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Communication: FOURTH PERIOD

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Which of the categories below best represents a component not used in the construction of a segment for DeviceNet?
Which of the DeviceNet components below is best described as being used where solely ingress protection is not needed?
Which of the wire types below is best suited for field device transmissions?
A defined area of geographical coverage is commonly called an area network. Which of the area networks below is a network that links several smaller area networks together over a wide geographical area.
Which of the answers below best defines the amount of devices that a DeviceNet segment can handle at one time (omitting the scanner)?
Data communication in a DCS takes the form of various net works. Which of the networks below are redundant networks for controller connections?
IPv4 network classes can also be defined by the default subnet masks that they use. If the subnet mask was 255.0.0.0, which of the classes below would be used?
There are several different ways to let an operator know about an alarm in any HMI. Which of the answers below would best be described as a horn being sounded?
A defined area of geographical coverage is commonly called an area network. Which of the area networks below is used for schools, small localized businesses, and shopping malls?
Communication technology is generally specific to a type of area network. Which of the area networks below would IDSN and VPN be used primarily?
Ethernet network components provide several ISO layers of transmission control. Which of the network components below has transmission controls on the ISO network layer and possibly the data link layers?
IPv4 network classes can also be defined by the IP address they use. Which of the answers corresponds best to the address in row "A"?
Data transmission has three modes, of the answers below choose the best answer that is not one of those modes.
A defined area of geographical coverage is commonly called an area network. Which of the area networks below is a network that links several smaller area networks together over a wide geographical area.
Redundant capability is critical for any DCS. Which of the redundancies below would allow the system not to be hampered by faults in critical systems and controllers?
There are several layer within the a typical DCS., each with it's own responsibilities. Which of the levels below is responsible for the maintenance and configuration of the control system?
The standard recommended by ISA-18.2 is for 3-4 priority level alarms to be used. Which of the alarm priority levels below can best be described as less than 3-5% of the total amount of alarm that are configured??
Each network layer for a DCS has it's own specialized equipment or software. Which of the layers below would make use of a HART protocol?
In a motor control function block program, conditional block are used. Which of the answers below is best described as a condition that must remain TRUE for a device can stay activated?
SCADA control systems are similar to other control system, but the components for a SCADA system vary slightly. Which of the components below would be designed to reduce transmission of the records of alarms and/or events?
The limits of a OUT parameter status field has several different classifications. Which of the classifications below can be described as the indication of a parameter within the set range?
The limits of a OUT parameter status field has several different classifications. Which of the classifications below can be described as the indication of a parameter under the LRV?
The wired Ethernet transmission standards are defined by the OSI model layers. Which of the answers below is one of those defining layers?
A DCS collects a lot of data during the course of operating. Which of the terms below would best describe the database that contains all the data required to create a trend in the process?
There are many different software programs that are commonly used by a DCS. Which of the programs below would allow the control strategy to be programmed once the I/O for the controllers was configured?