Directions:  There are 4 pages and 28 questions to this quiz.  All answers are worth 1 point each.  Be sure to place your name and section at the top of this page.
 

The following statements are either True or False.

1.  Heat, caused by an electrical current flowing through a conductor, will determine the amount of current a wire will handle.

2.  Color coding is used to indicate the value and tolerance on resistors.

3.  Coaxial cables have an impedance rating.

4.  In coaxial cables, the velocity of propagation is directly proportional to the dielectric constant.

5.  RG 58 A/U has an attenuation level at 10 MHz of 1.4 dB/100 ft.

6.  The Keithley Model 175 has a 0.03% basic DCV Accuracy.

7.  Adjustable resistors may be divided into three separated and distinct categories, potentiometers, trimmers and rheostats.

8.  Coaxial cables have a capacitance per unit foot rating.

9.  EIA is an abbreviation for the Eastern Instruments Association.

10.  Good design practice for fixed composition resistors -- operate at one-half the allowable wattage dissipated for the expected ambient temperature.

11.  The Keithley model 175 has a 4 1/4 digit LED.

12.  The lower the wire gauge number, the lower the current capacity of that wire.

13.  The minimum deviation allowed from the specified nominal value is known as tolerance.

14.  Wirewound resistors should be used in very-high-frequency circuits where the inductance may affect circuit operation.
 

Complete the following statements:

15. Wattage Rating:  The __________ power that the resistor can dissipate, assuming (A) a

specific ________, (B) a standard ambient temperature, and (C) a stated long-term drift from its

____-________ value.
 

16.  RG58 A/U Coaxial cable has a ________________ conductor, an insulation made out of

______________________ and an outside jacket made out of

____________________________________.
 

17. Resistor Temperature ______________________:  The magnitude of  change in resistance due to

temperature,usually expressed in percent per degree Celsius or __________ per ______________ per

degree Celsius (ppm/oC).
 

18.  Unlike ____________________________ and trimmers, whose primary function is to control voltage, the

________________ is basically a current-controlling device.
 

19.  Three feet of RG58 A/U has a total nominal capacitance of  ____________ pF.
 

20.  EIA ________________ Resistors have an inherently low noise level, approaching the thermal agitation

level, and their stability is __________________-- the typical change in resistance for the lifetime of the

resistor will not exceed 50 percent of the initial resistance tolerance when used within the

__________________ design limits of the EIA standard.
 
 

21.  ANSI is an abbreviation for the _______________  ________________ __________________

__________________.
 

22.  The Keithley Model 175 is capabable of high input impedance (1000 M?) DC volts measurements.  They

can be made on the ______ and ______ ranges by releasing (out) all the

________________ pushbuttons (AC/DC, V, ?, A).
 
 

23.  NEMA is an abbreviation for the ________________ ___________________ ____________________

______________________ .
 

24.  The Keithley Model 175 can display error messages.  OL means ____________________  and a leading

minus sign indicates that  the input signal has a ________________ value.
 

25.  International standardization in the electronics field is carried out by the various Technical Committees of

the ________________________ ________________________ _____________________ (IEC).
 

26.  Current carrying capacity is defined as the ________________ a conductor can carry before

______________ either the conductor or the insulation.
 

27.  The Keithley model 175 has a current fuse that protects the ______?A through the _________mA ranges

from a current greater than ____ A.
 

28.  The ________  push button on the Keithley Model 175 causes volts and ohms to autorange.  In current, it

selects the 10A range (no _______________________ in current).