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Question 11
In which decade was the American Institute of Electrical Engineers (AIEE) founded?

A
1850s
B
1880s
C
1930s
D
1950s
Correct Answer: Option B

The IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) was formed in 1963 by the merger of the Institute of Radio Engineers (IRE, founded 1912) and the American Institute of Electrical Engineers (AIEE, founded 1884).

Question 12
What is part of a database that holds only one type of information?

A
Report
B
Field
C
Record
D
File
Correct Answer: Option B

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Question 13
'OS' computer abbreviation usually means ?

A
Order of Significance
B
Open Software
C
Operating System
D
Optical Sensor
Correct Answer: Option C

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Question 14
In which decade with the first transatlantic radio broadcast occur?

A
1850s
B
1860s
C
1870s
D
1900s
Correct Answer: Option D

On December 12, 1901, a radio transmission received by Guglielmo Marconi resulted in the first transmission of a transatlantic wireless signal (Morse Code) from Poldhu, Cornwall, to St. John's, Newfoundland.

Question 15
'.MOV' extension refers usually to what kind of file?

A
Image file
B
Animation/movie file
C
Audio file
D
MS Office document
Correct Answer: Option B

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Question 16
What frequency range is the High Frequency band?

A
100 kHz
B
1 GHz
C
30 to 300 MHz
D
3 to 30 MHz
Correct Answer: Option D

The HF band is based on frequencies 3 to 30 Mhz. AM radio stations are in the HF band but normally are stated in kilohertz.

Question 17
The first step to getting output from a laser is to excite an active medium. What is this process called?

A
Pumping
B
Exciting
C
Priming
D
Raising
Correct Answer: Option A

A collection of atoms or molecules that can be excited to a higher energy state is called an active medium. Before lasing can occur, the active media is "pumped". The process of raising the atoms in the active media from a lower energy state to a higher state is like pumping water up from a well.

Question 18
What is the relationship between resistivity r and conductivity s?
 
A
R = s2
B
R = s
C
R > s
D
R = 1/s
Correct Answer: Option D

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Question 19
Which motor is NOT suitable for use as a DC machine?

A
Permanent magnet motor
B
Series motor
C
Squirrel cage motor
D
Synchronous motor
Correct Answer: Option C

The squirrel cage motor is the only one without any connection to the armature.

Question 20
A given signal's second harmonic is twice the given signal's __________ frequency...?

A
Fourier
B
Foundation
C
Fundamental
D
Field
Correct Answer: Option C

A given signal's second harmonic is twice the given signal's fundamental frequency. Harmonics are generated when there are non-linearities in an amplifier (there are always non-linearities). The worse the non-linearities, the more harmonics. A signal at 27.5 MHz (approximate frequency for US citizen's band) would have a second harmonic at 55.0 MHz (on US channel 2!). Can you see why there might be problems? A CB operator might do well to place a low-pass filter on his radio.