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Basic Electricity & Electronics — Practice

Voltage, current, resistance and power — the arithmetic every other topic depends on. Untimed topic practice with a full explanation after every question, so a wrong answer becomes a study note rather than a dead end.

Questions

16

Time limit

Untimed

Pass mark

60%

Before you start

  • Untimed. The explanation appears as soon as you answer, because the point here is to learn rather than to score.
  • Mark an answer as a guess and it enters your review queue even if it happened to be right.
  • Every answer moves your ability estimate for that topic and updates your readiness score.
  • Retake as often as you like.

Sample questions

Which unit is used to measure electrical resistance?

  • Ampere
  • Ohm
  • Volt
  • Watt

Why Ohm is right: Resistance is measured in ohms (symbol Ω). The ampere measures current, the volt measures potential difference, and the watt measures power.

How many kilohertz are there in 2.5 megahertz?

  • 25 kHz
  • 250 kHz
  • 2,500 kHz
  • 25,000 kHz

Why 2,500 kHz is right: One megahertz is 1,000 kilohertz, so 2.5 MHz × 1,000 = 2,500 kHz. Moving from mega- to kilo- always multiplies by one thousand.

The prefix 'micro' represents which multiplier?

  • One thousandth
  • One millionth
  • One thousand
  • One billionth

Why One millionth is right: Micro (µ) means one millionth, or 10⁻⁶. One thousandth is milli (m), one thousand is kilo (k), and one billionth is nano (n).

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