Electronic Devices-Special-Purpose Op-Amp Circuits

Electronic Devices-Special-Purpose Op-Amp Circuits
11. The operational transconductance amplifier (OTA) is primarily a ________ -to- ________ amplifier.
  • current, voltage
  • voltage, current
  • current, resistance
  • resistance, current
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12. The main difference between the isolation amplifier and an instrumentation amplifier is
  • an instrumentation amplifier has an input stage.
  • an instrumentation amplifier has an output stage.
  • an instrumentation amplifier has a differential stage.
  • the input, output, and power supply stages of an isolation amplifier are all electrically isolated from each other.
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13. An antilog amplifier has a ________ in series with the input.
  • BJT
  • diode
  • diode or BJT
  • resistor
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14. A(n) ________ amplifier provides "a barrier" between the input and output for the protection of human life or sensitive equipment.
  • instrumentation
  • isolation
  • operational transconductance
  • voltage-to-current
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15. Transconductance is the ratio of the output
  • current to the input voltage.
  • current to the input current.
  • voltage to the input voltage.
  • voltage to the input current.
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16. The OTA has a ________ input impedance and a ________ CMRR.
  • high, low
  • low, high
  • high, high
  • low, low
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17. The log of a number is the
  • base to which the power must be raised to get that number.
  • power to which the base must be raised to get that number.
  • base of that number.
  • power of that number.
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18. What is a key characteristic of an instrumentation amplifier?
  • high CMRR
  • high output offset
  • high output impedance
  • none of the above
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19. In logarithmic signal compression,
  • large and small voltages are compressed equally.
  • large voltages are compressed more than small voltages
  • large voltages are compressed less than smaller voltages.
  • none of the above
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20. What part of the characteristic curve of a diode is useful for log amplifiers?
  • the log region above 0.7 V
  • the log region below 0.7 V
  • the log region between 0 V and 0.7 V
  • the log region below the zener voltage
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