Preview Questions Software Developer (Industrial Automation) | Role Specific Skill

Question 1: What is the primary advantage of using function blocks in PLC programming?

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Simplifies debugging

All of the above

Reduces program size

Improves code reusability

Question 2: When applying machine learning to optimize a petrochemical process, which type of model would be best for predicting the performance of a batch process over time?

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Decision Trees

Support Vector Machines (SVM)

Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN)

Time-series forecasting models

Question 3: In real-time system design for chemical processes, how would you ensure data consistency across multiple nodes in a distributed control system?

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Use individual timestamps for each sensor data point

Rely on backup systems to correct any discrepancies

Implement synchronized clocks and consistent data synchronization protocols

Store data locally at each node and update periodically

Question 4: In a predictive maintenance scenario for a petrochemical plant, which feature engineering method is most useful for creating features from time-series sensor data?

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Feature scaling

Fast Fourier Transform (FFT)

Principal Component Analysis (PCA)

One-hot encoding

Question 5: What is the significance of using real-time clocks (RTCs) in embedded systems for industrial applications?

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Providing accurate time and date information for logging and synchronization

Optimizing processing time for sensor data collection

Reducing power consumption during system idle time

Increasing the speed of communication between components

Question 6: How do you interpret the hyperparameter ?learning rate? in gradient descent algorithms?

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Determines convergence speed

Reduces overfitting

Defines the number of layers

Controls feature scaling