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