Pangasinan State University

Lingayen Campus
Lingayen, Pangasinan
College of Technology

Quiz No. 1
ET 120 INDUSTRIAL PROCESS CONTROL

Name:________________________________________ Date:_____________
Yr. & Section:_________________________________ Score:____________
Instructions: Choose the letter of the best answer.
1. The primary purpose of process control is to maintain some _______
a. Digital Variable
b. Physical Variable
c. Analog Variable
d. Input Variable
2. The reason process control is so popular is the increased.
a. Safety
b. Profitability
c. Operability
d. All of the above
3. Which of these is not a control system?
a. Home PC
b. Burglar Alarm
c. Greenhouse Climate Control
d. Automated Car Park Barrier
4. Which of these is not a sensor?
a. Temperature
b. Humidity
c. Light
d. Web Cam
5. Which of these is not a control system output device?
a. Projector
b. LED
c. Buzzer
d. Actuator
6. A control system is also known as a...
a. Closed Loop System
b. Open Loop System
 c. Open Sensor System
d. Closed Sensor System
7. Replacing a job done by a human with a control system is known as...
a. Automation
b. Robotisation
c. Computerisation
d. Feedbacking
8. Which of these is not a sensor used in a control system?
a. Light
b. Pressure
c. Accelerometer
d. Magnetic Stripe Reader
9. When the output of a system is used to influence input it is known as...
a. Feedback
b. Processing
c. Automation
d. Measuring
10. A small computer found inside control systems such as air-conditioning units...
a. Embedded Microprocessor
b. Mainframe
c. Server
d. PDA
11. Control system input devices take readings at regular...
a. Intervals
b. Points
c. Stages
d. Processes
12. An output that performs an action e.g. a robot arm or a motor is known as a...
a. Actuator
b. Processor
c. Sensor
d. ADC
13. The ability to monitor and adjust a process to give a desired output. It is used in industry
to maintain quality and improve performance.
a. Close Loop Control System
b. Open Loop Control System
c. Automation Control
d. Process Control
14. Control actions are independent of the desired output, meaning that the output is not
measured or fed back to the input for comparison.
a. Close Loop Control System
b. Open Loop Control System
c. Automation Control
d. Process Control
15. Through a P&ID (Piping and Instrumentation Diagram), you can get the following
information except:
a. Continuation flags leading to the connecting P&ID’s
b. Piping information such as sizes and material specifications
c. The mechanical and electrical details of a given system or process
d. None of the above
16. Identify what type of control loop system is shown in the picture below:

a. Close Loop Control System

b. Open Loop Control System
c. Close-Open Loop Control System
d. Open-Close Loop Control System
17. A component of a machine that is part of the correcting element responsible for moving
and controlling a mechanism or system when it receives a control signal.
a. Actuator
b. Controller
c. Indicator
d. Recorder
18. Device that log data acquisition. They are used to record measurement data over a given
time period.
a. Actuator
b. Controller
c. Indicator
d. Recorder
19. Which of these is not a control system output device?
a. Projector
b. LED
c. Buzzer
d. Actuator
20. Used with moving webs are devices that measure the force applied by the material as a
result of micro-deflections of the idler roller they are attached to, caused from tension
tightening or loosening as the material travels through the process.
a. Actuator
b. Load Cell
c. Primary Sensor
d. Recorder