1. Which of the following statements is true?

a. Sensors and actuators are both examples

of transducers
b. Actuators and Transducers are both
examples of sensors.
c. Sensors and transducers are both
example of actuators.
2. What term describes the maximum
expected
error
associated
with
a
measurement or a sensor?
a. resolution
b. accuracy
c. range
d. precision
3. Which of the following forms of
temperature sensor produces a large
change in its resistance with temperature,
but is very non-linear?
a. thermistor
b. pn junction sensor
c. platinum resistance thermometer
4. One of the most widely used forms of light
sensor is the photodiode. Which of the
following statements is correct?
a. a photodiode is an example of a
photovoltaic sensor
b. a photodiode can be used as either a
photoconductive or photovoltaic sensor
c. a photodiode is an example of a
photoconductive sensor
5. The image below shows a strain. With the
device oriented as shown, what is the
direction of sensitivity of the device?
a. horizontal
b. vertical

6. What form of displacement sensors are

shown here?
a. inductive proximity sensors
b. opto switches
c. absolute position encoders
d. potentiometers
7. What form of displacement sensor is
shown here?
a. absolute position encoder
b. a slotted opto-switch
c. a reflective opt-switch
d. an incremental position encoder
8. Which of the following statements is
correct?
a. Velocity can be determined using a
position transducer by differentiating its
output signal
b. Velocity can be determined using a
position transducer by integrating its output
signal.
c. Integration tends to amplify highfrequency noise present in a signal.
9. In the following circuit, if the resistance of
the sensor varies linearly with the measured
quantity, then the output voltage Vo is also
linearly related to the measured quantity.
a. true
b. false
10. All mechanical switches suffer from
switch bounce.
a. true
b. false
---------------------------------------------------------1. What device is similar to an RTD but
has a negative temperature coefficient
a.

Strain gauge

b.
c.
d.
2.

Thermistor
Negative type RTD
Thermocouple

The resistive change of a strain gauge

a.

is based on the weight placed upon it, but

can be many thousands of ohms
b. is usually no more than 100 ohm
c. is based on the gauge factor, but is
typically less than an ohm
d. has a positive temperature coefficient
3. The silicon-controlled rectifier can be
turned off
a. by a negative gate pulse
b. by forced commutation
c. with the off switch
d. when the break over voltage is exceeded
4. The output voltage of a typical
thermocouple is
a. less than 100 mV
b. greater than 1 V
c. Thermocouple vary resistance, not voltage
d. None of the above
5. The connections to a thermocouple
a. can produce an unwanted thermocouple
effect, which must be compensated for
b. produce an extra desirable thermocouple
effect
c. must be protected, since high voltages are
present
d. produce an extra desirable thermocouple
effect and must be protected, since high
voltages are present