Industrial Maintenance Technician Test 2026 – Mechanical Systems and Troubleshooting Exam
Prep Guide
Which device do you use to measure voltage? - correct answer ✔✔ Multi Meter
If you were asked to check out the I/O card on a plc, which card would you look at? - correct
answer ✔✔ Input Card
What does the term current refer to while dealing with electricity? - correct answer ✔✔ Amps
On a hydraulic pump if you were told the pump is cavitating, what would you check for? -
correct answer ✔✔ Low fluid in the tank
In a 480 volt three phase system, what would your meter read if you went from one leg to
ground? - correct answer ✔✔ 277
WHICH TOOL IS USED WHEN MEASURING SCREW PITCH - correct answer ✔✔ Thread Gauge
What is a circuit breaker? - correct answer ✔✔ an automatically operated electrical switch
designed to protect an electrical circuit from damage caused by overload or short circuit.
What does a D.P.S.T. switch refer to? - correct answer ✔✔ double pole single throw
How many teeth are on a 40B12 sprocket? - correct answer ✔✔ 12
The BCD equivalent of 1247 converts to_____. - correct answer ✔✔ 0001 0010 0100 0111
, What is the binary value of the following terms: Word and Nibble - correct answer ✔✔ 16 digit
and 4 digit
What type of programming is used by PLCs. - correct answer ✔✔ ladder logic
What is the Octal and Hexadecimal= 0-9,A,B,C,D,E,F equivalent for the decimal numbers 1-15 -
correct answer ✔✔ 0-7, 10-17, 20... and 0-9,A,B,C,D,E,F
Typical BCD input devices include ____. - correct answer ✔✔ thumbwheel switches
BCD code stands for _____. - correct answer ✔✔ binary coded decimal
The decimal 1000 has a Weighted Value Position of ______. - correct answer ✔✔ 3
If in binary a zero signifies an OFF state a one signifies____________. - correct answer ✔✔ an
ON state
How many symbols are in the octal number system? - correct answer ✔✔ 8
To convert from binary to octal, you select bits in groups of ____ - correct answer ✔✔ 3
A register or word is composed of ____. - correct answer ✔✔ sixteen bits or two bytes.
The two basic sections of a PLC are the - correct answer ✔✔ the central processing unit and the
input/output system
State the primary sections of PLCs . - correct answer ✔✔ Input modules, (CPU) Central
Processing Unit, Output modules, Programming device, Operator Interface Device
Prep Guide
Which device do you use to measure voltage? - correct answer ✔✔ Multi Meter
If you were asked to check out the I/O card on a plc, which card would you look at? - correct
answer ✔✔ Input Card
What does the term current refer to while dealing with electricity? - correct answer ✔✔ Amps
On a hydraulic pump if you were told the pump is cavitating, what would you check for? -
correct answer ✔✔ Low fluid in the tank
In a 480 volt three phase system, what would your meter read if you went from one leg to
ground? - correct answer ✔✔ 277
WHICH TOOL IS USED WHEN MEASURING SCREW PITCH - correct answer ✔✔ Thread Gauge
What is a circuit breaker? - correct answer ✔✔ an automatically operated electrical switch
designed to protect an electrical circuit from damage caused by overload or short circuit.
What does a D.P.S.T. switch refer to? - correct answer ✔✔ double pole single throw
How many teeth are on a 40B12 sprocket? - correct answer ✔✔ 12
The BCD equivalent of 1247 converts to_____. - correct answer ✔✔ 0001 0010 0100 0111
, What is the binary value of the following terms: Word and Nibble - correct answer ✔✔ 16 digit
and 4 digit
What type of programming is used by PLCs. - correct answer ✔✔ ladder logic
What is the Octal and Hexadecimal= 0-9,A,B,C,D,E,F equivalent for the decimal numbers 1-15 -
correct answer ✔✔ 0-7, 10-17, 20... and 0-9,A,B,C,D,E,F
Typical BCD input devices include ____. - correct answer ✔✔ thumbwheel switches
BCD code stands for _____. - correct answer ✔✔ binary coded decimal
The decimal 1000 has a Weighted Value Position of ______. - correct answer ✔✔ 3
If in binary a zero signifies an OFF state a one signifies____________. - correct answer ✔✔ an
ON state
How many symbols are in the octal number system? - correct answer ✔✔ 8
To convert from binary to octal, you select bits in groups of ____ - correct answer ✔✔ 3
A register or word is composed of ____. - correct answer ✔✔ sixteen bits or two bytes.
The two basic sections of a PLC are the - correct answer ✔✔ the central processing unit and the
input/output system
State the primary sections of PLCs . - correct answer ✔✔ Input modules, (CPU) Central
Processing Unit, Output modules, Programming device, Operator Interface Device
