(Last Updated On: December 9, 2019)
This is the Multiple Choice Questions in Active Filters from the book Electronic Devices – Electron Flow Version and Conventional Current Version 8th Edition by Thomas L. Floyd. If you are looking for a reviewer in Electronics Engineering this will definitely help. I can assure you that this will be a great help in reviewing the book in preparation for your Board Exam. Make sure to familiarize each and every questions to increase the chance of passing the ECE Board Exam.
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Practice Exam Test Questions
Choose the letter of the best answer in each questions.
1. The critical frequency is defined as the point at which the response drops _________ from the passband.
A. –20 dB
B. –3 dB
C. –6 dB
D. –40 dB
Answer: Option B
Solution:
2. Which filter exhibits a linear phase characteristic?
A. Bessel
B. Butterworth
C. Chebyshev
D. all of the above
Answer: Option A
Solution:
3. Which filter has a maximally flat response?
A. Bessel
B. Butterworth
C. Chebyshev
D. all of the above
Answer: Option B
Solution:
4. Which filter exhibits the most rapid roll-off rate?
A. Bessel
B. Butterworth
C. Chebyshev
D. all of the above
Answer: Option C
Solution:
5. A third-order filter will have a roll-off rate of
A. –20 dB/decade.
B. –40 dB/decade.
C. –60 dB/decade.
D. –30 dB/decade.
Answer: Option C
Solution:
6. Refer to Figure 15-1. Identify the frequency response curve for a band-reject filter.
Figure 15-1
A. a
B. b
C. c
D. d
Answer: Option D
Solution:
7. Refer to Figure 15-1. Identify the frequency response curve for a low-pass filter.
A. a
B. b
C. c
D. d
Answer: Option C
Solution:
8. Refer to Figure 15-1. Identify the frequency response curve for a high-pass filter.
A. a
B. b
C. c
D. d
Answer: Option B
Solution:
9. Refer to Figure 15-1. Identify the frequency response curve for a band-pass filter.
A. a
B. b
C. c
D. d
Answer: Option A
Solution:
10. Refer to Figure 15-2(a). This is a _____ filter, and it has a cutoff frequency of _____.
Figure 15-2
A. high-pass, 21 Hz
B. low-pass, 21 Hz
C. high-pass, 2.65 kHz
D. low-pass, 2.65 kHz
Answer: Option C
Solution:
11. Refer to Figure 15-2(b). The cutoff frequency of this filter is _____, and the circuit is known as a _____.
A. 721 Hz, low-pass filter
B. 721 Hz, high-pass filter
C. 72 Hz, low-pass filter
D. 721 Hz, band-pass filter
Answer: Option A
Solution:
12. Refer to Figure 15-2(c). This is a _____ filter.
A. band-pass
B. band-stop
C. high-pass
D. low-pass
Answer: Option A
Solution:
13. Refer to Figure 15-2(d). This circuit is known as a _____ filter, and the fc is _____.
A. high-pass, 1.59 kHz
B. band-pass, 15.9 kHz
C. low-pass, 15.9 kHz
D. high-pass, 15.9 kHz
Answer: Option D
Solution:
14. Refer to Figure 15-2(b). RA = 2.2 kΩ and RB = 1.2 kΩ. This filter is probably a
A. Butterworth type.
B. Bessel type.
C. Chebyshev type.
D. none of the above
Answer: Option A
Solution:
15. Refer to Figure 15-2(c). The roll-off of this filter is about
A. 20 dB/decade.
B. 40 dB/decade.
C. 60 dB/decade.
D. 80 dB/decade.
Answer: Option A
Solution:
16. Refer to Figure 15-2(a). The roll-off of the circuit shown is about
A. 20 dB/decade.
B. 40 dB/decade.
C. 60 dB/decade.
D. 80 dB/decade.
Answer: Option A
Solution:
