FE Electrical and Computer Practice Exam

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• Which circuit element is known for storing magnetic energy?
• In terms of phase relationships, what does a capacitive circuit typically exhibit?
• In a serial interface, how is data transmitted?
• What length of a 60 Hz transmission line is considered short?
• Which SI base quantity corresponds to the unit 'second'?
• How is Thevenin equivalent resistance determined in a circuit?
• How is power defined in physics?
• What is the abbreviation for the unit liter?
• What power of 10 is associated with the prefix "giga" (G)?
• What is the impedance angle of a capacitor?
• Which protocols operate at the transport layer of the OSI model?
• According to Lenz's law, the direction of the induced electromotive force (emf) will be?
• What is the formula for total power in a three-phase circuit?
• Which type of addressing directly uses the data in the address field without modification?
• What defines a simplex channel in data transmission?
• In a balanced three-phase system, what happens to the neutral current when the loads are equal?
• In data transmission, what is a characteristic of Time Division Multiplexing?
• What is the statute of limitations in a legal context?
• What is the polar form of Vm sin (ωt + θ)?
• What type of circuit element opposes rates of change of voltage?
• Which connection type has neutral wire in a three-phase system?
• What does a D flip-flop do?
• Which relay is specifically designed to operate based on uneven current distribution?
• What is the effect of a 180-degree phase shift in electrical signals?
• What phenomenon causes AC currents to flow near the surface of a conductor?
• What is the behavior of a JK flip-flop when both J and K are set to 1?
• What is the impact of increasing the power factor in a system?
• What is the value of the elementary charge?
• Which circuit element is responsible for storing electric energy?
• What is equivalent uniform annual cost?
• What is the advantage of using indexed addressing in programming?
• Which type of protection relay responds to faults to either the left or right of its location?
• In electrical systems, which component is typically classified as a passive element?
• What distinguishes a fuel cell from a battery?
• In the context of mappings, what does inverse mapping mean?
• What is the primary purpose of indirect addressing?
• What are the components of a bit slice processor?
• What term describes a circuit that has the same current throughout all its elements?
• What is breakeven analysis primarily used for?
• What is the first step to determine Norton equivalent resistance in a circuit?
• What is the speed of light in a vacuum?
• What is the worst-case scenario for the number of comparisons needed in an insertion sort?
• What is the phase shift between current and voltage in a purely resistive circuit?
• What kind of field is created by a moving charge?
• What type of communication is characterized as full duplex?
• In immediate addressing, how is the data in the address field used?
• What does the term "injective" refer to in mathematical functions?
• What does book value represent in financial terms?
• What is the formula for three-phase apparent power?
• What is indicated at the beginning of every flat part in a Bode plot?
• For critically damped systems, what is true regarding the damping ratio?
• What is the primary function of a router in networking?
• Which sorting algorithm can be described as "elements are ordered by rewriting them in proper sequence"?
• What term describes the outflow of electrons into a vacuum from a heated conductor?
• What defines a parallel interface?
• Which type of battery cannot be recharged?
• Which component is commonly used to implement a demultiplexer?
• What characterizes a bijective function?
• Which law states that the sum of the instantaneous currents flowing toward a point is equal to the sum flowing away from that point?
• What characterizes a bit slice processor?
• What is the formula to calculate input power in terms of torque?
• Which form of authentication is defined by NIST?
• What does ALU stand for in computer architecture?
• Which unit is not a measure of flux?
• What is the equation for the impedance of a capacitor?
• What is the magnitude of the line current for a delta connection?
• What is the full name of the professional society known as ASME?
• Which circuit element stores energy in an electric field?
• In a three-phase system with perfectly balanced loads, what is the neutral current?
• What is the effect of connecting capacitors in series?
• Which of the following methods does NOT alter the address before it is used?
• Which sorting algorithm typically achieves a performance of n log n?
• How is the pay-back period calculated?
• Which of the following metals has the lowest resistivity at 20°C?
• Which type of fault does a directional relay typically protect against?
• In a battery, what is the direction of current flow within its internal structure?
• What is the mathematical expression for Ohm's law?
• Which of the following prefixes corresponds to 10^12?
• What is the equation for the complex frequency variable?
• Which of the following describes a characteristic of overdamped systems?
• What is the meaning of the term "surjective" in the context of functions?
• What characteristic defines a packet switched network?
• What happens to the total power in a three-phase system if one phase becomes unbalanced?
• Which unit represents luminous flux?
• Which term describes an element that is not a source of energy?
• What term describes the open-circuit voltage at the terminals of interest?
• How many comparisons does a bubble sort typically require for n elements?
• In calculating equivalent values, what does the symbol A represent?
• What is the term used for the positive electrode of a battery?
