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1.Explainwhatisanoperationalamplifier?
Anoperationalamplifier,abbreviatedasopamp,isbasicallya
multistage,veryhighgain,directcoupled,negativefeedback
amplifierthatusesvoltageshuntfeedbacktoprovidea
stabilizedvoltagegain.
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2.Stateassumptionsmadeforanalyzingidealopamp.
Assumptionsmadeforanalyzingidealopampare:
Infiniteopenloopgain
Infiniteinputimpedance
Zerooutputimpedance
Perfectbalance
Infinitefrqeuencybandwidth
Infiniteslewrate
Infinitecommonmoderejectionratio
Nildriftofcharacteristicswithtemperature
3.Explainwhatisavoltagetransfercurveofanop
amp?
Thecurvedrawnbetweenoutputvoltageandinputdifferential
voltage,foranopamp,keepingvoltagegainAconstantis
knownasvoltagetransfercurve.
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4.Explainwhataredifferentialgainandcommon
modegainofadifferentialamplifier?
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Whenthedifferenceofthetwoinputsappliedtothetwo
terminalsofadifferentialamplifierisamplified,theresultant Engineering intervie
gainistermedasdifferentialgain.Butwhenthetwoinput Follow
terminalsareconnectedtothesameinputsourcethenthegain
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establishedbythedifferentialamplifieriscalledthecommon
modegain.
5.DefineCMRR.
CMRRisdefinedastherationofdifferentialvoltagegainto
commonmodevoltagegainanditisgivenasCMRR=Ad/Acm
6.ExplainwhydoesanopamphavehighCMRR?
HighCMRRensuresthatthecommonmodesignalssuchas
noisearerejectedsuccessfullyandtheoutputvoltageis
proportionalonlytothedifferentialinputvoltage.
7.Explainwhyopenloopopampconfigurationsare
notusedinlinearapplications?
Whenanopampisoperatedintheopenloopconfiguration,the
outputeithergoestopositivesaturationornegativesaturation
levelsorswitchesbetweenpositiveandnegativesaturation
levelsandthusclipstheoutputabovetheselevels.Soopenloop
opampconfigurationsarenotusedinlinearapplications.
8.Listtheparametersthatshouldbeconsideredforac
anddcapplications.
Theparameterstobeconsideredfordcapplicationsare:
Inputoffsetvoltage
Inputoffsetcurrent
Inputbiascurrent
Drift
Theparameterstobeconsideredforacapplicationsare:
Gainbandwidthproduct(GBW)
Risetime
Slewrate
Fullpowerresponse
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ACnoise
9.Defineoffsetvoltageasappliedtoanopamp.
Inputoffsetvoltagemaybedefinedasthatvoltagewhichistobe
appliedbetweentheinputterminalstobalancetheamplifier.
10.GivethetypicalvalueofbiascurrentforCA741
operationalamplifier.
80nA
11.Defineslewrate.
Slewrateofanopampisdefinedasthemaximumrateof
changeofoutputvoltageperunittimeandisexpressesinV/s.
12.Explainwhatkindofnegativefeedbackispresent
inanoninvertingopamp.
Negativevoltageseriesfeedback.
13.Explainwhatisavoltagefollower?
Voltagefollowerisanelectroniccircuitinwhichoutputvoltage
tractstheinputvoltagebothinsignandmagnitude.
14.Explainwhataretheadvantagesofusingavoltage
followeramplifier?
Voltagefollowerhasthreeuniquecharacteristicsviz.extremely
highinputimpedance,extremelylowoutputimpedanceand
unitytransmissiongainandis,therefore,anidealcircuitdevice
foruseasabufferamplifier.
15.InExplainwhatwayisthevoltagefollowera
specialcaseofthenoninvertingamplifier?
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IffeedbackresistorismadezeroorR1ismade(bykeepingit
opencircuited)inanoninvertingamplifiercircuit,voltage
followerisobtained.
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16.Explainwhatisaninvertingamplifier?
Inaninvertingamplifier,theinputisconnectedtotheminusor
invertingterminalofopamp.
17.Explainwhataretheapplicationsofaninverting
amplifier?
Invertingamplifierisaveryversatilecomponentandcanbe
usedforperformingnumberofmathematicalstimulationsuch
asanaloginverter,paraphraseamplifier,phaseshifter,adder,
integrator,differentiator.
18.Explainwhatisadifferentialamplifier?
Differentialamplifierisacombinationofinvertingand
noninvertingamplifiersandamplifiesthevoltagedifference
betweeninputlinesneitherofwhichisgrounded.
19.Giveexamplesoflinearcircuits.
Adder,subtractor,differentiator,integratorfallunderthe
categoryoflinearcircuits.
20.Explainwhatisanadderorsummingamplifier?
Adderorsummingamplifierisacircuitthatprovidesanoutput
voltageproportionaltoorequaltothealgebraicsumoftwoor
moreinputvoltagesmultipliedbyaconstantgainfactor.
21.Explainwhatisanintegrator?
Anintegratorisacircuitthatperformsamathematical
operationcalledintegration.
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22.Explainwhataretheapplicationsofintegrators?
Integratorsarewidelyusedinramporsweepgenerators,filters,
analogcomputersetc.
23.Opampisusedmostlyasanintegratorthana
differentiator.Explainwhy?
Opampisusedmostlyasanintegratorthanadifferentiator
becauseindifferentiatorathighfrequency,gainishighandso
highfrequencynoiseisalsoamplifiedwhichabsolutelyabstract
thedifferentiatedsignal.
24.WhatisCMRR?
