Home / EEE / Alternating Current and Voltage :: General Questions

EEE :: Alternating Current and Voltage

  1. A signal with a 400 s period has a frequency of

  2. A.
    250 Hz
    B.
    2,500 Hz
    C.
    25,000 Hz
    D.
    400 Hz

  3. A sine wave of 15 kHz is changing at a faster rate than a sine wave with a frequency of

  4. A.
    25 kHz
    B.
    12 kHz
    C.
    18 kHz
    D.
    1.3 MHz

  5. The average value of a 12 V peak sine wave over one complete cycle is

  6. A.
    0 V
    B.
    1.27 V
    C.
    7.64 V
    D.
    6.37 V

  7. When a sine wave has a frequency of 100 Hz in 12 s it goes through

  8. A.
    1/100 cycle
    B.
    12 cycles
    C.
    120 cycles
    D.
    1,200 cycles

  9. A sawtooth wave has a period of 10 ms. Its frequency is

  10. A.
    10 Hz
    B.
    50 Hz
    C.
    100 Hz
    D.
    1,000 Hz

  11. Two series resistors are connected to an ac source. If there are 7.5 V rms across one resistor and 4.2 V rms across the other, the peak source voltage is

  12. A.
    16.54 V
    B.
    1.65 V
    C.
    10.60 V
    D.
    5.93 V

  13. If a sine wave goes through 10 cycles in 20 s, the period is

  14. A.
    20 s
    B.
    4 s
    C.
    2 s
    D.
    100 s

  15. A square wave has a period of 60 s. The first odd harmonic is

  16. A.
    5 kHz
    B.
    50 kHz
    C.
    500 kHz
    D.
    33.33 kHz

  17. Sine wave A has a positive-going zero crossing at 45°. Sine wave B has a positive-going zero crossing at 60°. Which of the following statements is true?

  18. A.
    Wave A leads wave B by 15°.
    B.
    Wave A lags wave B by 15°.
    C.
    Wave A leads wave B by 105°.
    D.
    Wave A lags wave B by 105°.

  19. A phasor represents

  20. A.
    the magnitude and a quantity direction
    B.
    the width of a quantity
    C.
    the phase angle
    D.
    the magnitude of a quantity