Esas Module (Concepts) : Encoded By: Fausto, Dimazana, Matuto, Maniquis, Montanno, Malicdem
Esas Module (Concepts) : Encoded By: Fausto, Dimazana, Matuto, Maniquis, Montanno, Malicdem
(Concepts)
Encoded By: Fausto, Dimazana, Matuto,
Maniquis, Montanno, Malicdem
REFERENCES
POWERLINE ESAS MODULE 1-10
Distilled water is
invariably used in
electrolytes because it
____.
Pearlite
Which of the following
refers to a nucleic acid
that stores genetic
information?
Dolomite
Which of the following is
not a face-centered cubic
structure?
Graphite
It is an organic compound that is
widely used before as dielectric
and coolant fluids in transformers,
capacitors and electric motors. In
1979 its production was banned
due to its toxicity and
classification as a persistent
organic pollutantant.
Injection moulding
It is a displacement or difference
in the apparent position of an
object viewed along two different
lines of sight, and is measured by
the angle or semi-angle of
inclination between those two
lines.
parallax
It is an operating system
for multiple users with
built in networking
capability. The ability to
run multiple tasks at one
time.
UNIX
What type of computer
accepts input in
handwriting on a screen?
Pen-based
The decrease in value of
a property due to the
gradual extraction of its
contents.
Depletion
It is a financial action that
does not promise safety
of the initial investment
along with the return on
the principal sum.
Speculative capital
An applicant for re-
examination under R.A.
7920 shall be allowed to
re-take_____only in the
subject in which he/she has
obtain a grade below 50%.
800
What is the minimum size
of grounding rod?
16mm
The maximum number of
overcurrent devices that
may be installed in a
lighting panel is:
42
Which does not cover by
operation of the electric
power industry
participant?
System operation
What refers to end-users
who do not have choice
of a supplier of
electricity?
Captive market
”The moment of the resultant of
two concurrent forces with respect
to a center of their planes is equal
to the algebraic sum of the
moments of the components with
respect to the same center.” This
statement is otherwise known as:
Varignon’s Theorem
The mathematical
statement between stress
and strain is ____.
Hooke’s Law
The linear portion of the
stress-strain diagram of
steel is known as the:
Elastic range
The moment of inertia of
any plane figure can be
expressed in units of
length to the____.
Fourth power
It is the point where the
buoyant force and the
centerline intersect each
other.
metacenter
Which of the following
units represents the
highest amount of
energy?
calorie
Real gases will approach
the behavior of ideal
gas____.
Compressed liquid
What is the chemical
formula of copper
chloride or commonly
called cuprous chloride?
CuCl
The combination of an
alkyl radical with a
hydroxyl group forms:
An alcohol
What do you call a fluid
that conducts electricity?
electrolyte
Elements which generally
exhibits multiple
oxidation state are____.
Transition elements
It is defined as local
corrosion damaged
characterized by surface
cavities?
pitting
Select one that has the
highest density?
lead
The conductors and
equipment for delivering
electric energy from
serving utility to the
wiring system of the
premises served.
service
A manually operated device
used in conjunction with a
transfer switch to provide a
means of directly connecting
load conductors to a power
source and disconnecting the
transfer switch.
power?
atto
Which of the following is
NOT a scalar quantity?
displacement
Which of the following is
NOT a method by which a
single lap rivet joint
usually fails?
NaHCO3
Pure water is boiling in an open
pan atmospheric pressure. Salt
at a temperature equal to that
of the boiling water is added.
Immediately after the salt
dissolves, which of the
following will most likely occur?
Mg(NO3)2
When a system is in
equilibrium but is
susceptible to fall into
lower energy states with
only slight interaction is
called
Metastable state
Steels that are used for
drills, cutting tools and
knives are known as:
High carbon
Which of the following
does a catalyst change?
8
Which of the following
materials is NOT a
viscoelastic material?
metal
In molecules of the same
composition, what are
variations of atomic
arrangements known as?
isomers
When a source of sound is moving with
respect to an observer or an observer
is moving with respect to the source ,
the pitch of sound heard by the
observer is different from the pitch
heard when the source and observer
are both at rest. What do you call this
change in frequency caused by
motion?
Doppler Effect
What is the measure of
lumen output per watt
input produced by the
light source?
Efficacy
Which of the following is
not required to connect
to the internet?
Security code
RS 232-c is a type of
Interface standard
An area of memory that
holds the ASCII
characters that are being
displayed on a monitor is
called
Screen image
What refers to the
residual value of a
company’s assets after all
outside liabilities
(shareholder’s excluded)
have been allowed for.
