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WorksheetsMeasurement & Measuring Instruments Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is the action of ascertaining the size, amount, or degree of something called?
Calibration
Measurement
Instrumentation
Evaluation
What is the device used to measure a quantity in terms of another quantity called?
Transducer
Detector
Instrument
Sensor
Which of the following is NOT a method of measurement?
Statistical Methods
Comparative Methods
Indirect Methods
Direct Methods
What is the quantity under measurement referred to as?
Variable
Instrument
Measurand
Standard
Which of the following is a function of measurement systems?
Designing
Controlling
Manufacturing
Marketing
What type of error occurs due to human mistakes?
Systematic Error
Random Error
Gross Error
Instrumental Error
Which element is the first contact point in a measurement system?
Data Presentation Element
Primary Sensing Element
Variable Conversion Element
Data Transmission Element
What is the purpose of a variable manipulation element?
To convert signals
To amplify signals
To filter signals
To transmit signals
Which of the following is a static characteristic of measurement systems?
Dynamic error
Speed of response
Measuring lag
Accuracy
What does the term 'resolution' refer to in measurement?
The maximum allowable error
The ability to reproduce input characteristics
The degree of closeness to true value
The smallest detectable change
Which type of error is unpredictable and remains even after systematic errors are accounted for?
Instrumental Error
Random Error
Systematic Error
Gross Error
What is the purpose of calibration?
To improve the design of the instrument
To enhance the sensitivity of the instrument
To adjust the instrument to a standard
To increase the measurement range
What is the term for the maximum allowable error in measurement?
Tolerance
Sensitivity
Accuracy
Precision
Which of the following is a dynamic characteristic of measurement systems?
Accuracy
Sensitivity
Precision
Speed of response
What does the term 'hysteresis' refer to in measurement?
The smallest change in output
The non-coincidence of loading and unloading curves
The ability to reproduce input characteristics
The difference between true and measured value
