BJT Devices - General Questions (4)

An example of a pnp silicon transistor is a 2N4123.

In which region are both the collector-base and base-emitter junctions forward-biased?

What is (are) the component(s) of electrical characteristics on the specification sheets?

Calculate minority current I_CO if I_C = 20.002 mA and I_C majority = 20 mA.

What range of resistor values would you get when checking a transistor for forward- and reverse-biased conditions by an ohmmeter?

A transistor can be checked using a(n) ________.

In the active region, while the collector-base junction is ________-biased, the base-emitter is ________-biased.

For what kind of amplifications can the active region of the common-emitter configuration be used?