101 Basic Series - Module 24 - Post Assessment
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1
A PLC scan cycle consists of three important steps: check the input status, execute program, and update output status.
2
Communications with PLCs can be done between "Master" CPUs to "Slave" expander units in remote I/O networks.
3
Three things must be known before a counter can be used: address of the input pulse, how many pulses before reaction, when and how the counter is reset.
4
PLC scan time is defined as the time it takes the PLC to ____.
5
A photoelectric, proximity sensor, or limit switch is an ____ device to a PLC.
6
Hundreds of I/O devices can be controlled with rack mounted PLCs.
7
Typically, PLC counters count from ____ if they are 16-bit BCD (binary coded decimal).
8
Relay ladder logic utilizes basic relay wiring symbols to create the logic to control a machine or process.
9
CPU stands for Control Processing Unit.
10
An alarm horn is an ____ device to a PLC.
11
The primary reason PLCs were developed was to eliminate the large cost of replacing complicated relay-based machine controls.
12
____ are connected to the outside world, physically exist, and receive signals from switches, sensors, etc.
13
PLCs come in two basic forms: Block I/O and Rack mount I/O.
14
____ are connected to the outside world, physically exist, and send signals to solinoids, lights, etc.
15
A timer is an instruction that waits a set amount of time before doing something.
16
The numbering system in computers and PLCs is the decimal system.
17
A PLC uses logic functions which are programmed into its memory.
18
These are symbols used to indicate a ________.
19
PLC registers store the off and on states of the instructions based on their address.
20
Hard-wired devices are used to configure PLC logic.