Equity
Sec.14 (b) (ii) states that: persons in charge of or
supervising the operation, tending and
maintenance of an electric generating set for
private use employing voltages not exceeding
250 volts and 50kVA. Provided that the owner or
operator shall be required to have the electric
generating set periodically inspected at intervals
of not more than ______ by a PEE, an REE on a
national, city provincial or municipal government
authority exercising jurisdiction over electrical
installations.
1 year
Appliances fastened in
place, connected to
branch circuit with other
loads not exceed
_____percent of the
branch circuit rating
50
For ranges of 8.75kW or
more in rating, the
minimum branch circuit
rating shall be
40 Amp
Which of the following
electrodes must be
supplemented by an
additional electrode?
True
The load for household electric
clothes dryer in a dwelling unit
shall be either _____ VA or the
name plate rating, whichever
is larger for each dryer served
5000
If a live conductor is
contacted accidentally,
the severity of the
electrical shock is
determined primarily by:
Fourth power
In a cloud-chamber photograph, a
proton with a mass “m” is seen to
have undergone an elastic
collision, its track deviated by 60
deg. The struck particle makes a
track at an angle of 30 deg with
the incident proton direction.
What mass this particle possess?
Poisson’s ratio
An essential part of a large
dam and provides an efficient
and safe means of releasing
flow water that exceeds the
design capacity of the
reservoir.
Spillway
When a thin-bone, hollow
glass tube is inserted into
a container of mercury,
the surface of the mercury
in the tube
Critical point
The most efficient
thermodynamic cycle is
_____.
Carnot
The chemical formula for
butane is ______.
C4H10
Which of the following
statements is not a
pollutant from a sulfuric
acid?
Cassiterite
What combination of elements
has high electrical resistance,
high corrosion resistance and
high strength at red heat
temperatures, making it
useful on resistance heating?
Nichrome
What term is used to
describe a polymer that
has rubber-like
properties?
Elastomer
What do you call a
polymer without
additives and without
blending with another
polymer?
Homopolymer
It is the amount of light
absorbed by a sample as
a function of wavelength.
Absorption spectrum
In data communication,
the number of changes
per second is measured
in _______.
Baud
A standard method used
for coding data on 80-
column, 12-row cards is
_____.
Hollerith code
Is a type of memory chip that retains
its data when its power supply is
switched-off, in other words, it is non
volatile. It is an array of floating-gate
transistors individually programmed
by an electronic device that supplies
higher voltages than those normally
used in digital circuits.
EPROM
Specifies a definite
portion of ownership of
the capital and assets of
the corporation, all such
being a like in value
Common stock
It is a building room or separate place
which houses or encloses electric
supply equipment connected to
transmission or distribution lines and
the interior of which is accessible as a
rule, only to properly qualified
personnel.
substation
Which of the following
shall be provided where
necessary to ensure
electrical continuity?
bonding
Where practicable,
dissimilar metals in
contact anywhere in the
system shall be avoided
to eliminate the
possibility of _____.
Galvanic action
In other than dwelling,
______ must have GFCI
protection in commercial
building.
Bathroom receptacle
All switches and circuit breakers
used as switches shall be so
installed that the center of the grip
of the operating handle when in its
highest position shall NOT be more
than _____mm above the floor or
working platform.
grounded
Hazardous location
because of the presence
of combustible dust is
______.
Class II
What is the best
definition of velocity?
Hooke’s Law
What refers to the formation
and collapse of small bubbles
of vapors in liquid which
caused by combination of
reduced pressure and
increased velocity in the fluid
Cavitation
The locus of the
elevations to which water
will rise in a piezometer
tube is termed:
CH3COOH
Sound travels fastest in
_____.
Steel at 70 degree F
What is the ratio of the
velocity of light in a
vacuum to its velocity in
another material?
Refractive index
Which of the following is
the reason why metals
are good conductors of
heat?
I and II
One of the main
differences between cast
iron and steel is that:
30%
The hardness of steel
may be increased by
heating to approximately
1500 degree F and
quenching in oil or water
if
The carbon content if from 0.2% to
2.0%
_____ are conductors used on high
voltage transmission lines, when in
order to reduce corona loss, it is
desirable to increase the outside
diameter without increasing the
area beyond that needed for
maximum line economy
Hollow expanded
Which of the following is
not a type of a crystalline
lattice imperfection?
Diffusion
The binary coding
scheme most common
used in microcomputers
is ______.
ASCII
A _____ in which all
microcomputer and other
communication devices are
connected to central hub,
such as file server and host
computer.
Star network
It refers to the rate at
which data is sent over
communication lines.
