Basic PLC Programming Quiz

ControlLogix I/O modules are intelligent devices, meaning they have onboard ____.

• Inputs

• Processors

• Outputs

• Terminals

In the module tag Local:1:I.Data, Local refers to the module's ____.

• Network

• Slot number

• Location

• Function (input or output)

The two basic types of input instructions used by the ControlLogix 5000 are ____ and ____

• XIC, XID

• XIC, XIO

• XIO, XIZ

• XIO, XII

A ControlLogix ____ is a collection of program instructions in a single programming language, such as ladder logic, structured text, etc.

• Tag

• Subroutine

• Routine

• Fault routine

In a PLC program, arranging two XIC instruction in series provides a(n) ____ logic element.

• OR

• NAND

• AND

• NOR

Latch instructions are said to be ____ in that they maintain their state when powered down.

• Non-operative

• Retentive

• Passive

• Inputs

When the ____ instruction is energized, the PLC closes a switch in the output module that applies voltage to a real world device.

• OTE

• OTT

• OTD

• OTA

PLC input/output diagrams are used to show the specific physical connections between the ____ and the PLC I/O terminals.

• Computer

• Network

• Relays

• Device

Boolean tags are ____ memory locations used to store the status, such as the on/off condition, of a device or instruction.

• 16-bit

• 8-bit

• 4-bit

• 1-bit

The file extension of an RSLogix 5000 project is ____.

• .ACC

• .ADD

• .ACD

• .ADC