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ZIMBABWE

HIGHER EDUCATION EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL


NATIONAL CERTIFICATE
IN
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
SUBJECT: ELECTTRONICS

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATE
1. Answer all TEN questions.
2. Each question carries 10 marks.
3. Show all steps to justify your answer.
4. No marks will be awarded for questions incorrectly copied.
(6) Questions to be answered in the order given

QUESTION ONE
a) Define Electronics (2 marks)
b) State and draw symbols of any two inductors (2 marks)
c) Determine the value of the resistor with the following colours blue,
brown, black and gold. (2 marks)
d) Identify two types of fixed capacitors (2 marks)
e) List two ways of increasing the strength of the magnetic flux around
an inductor’s iron core. (2)
QUESTION 2
a) Draw the circuit symbols of three non-linear resistors (3 marks)
b) State three factors to be considered when selecting resistors. (3
marks)
c) Calculate the diode current in fig below. (4 marks)
QUESTION 3
a) Sketch the symbol of a zener diode. (1 mark)
b) Give any two uses of a zener diode (2 marks)
A 24V, 600mW zener diode is to be used for providing a 24V stabilized
supply to a variable load. If the input voltage is 32V, calculate the:
I) Value of series resistance required. (3 marks)
11) Diode current when RL = 1200Ω (4 marks)
QUESTION 4
a) With the aid of sketches, show the relationship between conduction
band, valence and forbidden gap in the following materials.
1) Conductor
11) Semiconductor
111) Insulator (3 marks each)
b) What is the effect of light on a semiconductor? (1 mark)
QUESTION 5
Draw a well-labelled block diagram of a regulated power supply.
Briefly explain the function of each block showing waveforms (10)
QUESTION 6
A) Draw the symbols of the following devices
1) Junction FETS
a N Channel b) p- Channel (2)
11)De –mosfet
a)N-channel b)P Channel (2)
111) E-Only Mosfet
a)N-channel b) P-channel (2)
B) Explain the following FET notations
1) Source 11) Drain 111) Channel 1v) Gate (4)
QUESTION 7
A truth table for a certain expression is given below
A B C F
0 0 0 1
0 0 1 1
0 1 0 0
0 1 1 0
1 0 0 1
1 0 1 1
1 1 0 1
1 1 1 1
1) Write the Boolean expression from the truth table (2)
11) Minimize the expression by K Map (4)
III) Draw the symbol of the following
OR gate, NOR gate, AND gate and NAND gate (4 marks)

QUESTION 8
11) In digital electronics describe the following
a) Central processing unit (1)
b) Microprocessor (1)
c) ROM (1)
d) RAM (1)
e) Draw the logic symbol and write the Boolean expression and truth
table for the following
1) Exclusive OR gate (3)
11) Exclusive NOR gate (3)
QUESTION 9
a) With reference to operational amplifiers define the following terms
1) Slew rate (2)
11) Open loop gain (2)
111) CMRR (2)
Define the following terms with reference to SCR.
i) Holding current (1 marks)
ii) Latching current (1marks)
iii) Break over voltage (2 marks)
QUESTION 10
a) Draw the block diagram of a microcomputer (3 marks)
b) Explain the difference between combinational and sequential logic.
(2 marks)
c) State any three Boolean laws (3 marks)
d) Draw the symbol of the following
i) DIAC (ii) TRIAC (2 marks)

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