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3-54. How does the UJT differ from a
conventional transistor?
1. The UJT has a second base instead of
a collector
2. The UJT has a second emitter instead
of a collector
3. The UJT has two collectors
3-55. When properly biased, what area(s) of the
UJT act(s) as a resistor?
1. The area between base 1 and base 2
2. The area between emitter 1 and emitter
2
3. The area between collector 1 and
collector 2
4. All of the above
3-56. The emitter of the UJT may be compared
to what electronic component?
1. A fully charged capacitor
2. The wiper arm of a variable resistor
3. The collector of a conventional
transistor
4. The secondary winding of a step-down
transformer
3-57. What determines the level of voltage
gradient at the emitter-base material
contact point of a UJT?
1. The bias voltage
2. The manufacturer's specifications
3. The base area of the emitter
4. The voltage potential between base 2
and emitter
3-58. The UJT conducts from base 1 to (a) what
point when it is forward biased and from
(b) what point to bass 2 when it is reversed
biased?
1. (a) Emitter
(b) base 1
2. (a) Emitter
(b) emitter
3. (a) Base 2
(b) base 1
4. (a) Base 1
(b) emitter
3-59. UJTs may be used in which of the
following circuits?
1. Switching
2. Waveshaping
3. Oscillating
4. Each of the above
3-60. The field-effect transistor (FET) combines
what desired characteristic of the vacuum
tube with the many other advantages of
the transistor?
1. Low output impedance
2. High output impedance
3. Low input impedance
4. High input impedance
3-61. What does the FET use to control the
electrostatic field within the transistor?
1. Current
2. Voltage
3. Low input impedance
4. High input impedance
3-62. The junction field-effect transistor's
(JFET) gate element corresponds very
closely in operation with (a) what part of a
conventional transistor and (b) what part
of the vacuum tube?
1. (a) Emitter
(b) cathode
2. (a) Base
(b) grid
3. (a) Base
(b) cathode
4. (a) Collector (b) plate
3-63. In the JFET, the portion of the bar
between the deposit of gate material is of a
smaller cross section than the rest of the
bar. What does this cross section form?
1. A gate
2. A drain
3. A source
4. A channel