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This document contains a 35 question instrument skills test covering topics in industrial process control including: 1) Definitions of process variables, setpoints, errors, and control elements. 2) Electrical concepts like voltage, current, resistance, and analog signals. 3) Basic logic gates, binary coding, and electronic components like resistors, capacitors, and inductors. 4) Process variables like pressure, volume, flow rate, and thermocouple measurements. The test contains multiple choice, fill-in-the-blank, drawing, and definition questions to assess understanding of fundamental control and instrumentation concepts.

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Skill Test

This document contains a 35 question instrument skills test covering topics in industrial process control including: 1) Definitions of process variables, setpoints, errors, and control elements. 2) Electrical concepts like voltage, current, resistance, and analog signals. 3) Basic logic gates, binary coding, and electronic components like resistors, capacitors, and inductors. 4) Process variables like pressure, volume, flow rate, and thermocouple measurements. The test contains multiple choice, fill-in-the-blank, drawing, and definition questions to assess understanding of fundamental control and instrumentation concepts.

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INSTRUMENT SKILL TEST

NAME:_____________________________ DATE:_____/____/_____

Answer the following questions by marking an “X” on the letter before to the best
answer.

1.- In an industrial process a quantity that can be measured is referred to as a


(2 points)
a.- Control point
b.- Process variable
c.- Pressure
d.- None of the above

2.- The desired value of a variable is referred to as the


(2points)
a.- control point
b.- density
c.- composition
d.- setpoint

3.- The difference between a measured signal and the setpoint is referred to as
(2 points)
a.- differential pressure
b.- density
c.- error
d.- force

4.- In process control, the setpoint is: (2


points)
a.- a control that regulates a variable
b.- a variable that regulates a control
c.- the actual value of a process variable
d.- the value a variable should have

5.- If in a 10KΩ resistor the Voltage value is equal to 24 volts, the current across that
resistor is (2 points)
a.- 2.40 KA
b.- 24 mA
c.- 2.4 mA
d.- 480 KA

6.- A signal of 4 to 20 mA is an example of a(an)


(2 points)
a.- binary signal
b.- ASCII signal
c.- analog electrical signal
d.- digital pneumatic signal

7.- The base of binary code is (2


points)
a.- 1 & 0
b.- 4
c.- 6
d.- 2

8.- The binary number 00100111 expresses the number


(2 points)
a.- 15
b.- 39
c.- 20
d.- 56

9.- Basic logic gates are designated as follows: (2


points)
a.- AND, OR, memory
b.- AND, OR
c.- AND, OR, memory, time
d.- None of the above

10.- If a tank contains 75 lb of water and the bottom of the tank has an area of 25 in2,
the pressure on the botton is
a.- 1/3 psi (2 points)
b.- 1 mbar
c.- 3 psi
d.- 30 psi

11.- If two resistors R1 & R2 are connected in parallel and R1=2R2 the current across
the R1 should be ___________ times the current across the R2

a.- 3 (2 points)
b.- 3/2
c.- 2
d.- ½

12.- If two resistors R1 & R2 are connected in series and R1=2R2 the current across the
R1 should be ___________ times the current across the R2

a.- 3/2 (2 points)


b.- ½
c.- 10
d.- 1
13.- If the voltage across a resistor is doubled, the current
(2 points)
a.- is halved
b.- remains the same
c.- increases by half
d.- is doubled

14.- The device in a control loop that compares a measured process variable with the
setpoint is the
a.- converter (2 points)
b.- controller
c.- tranducer
d.- final control element

15.- Suppose a thermocouple has a range of – 100 to 900oC and its maximum error is
listed as ± 0.3% of the span. The device can be in error by a maximum of
(2 points)
o
a.- ±2.7 C
b.- ±3.0oC
c.- ±27oC
d.- ±33.3oC

16.- The fixed-point controller compares the measurements of process variable to the
(2 points)
a.- control point
b.- error signal
c.- offset
d.- setpoint

17.- The equation q = k√∆P is the formula for determining


(2 points)
a.- quantity
b.- flow rate
c.- level
d.- pressure

18.- Which of the following is a standard analog control signal?


(2 points)
a.- fibre optical
b.- liquid pressure
c.- low – pressure air
d.- ultrasonic sound

19.- A main benefit of the P & ID is that is shows


(2 points)
a.- all the major components and piping in progression
b.- connections needed for trouble-shooting
c.- greater detail than other drawings
d.- removing

Complete the following statements

20.- ___________________ is the act of reading a value at a certain time


(2 points)

21.- ___________________ is a circuit with LC connected in parallel


(4 points)

22.- ___________________ is a equation for calculate the resonant frequency of a


circuit with
LC connected in parallel (4
points)

23.- In a transistor BJT there are there part _______, base, _______.
(4 points)

24.- In a transistor BJT the current in the base is equal to the current in the
______divided by _______ of the transistor.
(4 points)

25.- Define pressure :


______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
__ (4 points)

26.- .- Define volume :


_____________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
__ (4 points)

27.- .- Define flow rate :


____________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
__ (4 points)

28.- J, K, S, are different kinds of ___________________________________________


(4 points)

29.- The internal resistance of an ammeter should be ________________


(4 points)

30.- The internal resistance of a voltmeter should be ________________


(4 points)
31.- ________________ is the binary equivalent to 25 (4
points)

32.- ________________ is the hexadecimal equivalent to 28


(4 points)

33.- Draw a electronic circuit with Power supply of V DCVolts, a resistor R1, a
capacitor C1 and inductor L1 connected in series.
(4 points)

34.- Draw a electronic circuit with Power supply of V ACVolts, a resistor R1, a
capacitor C1 and inductor L1 connected in parallel
(4 points)

35.- What is the truth table for a NAND with two inputs and one output?
(4 points)

36,- List the colours in the colour code and their corresponding values.
(4 points)

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