17. A low-pass filter has a cutoff frequency of 1.23 kHz. Determine the bandwidth of the filter.
A. 2.46 kHz
B. 1.23 kHz
C. 644 Hz
D. not enough information given
Answer: Option B
Solution:
18. Refer to Figure 15-3. This is a _____ filter.
Figure 15-3
A. low-pass
B. high-pass
C. band-pass
D. band-stop
Answer: Option B
Solution:
19. Refer to Figure 15-3. This filter has a roll-off rate of
A. 20 dB/decade.
B. 40 dB/decade.
C. 60 dB/decade.
D. 80 dB/decade.
Answer: Option D
Solution:
20. Refer to Figure 15-3. Increasing the values of the filter section resistors in this circuit will cause the fc to
A. increase.
B. decrease.
C. remain the same.
D. increase and then decrease.
Answer: Option B
Solution:
21. The bandwidth in a _____ filter equals the critical frequency.
A. low-pass
B. high-pass
C. band-pass
D. band-stop
Answer: Option A
Solution:
22. A _____ filter significantly attenuates all frequencies below fc and passes all frequencies above fc.
A. low-pass
B. high-pass
C. band-pass
D. band-stop
Answer: Option B
Solution:
23. A _____ filter passes all frequencies within a band between a lower and an upper critical frequency and rejects all others outside this band.
A. low-pass
B. high-pass
C. band-pass
D. band-stop
Answer: Option C
Solution:
24. A _____ filter rejects all frequencies within a specified band and passes all those outside this band.
A. low-pass
B. high-pass
C. band-pass
D. band-stop
Answer: Option D
Solution:
25. Filters with the _____ characteristic provide a very flat amplitude in the passband and a roll-off rate of –20 dB/decade/pole.
A. Butterworth
B. Chebyshev
C. Bessel
D. none of the above
Answer: Option A
Solution:
26. Filters with the _____ characteristic are useful when a rapid roll-off is required because it provides a roll-off rate greater than –20/dB/decade/pole.
A. Butterworth
B. Chebyshev
C Bessel
D. none of the above
Answer: Option B
Solution:
27. Filters with the _____ characteristic are used for filtering pulse waveforms.
A. Butterworth
B. Chebyshev
C. Bessel
D. none of the above
Answer: Option C
Solution:
28. The gain of the multiple-feedback band-pass filter above is equal to which of the following? Assume C = C1 = C2.
A. A0 = R2/R1
B. A0 = R1/R2
C. A0 = R2/2R1
D. A0 = R1/2R2
Answer: Option C
Solution:
29. One important application of a state-variable _____ filter with a summing amplifier is to minimize the 60 Hz “hum” in audio systems.
A. low-pass
B. high-pass
C. band-pass
D. band-stop
Answer: Option D
Solution:
TRUE/FALSE
1. The bandwidth of a band-pass filter is the sum of the two cutoff frequencies.
A. True
B. False
Answer: Option B
Solution:
2. Butterworth filters have the characteristic of a very flat response in the passband and a roll-off of –20 dB/decade.
A. True
B. False
Answer: Option A
Solution:
3. Filters with Bessel characteristics are used for filtering pulse waveforms.
A. True
B. False
Answer: Option A
Solution:
4. In filters, a single RC network is called a pole.
A. True
B. False
Answer: Option A
Solution:
5. A band-pass filter passes all frequencies within a band between a lower and an upper cutoff frequency.
A. True
B. False
Answer: Option A
Solution:
6. The bandwidth of a practical high-pass filter is infinite.
A. True
B. False
Answer: Option B
Solution:
7. A second-order filter has a roll-off of –20 dB/decade.
A. True
B. False
Answer: Option B
Solution:
8. A Sallen-Key filter is a second-order filter.
A. True
B. False
Answer: Option A
Solution:
9. An active filter uses capacitors and inductors in the feedback network.
A. True
B. False
Answer: Option B
Solution:
10. A band-pass filter can be created by cascading a high-pass filter and a low-pass filter.
A. True
B. False
Answer: Option A
Solution:
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Complete List of Chapter MCQ in Floyd’s Electronic Devices
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