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1The first stage of every op amp is a differential amplifier.
A)True
B)False



2The common-mode rejection ratio is usually defined as the ratio of the common-mode voltage gain to the differential voltage gain.
A)True
B)False



3The higher the value of CMRR, the better the differential amplifier.
A)True
B)False



4An op amp is a low-gain, RC coupled amplifier.
A)True
B)False



5Bi-FET op amps generally have a narrow bandwidth, low slew rate, low power output, low input impedances, and very high input bias currents.
A)True
B)False



6Designed into the 741 op amp is a compensating capacitor used to provide oscillations within the op amp.
A)True
B)False



7The open-loop voltage gain of an op amp is its voltage gain when there is no negative feedback.
A)True
B)False



8The open-loop voltage gain of an op amp is the ratio of its differential input voltage to its output voltage.
A)True
B)False



9Input offset current is the sum of the op amp's two input bias currents.
A)True
B)False



10An op amp specification indicating the maximum rate at which the output voltage can change is referred to as the rate.



11The highest undistorted frequency out of an op amp without slew-rate distortion is called the bandwidth (fmax).



12Two identical signals applied to the inputs of an op amp, each with exactly the same phase relationship and voltage values is called a(n) signal.



13When the voltage at the op amp's inverting input is at the same potentialas ground, but it can sink no current, this point is considered ground.



14With an inverting op amp, the input and output signals are degrees out of phase.



15An amplifier whose output voltage equals the negative sum of the input voltages is called a(n) amplifier.



16A filter that uses components or devices such as transistors and op amps, that can amplify is called a(n) filter.



17The output of a comparator is always .



18Slew-rate distortion of a sine wave produces what type waveform?
A)cosine wave
B)square wave
C)rectangular wave
D)triangular wave



19What is the sampling of a portion of the output signal from an amplifier and feeding it back either to aid or oppose the input signal called?
A)sample rate
B)open loop
C)feedback
D)regulation



20Which of the following is not an advantage of negative feedback?
A)stabilize voltage gain
B)improve input and output impedances
C)increase amplifier selectivity
D)increase amplifier bandwidth



21What determines how much of the op amp's output signal is fed back to the input?
A)virtual ground
B)feedback fraction
C)power source
D)input signal



22Which of the following is not another name for op amp voltage follower?
A)unity gain amplifier
B)instrumentation amplifier
C)buffer amplifier
D)isolation amplifier



23Because the stages inside of an op amp are direct coupled,
A)there is no lower cutoff frequency
B)there is no upper cutoff frequency
C)there is no need for a power source
D)the lower cutoff frequency is 100 Hz



24With the instrumentation amplifier shown in Figure 33-19, A1 and A2 are in what op amp configuration?
A)inverting
B)noninverting
C)voltage follower
D)differential



25An op amp comparator that uses positive feedback is known as a
A)positive comparator
B)beta comparator
C)Schmitt trigger
D)feedback trigger







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