Solid State Fundamentals in Electronics Quiz

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What invention is credited with shaping the modern era more than any other?

  • Solid-state rectifier
  • Triode vacuum tube
  • Bipolar transistors
  • Integrated circuits (correct)

Who received the Nobel prize for inventing bipolar transistors?

  • DeForest
  • Dennard
  • Bardeen, Brattain, and Shockley (correct)
  • Kilby and Moore

In electronics, what is measured in VOLTS?

  • Resistance
  • Voltage (correct)
  • Current
  • Power

Who presented the Gigabite memory chip in 1995?

<p>Fairchild Semiconductor (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following best represents the flow of electrons in an electronic circuit?

<p><strong>Flow</strong> (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of controls in an electronic circuit?

<p><strong>Switches &amp; knobs</strong> (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary difference between solid-state electronics and vacuum tube electronics?

<p>Solid-state electronics use semiconductors while vacuum tubes use gases (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an example of a solid-state device that replaced a device with moving parts?

<p>Solid-state relays (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When did the term "solid state" become popular in the field of electronics?

<p>In the 1960s, with the rise of semiconductor electronics (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a type of semiconductor memory used in computers to replace hard disk drives?

<p>Solid-state drive (SSD) (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who invented the bipolar transistor in 1947?

<p>Brattain and Bardeen (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What semiconductor material was used in the first bipolar transistor?

<p>Germanium (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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