Re: Need help with these basic electronics question?

Comteck wrote:
> Peter Bennett <peterbb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
> news:t36bf15gdhmpfo2kqs1af9blsjpisn7m08@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:
>
>> On 6 Aug 2005 21:10:28 -0700, "Top gear winner 2" <esrabb@xxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi I am learning basic electronics and I need help with these
>>> questions?
>>> 1. The resistance of wire does not depend upon the
>>>
>>> A. type of insulation around the wire
>>> B. length of the wire
>>> C. temperature of the wire
>>> D. Type of material used to make the wire
>>>
>>> 2. Wires from a cable to a terminal block are purposely curved.
>>> That is properly called
>>>
>>> A. stress relief
>>> B. strain relief
>>> C. a dynamic curve
>>> D. frontal routing
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks for your help
>>
>> What are your thoughts on these questions - which answers look likely
>> or unlikely to you, and can you explain why?
>>
>> To me, the answer to Question 1 should be obvious, with very little
>> thought, but I might accept either of two answers for Q. 2. However,
>> I don't want to simply tell you the answers, because you won't learn
>> much that way.
>>
>> If you tell us your thoughts, we can either confirm the answers, or
>> discuss the errors in your reasoning.
>>
>>
>
> in other words, you don't know the answer to these questions.

That is a little thin for a top gear winner.
Both questions are so easy to answer, you just toss out the apparently wrong
answers and there remain only the right ones. You do not need to know
anything about electronics to answer them, just a tiny bit of intelligence
is enough.
--
ciao Ban
Bordighera, Italy


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