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Industrial Maintenance Technician Practice Test

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15 multiple-choice questions on industrial maintenance technician knowledge, safety and vocabulary. Submit to see your score and explanations, or open any question’s answer as you go. Nothing is saved or shared.

Question 1 of 15What does a VFD control?
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Answer: Motor speed. Variable frequency drives control motor speed.

Question 2 of 15What should you do after isolating energy during LOTO?
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Answer: Verify zero energy. Always verify zero energy before starting.

Question 3 of 15Vibration analysis is a form of:
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Answer: Predictive maintenance. It predicts failures before they happen.

Question 4 of 15Ladder logic is used to program:
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Answer: PLCs. Ladder logic is a PLC language.

Question 5 of 15OEE combines availability, performance and:
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Answer: Quality. OEE = availability × performance × quality.

Question 6 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Procedures to control hazardous energy during maintenance.”
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Answer: Lockout/tagout. Lockout/tagout: Procedures to control hazardous energy during maintenance.

Question 7 of 15What does “MTBF” mean?
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Answer: Mean time between failures: a reliability measure.. MTBF: Mean time between failures: a reliability measure.

Question 8 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Using data such as vibration and temperature to predict failures.”
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Answer: Predictive maintenance. Predictive maintenance: Using data such as vibration and temperature to predict failures.

Question 9 of 15What does “Preventive maintenance (PM)” mean?
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Answer: Scheduled maintenance to prevent failures.. Preventive maintenance (PM): Scheduled maintenance to prevent failures.

Question 10 of 15Which term matches this definition: “A sensor that detects objects without contact.”
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Answer: Proximity sensor. Proximity sensor: A sensor that detects objects without contact.

Question 11 of 15What does “Pneumatics” mean?
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Answer: Power transmitted through compressed air.. Pneumatics: Power transmitted through compressed air.

Question 12 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Finding the underlying reason a failure occurred.”
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Answer: Root cause analysis (RCA). Root cause analysis (RCA): Finding the underlying reason a failure occurred.

Question 13 of 15What does “Bearing” mean?
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Answer: A component that supports rotating shafts and reduces friction.. Bearing: A component that supports rotating shafts and reduces friction.

Question 14 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Overall equipment effectiveness: availability × performance × quality.”
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Answer: OEE. OEE: Overall equipment effectiveness: availability × performance × quality.

Question 15 of 15What does “Shaft alignment” mean?
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Answer: Aligning connected shafts to reduce vibration and wear.. Shaft alignment: Aligning connected shafts to reduce vibration and wear.

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