PLC SACA Study Guide Questions with
Correct Answers 2025
ANPLCNrequiresNmuchNlessN__________NthanNaNhardwiredNrelayNpanelNthatNcouldNdoNtheNsameNjob
.N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-Space
__________NusesNseveralNprotocolsNtoNconvertNdataNfromNitsNnativeNformat,NsuchNasNaNtextNmessa
ge,NintoNaNformatNthatNcanNbeNsentNandNtrackedNfromNtheNsourceNnodeNtoNtheNdestinationNnodeNo
fNaNnetwork.N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-EthernetNTCP/IP
TheNthreeNnetworkNlevelsNareNEnterprise,NAutomationNandN__________,NandNFieldNDevice.N-
NCORRECTNANSWERN-Control
PLCsNprovideNaNmeansNofNcontrollingNmachinesNandNotherNindustrialNapplicationsNwithNa(n)N_____
_____NinsteadNofNusingNhardNwiredNdevices,NsuchNasNrelayNcoilsNandNcontacts.N-
NCORRECTNANSWERN-Industrially-hardenedNcomputer
TheNsixNbasicNcomponentsNofNmostNPLCsNareNtheNpowerNsupply,NtheNinputNandNoutputNmodules,Nt
heNprocessorNmodule,NtheNprogrammingNdevice,NandNtheN______N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
I/ONchassis
IfNaNnetworkNisNnotNavailable,NwhatNtypeNofNconnectionNcanNbeNusedNtoNconfigureNtheNcontroller's
NIPNaddress?N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-USB
TwoNaddressesNareNusedNforNEthernetNcommunications,NMediaNAccessNControlN(MAC)NandN_____N
-NCORRECTNANSWERN-InternetNProtocolN(IP)
TheNIPNaddressNofNaNCompactLogixNPLCNthatNalreadyNhasNanNIPNaddressNisNviewedNandNeditedNusin
gN__________NcommunicationsNsoftware.N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-RSLinx
, TheN1769-
L16ERNcontroller'sNUSBNportNisNUSBN__________NcompatibleNandNoperatesNatN12NMbps.N-
NCORRECTNANSWERN-2.0
ANPLCNandNPCNareNconnectedNinNa(n)N__________NnetworkNusingNaNsingleNEthernetNcable.N-
NCORRECTNANSWERN-PointNtoNpoint
WhatNisNtheNpurposeNofNconfiguringNtheNIPNaddressNandNsubnetNofNaNPCNandNPLC?N-
NCORRECTNANSWERN-EnableNcommunicationNbetweenNthem
WhatNisNeachNgroupNofNnumbersNseparatedNbyNperiodsNorNdotsNinNanNIPNaddressNcalled?N-
NCORRECTNANSWERN-Octet
WhatNisNtheNpurposeNofNtheNlastNthreeNdigitsNofNanNIPNaddress?N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
IdentifiesNaNsingleNdevice
WhatNisNaNUSBNTypeNBNconnectorNmostNlikelyNconnectedNto?N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
PLCNUSBNcommunicationNport
TheNIPNaddressesNofNaNPC-PLCNpoint-to-pointNconnectionNwillNbeN______N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
DifferentNIPNaddresses
ANproblemNwithNidentifyingNaNcontroller'sNfirmwareNrevisionNbyNexaminingNtheNhardware'sN_____
_____NisNthatNitNisNoftenNinaccessibleNonceNinstalled.N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-ProductNlabel
WhatNappliedNvoltageNlevelNwouldNcauseNtheNinputNindicatorNtoNturnNonNinNanNActiveNHiN24NVDCNi
nputNmodule?N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-+24NVDC
AllNPLCsNmustNhaveNa(n)N__________NtoNoperate.N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-UserNdevelopedNproject
Correct Answers 2025
ANPLCNrequiresNmuchNlessN__________NthanNaNhardwiredNrelayNpanelNthatNcouldNdoNtheNsameNjob
.N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-Space
__________NusesNseveralNprotocolsNtoNconvertNdataNfromNitsNnativeNformat,NsuchNasNaNtextNmessa
ge,NintoNaNformatNthatNcanNbeNsentNandNtrackedNfromNtheNsourceNnodeNtoNtheNdestinationNnodeNo
fNaNnetwork.N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-EthernetNTCP/IP
TheNthreeNnetworkNlevelsNareNEnterprise,NAutomationNandN__________,NandNFieldNDevice.N-
NCORRECTNANSWERN-Control
PLCsNprovideNaNmeansNofNcontrollingNmachinesNandNotherNindustrialNapplicationsNwithNa(n)N_____
_____NinsteadNofNusingNhardNwiredNdevices,NsuchNasNrelayNcoilsNandNcontacts.N-
NCORRECTNANSWERN-Industrially-hardenedNcomputer
TheNsixNbasicNcomponentsNofNmostNPLCsNareNtheNpowerNsupply,NtheNinputNandNoutputNmodules,Nt
heNprocessorNmodule,NtheNprogrammingNdevice,NandNtheN______N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
I/ONchassis
IfNaNnetworkNisNnotNavailable,NwhatNtypeNofNconnectionNcanNbeNusedNtoNconfigureNtheNcontroller's
NIPNaddress?N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-USB
TwoNaddressesNareNusedNforNEthernetNcommunications,NMediaNAccessNControlN(MAC)NandN_____N
-NCORRECTNANSWERN-InternetNProtocolN(IP)
TheNIPNaddressNofNaNCompactLogixNPLCNthatNalreadyNhasNanNIPNaddressNisNviewedNandNeditedNusin
gN__________NcommunicationsNsoftware.N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-RSLinx
, TheN1769-
L16ERNcontroller'sNUSBNportNisNUSBN__________NcompatibleNandNoperatesNatN12NMbps.N-
NCORRECTNANSWERN-2.0
ANPLCNandNPCNareNconnectedNinNa(n)N__________NnetworkNusingNaNsingleNEthernetNcable.N-
NCORRECTNANSWERN-PointNtoNpoint
WhatNisNtheNpurposeNofNconfiguringNtheNIPNaddressNandNsubnetNofNaNPCNandNPLC?N-
NCORRECTNANSWERN-EnableNcommunicationNbetweenNthem
WhatNisNeachNgroupNofNnumbersNseparatedNbyNperiodsNorNdotsNinNanNIPNaddressNcalled?N-
NCORRECTNANSWERN-Octet
WhatNisNtheNpurposeNofNtheNlastNthreeNdigitsNofNanNIPNaddress?N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
IdentifiesNaNsingleNdevice
WhatNisNaNUSBNTypeNBNconnectorNmostNlikelyNconnectedNto?N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
PLCNUSBNcommunicationNport
TheNIPNaddressesNofNaNPC-PLCNpoint-to-pointNconnectionNwillNbeN______N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
DifferentNIPNaddresses
ANproblemNwithNidentifyingNaNcontroller'sNfirmwareNrevisionNbyNexaminingNtheNhardware'sN_____
_____NisNthatNitNisNoftenNinaccessibleNonceNinstalled.N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-ProductNlabel
WhatNappliedNvoltageNlevelNwouldNcauseNtheNinputNindicatorNtoNturnNonNinNanNActiveNHiN24NVDCNi
nputNmodule?N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-+24NVDC
AllNPLCsNmustNhaveNa(n)N__________NtoNoperate.N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-UserNdevelopedNproject