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DigitalElectronicsSafetyTest

True/False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
 

 1. 

When in doubt, ask your instructor.
 

 2. 

Horseplay, making fun shapes with wires and throwing parts at each other is allowed.
 

 3. 

Safety glasses are required for all labs.
 

 4. 

Its ok to mess with or re-wire some one elses circuit.
 

 5. 

Keeping th lab clean minimizes accidents and injuries.
 

 6. 

Your instructor should be informed of any and all accidents.
 

 7. 

It is okay to stick anything into an electrical outlet.
 

 8. 

Taking your time while working will prevent accidents.
 

 9. 

Food and drink are allowed in the lab.
 

 10. 

It’s ok to eat while you are working on a lab.
 

 11. 

I can use any of the equipment in the lab, any time that I want to.
 

 12. 

I must clean the lab and put everything away before I leave class.
 

 13. 

Blowing an LED up on purpose is okay because it is fun to watch.
 

 14. 

Leaving a tool out is okay because someone else will put it away.
 

 15. 

Reminding your lab partner to where their safety goggles is important before beginning your lab.
 

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 16. 

If it is unclear whether a circuit is on or off.  Always asume that it is on.  How can you verify that it is on or off?
a.
Measure the circuit with an ohmmeter.
c.
Measure the circuit with a voltmeter.
b.
Measure the circuit with and ammeter.
d.
Measure the circuit with a continuity tester.
 

 17. 

When you find that is tool is not working properly, what should you do?
a.
Put the tool away.
c.
Throw it away.
b.
Keep using the tool.
d.
Inform your instructor.
 

 18. 

If you have not been trained on how to use a tool or piece of equipment, you should
a.
Read the instructions on how to use it.
c.
Get instructions or a manual from your instructor on how to use it.
b.
Ask the instructor to show you how to use it, or clear up any questions you have after reading the directions.
d.
All of these
 

 19. 

Wearing any type of jewelry while working with electronics or electrical circuits can
a.
Can snag on wires or other parts of the circuit, disconnecting the circuit.
c.
None of these
b.
Create a short across a circuit.
d.
Both of these
 

 20. 

What is the maximum current that your body can handle before you become injured?
a.
15mA
c.
1A
b.
1mA
d.
50mA
 

 21. 

When checking an electrical circuit, before starting you should
a.
use the “buddy system” or partner to stand guard over the power disconnect so that no one can turn it on.
c.
Verify with a voltmeter that the circuit is not on.
b.
Disconnect the main power source
d.
All of these.
 

 22. 

Before you grab a capacitor in a circuit, you should
a.
short out the leads to discharge them.
c.
cool it down with water
b.
touch it to see if it is hot
d.
all of these
 

 23. 

When you notice that a power cord is frayed,
a.
Make sure that it is unplugged.
c.
none of these
b.
Notify your instructor.
d.
all of these
 

 24. 

Which is the best choice to extinguish an electrical fire?
a.
Class A fire extinguisher.
c.
Class C fire extinguisher.
b.
Class B fire extinguisher.
d.
water
 

 25. 

Safety goggles are worn to
a.
preventeye injuries from chemical splashback.
c.
protect your eye from any object hitting it while your are working in the lab.
b.
soldering electical components.
d.
All of these
 

 26. 

The purpose of the grounding pin on a plug is to
a.
Irritate you when you are using an outlet that doesn’t have a pinhole for ground in the outlet.
c.
send stray currents to earth ground.
b.
There is no purpose for a ground pin.
d.
All of these
 

 27. 

When you are working on a circuit and a liquid spill occurs around it, the first thing that you should do would be?
a.
Turn off the power.
c.
Run away from it quickly.
b.
Keep working, you can clean it up later.
d.
Do nothing.
 



 
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