Siemens Level 1 PLC #1 NAME:
15 Questions Date:
Time: 30 mins
1. The basic difference between a PLC and a relay control system is that
a)… different types of input devices are used.
b)… different types of output devices are used.
c)… different input and output voltage levels are used.
d)… one uses analog signals and the other uses digital signals.
e)… one uses relay control logic and the other uses programmed instructions.
2. The binary number 1010 0111 1100 0101 can be written in hexadecimal as
…
a) A7D5
b) A7C5
c) B7C3
d) B7E3
e) C7C5
3. The Boolean equation for the logic represented in the ladder diagram
shown below can be expressed as …
a) Y = (A) + (CD) + (BC)
b) Y = (A) + (B) + (CD)
c) Y = (A) + (CD) + (BC
d) Y = A(BCD)
e) Y = (AB) + (CD)
4. By which system does the CPU communicate with input and output
modules located on the same rack?
a) Interface module – IM
b) RS – 232 Interface
c) Multiple Point Interface – MPI
d) PROFIBUS DP
e) Backplane Bus
5. The PLC program is uploaded from the programming device into the PLC.
Into which specific CPU-Memory of the PLC is the program loaded?
a) Block stack
b) Load memory
c) System memory
d) Process - image input table
e) Work memory
6. The status bit of switches and pushbuttons connected to a PLC input
module are stored in the …
a) … process image input file.
b) … process image output file.
c) … user program.
d) … in the ROM.
e) … none of the above.
7. The move instruction copies data from …
a) ... an integer byte to a floating byte
b) ... a floating byte to an integer byte.
c) ... a destination byte to a source byte.
d) ... a source byte to a destination byte.
e) ... a double byte to a source byte.
8. In PLC operation, a scan is usually a sequential process of ...
a) ... reading control logic, evaluating outputs, and updating inputs.
b) ... writing control logic, evaluating outputs, and updating inputs.
c) ... reading/writing the status of inputs and updating outputs.
d) ... reading the status of inputs, evaluating control logic, and updating outputs.
e) ... updating and evaluating inputs according to control logic and updating outputs.
9. Given below is the truth table of a 3-input logic gate. Which logic gate
represents the behavior between inputs and outputs according to the truth
table?
a) NAND gate
b) AND gate
c) NOR gate
d) OR gate
e) XOR gate
10. What kind of signal varies continuously?
a) Analog signal
b) Variable signal
c) Digital signal
d) Discrete signal
e) Permanent signal
11. Two pushbuttons and a proximity switch of a PLC controlled mechatronic
system are connected to PLC inputs and a contactor is connected to a PLC
output. Which of the following statements according to Network 2 and the
program extract shown below is correct?
a) The program does not work and K1 is never activated.
b) K1 is only activated when pushbutton PB1 is pressed and sensor B1 is not activated.
c) K1 is only activated when pushbuttons PB1 and PB2 are pressed and sensor B1 is not
activated.
d) K1 is only activated when pushbutton PB2 is pressed and sensor B1 is activated.
e) K1 is either activated when pushbutton PB1 is pressed and sensor B1 is not activated
or when pushbutton PB2 is pressed and sensor B1 is activated.
12. The connections of input and output devices to the PLC and the
corresponding ladder logic program are shown below. Which of the following
statements about the operation are correct? Two answers are correct.
a) If pushbutton S1 is pressed and pushbutton S2 is not pressed, solenoid 1M1 is de-
energized.
b) If pushbutton S2 is pressed and pushbutton S1 is not pressed, solenoid 1M1 is de-
energized.
c) If pushbutton S1 is pressed and pushbutton S2 is pressed, solenoid 1M1 is energized.
d) If pushbutton S1 is pressed or pushbutton S2 is pressed, solenoid 1M1 is energized.
e) If neither pushbutton is pressed, solenoid 1M1 is energized.
13. The Boolean equation for the logic represented by the relay circuit
diagram of the drilling machine shown below can be expressed as:
a) M : K1 = PB1 + PB2 +B1
b) M : K1 = PB1 x PB2 x B1
c) M : K1 = (PB1 x PB2) + B1
d) M : K1 = (PB1 + PB2) x B1
e) M : K1 = (PB1 x B1) + PB2
14. At the operator panel you find out that the output of the PLC to execute
the next step is set, but this step is not executed. Which action should you
take to find the fault?
a) Verifying input signals of the PLC
b) Checking the signals between sensor and input module of the PLC
c) Checking the signals between output module and actuator
d) Switching of the control voltage
e) Measuring the supply voltage and output voltage at the sensor
15. A system contains two identical circuits operating in parallel as shown
below. As long as both are operating properly, the outputs of both circuits
are always the same. If one of the circuits fails, the outputs will be at
opposite levels. To indicate the failure, the outputs of the circuits are
connected to the inputs of …
a) …a NOR gate.
b) …an OR gate
c) …an XOR gate.
d) …an XNOR gate.
e) …a NAND gate.
