Summary of ESAS Questions

1. The quantity (1 + i)^n represents which one of the following

A. Future value factor

B. Present value factor
C. Capital recovery factor
D. Compound amount factor*

2. The basic repeating unit of a polymer is called

A. Copolymer
B. Elastomer
C. Interpolymer
D. Monomer*

3. What is the AISI-SAE designation for non-sulfurized carbon steel, plain carbon

A. 13xx
B. 12xx
C. 11xx
D. 10xx*

4. The most effective alloying ingredient in increasing hardness is

A. Boron
B. Silicon*
C. Sodium
D. Silver

5. What is used with high strength combined with corrosion resistance is needed.

A. Silver bronze
B. Boron bronze
C. Silicon bronze*
D. Gold bronze

6. The voltage of galvanic cell does not depend on which of the following parameters

A. Temperature
B. Pressure
C. Volume*
D. Concentration of solutions

7. Comparing the FCC lattice with hexagonal lattice, which of the following features
described the hexagonal packed only.

A. The deformation properties are more directional*

B. It has closest pack lattice structure
C. Its coordination number is 12
D. It has 4 octahedral planes

8. Where do stress concentration occur

A. Near the point of application of concentrated load and at discontinuities.*

B. Along the entire length of highly distributed loads and at discontinuities
C. Near the points of application of concentrated loads, along the entire length of highly
distributed loads and at discontinuities.
D. Near the point of application of concentrated loads and along the entire length of highly
distributed loads.

9. Low carbon steel are generally used in the "as rolled" or "as fabricated" state. What is the
reason for this.

A. They come in many different shapes and thickness

B. They degrade severely under heat treatment
C. Their density is too high
D. Their strength generally cannot be increased by heat treatment.*

10. What do you call a translated program in machine language

A. Source program
B. Object program*
C. Machine program
D. User's program

11. What do you call a communication network that covers a wide geographical area such
as state or country

A. Local area network

B. Wide area network*
C. Metropolitan area network
D. Multi Level network
12. What is the term for a computer or software that request information from another
computer or server

A. Host
B. Workstation
C. Client*
D. All of these

13. What is the term for a high speed memory used to store a small amount of data
temporarily so that the data can be retrieved quickly.

A. Cache memory
B. Video memory
C. Volatile memory
D. Scratchpad memory*

14. What is the most common type of digital IC package

A. DIP*
B. Metal type
C. CMOS
D. TTL

15. What term is used to describe retrieval of data from a memory

A. Unloading
B. Downloading
C. Reading*
D. Accessing

16. Which one refers to a device that amplifies signal and passes it on

A. Repeater*
B. Amplifier
C. Trap
D. Modulator

17. What do you call a communication network covering a geographical area the size of a
city or urban

A. Local area network

B. Wide area network
C. Metropolitan area network*
D. Multi Level network

18. A computer that is smaller and more portable than a computer notebook which is
sometimes called as palm computer

A. Microcomputer
B. Minicomputer
C. Personal digital assistant*
D. Micro PC

19. What refers to a technique where each user of a computer takes turn, under the control
of the operating system, using the entire computer main memory for a certain length of time

A. Multitasking
B. Time sharing*
C. Handshaking
D. Batch processing

20. A computer virus that infects the macros that are attached to documents and
spreadsheets is called

A. Micro virus*
B. File virus
C. Document virus
D. Spreadsheet virus

21. What do you call a collection of field

A. File
B. Record*
C. Document
D. Database

22. What is the another term for OS

A. Start up program
B. Computer program
C. Monitor program*
D. All of these

23. What is the smallest unit of information handled by a computer

A. Bit*
B. Byte
C. Nibble
D. Cell

24. A circle in the flowchart symbols represent which one of the following

A. Connector*
B. Decision
C. Data
D. Terminator

25. GIF means

A. Graphics interchange format*

B. Graphics interchange file
C. Graphics information format
D. Graphics information file

26. PNG means

A. Portable network group

B. Portable network graphics*
C. Protocol network graphics
D. Protocol network group

27. What is BMP

A. Basemap
B. Bitmap*
C. Bi-mettalic pin
D. Basic motion picture

28. What is OTF

A. Ordinary type font

B. Open type font*
C. Open type file
D. Ordinary type file
29. What is the web version of web application to speak to each other like skype, viber, and
others

A. 1.0
B. 2.0
C. 3.0*
D. 4.0

30. Which web version is for mobile web

A. 1.0
B. 2.0
C. 3.0
D. 4.0*

31. Which web version is for static web

A. 1.0*
B. 2.0
C. 3.0
D. 4.0

32. Which memory holds the most recently read and frequently read data in the memory

A. Cache memory*
B. Virtual memory
C. Static memory
D. Dynamic memory

33. It is the software that allows user to have fast and flexible access to information in large
document, constructing associations among data items needed.

