FG07 - Pre-Instructional Survey

Name: _______________________________________

1.

Which type of drawing provides detailed piping and process information, in

addition to instrumentation and control information?
a.
b.
c.
d.

2.

Batch
Open Loop
Continuous
Discrete Parts

If a standard electronic pressure transmitter has a range of 50 to 250 psig (345 to

1724 kPa gage), and the pressure is 150 psig (1034 kPa gage), what is the
output in mA?
a.
b.
c.
d.

5.

Final Control Element

Manipulated Variable
Controlled Variable
Disturbance

In which of the following types of processes is material first added to a vessel,

some operation takes place, and then material is removed from the vessel?
a.
b.
c.
d.

4.

Piping and Instrument Diagrams (P&IDs)

Loop Wiring Diagrams
Wiring Schedules
SAMA Diagrams

Which variable does the control system attempt to hold at a constant value?
a.
b.
c.
d.

3.

Date: _______________

4.0 mA
12.0 mA
13.6 mA
50.0 mA

Which level measurement is based on the weight of the liquid?

a.
b.
c.
d.

Ultrasonic
Radioactive
Capacitor Probe
Pressure transmitter

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FG07 (3.3)

6.

Which of the following is a measurement unit for volumetric flow measurement?

a.
b.
c.
d.

7.

Which of the following flow measurement devices requires square root

extraction?
a.
b.
c.
d.

8.

Damper
Transducer
Transmitter
Manipulated variable

Which of the following types of valves has the highest gain when the valve is
nearly closed?
a.
b.
c.
d.

11.

RTD
Thermometer
Thermocouple
Bimetallic element

Which of the following is an example of a Final Control Element?

a.
b.
c.
d.

10.

Orifice plate
Coriolis flowmeter
Magnetic flow meter
Vortex shedding flowmeter

Which of the following temperature measurement devices is based on change in

resistance with temperature change?
a.
b.
c.
d.

9.

Pounds per hour

Gallons per minute
Kilograms per hour
Pounds per minute

Equal percentage
Quick opening
Fail open
Linear

A controller in which an increase in output to the manipulated variable results in a

decrease in the controlled variable is called?
a.
b.
c.
d.

Reverse acting
Direct acting
Non-linear
Fail safe

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FG07 (3.3)

12.

Which of the following control modes causes the controller output to increase or
decrease at the same time the input increases or decreases?
a.
b.
c.
d.

13.

Which of the following terms describe a control strategy in which the output of
one controller is used to manipulate the setpoint of another controller?
a.
b.
c.
d.

14.

Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC)

Single Loop Digital Controllers (SLDC)
Distributed Control Systems (DCS)
Analog Electronic Controllers

You are calibrating an electronic D/P transmitter. The positive terminal of the
transmitter should be connected to the:
a.
b.
c.
d.

16.

Ratio
Fail safe
Cascade
Feedforward

Which of the following types of control systems is typically programmed in ladder

logic:
a.
b.
c.
d.

15.

Proportional
Derivative
Integral
Reset

negative terminal of the power supply

positive terminal of the power supply
positive terminal of the multimeter
positive terminal of an ohmmeter

When performing a zero-based calibration on a D/P transmitter, the low pressure

port of the transmitter:
a.
b.
c.
d.

should be closed
should be vented to the atmosphere
should be connected to a 2.04 Hg vacuum source
should be connected to the high pressure air supply

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FG07 (3.3)

17.

During a calibration, you notice that the as found measurements are always 5%
less than the ideal measurement. This is an example of:
a.
b.
c.
d.

18.

When checking accuracy of a type-J thermocouple, using a temperature

calibrator, the white thermocouple wire should be attached to the:
a.
b.
c.
d.

19.

negative input of the calibrator

positive input of the calibrator
negative output of the calibrator
positive output of the calibrator

From the figure above, the output of FT-1 is a(n):

a.
b.
c.
d.

20.

hysteresis
span error
non-linearity
zero shift error

electric signal
hydraulic signal
pneumatic signal
capillary signal

From the figure above, FIC-1 is a:

a.
b.
c.
d.

controller
flow meter
control valve
floppy integrated circuit

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FG07 (3.3)

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FG07 (3.3)