1.
Linear/sliding is a type of
potentiometer that are capable of
measuring linear displacement over
long distances.
- True
2. Float Switch is the simplest form of
digital displacement sensor.
- False
3. pH measurement belongs to
__________ type of Industrial
Sensors.
- Chemical
4. Optoelectronic devices are
____________ type of Industrial
Sensors.
- Light
5. Density and Pressure belong to
_________________ Industrial
Sensors.
- Liquids and gases
6. Vortex Flow Meter tend be low cost
and are popular for low accuracy
applications.
- True
7. Positive Displacement Meters
measures precise readings of flow
rates and _________ buy pushing
through the fluid in the meter.
- Volume
8. Precision is the measure of the
_____ of random errors.
- Lack
9. ________________ is a kind of
sensor that have some limitations
over factors such as temperature
and pressures.
- Environmental
10. Photodiodes is a small device used
as sensors.
- True
11. Barometer measures
_____________ pressure.
- Atmospheric
12. Motion Sensors are sensors that
change their capacitance or
inductance in response to external
influences normally require the use
of alternating current (AC) circuitry.
- False
13. Photoconductive does not produce
electricity, but simply change their
resistance.
- True
14. Moire Fringes belong to
_______________ Industrial
Sensors
- Linear position
15. Actuator is a specific type of
transducer.
- True
16. Piezoelectric belong to __________
type of Industrial Sensors.
- Forces and moments
17. In dynamic response, there may be
small variation for a reading when
repeated.
- False
18. Tachometer measure the velocity of
a rotating _________.
- Shaft
19. Precision considers accuracy,
resolution and repeatability of one
device relative to another.
- True
20. Thermistor is a non-linear device
and their resistance will decrease
with an increase in temperature.
- True
21. Screw jack is an example of
__________ type of actuator.
- Mechanical
22. Moire Fringes can be used for high
precision linear displacement
measurements
- True
23. Calibration need to set the
relationship between the input
phenomena, and output.
- True
24. Accelerometers measure
____________ using a mass
suspended on a force sensor.
- Acceleration
25. Seismometer belong to which
__________ of Sensors.
- Acoustic
26. Repeatability is when a single
sensor condition is not made and
repeated.
- False
27. Transducer is a device that can
convert one type of energy to the
same type of energy.
- False
28. Dynamic response is the
____________ range for regular
operation of the sensor
- Frequency
29. Incandescent light bulb produces
light by passing a current through a
___________.
- Filament
30. Thermometer measures _________
temperature.
- Absolute
31. Photoresistors are devices that
convert the value of a controlled
variable into an electrical signal.
- True
32. Measurement of Conductivity belong
to _______ Industrial Sensors.
- Chemical
33. Piezoelectric crystal is a transducer
that converts changes in air
pressure into an electrical signal.
- False
34. Tachometer measure linear
displacements over a limited range.
It consists of outer coils with an inner
moving magnetic core.
- False
35. Potentiometer belong to
_____________ Industrial Sensors.
- Angular displacement / linear
position
36. Ultrasonic Flow Meter belongs to
Liquid and Gases type of Industrial
Sensor
- True
37. Venturi valves belong to Liquids and
Gases type of Industrial Sensors.
- True
38. Microphone is a transducer that
converts changes in water pressure
into an electrical form.
- False
39. Thermocouples belong to
_________ Industrial Sensors.
- Temperature
40. Photodarlington are much more
sensitive to light than ordinary
phototransistors, but they tend to
have __________ response times.
- Slower
41. Slotted couplerinterrupter is also
known as opto-interrupter.
- True
42. Vacuum Fluorescent Devices are
examples of Light Emission
optoelectronics.
- True
43. Laser Diodes are examples of Light
Detection optoelectronics.
- False
44. Photodiodes are connected in
___________-biased direction with a
battery.
- Reversed
45. Electroluminescent Device has the
same type of mechanism as plasma
devices with inert gas excited to
produce the light.
- False
46. Light Dependant Resistors (LDR)
belong to _________ Industrial
Sensors.
- Light
47. Camera Light meters make use of
photodiodes.
- True
48. Photoresistors are examples of Light
Emission optoelectronics.
- False
49. Reflective pair is another kind of
optoisolator ______________ that
uses a source to emit light and a
sensor to detect that light once it has
reflected off an object.
- Configuration
50. LEDs are examples of Light
Emission optoelectronics.
- True
51. Optoisolators consist of an LCD and
a phototransistor enclosed in a
light-tight container
- False
52. Phototransistors are devices that are
light __________ transistors: photo
bipolar transistors, photo field-effect
transistors.
- Sensitive
53. Photodiodes acts to convert light
energy directly into electric current
that can be measured with a
_________.
- Meter
54. Photothyristors are examples of
Light Detection optoelectronics.
- True
55. Electroluminescent Devices uses
active materials that are generally
semiconductors with wide enough
bandwidth to allow exit of light.
- True
56. Cadmium Sulfate photoresistors
respond best to light within the 400-
to 800-nm range.
- True
57. Incandescent lamps rely on heating
up a thin wire usually a
___________ to white heat.
- Tungsten
58. The potentiometer is used to
calibrate the meter in photoresistors.
- True
59. When dark, the photoresistor is very
_________, and little current flows
through the series loop; the meter is
at its lowest deflection level.
- Resistive
60. In the light-activated circuit, when
light comes in contact with the
photoresistor, the photoresistor’s
resistance increases, causing a
decrease in the transistor’s base
current and voltage.
- False
61. Field-effect phototransistors are
light-sensitive field-effect transistors.
- True
62. Incandescent lamps emits light with
smaller beam than LED.
- False
63. When a phototransistor is used to
control a collector-to-emitter current,
a small amount of ______________
current, called the dark current ID,
will flow through the device even
when the device is kept in the dark.
