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Assessment: Fundamentals of Electronics

Answer every question, then submit to see your score and which topics to review.

Part A β€” Concept Questions

What does doping a semiconductor achieve?

Medium

What is the basic function of a transistor?

Medium

When is the output of an AND gate (with two inputs) HIGH?

Medium

Part B β€” Formula & Application

A transistor has current gain 80 and base current 0.05 mA. Find the collector current.

Medium
mA

A transistor has collector current 6 mA and base current 0.05 mA. Find its current gain.

Medium

Part C β€” Problem Solving

An engineer wants to create a semiconductor region with extra mobile positive "holes" as charge carriers. What should they do?

Hard

A security system should trigger an alarm if EITHER a window sensor OR a door sensor detects intrusion. Which logic gate matches this requirement?

Hard

Part D β€” Real-Life Application

Why can a modern smartphone processor contain billions of transistors in such a small space?

Medium

How does a transistor help amplify a weak microphone signal to drive a loudspeaker?

Medium

Part E β€” Challenge

A transistor with Ξ² = 200 is used, but the base current is accidentally reduced to zero. What happens to the collector current?

Hard

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