Questions

The following questions can be used to test your retention of the concepts introduced in this chapter. You can find the answers to these questions in the back of the book under Assessments:

1. What device is considered to be one of the first control systems?
2. What device did Samuel F. B. Morse create in 1836 that is still widely used in automation systems today?
3. What was the name of the company started by Lynde Bradley and Harry Bradley in 1903?
4. What was the name of the device created as a result of the GM request for information to replace hardwired relay logic in 1968?
5. What PLC platform was launched in 1991 that was designed to be used in smaller plants and stands for Small Logic Controller?
6. What PLC platform was launched in 1997 as a replacement for Allen-Bradley's previous large-scale control platform, the PLC-5?
7. What is the Rockwell Automation umbrella term for integrated convergence of the control and information systems within an operational environment?