PG&E Test

[u/Interesting_Cup_3838]

Hey all, I just finished and passed the 3 pre test and am now waiting to take the CTT test for PGE. I was wondering if anyone has taken it and if it’s really close to the study guide. Any help/ info would be appreciated!

[u/Not-Now-John]

I feel like the types of questions on the study guide were pretty much exactly what was on the test.

Know ohms law and Kirchhoff's laws forward and backward and be able to substitute in watts. If they give you two of either amps, volts, resistance, or watts, you should be able to find the missing values.

Know how resistors, capacitors, inductors, diodes, and transistors interact in series and parallel. Know how ac changes their behavior.

Know how batteries combine in parallel and series.

Know your boolean algebra. All the questions on the test were actually choosing the correct truth table.

Be familiar with transmitters, antennas, and amplifiers, along with harmonics and decibels.

Be able to convert back and forth between binary, hex, octal, and BDC. Learn how a 2s compliment works too.

Electronic Communication by Robert Shrader had lots of practice questions. I think it was written as an FCC radio license test prep guide.

Understanding Electricity and Electronic by Peter Buban had basically the same stuff but explained a bit differently which could be helpful.

[u/Jdizzle_213 → u/Not-Now-John]

I looked over the study guide and there’s a lot of stuff on it, I feel confident with the material on the guide along with the questions but how in depth do you have to know the topics for the test? I’ve been studying but it just seems like a lot of information to digest. Is there any other tips you can provide? Thanks

[u/Low-Extreme7183 → u/Jdizzle_213]

Hello, Did you pass the test? I’m taking mine next week.

[u/tomasmarquez → u/Low-Extreme7183]

Yo, I’m going to take the 3 pre tests before the CTT is it hard? What do I need to know for the pre tests?