• To find power loss per meter of length, what is the first step?
• Which of the following properties is characteristic of a short circuit?
• How is the equivalent inductance for n inductors in series calculated?
• In n years at effective interest rate i, what is the present worth formula, P?
• What is the formula for calculating a decibel of power?
• For a differential amplifier configuration with V1 grounded, how would you express the output voltage (Vo) as a function of the input voltage V2?
• What does a constant load power indicate in terms of energy conversion?
• What type of power is primarily used in the rating of transformers?
• Which organization provides certification in reliability engineering?
• When given three angles and one side, what method is used to find other sides?
• What device is used in power systems to sense and reduce abnormal current and voltage levels from fault conditions?
• What is the unit for magnetic flux?
• Which of the following is a feature of TCP?
• What is the chemical symbol for germanium?
• What length of a 60 Hz transmission line is considered long?
• What is required to determine the point of inflection of a function?
• What is the relationship between line voltage and phase voltage in a Y-connected load?
• What is the formula for calculating Thevenin or Norton equivalent resistance?
• How is a nonlinear relationship characterized graphically?
• What is the unit for a solid angle?
• What term describes the condition in which capacitive reactance equals inductive reactance?
• Which individual or group must an engineer ethically prioritize according to professional standards?
• What kind of field is created by a static charge?
• What is the formula for capacitive reactance, XC?
• What type of three-phase connection exists if the line voltage equals the phase voltage?
• What is the formula for the phase voltage of a wye winding?
• What is the unit for illuminance?
• Which characteristic is unique to an injective function?
• Which of the following is a primary role of the ALU?
• What does the photoelectric effect refer to?
• What does voltage regulation describe in an electrical system?
• What type of signal does a demultiplexer handle?
• What is the formula for the impedance of an inductor?
• Which equation represents the total energy stored in a capacitor?
• In which unit is illuminance measured?
• How do interrupts function in a computer system?
• What does UDP stand for in network communications?
• What is the significance of ethical canons for professional engineers?
• What equation represents the maximum energy-transfer condition?
• What does Frequency Division Multiplexing allow?
• What is the effect of a negative impedance angle in a circuit?
• In a series circuit, how does the total current relate to the current through each individual component?
• What term describes a node connecting three or more circuit elements?
• What is the formula for the average energy stored in an inductor?
• What does minimal SOP refer to in digital logic design?
• What is the formula for the impedance of a capacitor in the s-domain?
• What condition defines an overdamped system?
• What is a point of inflection in calculus?
• If the current through an inductor increases, what happens to the induced voltage?
• In calculating equivalent values, what does the symbol G represent?
• What is the mathematical expression for the average value of a rectified voltage sinusoid?
• What is the formula for the average energy stored in a capacitor?
• What is the value of s for an exponential waveform?
• For an inductor, what does the inductive reactance (XL) increase with?
• In a delta-connected source driving a delta-connected load, what is true about the voltages?
• What is the formula for calculating a decibel of voltage?
• What is the function of hashing in data management?
• What does Joule's law of energy state?
• What steps must occur for three-phase systems to be paralleled with minimal transient effects?
• What is the power of 10 associated with the prefix "nano"?
• What is the atomic mass, in atomic mass units (amu), of 12vC?
• What is the chemical symbol for aluminum?
• What is required of professionals regarding ethical conduct?
• What is a potential effect of the skin effect in conductors?
• What is defined as the ratio of induced voltage to change in flux linkage?
• What is the value of s for a sinusoidal steady-state waveform?
• What is the mathematical expression for Ohm's law?
• What is the primary characteristic of a half duplex communication system?
• What is the relationship defined by Ohm's Law?
• What is the approximate current range of a lightning strike?
• In terms of differential amplifiers, what is the functional expression for the virtual ground at Vn?
• What is the relationship between primary impedance (Zp) and secondary impedance (Zs) in a transformer?
• What is the power of 10 associated with the prefix "tera" (T)?
• Which component in a BJT circuit can determine the base current (IB)?
• Which property is true for all resistors in a parallel circuit?
• What signifies an open-circuit condition in terms of current and voltage?
• Which of the following represents the gain of a system in Z-transform?
• What determines the phase relationship in a purely resistive circuit?
• If the inductive reactance of a given circuit is −Q, what must be done to correct the power factor to a value of 1?
• In the context of signal processing, what does the Z-transform primarily facilitate?
• What is the formula for calculating risk?
• When calculating the power loss in a conductor, which equation is used?
• What does the prefix "giga" signify in terms of powers of ten?
• What type of protection relay is used to compare currents and protect the zones of an electrical system?
• What is the formula for three-phase real power (P)?
• What is an interrupt in computer systems?
• What is the chemical symbol for silicon?