CMRRisdefinedastheratioofdifferentialvoltagegain(Ad)to
commonmodevoltagegain(Acm).TheformulaforCMRRis
givenbelow:
CMRR=Ad/Acm
25.WhatischaracteristicofIdealOPAMP?Important
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CharacteristicofidealOPAMPare
1.Infinitevoltagegain
2.Zerooutputimpedance
3.infiniteinputimpedance
4.Infiniteslewrate
5.Characteristicsnotdriftingwithtemperature
6.Infinitebandwidth
26.WhatisAmplifier?ImportantInterviewquestions
onOPAMP
Amplifierisadevicethatmakessoundlouderandsignallevel
greater.
27WhatistheFormulaforNonInvertingAmplifier?
Theformulafornoninvertingamplifierisgivenas1+Rf/R1
28.WhatisperfectbalanceinOPAMP?Important
InterviewquestionsonOPAMP
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PerfectbalanceisthecharacteristicsofidealOPAMPandif
thereissameinputappliedthenwewillgettheoutputzero.In
thisconditionitisknownasperfectbalance.
29.WhichOPAMPdonthavefeedbackloop?
ComparatorOPAMP(operationalamplifier)donthave
feedbackloop.
30.WhyOPAMPcalleddirectcoupledhighdifferential
circuit?
OPAMPiscalleddirectcoupledbecausetheinputofone
OPAMPisinsertedintotheinputofanotherOPAMP.Itiscalled
highgaindifferentialcircuitbecausethedifferenceofthetwo
inputisamplified.
31.WhyOPAMPcalledoperationalAmplifier?
ImportantInterviewquestionsonOPAMP
OPAMPitisadirectcoupledhighgaindifferentialinput
amplifier.Itiscalledoperationalamplifierbecauseitisusedfor
performingdifferentfunctionslikedifferentiation,addition,
integration,subtraction.Ithasinfinitevoltagegain,infiniteslew
rate,infiniteinputimpedance,zerooutputimpedance,infinite
bandwidth.
32.WhatistheoutputDifferentiatorandIntegrator?
Ifwegivethesinusoidalinputindifferentiatorwewillgetthe
outputofdifferentiatorasasquareoutput.Ifwegivethe
sinusoidalinputinintegratorwewillgettheoutputof
integratorasarampoutput.
33.FortheCMRRtobeinfinitewhatwillbethe
condition?
CMRRisdefinedastheratioofdifferentialvoltagegain(Ad)to
commonmodevoltagegain(Acm).TheformulaforCMRRis
givenbelow:
CMRR=Ad/Acm
IfAcmwillbezerothenonlyitwillbeinfinite.
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34.Anidealoperationalamplifierhas
A.infiniteoutputimpedance
B.zeroinputimpedance
C.infinitebandwidth
D.Alloftheabove
Answer:C
35.Anothernameforaunitygainamplifieris:
A.differenceamplifier
B.comparator
C.singleended
D.voltagefollower
Answer:D
36.Theopenloopvoltagegain(Aol)ofanopampis
the
A.externalvoltagegainthedeviceiscapableof
B.internalvoltagegainthedeviceiscapableof
C.mostcontrolledparameter
D.sameasAcl
Answer:B
37.Aseriesdissipativeregulatorisanexampleofa:
A.linearregulator
B.switchingregulator
C.shuntregulator
D.dctodcconverter
Answer:A
38.Anoninvertingclosedloopopampcircuit
generallyhasagainfactor:
A.lessthanone
B.greaterthanone
C.ofzero
D.equaltoone
Answer:B
39.Inorderforanoutputtoswingaboveandbelowa
zeroreference,theopampcircuitrequires:
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A.aresistivefeedbacknetwork
B.zerooffset
C.awidebandwidth
D.anegativeandpositivesupply
Answer:D
40.Opampsusedashighandlowpassfiltercircuits
employwhichconfiguration?
A.noninverting
B.comparator
C.openloop
D.inverting
Answer:D
41.Ifgroundisappliedtothe(+)terminalofan
invertingopamp,the()terminalwill:
A.notneedaninputresistor
B.bevirtualground
C.havehighreversecurrent
D.notinvertthesignal
Answer:B
42.Anastablemultivibratorisalsoknownasa:
A.oneshotmultivibrator
B.freerunningmultivibrator
C.bistablemultivibrator
D.monostablemultivibrator
Answer:B
43.Withnegativefeedback,thereturningsignal:
A.aidstheinputsignal
B.isproportionaltooutputcurrent
C.opposestheinputsignal
D.isproportionaltodifferentialvoltagegain
Answer:C
44.Whatstartsafreerunningmultivibrator?
A.atrigger
B.aninputsignal
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C.anexternalcircuit
D.nothing
Answer:D
45.Aportionoftheoutputthatprovidescircuit
stabilizationisconsideredtobe:
A.negativefeedback
B.distortion
C.openloop
D.positivefeedback
Answer:A
46.Theclosedloopvoltagegainofaninverting
amplifierequals:
A.theratiooftheinputresistancetothefeedbackresistance
B.theopenloopvoltagegain
C.thefeedbackresistancedividedbytheinputresistance
D.theinputresistance
Answer:C
47.Allofthefollowingarebasicopampinputmodes
ofoperationEXCEPT
A.invertingmode
B.commonmode
C.doubleended
D.singleended
Answer:A
48.Acircuitwhoseoutputisproportionaltothe
differencebetweentheinputsignalsisconsideredto
bewhichtypeofamplifier?
A.commonmode
B.darlington
C.differential
D.operational
Answer:C
49.Withnegativefeedback,thereturningsignal
A.isproportionaltotheoutputcurrent
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B.isproportionaltothedifferentialvoltagegain
C.opposestheinputsignal
D.aidstheinputsignal
Answer:C
50.Theratiobetweendifferentialgainandcommon
modegainiscalled:
A.amplitude
B.differentialmoderejection
C.commonmoderejection
D.phase
Answer:C
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