NCCER REVIEW ASSESSEMENT TEST
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
The density of a liquid affects the displacer's:
length
height
buoyancy - Answer-buoyancy
What mode MUST the controller be in before any changes are made to the process
variable?
automatic
manual
shut-down
power off - Answer-manual
Bills of material are found in:
general arrangement drawings
P&ID
piping orthographics
instrument detail drawings - Answer-general arrangement drawings
When bench calibrating a temperature RTD transmitter, the instrument technician
should apply:
hot air pressure
cold air pressure
resistance
voltage - Answer-resistance
Before working on a de-energized circuit containing a capacitor, what must be done?
discharge the capacitor
re-energize the circuit
defibrillate the system
remove the lockouts - Answer-discharge the capacitor
The MINIMUM value of the measured process range is considered to be:
upper measured value
3 psi and 4 ma
zero input value
span value - Answer-3 psi and 4 ma
,A solenoid valve is often used to
regulate temperature
direct airflow that opens or closes an air operated valve
regulate the amp that is used to open/close control valve
control the voltage that is used to open/close contacts - Answer-direct airflow that opens
or closes an air-operated valve
Viscosity is analyzed in all of the following ways EXCEPT:
the falling all method
the viscositron method
the rotating disc method
the capillary method - Answer-the viscositron method
The process parameter that is selected for control is called the:
process rate
controlled energy
process setpoint
controlled variable - Answer-controlled variable
Optimal gain is the MAXIMUM allowable value of gain in which the system is:
stable
oscillating
at its highest amplitude
NOT responding - Answer-stable
Carbon dioxide is produced commercially:
by extraction from the atmosphere
as a byproduct of manufacturing
by extraction from ocean water
through chemical bonding - Answer-as a byproduct of manufacturing
The MOST reliable relay is a/an:
EMR
pneumatic
SSR
LED - Answer-SSR
In modulating control, the first step is to compute the error between controlled variable
and setpoint. The second step is to produce a(n):
, output signal
modulating mode
feedback set point
process feedback - Answer-output signal
A dashpot timer relay:
is well suited for fast on-off cycles
is a type of pneumatic relay
has NO moving parts
requires a long reset time - Answer-is a type of pneumatic relay
A photosensor is a:
double throw double pole switch
silicone-controlled rectifier
variable resistor
transformer - Answer-silicone-controlled rectifier
MOST pneumatic receivers operate in the range of:
1-5 psi
0-10 psi
3-15 psi
0-100 psi - Answer-3-15 psi
Signal cable shields should be connected to ground at:
1 point in the signal path
each accessible point in the signal path
each end of the path
each junction point in the signal path - Answer-1 point in the signal path
What BEST determines the required torque for bolt tensioning?
load requirements
washer type
number of bolts used
grade of bolt - Answer-grade of bolt
Old packing should be replaced with new packing which is:
one size larger
one size smaller
in kind
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
The density of a liquid affects the displacer's:
length
height
buoyancy - Answer-buoyancy
What mode MUST the controller be in before any changes are made to the process
variable?
automatic
manual
shut-down
power off - Answer-manual
Bills of material are found in:
general arrangement drawings
P&ID
piping orthographics
instrument detail drawings - Answer-general arrangement drawings
When bench calibrating a temperature RTD transmitter, the instrument technician
should apply:
hot air pressure
cold air pressure
resistance
voltage - Answer-resistance
Before working on a de-energized circuit containing a capacitor, what must be done?
discharge the capacitor
re-energize the circuit
defibrillate the system
remove the lockouts - Answer-discharge the capacitor
The MINIMUM value of the measured process range is considered to be:
upper measured value
3 psi and 4 ma
zero input value
span value - Answer-3 psi and 4 ma
,A solenoid valve is often used to
regulate temperature
direct airflow that opens or closes an air operated valve
regulate the amp that is used to open/close control valve
control the voltage that is used to open/close contacts - Answer-direct airflow that opens
or closes an air-operated valve
Viscosity is analyzed in all of the following ways EXCEPT:
the falling all method
the viscositron method
the rotating disc method
the capillary method - Answer-the viscositron method
The process parameter that is selected for control is called the:
process rate
controlled energy
process setpoint
controlled variable - Answer-controlled variable
Optimal gain is the MAXIMUM allowable value of gain in which the system is:
stable
oscillating
at its highest amplitude
NOT responding - Answer-stable
Carbon dioxide is produced commercially:
by extraction from the atmosphere
as a byproduct of manufacturing
by extraction from ocean water
through chemical bonding - Answer-as a byproduct of manufacturing
The MOST reliable relay is a/an:
EMR
pneumatic
SSR
LED - Answer-SSR
In modulating control, the first step is to compute the error between controlled variable
and setpoint. The second step is to produce a(n):
, output signal
modulating mode
feedback set point
process feedback - Answer-output signal
A dashpot timer relay:
is well suited for fast on-off cycles
is a type of pneumatic relay
has NO moving parts
requires a long reset time - Answer-is a type of pneumatic relay
A photosensor is a:
double throw double pole switch
silicone-controlled rectifier
variable resistor
transformer - Answer-silicone-controlled rectifier
MOST pneumatic receivers operate in the range of:
1-5 psi
0-10 psi
3-15 psi
0-100 psi - Answer-3-15 psi
Signal cable shields should be connected to ground at:
1 point in the signal path
each accessible point in the signal path
each end of the path
each junction point in the signal path - Answer-1 point in the signal path
What BEST determines the required torque for bolt tensioning?
load requirements
washer type
number of bolts used
grade of bolt - Answer-grade of bolt
Old packing should be replaced with new packing which is:
one size larger
one size smaller
in kind