A. Voice mail
B. Internet
C. e-mail
D. Hypertext*

34. What is XML

A. Extensible Mark Language

B. Extensible Makeup Language
C. Extensive Markup Language
D. Extensible Markup Language*

35. What is GPRS

A. General Pocket Radio Service

B. General Packet Radar Service
C. General Packet Radio Service*
D. General Packet Radio System

36. What is MMS

A. Multimedia Massaging Service

B. Multimedia Message Service
C. Multimedia Messaging Service*
D. Multimedia Messaging System

37. Which one refers to technological merger

A. Digital access
B. Digital protocol
C. Digital convergence*
D. Digital technology

38. In order that a program to run, it must be placed in the computers memory by a/an

A. Compiler
B. Loader*
C. Installer
D. Interpreter

39. What type of database stores all information in the equivalent of matrix

A. Hierarchical Database
B. Relational Database*
C. Ordered Database
D. Sequential Database

40. What is the network with continuous loop communication

A. Star network
B. Ring network*
C. Cascaded network
D. Local network

41. What do you call a computer that receives and stores email data until retrieved by the
email account holder

A. ISP
B. POST
C. POP Server*
D. MPEG

42. What is represented by GSM

A. Global system messaging

B. Global system for mobile communication*
C. Global structure messaging
D. Global structure for mobile communication

43. The proclamation made by President Benigno Aquino III that May is the electrical safety
month is presidential decree no.

A. 193*
B. 184
C. 183
D. 1081

44. Which of the following is not a language of computer

A. Javascript
B. C
C. Oracle*
D. Pascal

45. Which of the following is not performed in the web

A. XHTML
B. XML
C. Fortran*
D. HTML

46. Which of the following must be used to connect computers with different languages to
the internet
A. TCP/IP*
B. Fire wall
C. Ethernet
D. Router

47. It is a dedicated computer or a software system running on a computer that acts as an

intermediary between endpoint devices

A. VPN
B. Proxy Server*
C. Packet filters
D. Firewall

48. VPN means

A. Virtual Private Network*

B. Virtual Public Network
C. Virtual Proxy Network
D. Virtual Privacy Network

49. Which one is another term for harmonic

A. Resonance
B. Pitch
C. Loudness
D. Overtone*

50. What is the measure of lumen output per watt input produced by the light source

A. Lumen
B. Efficacy*
C. Quality factor
D. Coefficient of Utilization

51. An instrument used to measure the intensity of light source

A. Illumination meter
B. Photometer*
C. Cygnometer
D. Candle meter

52. An audio frequency is said to be within

A. 400 to 40 kHz
B. 20 to 20 kHz*
C. 100 to 100 kHz
D. None of these

53. When a sound wave goes from air to water, what quantity remains the same

A. Speed
B. Frequency*
C. Wavelength
D. Amplitude

54. What are considered as building blocks of engineering materials

A. Atoms*
B. Elements
C. Matter
D. Compounds

55. If the cell phone losses signal, which of the following must be done

A. Hand over to another cell site*

B. Change the cellphone brand unit
C. Change the signal provider company
D. Change the antenna of the cell site

56. What fraction of the full load current must be used as a factor to calculate the size of
conductor for the capacitor

A. 1/2
B. 1/3*
C. 1/4
D. 1/5

57. What mechanical property of material refers to the nominal stress at fracture in a certain
test at constant load and temperature

A. Creep strength
B. Hardness
C. Stress rupture strength*
D. Compressive yield strength
58. What is the most common reinforcement for polymer composites

