1. If you set your alarm clock or clock radio to wake your household in the morning, you have programmed a controller.
a. True
b. False
2. Input modules sense whether the input devices are on or off.
a. True
b. False
3. Some output modules are capable of switching starters through size 10.
a. True
b. False
4. The brain of the programmable controller is the memory.
a. True
b. False
5. Programming may be accomplished either at the processor site or remote to the processor.
a. True
b. False
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6. If the solid-state output of a programmable controller is intended to control an AC voltage, the output control device
will be a ____.
a. CPU b. triac
c. LED d. transistor
7. A modern motor control center combines the latest automation technologies in a common ____.
a. enclosure b. function
c. shaft d. surface
8. Permanent magnet synchronous motors are AC motors that eliminate the slip characteristic of ____ motors.
a. large b. stepper
c. small d. induction
9. The self-synchronous transmission system is a system used for transmitting, by electrical means, any signal that can
be represented by ____.
a. angular position b. two types of diagrams
c. a wiring diagram d. loops of the relay armature flux
10. A synchro unit draws but little power from the line and is designed for ____.
a. infrequent starting b. use in hazardous locations
c. continuous duty excitation d. starting duty only
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