- Leakage
64. Photoresistors are used in light- and
dark-activated _____________
circuits and in light sensitive detector
circuits.
- Switching
65. Photoresistors acts as the
light-__________ element in a
simple light meter
- Sensing
66. Even when the ____________ are
eliminated, the LASCR will remain
on until the polarities of the anode
and cathode are reversed or the
power is cut.
- Protons
67. A commercial photodiode typically
places the pn- semiconductor in a
plastic or metal case that contains a
____________.
- Window
68. Photodiodes suddenly becomes a
small current source that pumps
current from the cathode through the
wire and into the anode when
_______________.
- Illuminated
69. Photoresistors are made from a
special kind of semiconductor
____________, such as cadmium
sulfide (for light) or lead sulfide (for
infrared).
- Crystal
70. Vacuum Fluorescent Devices utilizes
vacuum tube technology.
- True
71. Photoconductive cells are also
known as photoresistors.
- True
72. Gas Lasers are examples of Light
Emission optoelectronics.
- True
73. The n side of the combination in
photodiode is considered the anode.
- False, cathode
74. Three-Lead Phototransistor are
often used in place of two-lead
devices, provided the base is left
untouched.
- True
75. Photothyristors are devices that are
light _________ thyristors: light
activated SCR and light activated
triac.
- Activated
76. Optoisolators are used frequently to
provide electrical
_________________ between two
separate circuits.
- Isolation
77. Photoresistors are devices that are
light controlled variable resistors.
- True
78. Plasma Devices are examples of
Light Detection optoelectronics.
- False, Light emission
79. Incandescent lamps are the most
common type of light emission
optoelectronics used around the
house.
- True
80. Commercial phototransistors often
place the pnp semiconductor in an
_______ case that also acts as a
magnifying lens.
- Epoxy
81. Coriolis Flow Meter are small tubes
that can measure gas flow rates.
- False
82. Bimetallic Strip is an example of
__________ type of actuator
- Thermal
83. Electric motor is an example of
_____________ type of actuator.
- Electric
84. Tachometer belong to
_______________ Industrial
Sensors.
- Encoders
85. Laser diode convert electrical power
into forms of light.
- True
86. Transistor is not a type of
transducer.
- True
87. Thermistors belongs to ________
type of Industrial Sensor.
- Temperature
88. Strain gauge is a type of sensor that
is used within load cells and
pressure sensors.
- True
89. Ultrasonic Flow Meter measures the
flow rate of a fluid flowing through
the pipe that causes the twisting of
the pipe.
- False
90. When the light-sensitive region of a
photothyristor is exposed to light, a
small base current is generated that
controls a much larger
collector-to-emitter current.
- False
91. Plasma Devices makes use of
excitement of gases produce very
____________ colors of light.
- Cool
92. The 100-k potentiometers are used
to adjust the sensitivity of both
devices by controlling current flow
through the phototransistor.
- True
93. Photoresistors are usually very
___________ (in the megaohms)
when placed in the dark.
- Resistive
94. Phototransistor is used to control the
base current supplied to a
power-switching transistor that is
used to supply current to a _____
- Relay
95. Photoconductive cells are examples
of Light Detection optoelectronics.
- True
96. Photodarlington are devices that
may or may not come with a
___________ lead.
- Base
97. LASCR acts like a switch that
changes ___________ whenever it
is exposed to a pulse of light.
- States
98. Photodiodes are used most
commonly to detect fast pulses of
near-infrared light used in
_______________ communications.
- Wireless
99. Reflective pairs are used as object
detectors, reflectance monitors,
tachometers, and movement
detectors.
- True
100. Field-effect phototransistors
resemble a bipolar transistor (with
no base lead) that has an extra large
p-type semiconductor region that is
open for light ______________.
- Exposure
101. Photothyristors are
light-____________ thyristors.
- Activated
102. Photodiodes are
_______________ devices that
convert light energy (photon energy)
directly into electric current.
- Two-lead
103. Optoisolators typically are
enclosed in a dark container, with
both source and sensor facing each
other.
- True
104. Photoresistors may require a few
milliseconds or more to fully
respond to changes in light
____________ and may require a
few seconds to return to their normal
dark resistance once light is
removed.
- Intensity
105. Resolution is the smallest
_____________ change in the
measured value.
- Discernible
106. Precision considers accuracy,
resolution and repeatability or
one device relative to another.
- True
107. Moire Fringes can be used for
high precision linear
displacement measurements.
- True
108. Photoresistors acts as the
light-__________ element in a
simple light meter.
- Sensing
109. Optoisolators consist of an
LCD and a phototransistor
enclosed in a light-tight container.
- False
110. Photodiodes are often found
in light-meter circuits (e.g.,
camera light meters, intrusion
alarms, etc.) because they have
very _________ light/current
responses.
- Linear
111. Intrusion alarms make use of
phothyristors.
- False
112. Electroluminescent Devices
are examples of Light Detection
optoelectronics.
- True
113. Light-Activated Triac is
designed to handle _____
currents.
- AC
114. Lead Sulfide photoresistors
respond best to infrared photons.
- True
115. Even when the light is
removed, the LASCR remains on
until the anode and cathode
____________ are reversed or
the power is removed.
- Polarities
116. Photodiodes are devices that
are built by _____________ a
very thin n-type semiconductor
together with a thicker p-type
semiconductor.
- Sandwiching
117. Incadescent lamps are
examples of Light Emission
optoelectronics.
- True
118. Optoisolators are also called
______________.
- Optocouplers
119. Gas lasers use to excite a gas
with electrical charge to produce
plasma.
- False
120. Phototransistors have
___________ breakdown
voltages and current and power
dissipation ratings.
- Maximum