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NAME : 
CLASS : 
PLC REVIEW
25 Questions DATE  : 

1. is an industrial
grade computer that is capable of being programmed to
perform control functions.

2. Initially the PLC was used to replace ________, but

its ever-increasing range of functions means that it is
found in many and more complex applications.

3. has eliminated much of the hardwiring associated with

conventional relay control circuits. It is small
and inexpensive compared to equivalent relay-based pro-
cess control systems.

4. Once a program has been

written and tested, it can be easily downloaded
to other PLCs.

5. It is easier to create and change a

program in a PLC than to wire and rewire a circuit.

6. if an application has more than about a half-dozen

control relays, it will probably be less expensive to
install a PLC.

7. A PLC can communi-

cate with other controllers or computer equipment to
perform such functions as supervisory control, data
gathering, monitoring devices and process parameters,
and download and upload of programs

8. PLCs are designed for high-speed and real-time applications

9. PLCs have resident diagnostics and override functions that allow users to
easily trace and correct software and hardware problems

10. A PLC control panel has the ability to check field devices at a common point

11. can refer to PLC hardware, to PLC software, or to a combination of

both.

12. design allows the system to be connected easily to devices and programs made by other
manufacturers.

13. is one whose design is proprietary, making it more difficult to connect to other
systems.

14. is typical of small PLCs that come in one

package with no separate, removable units.

15. is divided by compartments into which separate modules can be plugged.

16. supplies DC power to other modules

that plug into the rack

17. is the “brain” of the PLC.

18. forms the interface by which field devices are connected to the controller

19. is used to enter the desired program into the memory of the processor.

20. is a user-developed series of instructions that directs the PLC to execute actions.

21. provides rules for combining the instructions so that they produce the desired actions.

22. is the standard programming language used with PLCs.

23. is the part of a PLC that stores data, instructions, and the control program.

24. PLC application involves one PLC controlling one process

25. can be made to operate as a programmable logic controller if you

provide some way for the computer to receive informa-
tion from devices such as pushbuttons or switches.
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Answer Key

1.programmable 2.relay logic 3.programmable 4.increased reliability

logic controller controller

5.more flexibility 6.lower cost 7.communications 8.faster response

capability time

9.easier to 10.easier to test field 11.architecture 12.open architecture

troubleshoot devices

13.closed 14.fixed i/o 15.modular i/o 16.power supply

architecture

17.cpu 18.i/o system 19.programming 20.program

device

21.programming 22.relay ladder logic 23.memory 24.single-ended

language

25.personal
computer
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