Baud rate
What refers to the value of an
intangible item which arises
from the exclusive right of a
company to provide a specified
product and service in a certain
region of the country?
Franchise value
A type of bond where the
corporation pledges
securities which it owns
such as the stocks or bonds
on one of its subsidiaries.
individual
What is Article III, Section
17 (b) of R.A. 7920
No
What is otherwise known
as “PRC Modernization
Law”
RA 8981
Also known as the
“Renewable Energy Act of
2008”
RA 9513
The applicant of Professional Electrical
Engineer must submit how many
certifications from different Professional
Electrical Engineers to effect that the
experience record of the applicant is
factual and the technical paper submitted
was actually prepared by the applicant?
3
It is the best safety
measure not to use water
to extinguish fires involving
electrical equipment. The
main reason is that water
3,000 mm
When using optional
calculation method for
dwelling unit, all other
loads above the unit of 10
KW is to be expressed at
40%
Insulators used to
support bus bars in
substations are
Station post
In house wiring, the
minimum insulation
resistance of conductor is
______
460 mm
For over current
protection of emergency
systems, which is NOT
required?
freight elevator
The device used to
attenuate specific signals
is the _____
trap
An insulator supporting a
wire at a desired distance
from a wall or other
support
stand-off insulator
Which of the
following properties
of a metal is
insensitive to the
microstructure?
Modulus of elasticity
What overload
condition that
occurs near large
concentrated load?
Local buckling
An essential part of a large
dam and provides an
efficient and safe means
of releasing flow water
that exceeds the design
capacity of the reservoir:
spillway
Cavitation in fluid
mechanics refers to:
Valence electrons
The isentropic (process)
efficiency is used to compare
actual devices such as
turbines, compressors,
nozzles, and diffusers to ideal
ones. Which statement is true?
Gamma rays
In a combustion chamber, fuel
is burned to raise the
temperature of the medium
prior to production of work
through an expansion process.
The heat generated during the
combustion reaction is the:
Heat of reaction
An open system First
Law should be
utilized for all the
following except:
acid
If the heat of a solution is
negative, heat is given off
when the solute dissolves
in the solvent. What type
of reaction is this?
Exothermic
A pressure cooker
reduces cooking
time because of the:
zero
_____ are conductors used on high
voltage transmission lines, when in
order to reduce corona loss, it is
desirable to increase the outside
diameter without increasing the
area beyond that needed for
maximum line economy
Hollow expanded
Elements which
generally exhibits
multiple oxidation
state are:
Transition elements
What is a weak
electrolyte?
Calcination
The behavior of metals where
the strength of a metal is
increased and the ductility is
decreased on heating at a
relatively low temperature
after cold working is:
Strain aging
What do you call the
probability of finding
an electron at any
particular point in an
atom?
Electron density
The most
detrimental impurity
in the magnetic
material is:
Carbon
It is a phenomenon which
occurs in conductors
carrying whose intensity
varies rapidly from instant to
instant but does not occur
with continuous currents:
Skin effect
Steel with 0.8%
carbon and 100%
pearlite is called:
Eutectoid
Which of the following
group of elements
ALL from crystal of
the diamond
structural lattice?
Carbon, Silicon, and Germanium
Materials that emit light in
the absence of high heat
and continue to emit light
after the energy source
has been removed are
called:
Phosphorescent
Select one that has
the highest density?
Lead
The purpose of
Manganese Sulfide
in steel alloying is to
increase:
machinability
It is a soft weak metal
having low ductility
but possesses high
resistance to
corrosion.
Zinc
What do you call a
polymer without
additives and without
blending with
another polymer?
Homopolymer
In the periodic table
of elements, which
ONE of the following
is light metal?
Potassium
What is the softest
structure found in
the iron-carbon
alloy system?
Ferrite
An angstrom unit,
commonly used for
atomic and sub-
atomic distance is:
10 -10
m
Heat is transferred at
constant volume process
to the thermodynamics
system of a fixed mass.
The thermodynamics
system will produce:
Zero work
It is the property of
absorbing moisture
from atmosphere?
Porosity
The electronic
configuration,
1s22s22p63s23p5 is
that of:
A halogen
Cross-linking of
natural rubber is
known as:
Vulcanization
The impurity atoms
in a
semiconductors:
negative
At absolute zero
temperature
temperature (0 K), all the
valence electron in an
intrinsic semiconductor
100
When a decimal point
of a binary digit is
moved 1 place to the
right ____.
Multiplies by 2
It is a microscopic
place of silicon that
contains thousands
of micro-miniature
electronics
microchip
Due to which of the
following main reasons
the digital computers
use complemental
subtraction?
