Quiz On Semiconductors
THIS QZUIZ IS BASED ON THE SEMICONDUCTORS TIMELINE:http://www. Computerhistory. Org/semiconductor/timeline. Html
- 1.When was the first Semiconductor Effect Recorded?
- A.
1926
- B.
1833
- C.
1940
- 2.When was the discovery of the p-n Junction?
- A.
1901
- B.
1940
- C.
1941
- 3.In 1948: The European Transistor InventionHerbert Mataré & Heinrich Welker independently create a germanium point-contact transistor in
- A.
England
- B.
Germany
- C.
France
- 4.In 1954: Silicon Transistors Offer Superior Operating Characteristics .............................fabricates the first silicon transistor at Bell Labs
- A.
Morris Tanenbaum
- B.
Jules Andrus
- C.
Heinrich Welker
- 5.Silicon Comes to Silicon Valley
- A.
1947
- B.
1952
- C.
1956
- 6.Jack Kilby produces a .............. with both active and passive components fabricated from semiconductor material.
- A.
Monolithic Integrated Circuit
- B.
Microcircuit
- C.
Silicon Mesa Transistor
- 7.1961: Silicon Transistor Exceeds ........... Speed
- A.
Germanium
- B.
Arsenic
- C.
Carbon
- 8."Moore's Law" Predicts the Future of ....................
- A.
Integrated Circuits
- B.
Diodes
- C.
Transistors
- 9.1966: Semiconductor RAMs Serve High-speed Storage Needs
- A.
The Dual In-line Package (DIP) format significantly eases printed circuit board layout and reduces computer assembly cost.
- B.
Semiconductor read-only-memories (ROMs) offer high density and low cost per bit.
- C.
Bipolar RAMs enter the computer market for high-performance scratchpad and cache memory applications.
- 10.Schottky-Barrier Diode Doubles the Speed of TTL Memory & Logic
- A.
1966
- B.
1962
- C.
1970
- 11.1971: Microprocessor Integrates CPU Function onto a Single Chip
- A.
CPU stands for Commercial Processor Unit
- B.
CPU stands for Central Processor Unit
- C.
CPU stands for Central Provider Unit
- 12.1974: ................... is First System-On-Chip Integrated Circuit
- A.
Bipolar RAMs
- B.
Ultra-violet light erasable ROM
- C.
Digital Watch
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