Question: What controls the current between the drain and source?
Answer: the voltage applied between the gate and source

Question: At what rate is the drain-source current increased when the gate-source current is increased?
Answer: a roughly quadratic rate

Question: Where is a quadratic behavior not observed?
Answer: in modern devices

Question: How many groups are FETs split into?
Answer: two

Question: How is a JFET different from an IGFET?
Answer: the JFET gate forms a p–n diode with the channel

Question: What are the names of the groups of FETs
Answer: junction FET (JFET) and insulated gate FET (IGFET)

Question: What mode do both JFET and IGFET operate in?
Answer: depletion mode

Question: What is the common term for an IFGET?
Answer: a metal–oxide–semiconductor FET (MOSFET)

Question: How are FET's separated?
Answer: depletion-mode and enhancement-mode types

Question: At what point is a channel off in enhancement-mode?
Answer: at zero bias

Question: At what point is a channel on in depletion-mode?
Answer: at zero bias

Question: What channel corresponds with high current?
Answer: n-channel devices

Question: What channel corresponds with low current?
Answer: p-channel devices

Question: What was the most frequently used transistor in the 1960s and 70s?
Answer: bipolar junction transistor

Question: Why were BJTs so popular?
Answer: their greater linearity and ease of manufacture

Question: What are some applications of discrete MOSFETs?
Answer: transistor applications, including analog circuits, voltage regulators, amplifiers, power transmitters and motor drivers

Question: What were the most popular digital circuits of the time?
Answer: MOSFETs

Question: What is the Pro Electron standard?
Answer: European Electronic Component Manufacturers Association part numbering scheme

Question: How many letters does the part numbering scheme begin with?
Answer: two letters

Question: What is the first letter in the part numbering scheme?
Answer: the semiconductor type

Question: What is the second letter in the part numbering scheme?
Answer: the intended use

Question: What follows the 2 letters in the part numbering scheme?
Answer: A 3-digit sequence number

Question: What does the JEDEC EIA370 transistor number start with?
Answer: 2N

Question: what does the 2N is the JEDEC EIA370 mean?
Answer: a three-terminal device

Question: What follows the 2N in a JEDEC EIA370?
Answer: a 2, 3 or 4-digit sequential number with no significance as to device properties

Question: What does a letter at the end of a device number mean?
Answer: a newer variant

Question: What does the number 2N1301 indicate?
Answer: a p–n–p germanium switching transistor

Question: What was once an indicator of the devices creator?
Answer: a manufacturer's prefix

Question: What makes a manufacturer's prefix less reliable?
Answer: devices are second-sourced

Question: What is the marking for a 2N2222A in a plastic case?
Answer: PN2222A

Question: What is a plastic version of a BC108?
Answer: PN108

Question: What is the junction forward voltage?
Answer: the voltage applied to the emitter–base junction of a BJT

Question: What is the purpose of a junction forward voltage?
Answer: to make the base conduct a specified current

Question: What is the ideal junction forward voltage?
Answer: lower

Question: Why is the ideal junction forward voltage lower?
Answer: less power is required to "drive" the transistor

Question: When happens to the junction forward voltage when temperature is raised?
Answer: decreases

Question: What semiconductor has the highest electron mobility?
Answer: GaAs

Question: What is quicker, a bipolar n-p-n transistor or a p-n-p transistor?
Answer: a given bipolar n–p–n transistor

Question: What is the common application of GaAs?
Answer: high-frequency applications

Question: What does HEMT stand for?
Answer: high-electron-mobility transistor

Question: What are common applications of HEMT?
Answer: satellite receivers

Question: What is a discrete transistor?
Answer: individually packaged transistors

Question: What are the two most common types of transistor?
Answer: through-hole (or leaded), and surface-mount

Question: What is the newest surface-mount transistor?
Answer: ball grid array (BGA)

Question: What is another name for the surface-mount transistor?
Answer: surface-mount device (SMD)

Question: What is a ball grid array composed of?
Answer: solder "balls" on the underside in place of leads

Question: What did many people in the Pre-Modern era express their faith through?
Answer: via a faith in some form of deity

Question: What were Religious officials perceived as in the Pre-Modern era?
Answer: spiritual intermediaries

Question: Through whom did the general masses have access to the divine?
Answer: Religious officials

Question: What belief did ancient cultures consider sacred?
Answer: Tradition

Question: How were the moral standards of ancient cultures enforced?
Answer: strictly

Question: Who were spiritual intermediates? 
Answer: Religious officials

Question: Peoples sense of worth was expressed through what in the Pre-modern era?
Answer: via a faith in some form of deity

Question: Through who did the masses have access to the divine?
Answer: spiritual intermediaries

Question: What did social order mandate be strictly enforced?
Answer: ceremony and morals

Question: What belief was considered sacred by ancient civilizations?
Answer: Tradition

Question: What term was coined in the 16th century to indicate present time?
Answer: modern

Question: The term "modern" was derived from what Latin adverb?
Answer: modo

Question: What caused the transition between the middle ages and early modern times?
Answer: The European Renaissance

Question: In what country did The European Renaissance start?
Answer: Italy

Question: What two instruments were invented during The European Renaissance?
Answer: telescope and microscope

Question: The phrase modern originated form what?
Answer: Latin adverb modo

Question: What did The European renaissance mark?
Answer: transition between the Late Middle Ages and Early Modern times

Question: What phrase was coined in the 16th century to reference recent times?
Answer: modern

Question: Through what time period did The European renaissance last?
Answer: 1420–1630)

Question: In what country did The European renaissance begin?
Answer: Italy

Question: What term was created in the 1930's to separate the middle ages form the 1800's?
Answer: Early Modern

Question: The 1800"s are referred to as?
Answer: time of the late Enlightenment

Question: What do the terms "Early Modern" and  'Modern Ages" originate from?
Answer: European history

Question: What are the terms "Early Modern" and "Modern Ages" used for i other countries?
Answer: in the context with their contact with European culture in the Age of Discovery.

Question: What does the term "Early Modern" mean?
Answer: to distinguish the time between what we call Middle Ages and time of the late Enlightenment

Question: When was the term "Early Modern" implemented into the English language?
Answer: 1930s

Question: What time period is referred to as The Late Enlightenment?
Answer: 1800

Question: Where do the terms "Middle Ages" and "Modern Ages" originate from?
Answer: European history

Question: What are the terms "Middle Ages" and "Modern Ages" used for in other countries?
Answer: in the context with their contact with European culture in the Age of Discovery.

Question: In what era were there many socio-technological trends?
Answer: Contemporary era

Question: The 21st century is refereed to as what?
Answer: the Information age

Question: What device was used most during the The Information age?
Answer: computers

Question: What was a major concern for Western civilization during the 21 century?
Answer: terrorist acts

Question: In what time were there many socio-technological trends?
Answer: Contemporary era