Common stock
The first cost to be
incurred if the piece of
equipment now in place
had been bought for a
second hand dealer or
some other business.
In place value
Form of summary of
assets, liabilities
and NOT worth
Balance sheet
Measure
effectiveness of
investment of
capital?
Rate of return
What is otherwise
known as “PRC
Modernization Law?”
RA 8981
Who shall be the executive
officer of the board of
Electrical Engineering and
shall also conduct the
examination given by the
board, as provided in Article
II, Sec. 9 of RA 7920?
1100 mm
Boxes and fittings
shall be ____ in a
class III, division 1
location.
dustight
Live parts exposed on the
front of a switchboard are
present, the working
space in front of the
switchboard shall not be
less than ____ mm.
760
A grounding electrode
connection that is
encased in concrete or
directly buried shall:
8.0 sq. mm
Busways rated over 600
volts shall have all
conductor termination
and connection
hardware accessible for:
All of these
(installation, connection, maintenance)
____ switches shall
be used for
capacitor switching.
Group operated
Connection devices or
fittings must not
connect grounding
conductors to
equipment by means of:
solder
To PDC purposes,
which of the
following does not
belong?
6
How many nearest
neighbor atoms does
each atom in the FCC
crystal structure
have?
12
How many nearest
neighbor does atom
each atom in the
diamond crystal
structure?
4
What is the volume
of a BCC crystal
structure unit cell in
terms of ‘r’
64r3/3sqrt(3)
How many atoms are
there for each unit
cell in a SC crystal
structure?
1
How many atoms are
there for each unit
cell in a BCC crystal
structure?
2
How many atoms are
there for each unit
cell in a FCC crystal
structure?
4
How many atoms are
there for each unit
cell in a diamond
crystal structure?
8
In terms of lattice
constant “a”, what is the
distance between the
nearest neighbor atoms
in the BCC crystal
structure?
Sqrt(3) a / 2
In terms of lattice
constant “a”, what is the
distance between the
nearest neighbor atoms
in the FCC crystal
structure?
Sqrt(2) a / 2
The linear portion of
the stress-strain
diagram of steel is
known as the:
Elastic range
What do you call the
phenomenon whereby a short
wavelength photon hitting an
atom on the surface of a
substance causes an electron
to be ejected?
Photoelectric effect
What color has the
shortest
wavelength?
blue
Curie temperature is
the temperature
above which a ferro
magnetic material
becomes:
paramagnetic
A cast iron that has
been cooled quickly
from molten state.
Beryllium
What is ASCII means?
Logic subtraction
What refers to the
computer’s use of
hard disk storage to
stimulate RAM?
Virtual memory
Primary storage device
that requires power
to maintain the
stored information,
unlike non volatile.
Volatile Memory
Used b y CPU which
stores copies of data
from most frequent
used main memory
location.
Cache memory
A general purpose
computers used in large
centralized applications in
which several programs
are running
simultaneously.
Mainframe computers
Are extremely powerful
computers that have
specific functions,
such as engineering
design and analysis.
Supercomputers
Are small, single user
computers without
extensive peripherals
and storage
Micro computers
Are larger computers
used in business
data processing at a
single location
Minicomputers
Cost of thing that are
neither labor nor
material is:
Expenses
A type of bond where the
corporation pledges
securities which it owns
such as the stocks or
bonds on one of its
subsidiaries:
3
What is the article 3
sec 16 of RA 7920?
500, 600
What is the article 3
sec 17 of RA 7920?
Electric locomotive
What is rule 11 in RA
7920?
Action on communication
What is rule 12 in RA
7920?
Program of examination
What is rule 13 in RA
7920?
Publication of examination
What limits the size
of an induction
motor that can be
started across the
line?
Horsepower rating
All switches and circuit breakers
used in switches shall be so
installed that the center of the
grip of the operating handle when
in its highest position shall NOT
be more than ____ mm above the
floor of working platform
2000
In indoor wet locations, the
entire wiring system including
all boxes, fittings, control
boards, and panel boards shall
be installed on walls with a
minimum clearance. What is
this clearance?
10 mm
In an industrial building, where
the actual numbers of general
purpose receptacle outlets are
unknown, an additional, load
of ____ VA per sq mm shall be
included in the load
calculation.
0
Under the optional method
of a calculation for a
single family dwelling, all
‘other load’ beyond the
initial 10 KVA is to be
assessed at ___ percent.
