the following b. 0 V
specifications: VCC = + 3V, VEE = -3V, input resistor = c. + VCC
10,000 ohms, and feedback resistor of 20,000 ohms. d. – VEE
Determine the output voltage if the input voltage is
+1.5V. Noise on the input of a comparator can cause the output
A. Vo = +4.5V to change back and forth erratically between two states.
B. Vo = +3V This effect of noise can be reduced by using a
C. Vo = 2 = close-loop gain comparator with hysteresis, which means
D. Vo = 3 = close-loop gain a. The comparator has one trigger point
b. The comparator has two trigger points
Given an inverting summing amplifier with R1 = 10k, c. A bias voltage is applied between the two inputs
R2 = 20k, R3 = 30k, and RF = 60k. Find the output d. The output is fed back to the inverting input
voltage when Vin1 = 1V, Vin2 = 2V, and Vin3 = 3V.
A. 18V A differentiator op-amp circuit has capacitor as input
B. 24V component and resistor as feedback element. When a
C. 6V triangular waveform is in the input of a differentiator,
D. 12V the output is
a. A spike
If an averaging amplifier has four inputs and has a b. A dc level
feedback resistor of 10k, the input resistors must have c. A square waveform
a value of d. An inverted triangular waveform
A. 10k
B. 40k The feedback element in an integrator op-amp circuit is
C. 1k a capacitor. When there is a step input, the output of an
D. 2.5k integrator is
a. A spike
In scaling adder, the input resistors are b. A pulse
A. Dependent on the power supply value c. A ramp
B. Each proportional to the weight of its input d. A triangular waveform
C. All the same value
D. All of different values
If an averaging amplifier has five inputs and has a
feedback resistor of 10 kohm, the input resistors must An instrumentation amplifier is used primarily in high-
have a value of noise environments. It consists of three op-amps and
a. 1 kohm seven resistors. Its key characteristics are
b. 2 kohm a. High input impedance, high common-mode
c. 10 kohm rejection, high output impedance
d. 50 kohm b. Low input impedance, low common-mode rejection,
low output impedance
c. High input impedance, high common-mode
rejection, low output impedance
Electronics 3 – Final Examination – Set B 3/3
d. High input impedance, low common-mode b. 20
rejection, low output impedance c. 0.05
d. 400
What is the purpose of diode in the feedback loop of a
logarithmic amplifier? This type of oscillator uses an LC circuit in the feedback
a. To produce rectification of input signal loop to provide the necessary phase shift and to act as a
b. To produce clipping action of input signal resonant filter that passes only the desired frequency of
c. To produce an output voltage that is a logarithmic oscillation.
function of the input voltage a. Clapp oscillator
d. To produce 0.7 V needed in the logarithmic b. Twin-T oscillator
response c. Phase-shift oscillator
d. Wien-bridge oscillator
Logarithmic compression of signal with large dynamic
range means that Design the feedback circuit of a Hartley oscillator with
a. The lower voltages are reduced by the same 5-kHz oscillating frequency.
percentage as the higher voltages a. L1 = 100 mH, C1 = 40.53 nF
b. The lower voltages are reduced by a lower b. L1 = 100 mH, C1 = 10.13 nF
percentage than the higher voltages c. L1 = 50 mH, L2 = 50 mH, C1 = 10.13 nF
c. The lower voltages are reduced by a greater d. L1 = 100 mH, C1 = 20.26 nF, C2 = 20.26 nF
percentage than the higher voltages
d. The lower voltages becomes obscured by noise Design the feedback circuit of a Colpitts oscillator with
10-kHz resonant frequency.
Which of the following describes the internal circuitry a. L1 = 100 mH, C1 = 10.13 nF
of a 4-bit flash analog-to-digital converter? b. L1 = 100 mH, C1 = 2.53 nF
a. 16 resistors as voltage divider c. L1 = 50 mH, L2 = 50 mH, C1 = 2.53 nF
b. 16 op-amp comparators d. L1 = 100 mH, C1 = 5.06 nF, C2 = 5.06 nF
c. 16-input priority encoder
d. 16-bit digital output The basic components inside a 555 timer chip are:
a. Three 555-ohm resistors, one comparator, an RS
Given a 3-bit Flash ADC with: positive supply VDD equal flip-flop, a discharge NPN, an output buffer
to 5V, negative supply VSS equal to 0V, and reference b. Three 5-kiloohm resistors, one comparator, an RS
voltage VREF equal to 4V. What will be the digital flip-flop, a discharge NPN, an output buffer
output bits when the analog input voltage is 1.1V? c. Three 5-kiloohm resistors, two comparators, an RS
a. 000 flip-flop, a discharge NPN, an output buffer
b. 001 d. Three 555-ohm resistors, two comparators, an RS
c. 010 flip-flop, a discharge NPN, an output buffer
d. 011
Which is not an input pin of a 555 timer chip?
What is the step resolution of a 10-bit ADC with a. Reset
VCC=5V, VEE=0V, and VREF=3V? b. Trigger
a. 300 mV c. Discharge
b. 500 mV d. Threshold
c. 2.93 mV
d. 4.88 mV Design a monostable 555 timer with 10-second output
voltage.
Which does NOT describe the operating principle of an a. R1 = 9.09 mega-Ohm, C1 = 1 micro-Farad
oscillator? b. R1 = 1 mega-Ohm, C1 = 10 micro-Farad
a. An oscillator converts the electrical energy from the c. R1 = 10 k, R2 = 10 k, C1 = 724.6 micro-Farad
dc power supply into periodic waveforms d. R1 = 10 k, R2 = 10 k, C1 = 500 micro-Farad
b. An oscillator requires a phase shift around the
feedback loop to be effectively 180° to sustain Design a free-running 555 timer with 1-kHz oscillating
oscillation. frequency.
c. An oscillator requires a loop gain of unity to a. R1 = 10 kilo-Ohm, C1 = 145 nano-Farad
maintain oscillation. b. R1 = 10 kilo-Ohm, C1 = 144 milli-Farad
d. An oscillator requires an amplifier for gain and a c. R1 = 10 kilo-Ohm, R2 = 10 kilo-Ohm, C1 = 72 milli-
positive feedback circuit that produces phase shift Farad
and provides attenuation. d. R1 = 10 kilo-Ohm, R2 = 10 kilo-Ohm, C1 = 48 nano-
Farad

An oscillator differs from an amplifier because

a. It has more gain
b. It requires no dc supply
c. It requires no input signal
d. It always has the same output

In a certain oscillator, the voltage gain of amplifier is 20.

The attenuation of the feedback circuit must be
a. 1
Electronics 3 – Final Examination – Set B 4/3