A. Boron
B. Ceramic
C. Graphite
D. Glass fiber*

59. Metal matrix composites are metals reinforced by

A. Boron
B. Ceramics*
C. Graphite
D. Glass fiber

60. It is formed by injecting or pouring molten metal into the mold where it cool and take the
shape of the mold

A. Ingot*
B. Colloid
C. Mold
D. Crystalline

61. It is a form of audio broadcasting in the internet

A. Webcasting
B. Podcasting*
C. Newscasting
D. Netcasting

62. Which of the following is the instrument used to measure the speed of the motor in rpm

A. Tachometer*
B. Frequency meter
C. Speedometer
D. Pitot tube

63. Which of the following metals has the highest specific heat capacity at 100 degrees
celsius

A. Aluminum*
B. Bismuth
C. Copper
D. Iron

64. Hard water is a water which contains soluble salt of which?

A. Calcium*
B. Sodium
C. Sulfur
D. Chlorine

65. What engine is used for fighter bomber planes

A. Turboprop
B. Turbojet*
C. Ramjet
D. Pulsejet

66. What is meant by controlled volume

A. Isolated system
B. Closed system
C. Fixed region in space*
D. Reversible process

67. It is a turbine consists of series of blades mounted around the wheels

A. Francis
B. Kaplan
C. Impulse*
D. Propeller

68. What do impact test determine?

A. Hardness
B. Toughness*
C. Yield strength
D. Creep strength

69. What is the packing factor of a hexagonal closed pack lattice

A. 0.52
B. 0.60
C. 0.68
D. 0.74*

70. Which of the following type of coal ranks the highest

A. Anthracite*
B. Butuminuous
C. Coke
D. Lignite

71. What element improves the strength and fatigue properties of copper

A. Beryllium*
B. Berkelium
C. Americium
D. Barium

72. The best strategy to eliminate redundancy is by

A. Standardization
B. Transformation
C. Normalization*
D. Substitution

73. An agreement between the users and the grid owner which specifies the term and
condition pertaining to the connection of the user system or equipment to a new connection
point in the grid

A. Std connection agreement

B. Connection agreement*
C. Memorandum of agreement
D. None of these

74. A process not involved in the operating cycle of a carnot engine

A. Isothermal expansion
B. Isobaric expansion
C. Adiabatic compression*
D. Adiabatic expansion

75. Which of the following is a soft iron

A. Permanent magnet
B. Magneto
C. Temporary magnet*
D. All of these

76. If a function of n variables f(x1, x2, ... , xn) is convex, which of the following is true about
its nxn Hessian matrix

A. It is semidefinite
B. It is negative semidefinite
C. It is positive semidefinite*
D. It is indefinite

77. What is defined as the current assets minus inventories and prepaid expenses

A. Profit margin ratio

B. Price earning ratio
C. Return on investment ratio
D. Quick ratio*

78. Why do you see an object

A. Due to the light coming from the object*

B. Light refracts through them
C. Light reflects through them
D. They absorb light

79. The __ of a particle is defined as the change in position in some time interval

A. Displacement*
B. Velocity
C. Speed
D. Acceleration

80. The purpose of carbon in steel allpying is to increase

A. Hardness
B. Hardness and strength*
C. Deoxidation
D. Corrosion resistance

81. What is the proper relationship between the modulus of elasticity E, the poisson's ratio
v, and the bulk modulus of elasticity K.
A. E = K(1 - 2v)
B. E = K/(1 - 2v)
C. E = 3K/(1 - 2v)
D. E = 3K(1 - 2v)*

82. What is the other term for polymorph

A. Alpha arrangement
B. Allotrope
C. Omega arrangement*
D. Crystalline arrangement

83. What acid is used for glass itching

A. Acetylsalicyclic acid
B. Hydrofluoric acid*
C. Phosphoric acid
D. Hydrochloric acid

84. It refers to a very common colloidal substance that certain collagen and comes from
bones of animal

A. Gel
B. Gelatin*
C. Emulsion
D. Amino acids

85. Which of the following is known as electrical steel

A. Silicon steel*
B. Stainless steel
C. Carbon steel
D. Cast steel

86. Steel that is used for wire, structural shapes and screw machine parts

A. Low carbon steel*

B. Medium carbon steel
C. High carbon steel
D. Very high carbon steel
87. What element is known as the lightest metal

A. Aluminum
B. Magnesium
C. Manganese
D. Lithium*

88. What is the combination of one or more metals with non-mettalic element

A. Metalloid
B. Matrix Composites
C. Inert
D. Ceramics*

89. What is the ratio of the ultimate failure strain to yielding strain

A. Poisson's ratio
B. Ductility*
C. Resilience
D. Fatigue

90. What is the most abundant metal in nature

A. Aluminum*
B. Steel
C. Iron
D. Copper

91. What refers to a shape achieved by allowing a liquid to solidify in mold

A. Casting*
B. Molding
C. Forming
D. All of these

92. Entropy is transferred by

A. Work
B. Heat*
C. Energy
D. Both A and B
93. The common ratio is the ratio of

A. Net credit sales to average net receivables

B. Current assets to current liabilities*
C. Gross profit to net sales
D. Net income to owners equity

94. Gross margin is the ratio of gross profit to

A. Net sales*
B. Owner's equity
C. Quick assets
D. Inventory turnover

95. What is a stock of a product which is held by a trade body or government as a means of
regulating the price of that product

