Lesson 9.8 • Competencies 9.1–9.4Interactive Simulation
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Unit 9 Assessment: Electronics

Comprehensive summative evaluation covering all 6 syllabus competencies: semiconductors, p-n junction diodes, rectification, BJT amplification, operational amplifiers, and digital logic gates.

Marking a lesson complete represents finishing your study of the topic; it does not denote tested mastery.

Learning Objectives

  • Synthesize concepts across all six electronics competencies under timed exam conditions.
  • Evaluate individual mastery and receive targeted revision links for weak competencies.

Syllabus Topic Outline

Competencies 9.1–9.4
  • 116 balanced questions across Competencies 9.1 through 9.6
  • 2Automated scoring, per-competency performance breakdown, and revision suggestions

Unit 9 Comprehensive Assessment: Electronics

Summative evaluation covering all 6 syllabus competencies (9.1 to 9.6): semiconductors, p-n junction diodes, rectification, BJT amplification, operational amplifiers, and digital logic gates.

Answered: 0 / 20Unit 9 • 16 Questions
Competency 9.1: Diodes & Semiconductor Devicesfoundation
1.What are the majority charge carriers in an n-type semiconductor?
Competency 9.1: Diodes & Semiconductor Devicesfoundation
2.Which impurity element produces a p-type semiconductor when added to pure Silicon?
Competency 9.1: Diodes & Semiconductor Devicesintermediate
3.Why is an extrinsic semiconductor electrically neutral as a whole at room temperature?
Competency 9.1: Diodes & Semiconductor Devicesintermediate
4.At 300 K, an intrinsic silicon crystal has an intrinsic carrier concentration n_i = 1.5e16 m^-3. If it is doped with donor atoms such that the electron concentration n_e = 4.5e21 m^-3, calculate the hole concentration n_h (in units of 10^10 m^-3) using the mass action law n_e * n_h = n_i^2.
10^10 m^-3
Competency 9.1: Diodes & Semiconductor Devicesadvanced
5.What happens to the electrical conductivity of an intrinsic semiconductor when its temperature is increased?
Competency 9.2: Bipolar Junction Transistors (BJT)foundation
6.What are the normal bias conditions for an npn BJT to operate in its active linear amplification region?
Competency 9.2: Bipolar Junction Transistors (BJT)intermediate
7.In an npn transistor circuit operating in the active region, the collector current I_C = 4.95 mA and the base current I_B = 50 µA. Calculate the DC common-emitter current gain beta (h_FE).
Competency 9.2: Bipolar Junction Transistors (BJT)intermediate
8.A Common Emitter (CE) amplifier has a collector load resistor R_C = 2.0 kΩ and an effective input resistance R_in = 1.0 kΩ. If the transistor current gain beta = 100, calculate the magnitude of the voltage gain |A_v|.
Competency 9.2: Bipolar Junction Transistors (BJT)foundation
9.What is the phase relationship between the input signal and output signal in a Common Emitter (CE) transistor voltage amplifier?
Competency 9.2: Bipolar Junction Transistors (BJT)advanced
10.In a transistor circuit, V_CC = 12.0 V, R_C = 1.5 kΩ, and the base is driven heavily into saturation such that V_CE,sat = 0.2 V. What is the saturation collector current I_C,sat in mA?
mA
Competency 9.3: Operational Amplifiers (Op-Amps)foundation
11.Which of the following is a characteristic of an ideal operational amplifier (Op-Amp)?
Competency 9.3: Operational Amplifiers (Op-Amps)intermediate
12.In an inverting Op-Amp circuit, the input resistor R_in = 10 kΩ and feedback resistor R_f = 50 kΩ. If an input voltage V_in = +1.2 V is applied with supply rails at ±15 V, calculate the output voltage V_out in Volts.
V
Competency 9.3: Operational Amplifiers (Op-Amps)intermediate
13.A non-inverting Op-Amp amplifier has R_1 = 2.0 kΩ (connected to ground) and feedback resistor R_f = 18.0 kΩ. What is the closed-loop voltage gain A_v of this amplifier?
Competency 9.3: Operational Amplifiers (Op-Amps)foundation
14.What is the voltage gain and primary application of a voltage follower (buffer) Op-Amp circuit where the output is directly connected to the inverting input (R_f = 0)?
Competency 9.3: Operational Amplifiers (Op-Amps)advanced
15.An inverting Op-Amp has R_in = 5.0 kΩ, R_f = 50 kΩ, and power supply rails at ±12 V. If an input voltage V_in = 2.0 V is applied, what is the actual output voltage V_out in Volts (assuming rail saturation at ±12 V)?
V
Competency 9.4: Digital Logic Gates & Boolean Algebrafoundation
16.Which logic gate produces an output of logic 0 ONLY when both of its inputs are logic 1?
Competency 9.4: Digital Logic Gates & Boolean Algebrafoundation
17.Why are NAND and NOR gates called "universal gates"?
Competency 9.4: Digital Logic Gates & Boolean Algebraintermediate
18.According to De Morgan’s Laws, which Boolean expression is equivalent to NOT(A + B)?
Competency 9.4: Digital Logic Gates & Boolean Algebraintermediate
19.What is the output Y of a 2-input XOR gate when inputs A = 1 and B = 1?
Competency 9.4: Digital Logic Gates & Boolean Algebraadvanced
20.Simplify the Boolean expression: Y = A·B + A·NOT(B).
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