:) Yup, those two wire power meters.. On Fri, Jan 2, 2015 at 12:15 PM, Neil wrote: > Ha ha! > > One of my common first interview questions is to draw a circuit with > just a battery and a bulb and tell them they have a multimeter (which > I'll even give to them in person so they see it's a fairly generic DMM), > then ask how would they determine how much power the bulb is consuming. > The common answer from a local tech institute's graduates is "just > measure it". Drilling deeper to be more specific and show exactly which > probe goes where, what setting to use, etc, gets me statements like "put > the meter on the power setting and the display will show it". > > Easy filtering. > > Cheers, > -Neil. > > > > On 1/2/2015 12:51 PM, Denny Esterline wrote: > > One of my "standard" interview questions for the young ones is a simple > > voltage divider. 5 volts in, a 4k and a 1k resistor. Last time I used t= he > > guy said 7volts...... > > > > -Denny > > > > > > On Friday, January 2, 2015, Dwayne Reid wrote: > > > >> Good day to all. > >> > >> I've been asked to assist with evaluating questions for > >> an Electronics Engineering Technology exam as well as helping come > >> up with new questions. I've been able to offer constructive > >> criticism for the existing questions but they want a larger pool of > >> questions to choose from. > >> > >> These are to be multiple-choice questions - the existing questions > >> all have 4 choices. If the questions require calculation, they > >> should be simple enough that the calculations should be able to be > >> done easily without requiring a calculator. Pencil and paper is just > >> fine, or done entirely in one's head. > >> > >> Generally speaking, our definitions are as follows: Technologist: 1 > >> year course. Engineering Technologist: 2 or 3 year > >> course. Engineering: 4 year course or longer. Engineering > >> Technologists help bridge the gap between what a Technologist and an > >> Engineer can do. Electronics Engineering Technologists (EETs) are > >> often involved in circuit or product design, sometimes working with > >> engineers, sometimes working on their own. Troubleshooting is a > >> primary skill requirement. > >> > >> The existing pool of questions do include some programming questions > >> - all written in C. I'm not particularly fond of those questions > >> because not all EETs write code. In fact, many do not. But all EETs > >> should know most analog and digital circuit concepts. If there are > >> programming questions, they should be language agnostic. That is: > >> not based on a detailed knowledge of any particular language (C, > >> Basic, Java, whatever). > >> > >> Suitable questions can include: identify what a particular circuit > >> block is doing (4 choices). Identify the gain of an op-amp circuit > >> (4 choices). I'm not sure what else to ask. > >> > >> I'm not looking for trick questions intended to trip someone > >> up. Rather, we want questions that help determine the level of > >> competence of that individual. > >> > >> Questions can include circuit diagrams, block diagrams, text, > >> graphics. Answers are all multiple choice. So far as I know, only > >> one correct choice is permitted. That's actually too bad, really. > >> > >> Any suggestions greatly appreciated. In particular, pointers to > >> existing questions are appreciated. I don't want to copy existing > >> questions exactly but rather, want ideas for creating either new > >> questions or variations of existing questions. > >> > >> I go into a meeting next week and would very much like to offer some > >> suggestions. > >> > >> Many thanks! > >> > >> dwayne > >> > >> -- > >> Dwayne Reid > > >> Trinity Electronics Systems Ltd Edmonton, AB, CANADA > >> (780) 489-3199 voice (780) 487-6397 fax > >> www.trinity-electronics.com > >> Custom Electronics Design and Manufacturing > >> > >> -- > >> http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > >> View/change your membership options at > >> http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > >> > > -- > http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .