PLC QUESTIONS

1- …………….. is called electromagnetic switch.

a- Push button
b- Relay
c- Toggle switch
d- Limit switch
2- The operation of a control relay is similar to the operation of ……..
a- Contactor
b- Push button
c- Limit switch
d- Pressure switch
3- Conventional electromechanical switching devices are suitable for
applications requiring …………. switching frequencies.
a- Very high
b- High
c- Medium
d- Low
4- …………… is a device that does either on-delay timing or off-delay
timing to delay some control response
a- Contactor
b- Counter
c- Timer
d- Comparator
5- ………….. are remote control devices to start and stop the motor
a- Electrical contactors
 b- Thermal contactors
c- Magnetic contactors
d- b and c
6- IEC stands for …………
a- International Electrotechnical Commission
b- International Electromechnical Community
c- International Electronic Community
d- International Electrotechnical Committee
7- An overload current is a typically ……….. a short circuit current
a- Higher than
b- Lower than
c- Equal
d- No relation
8- SCADA stands for …………
a- Super Control And Direct Analysis
b- Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition
c- Supervisory Control And Data Analysis
d- Super Control And Data Analysis
9- ………… is a system for remote monitoring and control that operates
with coded signals over communication channels (using typically one
communication channel per remote station).
a- DCS
b- PLC
c- SCADA
d- All of the above
10- ………....are computer-based systems that monitor and control
industrial processes that exist in the physical world.
 a- Local Control System(LCS)
b- Commercial Control System(CCS)
c- Residential Control System(RCS)
d- Industrial Control Systems(ICS)
11- …………… is typically used to connect PLCs and RTUs with control
centers, data warehouses, and the enterprise.
a- Telemetry System
b- Transmission System
c- Wiring System
d- Connection System
12- A SCADA system usually consists of……………….
a- RTUs
b- PLCs
c- HMI
d- A and b
e- All of the above
13- RTU stands for…………..
a- Remote Terminal Unit
b- Ring Terminal Unit
c- Reconnection Test Unit
d- Remote Transfer Unit
14- SCADA systems typically implement a distributed database,
commonly referred to as……………..
a- Data Acquisition
b- Tag Database
c- Data management
d- b and c
15- ………is the input-output device through which the human operator
controls the process, and which presents process data to a human
operator.
a- PLC
b- RTU
c- HMI
d- DCS
16- The HMI package for the SCADA system typically includes
………….that the operators use to change the way these points are
represented in the interface.
a- Drawing program
b- Writing program
c- Reading program
d- a and c
17- logixpro is a simulator program for …………..
a- Siemens PLCs
b- Allen-Bradley PLCs
c- Mitsubishi PLCs
d- ABB PLCs
18- The two basic types of RTU……………….
a- Single board & double board
b- Single board & modular
c- Modular board & complex
d- Compact board & complex
19- ……… refers to the servers and software responsible for
communicating with the field equipment (RTUs, PLCs,…. etc.)
a- Supervisory Station
 b- Control Station
c- Control Servers
d- Remote Controlled-Network
20- SCADA systems have evolved through four generations as
follows………….
a- Monolithic – Networked – Distributed – Internet of things
b- Networked – Monolithic – Distributed – Internet of things
c- Monolithic – Distributed – Networked – Internet of things
d- Networked – Monolithic – Internet of things – Distributed
21- ……….is a control system for a process or plant, wherein control
elements are distributed throughout the system.
a- SCADA
b- DCS
c- Closed Loop System
d- Open Loop System
22- DCS stands for …………….
a- Data Control System
b- Direct Control System
c- Distributed Control System
d- Dynamic Control System
23- From the advantages of PLCs……………..
a- Easy to modify the control system
b- Easy to troubleshoot
c- Achieving complex control processes
d- Reducing Wiring
e- All of the above
24- A typical DCS consists of functionally and/or geographically
distributed ……… capable of executing from 1 to 256 or more
regulatory control loops in one control box.
a- Digital controllers
b- Analog controllers
c- Semi-analog controllers
d- a and b
25- The first industrial control computer system was built …… at…..
a- 1940 - California
b- 1959 - Texas
c- 1950 - New York
d- 1930 - Indiana
26- …………are the emergency setting of the logic to make sure the
process can be contained and is environmentally safe.
a- Monitoring Systems
b- Emergency Systems
c- Shutdown Systems
d- Supervisory Systems
27- From the advantages of DCS…………
a- Total Plant Automation
b- Higher Productivity
c- Regulatory Compliance
d- Tune With Global Requirement
e- All of the above
28- A DCS combines the following into a single automated system:
a- HMI & Logic solvers
b- Historian & Common database
 c- Alarm management & Common engineering suite
d- a and b
e- all of the above
29- In ………, a hierarchy of controllers is connected by communications
networks for command and monitoring.
a- DCS
b- SCADA
c- Hierarchy Control
d- PLC
30- DCSs are usually designed with ……….. to enhance the reliability of
the control system.
a- Enhanced processors
b- Fast processors
c- Dual-core processors
d- Redundant processors