Title: Chapter 2 Quiz
Course: EIT233QMWeek2Module > Section: Week 2 Module

Q: Process control is a system that combines measuring and controlling instruments into an arrangement capable of automatic remote action.
- True
- False
A: True

Q: A(n) __ variable is the dependent variable that is to be controlled in a control system.
- process
- control
- system
- measured
A: process

Q: A(n) __ variable is the independent variable in a process control system that is used to adjust the dependent variable.
- control
- process
- system
- global
A: control

Q: A ____ is the desired value at which the process should be controlled.
- control variable
- setpoint
- process variable
- manipulated variable
A: setpoint

Q: A(n) ____ element is the sensing device that detects the condition of the process variable.
- primary
- secondary
- adjunct
- control
A: primary

Q: A final element is a device that receives a control signal and regulates the amount of ____ or energy in a process.
- material
- delay time
- temperature
- heat
A: material

Q: ____ characteristics of an element describe the operation of the element at steady-state conditions when the process is not changing.
- Static
- Dynamic
- Varying
- Hysteresis
A: Static

Q: ____ is the difference between the highest and lowest numbers in a measurement range.
- Span
- Delta
- Net
- Offset
A: Span

Q: ____ is the degree to which an element provides the same result with successive occurrences of the same condition.
- Sensitivity
- Precision
- Accuracy
- Repeatability
A: Repeatability

Q: Sensitivity is a gradual change in an element over time when the process conditions are constant.
- True
- False
A: False
Feedback: Drift

Q: ____ is the time it takes an element to respond to a change in the value of the measured variable or to produce a change in the output signal due to a change in the input signal.
- Response time
- Dead time
- Latency
- Onset
A: Response time

Q: ____ is a property of physical systems that do not react immediately to the forces applied to them or do not return completely to their original state.
- Hysteresis
- Fidelity
- Linearity
- Stability
A: Hysteresis

Q: A(n) ____ is a control system that provides feedback to the controller on the state of the process variable.
- dynamic error
- closed loop
- open loop
- nonlinear response
A: closed loop

Q: ____ control is the simplest and most common control strategy.
- Feedforward
- Proportional
- On/Off
- Open loop
A: On/Off

Q: Proportional control is a strategy that uses the ____ between the setpoint and the process variable.
- difference
- average
- maximum value
- minimum value
A: difference