How is the ability of a resistor to dissipate heat indicated? a. b. c. d.

By the wattage rating By the voltage rating By the resistance rating By the tolerance

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6. A carbon resistor is color-coded orange, orange, orange. What is the resistance value of this resistor? a. b. c. d. 2.2 kohms 3.3 kohms 33.0 kohms 440.0 kohms

2. Carbon resistors have which of the following disadvantages? a. b. c. d. A high cost factor An extremely large physical size The resistance value changes with age A limited range of resistance values

7. What are the allowable limits of ohmic value in a resistor color coded blue, green, yellow, gold? a. 682.5 kohms to 617.5 kohms b. 715.0 kohms to 585.0 kohms c. 7.98 Mohms to 7.22 M ohms d. 8.36 Mohms to 6.84 Mohms 8. Of the following, which color of the fifth band on a resistor indicates the LEAST chance of failure? a. b. c. d. Red Brown Yellow Orange

3. Which of the following types of resistors will overcome the disadvantages of a carbon resistor? a. b. c. d. Rheostat Potentiometer Molded composition Wirewound resistor

4. What is the total number of connections on (a) a rheostat and (b) a potentiometer? a. b. c. d. (a) Two (b) two (a) Two (b) three (a) Three (b) two (a) Three (b) three

9. Current in an electric circuit is caused by which of the following actions? a. Electrons moving from negative to positive b. Electrons moving from positive to negative c. Protons moving from negative to positive d. Protons moving from positive to negative 10. When directed drift takes place, at what speed does the effect take place?

5. Which, if any, of the following types of variable resistors is used to control a large amount of current? a. b. c. d. Rheostat Potentiometer Wirewound potentiometer None of the above

a. 100,000 miles per hour b. 186,000 miles per second c. 300,000 meters per hour d. 500,000 meters per second 11. If the voltage in a circuit increases, what happens to the current? a. Current increases b. Current decreases c. Current remains the same d. Current fluctuates rapidly 12. What material is MOST widely used as a conductor in electrical equipment? a. Aluminum b. Copper c. Silver d. Gold 13. Resistance of a conductor will increase with which of the following changes to the cross-sectional area and length of the conductor? a. Cross-sectional area is increased, length is increased b. Cross-sectional area is increased, length is decreased c. Cross-sectional area is decreased, length is increased d. Cross-sectional area is decreased, length is decreased 14. A material whose resistance decreases as the temperature increases has what temperature coefficient? a. Positive b. Negative c. Zero d. Neutral

15. A material whose resistance remains constant as the temperature increases has what temperature coefficient? a. Positive b. Negative c. Zero d. Neutral 16. Resistance bears which, if any, of the following relationships to conductance? a. A direct relationship b. A reciprocal relationship c. An inverse square relationship d. None