A. Stock pile
B. Hoard stock
C. Buffer stock*
D. Withheld stock

96. Cast iron which can not be machined, hard and wear resistant

A. Gray cast
B. Ductile cast
C. Malleable cast
D. White cast*

97. A financial ratio that indicate whether a company's current assets will be sufficient to
meet the company's obligation when they become due

A. Liquidity ratio*
B. Acid ratio
C. Current ratio
D. Quick ratio

98. For satisfactory lightning protection, substation grounding network resistance must not
exceed

A. 5 ohms*
B. 10 ohms
C. 20 ohms
D. 25 ohms

99. The spacing between grounding electrode of different grounding system is

A. 1800 mm
B. 1900 mm*
C. 3000 mm
D. 900 mm

100. What is the republic act number of the newly signed law of President Duterte called
Murang Kuryente Act

A. RA 11371*
B. RA 10912
C. RA 9136
D. RA 7832

101. The field practice of REE is what section in article IV

A. Sec 31 (a)
B. Sec 31 (b)*
C. Sec 31 (c)
D. Sec 31 (d)

102. Centrifugal pump is

A. Turbo machinery*
B. Flow regulating device
C. Drafting device
D. Intercooling device

103. Centrifugal pumps transports fluid by converting

A. KE to ME
B. KE to HE*
C. HE to KE
D. ME to KE

104. The fluid coming into the centrifugal pump is accelerated by

A. Throttle
B. Impeller*
C. Nozzle
D. Governor

105. Which one is a light metal

A. Mercury
B. Gold
C. Potassium*
D. Silver

106. Which of the following treatment will result in an increase in the fatigue strength of
steel

A. Surface roughening
B. Cold working
C. Shot peening*
D. Annealing

107. What is the maximum number of overcurrent device for a lighting and appliances that
can be installed in a single cabinet

A. 36
B. 42*
C. 24
D. 48

108. What is the function of butterfly valve

A. On off control
B. Flow regulating device*
C. Pressure control
D. Hydraulic control

109. Which of the following has least modulus of elasticity

A. Steel
B. Glass*
C. Copper
D. Aluminum

110. Which of the following material is the most elastic

A. Steel*
B. Rubber
C. Plastic
D. Brass

111. What kind of language can computer understand

A. Normal language
B. Computer language
C. Assembly language*
D. High level language

112. What is a step by step drawing representing a specific procedure to algorithm

A. Flowchart
B. Block diagram
C. Assembler diagram*
D. Machine code

113. Silicate mineral having the characteristic properties of fibrous structure and fire
resistance

A. Graphite
B. Silicon
C. Asbestos*
D. Ceramic

114. It is the present worth of all future profits that are to be received through ownership of
the property

A. Value*
B. First cost
C. Fixed cost
D. Resale value

115. What project life cycle model is the most relevant for information technology project

A. Morris model
B. Waterfall model*
C. Incremental release model
D. Prototype model
116. Project quality management involves all of the following processes except

A. Quality planning
B. Quality assurance
C. Quality control
D. Quality feature*

117. What refers to a process of influencing and supporting others to work enthusiastically
towards achieving objectives

A. Power*
B. Leadership
C. Teamwork
D. Charisma

118. How many independent properties are required to completely fix the equilibrium state
of pure gaseous compound

A. 2*
B. 1
C. 3
D. 4

119. Approximately, what percent of elements in the periodic table are metals

A. 80%*
B. 70%
C. 60%
D. 90%

120. What is the chemical formula for laughing gas

A. NO2
B. N20*
C. NO3
D. N2O5

121. What is the chemical formula for nitric acid

A. HNO3*
B. H2NO3
C. HNO2
D. H2NO2

122. What element is used in making lasers

A. Chromium
B. Terbium
C. Promethium
D. Neodymium*

123. It is a high energy, electrically charged gas produced by heating the gas until the
electrons in the outer orbital of the atoms separates, leaving the atom with a positive charge

A. Plasma*
B. Bose-Einstein Condensate
C. Quartz
D. Quark

124. It is made of gas atoms that have been cooled to near absolute zero temperature and
the atoms combined and forms a super atom

A. Plasma
B. Bose Einstein condensate*
C. Quartz
D. Quark

125. What type of materials usually has a higher index of refraction

A. Denser materials*
B. Lighter materials
C. Heavier materials
D. Gaseous materials

126. What metal is used in microelectronics because it does not tarnish

A. Gold*
B. Silver
C. Copper
D. Aluminum