1. Electronics I: Circuits, Voltage, Current, and Resistance

2. Circuits Path current flows through Series circuit Parallel circuit
The current goes through each component in turn
Same current flowing through any point in the circuit
Parallel circuit
The current “splits up”
Same voltage present on each component

3. Voltage
Volts
Electrical potential that makes electrons move

4. Current
Amps
Flow of electricity through a circuit

5. Resistance How much a material impedes flow of electrons
Low resistance = conductor
Copper
Salt water
High resistance = insulator
Glass/ceramics
Dry wood and paper
Most plastics
Other non-metals
Resistance sums in series
k inn in parallel

6. Ohm’s law
E = I ᐧ R (I ᐧ R = E)
I = E / R
R = E / I

7. Meters Voltmeter Ammeter Ohmmeter Multimeters Measures voltage
Measures current
Ohmmeter
Measures resistance
Multimeters

8. Exam questions

9. T5A01 Electrical current is measured in which of the following units?
Volts
Watts
Ohms
Amperes

10. T5A03
What is the name for the flow of electrons in an electrical circuit?
Voltage
Resistance
Capacitance
Current

11. T5A05
What is the electrical term for the electromotive force (EMF) that causes electron flow?
Voltage
Ampere-hours
Capacitance
Inductance

12. T5A11 What is the basic unit of electromotive force? The volt The watt
The ampere
The ohm

13. T7D01
Which instrument would you use to measure electrical potential or electromotive force?
An ammeter
A voltmeter
A wavemeter
An ohmmeter

14. T7D02 What is the correct way to connect a voltmeter to a circuit?
In series with the circuit
In parallel with the circuit
In quadrature with the circuit
In phase with the circuit

15. T7D03 How is an ammeter usually connected to a circuit?
In series with the circuit
In parallel with the circuit
In quadrature with the circuit
In phase with the circuit

16. T7D04 Which instrument is used to measure electrical current?
An ohmmeter
A wavemeter
A voltmeter
An ammeter

17. T5A07 Which of the following is a good electrical conductor? Glass
Wood
Copper
Rubber

18. T5A08 Which of the following is a good electrical insulator? Copper
Glass
Aluminum
Mercury

19. T5D01 What formula is used to calculate current in a circuit?
Current (I) equals Voltage (E) multiplied by Resistance (R)
Current (I) equals Voltage (E) divided by Resistance (R)
Current (I) equals Voltage (E) added to Resistance (R)
Current (I) equals Voltage (E) minus Resistance (R)

20. T5D02 What formula is used to calculate voltage in a circuit?
Voltage (E) equals Current (I) multiplied by Resistance (R)
Voltage (E) equals Current (I) divided by Resistance (R)
Voltage (E) equals Current (I) added to Resistance (R)
Voltage (E) equals Current (I) minus Resistance (R)

21. T5D03 What formula is used to calculate resistance in a circuit?
Resistance (R) equals Voltage (E) multiplied by Current (I)
Resistance (R) equals Voltage (E) divided by Current (I)
Resistance (R) equals Voltage (E) added to Current (I)
Resistance (R) equals Voltage (E) minus Current (I)

22. T5D04
What is the resistance of a circuit in which a current of 3 amperes flows through a resistor connected to 90 volts?
3 ohms
30 ohms
93 ohms
270 ohms

23. T5D05
What is the resistance of a circuit for which the applied voltage is 12 volts and the current flow is 1.5 amperes?
18 ohms
0.125 ohms
8 ohms
13.5 ohms

24. T5D06
What is the resistance of a circuit that draws 4 amperes from a 12-volt source?
3 ohms
16 ohms
48 ohms
8 ohms

25. T5D07
What is the current flow in a circuit with an applied voltage of 120 volts and a resistance of 80 ohms?
9600 amperes
200 amperes
0.667 amperes
1.5 amperes

26. T5D08
What is the current flowing through a 100-ohm resistor connected across 200 volts?
20,000 amperes
0.5 amperes
2 amperes
100 amperes

27. T5D09
What is the current flowing through a 24-ohm resistor connected across 240 volts?
24,000 amperes
0.1 amperes
10 amperes
216 amperes

28. T5D10
What is the voltage across a 2-ohm resistor if a current of 0.5 amperes flows through it?
1 volt
0.25 volts
2.5 volts
1.5 volts

29. T5D11
What is the voltage across a 10-ohm resistor if a current of 1 ampere flows through it?
1 volt
10 volts
11 volts
9 volts

30. T5D11
What is the voltage across a 10-ohm resistor if a current of 2 amperes flows through it?
8 volt
0.2 volts
12 volts
20 volts

31. T6A10
What is the nominal voltage of a fully charged nickel-cadmium cell?
A. 1.0 volts
B. 1.2 volts
C. 1.5 volts
D. 2.2 volts

32. Sources ARRL 2010-2014 License Manual
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