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Download the complete NCCER Instrumentation exam study guide with correct verified solutions. Covers relays, sensors, transmitters, transducers, control systems, PID controllers, flow measurement, pressure measurement, temperature measurement, control valves, PLCs, and instrumentation drawings. Essential for instrumentation technicians and NCCER certification.

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NCCER Instrumentation Exam Questions
with Correct Verified Solutions 100%
Guaranteed Pass (Latest Update)

Regardless of the level of power being controlled by a relay, the activation
of the relay is accomplished by a ---- power level signal - ANS ✓lower



Relays that are a combination of electromechanical and solid state
technology are known as ------ - ANS ✓hybrid relays



Reed relays are used in applications requiring all of the following
characteristics except? - ANS ✓high current



Relays that are often referred to as throwaway relays are _____ relays - ANS
✓general purpose plug in



The primary difference between a reed switch and a reed relay is _____ -
ANS ✓reed relays contain their own coil and reed switches depend on an
external magnetic field to operate



Latching types of general purpose relays typically have ______ coils - ANS
✓two



Electrometrical control relays are used in all of the following functions
except _____ - ANS ✓high speed power switching


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A disadvantage associated with solid state relays is______ - ANS ✓current
leakage



In a solid state relay, an LED converts electrical energy into _______ - ANS
✓light energy



The force balance principle is most commonly used in pneumatic ______ -
ANS ✓transmitters



Using pneumatic input signals as operands, computing relays perform
______ functions - ANS ✓mathematical



Pneumatic selector and limiter relays work on the principle of satisfying a
pre-set ______ - ANS ✓pressure setting



One disadvantage of an oil pot timing relay is that the timing may be eratic
if _______ - ANS ✓the piston is not allowed to make a full return to the
bottom of the dash pot



Clock mototrs on time switches are typically _______ - ANS ✓AC
synchronous motors



Switching functions in a solid state timer are provided by _______ - ANS
✓scrs



Another name for a sensor is a ----- - ANS ✓detector




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The device principle of an RTD is that resistance varies linearly with ------- -
ANS ✓temperature



A device that converts one form of input signal to another form of output
signal is caled a ------ - ANS ✓transducer



Sending a signal from one location to another, usually involving some
distance, is the job of a ---- - ANS ✓transmitter



The measurement of repeatability of an instrument is referred to as----- -
ANS ✓precision



The first system element that responds quantitively to the measured
variable and preforms the initial measurement operation is a ------ - ANS
✓detector



An orifice plate is normally mounted ----- - ANS ✓between two flanges



A ---- provides maximum accuracy when detecting flow in fluids that
contain larger amounnts of suspended solids such as slurries - ANS
✓venturi tube



In a magnetic flowmeter, the process fluid ----- - ANS ✓acts as the moving
conductors



A bourdon tube must be fabricated from amaterial that has elastic
properties so that it ----- - ANS ✓can deform under pressure




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