Plant Automation System

Measurement is the assignment of ________ to objects or events.

Basic Units of measurement in process plants are

• Flow, Density, Temperature, Pressure

• Flow, Temperature, Pressure, Level

• Humidity, Density, Emissions,

• Flow, Temperature, Pressure, Level, Humidity, Density

A level controller is a classic example of

• Open loop

• Closed loop

DCS stands for

• Distributed Control System

• Distributed Collaborative System

• Diverse Control System

• Distributed Corrective System

Emergencies in the plant can be quickly identified by the control room operator through

• Graphics page

• Trends page

• Control groups page

• Alarms page

SCADA stands for

• System control and data acquisition

• Supervisory control and distributed acquisition

• Supervisory computer and data acquisition

• Supervisory control and data acquisition

Remote Terminal Units (RTU) are used for

• Oil and gas (offshore platforms, onshore oil wells, pump stations on pipelines)

• Networks of pump stations (wastewater collection, or for water supply)

• Environmental monitoring systems (pollution, air quality, emissions monitoring)

• All of the above

A Safety Instrumented System (SIS) comprises of

• Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC)

• Emergency Shut-down Devices (ESD)

• Both PLCs and ESDs

• None of the above

Find the odd-man out

• Honeywell

• Yokogawa

• IBM

• Emerson

ISA-95 standard is developed with the objective to

• Reduce the cost

• Reduce risk and avoid errors

• Improve communication

• All the above