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This document contains an assessment for a course on industrial process control systems. It includes multiple choice and true/false questions testing knowledge of topics like PLCs, ICS, microcontrollers, logic gates, and control system components. Definitions are also requested for key terms. The answers are provided at the end.

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IPC Midterms Questions

This document contains an assessment for a course on industrial process control systems. It includes multiple choice and true/false questions testing knowledge of topics like PLCs, ICS, microcontrollers, logic gates, and control system components. Definitions are also requested for key terms. The answers are provided at the end.

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IPC

Mahmoud Ashraf Mahmoud

202002061
Sec: 3
Mechatronics

Level 5
Dr/ Abd Almonem foda
Chose the correct answer for the showing :

1) Process control elements are.


a) Process, measurement, evaluation, and control.
b) Process, evaluation and control.
c) Input, feedback and sensor.
d) None of these.

2) What does DHS stand for.


a) Department of homeland security
b) Department of houses security
c) Department of hunger security
d) None of the above

3) What is the abbreviation of PLC.


a) Programmable ramble controller.
b) Programmable logic controller.
c) Neither a nor b
d) None of the above

4) One of the following is not a part of a SCADA system.


a) MTU
b) RTU
c) Network
d) None of these

5) One of the following is not a process control variable.


a) Flow rate.
b) Temperature.
c) Pressure.
d) Velocity
6) An IEDs is known as
a) Internal electronic device.
b) Inverse easy determinate.
c) Intelligent electronic devices
d) Both a and b

7) A PLC is a device that.


a) Can be programmed one time only.
b) Can be programmed multiple times.
c) Cannot be programmed at all.
d) None of the above

8) What does DCS stands for?


a) Distributed control systems
b) Digital control system
c) Devine control systems
d) Drilling control system

9) What does SCADA stand for?


a) Supervisory control and data acquisition
b) Super conductive and difference application
c) Both a and b
d) None of these

10) Which if the following is not considered an industrial control system


a) SCADA
b) DCS
c) PLCs
d) Distribution

11) Both are main types of sensors.


a) PNP and NPN.
b) Active and passive.
c) One wire and multiple wires.
d) None of the mentioned.
12) In automatic control, HMI stand for
a) Human machine interface.
b) High mechanical infrastructure.
c) Both a) and b) .
d) Only a) .

13) PLCs are usually utilized in


a) SCADA systems
b) HMI
c) DCS
d) All of the above.

14) A microcontroller consists of:


a) Core processor and memory.
b) Input and output modules.
c) Both a) and b)
d) None of the mentioned

15) Are the main components of logic control systems.


a) Transistor.
b) Thyristor.
c) Logic gates
d) All of the above.

16) Are the main components of a classic control system.


a) Relays.
b) Timers.
c) All of the mentioned .
d) Contactors.

17) Is not an application of an embedded system.


a) Washing machine.
b) Smart home control.
c) Garage project.
d) Personal computer

18) Is not an application of automatic control.


a) Generation stations.
b) Factories.
c) Water treatment stations.
d) Manual flow control

19) Is a main controller of embedded systems.


a) Microcontroller .
b) PLC.
c) DCS.
d) None of the above.

20) One of the following is not a part of generic control system.


a) Controller.
b) Actuator.
c) Sensor.
d) Optimizer

21) Is the flip flop type used in memory.


a) SR-latch
b) D-flip flop
c) CK- flip flop
d) Both a) and b) .

22) Languages used for programming embedded systems.


a) C language
b) Assembly language
c) C++ language.
d) All of the above.

23) An Arduino uno R3 has a microcontroller with


a) 8-bits microprocessor.
b) 16-bits microprocessor.
c) 32-bits microprocessor.
d) 64-bits microprocessor.

24) A TRI-STATE gate represents ……... in electronic circuits.


a) Diode.
b) Transistor.
c) Thyristor.
d) Capacitor.
25) An NOT gate represents ……... in electronic circuits.
a) Diode.
b) Transistor.
c) Thyristor.
d) Capacitor.

26) An AND gate represents ……... in algebraic operations.


a) Addition.
b) Subtraction.
c) Division.
d) Multiplication.

27) An OR gate represents ……... in algebraic operations.


a) Addition.
b) Subtraction.
c) Division.
d) Multiplication.

28) Is the basic unit of a memory.


a) OR gate.
b) AND gate.
c) XOR gate.
d) Flip flop.

29) What does an IC stand for.


a) Integrated circuit.
b) Interference cost.
c) Intermediate common.
d) Interchanging calculus.

