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SO00

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on: Jul 28, 2018
What is the purpose of a current-limiting resistor in a diode circuit?
 
  A) A current-limiting resistor is only necessary if it is reverse biased
  B) The resistor prevents the diode from becoming reverse-biased
  C) The resistor will increase the PIV rating of the diode
  D) A properly biased diode is like a short circuit, therefore a resistor provides a voltage drop

Question 2

Processor registers consist of general purpose registers to store data the processor may require and special registers that perform special functions within the processor.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false


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Reply #1 on: Jul 28, 2018
Answer to Question 1

D

Answer to Question 2

TRUE


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