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Figure 3E.
Light-emitting diode.
IN ANSWERING QUESTIONS 3-36 AND 3-37,
REFER TO FIGURE 3-E.
3-36. When a negative voltage is applied to the
proper cathodes in an LED display, a
number is formed. To produce the numeral
5 on an LED display, which of the
following diodes must have a negative
potential on their cathodes?
1. ABCDE
2. ABGED
3. AFGCD
4. AFGBC
3-37. If an LED segment has an "8" displayed
and the negative bias is removed from
diodes F and C, what numeral will be
displayed?
1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4.
4
3-38. When replacing LED displays, which of
the following methods should you use to
ensure that the replacement display is of
the same type as the faulty display?
1. A visual inspection
2. A check of the schematic symbols
3. Both 1 and 2 above
4. A check of the manufacturer's number
3-39. The photodiode acts as what type of
electronic device?
1. Variable inductor
2. Variable resistor
3. Nonvariable inductor
4. Nonvariable resistor
3-40. When the photodiode is exposed to
an external light, what happens to
(a) resistance and (b) current?
1. (a) Increase
(b) decreases
2. (a) Increases
(b) increases
3. (a) Decreases
(b) increases
4. (a) Decreases
(b) decreases
3-41. To conduct, how must a photodiode be
biased?
1. Reverse biased
2. Forward biased
3. Either 1 or 2 above, depending on light
intensity
3-42. Photodiodes are useful in which of the
following applications?
1. Computer card readers
2. Photographic light meters
3. Optic scanning equipment
4. Each of the above
3-43. Which of the following optoelectronic
devices provides increased, conduction for
a given light intensity?
1. LED
2. SCR
3. Phototransistor
4. Phototransformer
3-44. To compensate for ambient light, a
phototransistor must have a total number
of how many leads?
1. One
2. Two
3. Three
4. Four