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)