30) Languages used for PLC programming.


a) Ladder diagram.
b) SCL.
c) STL.
d) All of the above.
True or False questions and correct the false:

1. Logic gates are used in control systems to perform arithmetic calculations.

2. Transfer switches are used to switch power sources in case of a water leak.

3. Analog sensors provide discrete output signals in response to changes in the measured quantity.

4. Actuators are devices that convert electrical signals into sound waves.

5. Resistors are used to increase the flow of current and voltage in an electrical circuit.

6. Feedback loops are not used in control systems to monitor and adjust the system's output.

7. Switches do not play a role in controlling the flow of current in electrical circuits.

8. Push buttons are not commonly used as input devices in control systems.

9. Microcontrollers are only used in large-scale industrial control systems.

10. The acronym SCADA represents "Synchronized Control and Data Analysis".

11. process control system consists of four essential elements: process, measurement, evaluation,
and control
12. ICS technologies include, supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) and distributed
control systems (DCS), industrial automation and control systems (IACS), programmable logic
controllers (PLCs), programmable automation controllers (PACs), remote terminal units
(RTUs), control servers, intelligent electronic devices (IEDs) and sensors.

13. Remote Mode - allows the PLC to be remotely changed between program and run mode by a
personnel computer connected to the PLC processor.

14. Test Mode - is used to operate, or monitor, the user program without energizing any outputs.

15. Run Mode - is used to execute the user program. Input devices are monitored and output
devices are energized accordingly.

16. In electrical circuits, resistors are used to limit the flow of current and voltage in a circuit.
17. In control systems, actuators are devices that convert electrical signals into mechanical motion
or physical action.

18. Microcontrollers are integrated circuits that contain a processor, memory, and input/output
peripherals on a single chip.

19. In logic control, AND gates output a high signal only when all input signals are high.

20. PLCs (Programmable Logic Controllers) are specialized computers used to control industrial
processes and machinery.
21.
22. In control systems, feedback loops are used to monitor and adjust the system's output based on
the desired input.

23. Switches are devices that can open or close an electrical circuit to control the flow of current.

24. Push buttons are commonly used as input devices in control systems to initiate specific actions.

25. Analog sensors provide continuous output signals in response to changes in the measured
quantity.

26. A transfer switch is a device used to switch power sources in case of a power outage.

27. Microprocessors are commonly used in embedded control systems for processing data and
executing commands.

28. Timers are used in control systems to introduce time delays in operations.

29. The Exclusive-OR logic function is a very useful circuit that can be used in many different types
of computational circuits.

30. The Logic NOR Gate gate is a combination of the digital logic OR gate and an inverter or NOT
gate connected in series.

31. The Logic NAND Gate is a combination of a digital logic AND gate and a NOT gate connected
together in series.
Define the following scientific term:

1- Industrial control system


2- Process control systems.
3- Process control elements
4- PLCs
5- ICS
6- Microcontroller
7- Logic gates
8- The difference between microprocessors and microcontroller
9- Integrated
Answers data sheet

Chose the correct answer for the showing :

1- a)
2- a)
3- b)
4- d)
5- d)
6- c)
7- b)
8- a)
9- a)
10- d)
11- a)
12- d)
13- d)
14- c)
15- d)
16- c)
17- d)
18- d)
19- a)
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21- b)
22- d)
23- a)
24- cd)
25- a)
26- d)
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28- d)
29- a)
30- d)
True or False questions and correct the false:

1- [False] (systems to perform logical operations).


2- [False] (used to switch power sources in case of a power outage).
3 -[False] (provide continuous output signals).
4- [False] (convert electrical signals into mechanical motion or physical action).
5- [False] (resistors are used to limit the flow).
6- [False] (are used )
7- [False] (Switches are devices that can open or close an electrical circuit to control the flow of
current).
8- [False] (are commonly used ).
9- [False] (commonly used )
10- [False] (supervisory control and data acquisition)
11- [True]
12- [True]
13- [True]
14- [True]
15- [True]
16- [True]
17- [True]
18- [True]
19- [True]
20- [True]
21- [True]
22- [True]
23- [True]
24- [True]
25- [True]
26- [True]
27- [True]
28- [True]
29- [True]
30- [True]
Define the following scientific term:

1- Is a general term used to describe the integration of hardware and software with network
connectivity in order to support critical infrastructure.

2- Process control systems PCS make sure industrial process are caried out efficiently, consistently
and with as little variation as possible.

3- Process control consists of four essential elements: process, measurement, evaluation, and
control.

4- PLCs are solid-state ICSs with programmable memory for storage of instructions that monitor
inputs and make decisions based on their internal program or logic automation.

5- An ICs can be PLC-based, where multiple PLCs are networked together in order to share
information.

6- It is a chip that has all the components of a computer on a single chip with the need for external
connections and consist of a processor itself along with other components.

7- Are individual chips each one carries one logic function like AND , OR and XOR using a group
of transistors by applying Boolean algebra.

8- Both consist mainly of a processor that computes different mathematical operations except that
a microcontroller has a processor with other modules on a single chip, but a microprocessor
requires external peripheral to operate accordingly.

9- We design a digital circuit based on theory and hardware implementation in labs, after settling
on particular design, this circuit can be fabricated on an IC tools.

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