40
The “slenderness
ratio” of a column is
generally as the
ratio of:
fluidity
Enthalpy of an ideal
gas is a function of:
temperature
Which of the
following value
characterize the
state of the system?
property
The loss of zinc in the
presence of some
certain corrosive
media or at a high
temperature is:
Dezincification
To determine the
chemical formula of a
compound, we need
to know all of the
following EXCEPT:
Density of the compound
Heat is generated by
electrical arcs from 3
electrodes (for the phase
current) extending the wall
down into energy charge
space in furnace known as:
properties
What is the chemical
formula for barium
titanate?
BaTiO3
Two moles of sodium
react with 2 moles of
water to produce
which of the
following?
2 moles of sodium hydroxide and 1
mole of hydrigen
Which of the
following is the usual
geometric view
factor for a black
body?
one
The ratio of the
radiation of the
actual body to the
radiation of a black
body is known as:
Emittance
Intrinsic silicon becomes
extrinsically conductive,
with electrons as majority
carriers, when doped with
which of the following?
Antimony
What is the
description of “P” in
prefix used in tool
steels?
Mold
What is the
description of “H” in
prefix used in tool
steels?
Hotwork
What is the
description of “L” in
prefix used in tool
steels?
Special Purpose
Steels can be
strengthened by all
of the following
practices, except:
Annealing
The term “brass” is
very commonly used
to designate any
alloy primarily;
ADA
It is a type of annuity
where the first
payment does not
begin until some later
date in the cash flow.
Deferred Annuity
Sec. 4 article II states
that the board shall
exercise quasi-
judicial, which
means?
Investigate
What is Article I
Section 1?
50
Panel board of a surface type
in damp or wet location shall
be mounted so there is at
least____ air space between
the enclosure and the wall or
other supporting surfaces.
6.4 mm
The element of
obligation who is a
possessor of a rights
and whose favor the
obligation is constituted
Active subject
Integral part of contract
requirement which set
forth technical
engineering requirements
which are not shown
completely on drawing
specification
PEC requires that all the conductors
connecting on AC bus to a load be
placed in a single metal conduit,
tube, or equivalent and does not
approve using one conduit for each
wire. The principal reason for this
requirement is ____
isentropic
in the periodic table of
elements, which of the
following element does
not belong to group II A
sodium
which of the ff. cannot be
determined by using the
periodic chart alone?
Emissivity
Which type of hardening will
work to some extent in all
metals
Work hardening
The yeld strength of common yellow brass
(70% Cu, 30% Zn) can be increased by
Cold hardening
Which of the ff is not a method of non-
destructive testing of steel casting and
forgings?
Chemical analysis
Which of the ff phases of
steel has FCC structure
austenite
What type of database stores all
information if the equivalent of
matrix?
relational
how many atoms are
there for each unit in
Hexagonal Closed
Packed(HCP) crystal
structure
6
In operating system, the core portions of the
program that reside in memory and perform
the most essential operating system task,
such as handling disk input and output
operations and managing the internal
memory.
kernel
what holds data and
instruction for further
manipulation of the ALU
(arithmetic logic unit)
accumulator
What refers to a specific
register that always points to
the address of the next
instruction to be executed
Program counter
All are classified under direct
labor cost expenses EXCEPT
Supervision cost
this type of loads will
NOT require electrical
permits not certificate of
inspection. Which type is
this
8
What term is used to describe a
polymer that has rubberlike
properties?
elastomer
“The moment of the resultant of
two concurrent forces with
respect to a center of their planes
is equal to the algebraic sum of
the moments of the components
with respect to the same center”
This statement is otherwise
known as
Varignon’s theorem
The three moment equation may
be used to analyze
A continuous beam
Which of the following statements
is FALSE concerning the deviation
of real gases from ideal gas
behavior?
Chemical analysis
It is a programming language
whose development was fostered
by the US Department of Defense
COBOL
What refers to a specific register
that always points to the address
of the next instruction to be
executed?
Program counter
What refers to the value of an
intangible item which arises from
the exclusive right of a company
to provide a specified product and
service in a certain in a certain
region of the country?
Franchise value
Can a corporation or firm be
registered or licensed to practice
electrical engineering?
No
The official seal of a PEE as
provided in section 4(q) of RA
7920 must have an outer circle
diameter of
48mm
From the PRC resolution No. 381:
Standardized guidelines and
procedures for the implementation of
CPE(Continuing Professional
Education) for all professionals. In
Sec.15, the total CPE units for
registered professionals with
baccalaureate degree shall be ___ for 3
years
60
A part of specification which
describes the technical details
types of construction
Specific clause
What is the reason the code
requires each separate phase
conductor to be located in the
same raceway?
25
A grounding electrode connection
that is encased in concrete or
directly buried shall _____