Sunday 24 June 2012

Technology Quiz - Part 2


Technology Quiz - Part 2

1) Made from a variety of materials, such as carbon, which inhibits the flow of current...?

1) Choke
2) Inductor
3) Resistor
4) Capacitor

2) Which is a type of Electrically-Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory?

1) Flash
2) Flange
3) Fury
4) FRAM

3) A given signal's second harmonic is twice the given signal's __________ frequency...?

1) Fourier
2) Foundation
3) Fundamental
4) Field

4) Voltage is sometimes referred to as EMF, or Electromotive...?

1) Field
2) Factor
3) Flash
4) Force

5) "FET" is a type of transistor, Its full name is ________ Effect Transistor...?

1) Field
2) Factor
3) Flash
4) Force



6) When measuring the characteristics of a small-signal amplifier, say for a radio receiver, one might be concerned with its "Noise..."?

1) Fundamental
2) Fall
3) Force
4) Figure

7) The average power (in watts) used by a 20 to 25 inch home color television is...?

1) 70-100
2) 25-50
3) 500-800
4) Over 1000

8) The most common format for a home video recorder is VHS. VHS stands for...?

1) Video Home System
2) Very high speed
3) Video horizontal standard
4) Voltage house standard

9) If the picture is stretched or distorted up and down like a fun house mirror the circuit to adjust or repair is...?

1) Vertical
2) Tuning
3) Horizontal
4) Filament

10) The electromagnetic coils on the neck of the picture tube or tubes which pull the electron beam from side to side and up and down are called a...?

1) Transformer
2) Yoke
3) Capacitor
4) Diode



11) The input used by an antenna or cable to a TV set uses frequencies called...?

1) IF
2) RF
3) AF
4) SAP

12) The transformer that develops the high voltage in a home television is commonly called a...?

1) Tesla coil
2) Flyback
3) Yoke
4) Van de Graaf

13) Most modern TV's draw power even if turned off. The circuit the power is used in does what function?

1) Sound
2) Remote control
3) Color balance
4) High voltage

14) In a color television set using a picture tube a high voltage is used to accelerate electron beams to light the screen. That voltage is about...?

1) 500 volts
2) 5 thousand volts
3) 25 thousand volts
4) 100 thousand volts

15) The NTSC (National Television Standards Committee) is also used in the country of...?

1) Japan
2) France
3) Germany
4) England



16) In the United States the television broadcast standard is...?

1) PAL
2) NTSC
3) SECAM
4) RGB

17) Which is NOT an acceptable method of distributing small power outlets throughout an open plan office area?

1) Power Poles
2) Power Skirting
3) Flush Floor Ducting
4) Extension Cords

18) In the UK, what type of installation requires a fireman's switch?

1) Neon Lighting
2) High Pressure Sodium Lighting
3) Water Features
4) Hotel Rooms

19) What will a UPS be used for in a building?

1) To provide power to essential equipment
2) To monitor building electricity use
3) To carry messages between departments
4) To control lighting and power systems

20) Larger buildings may be supplied with a medium voltage electricity supply, and will required a substation or mini-sub. What is the main item of equipment contained in these?

1) Transformer
2) Transponder
3) Transducer
4) Converter

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