• In a BJT circuit, which factor primarily impacts the collector current (IC)?
• What equation gives the equivalent capacitance for capacitors connected in parallel?
• In a Y-connected circuit, how do the phase currents relate to the line currents?
• How is a unit vector calculated?
• What equation calculates the equivalent capacitance for n capacitors in series?
• What unit is used to describe luminous intensity?
• What is the impedance angle of an inductor?
• What is the first step in solving a differential equation using the general solution method?
• What is the significance of understanding inverse mappings in functions?
• What is the term for faults that are NOT three-phase symmetrical faults?
• In the context of functions, what does surjective mean?
• What does a higher capacitance value indicate?
• What is the chemical symbol for copper?
• Which of the following represents the SI unit for length?
• What measurement indicates the opposition to current in an AC circuit?
• What is the symbol for iron?
• In a Y-connected circuit, how does the magnitude of each line current compare to the corresponding phase current?
• What is the value of s for a damped sinusoid?
• What does the unit 'weber' measure?
• What is the dimension of a capacitor's capacitance?
• In the method for finding roots of a quadratic equation, what is the form of the equation used?
• What effect does increasing resistance have on a circuit while maintaining a constant voltage according to Ohm's law?
• Which process involves sending multiple signals over a common channel using successive time intervals?
• What type of battery contains no free or liquid electrolyte?
• What is the mathematical expression for Joule's law of the heating effect?
• What is the formula for voltage regulation?
• What unit is equivalent to C/s?
• What is the value of s for a DC waveform?
• Which of the following is true regarding three-phase systems?
• Which circuit element is associated with a positive phase-angle difference?
• In a three-phase system, the voltages are separated by how many degrees?
• How should society be regarded by an ethical professional engineer?
• What does indexed addressing modify in the address field for memory access?
• Which parameter affects the frequency of an AC signal?
• Which of the following represents the relationship between apparent power, real power, and reactive power?
• What represents the total power in an AC circuit?
• What is the power triangle equation?
• What unit is commonly used to measure apparent power in electrical systems?
• What SI unit measures electric current?
• In a delta-connected source feeding a Y-connected load, what is true about the phase voltages?
• Which SI base quantity is measured in kelvin?
• In a Y-Y source/load configuration, how do phase current, line current, and load current relate to each other?
• What is a direct outcome of having a function that is both injective and surjective?
• What is voltage regulation generally expressed as?
• What best describes the role of a special-purpose register in indexed addressing?
• What does the acronym NESC stand for?
• What type of circuit element opposes rates of change of current?
• What unit is equivalent to J/C?
• What does the capacitive reactance (XC) depend on?
• What is the formula for the impedance of an inductor in the s-domain?
• What is a drawback of having no statute of limitations?
• What is typically required before a program can be executed?
• The technique of modifying the address in memory would help primarily in which application?
• What term describes a circuit that has the same voltage across all its elements?
• In an underdamped system, how many roots does the characteristic equation have?
• Which method allows for calculating angular speed from frequency?
• What is the result of the characteristic equation for critically damped systems?
• What is the primary purpose of a demultiplexer?
• What is the unit of measure for a battery cycle?
• What is the formula for three-phase reactive power?
• What is the relationship between output power and input power considering losses?
• What is the transfer function representation of a high pass filter?
• In a balanced three-phase system, what is the phase relationship between the phase voltages?
• What does Gauss's law state about total electric flux?
• In law, what is a tort?
• Which equation provides the amount of energy stored in an inductor?
• In professional ethics, what is meant by the term "canon"?
• What is the SI unit for mass?
• What can happen to a professional who violates rules of conduct?
• Which of the following describes the location of poles on a Bode plot?
• What is the formula for the power factor?
• Which statement defines a canon in the context of professional ethics?
• What is the power of ten associated with the prefix "pico"?
• Which of the following properties is indicative of an open circuit?
• What is the gain expression for a differential amplifier when V1 is grounded?
• What is a consequence of an ethics violation for a professional?
• What is the formula for the phase current of a delta winding?
• Which three parties are essential in the process of getting a project built?
• What is a primary consideration in professional ethics?
• Which circuit element is associated with a negative phase-angle difference?
• What term describes a compound that conducts electricity when dissolved in water?
• What equation represents the maximum power-transfer condition?
• In a wye connection, how does the line voltage compare to the phase voltage?
• What term describes an element that represents distributed properties in a specific location?
• What is the approximate voltage range of a lightning strike?
• What is the standard approach for minimal POS?
• What is the formula for inductive reactance, XL?
• What are the units of magnetic flux density?
• In terms of conducting electricity, what classification is assigned to a dielectric material?
• What is the purpose of RAM in a computer system?
• What type of three-phase connection exists if the line current equals the phase current?