Review

Question 1

Class C FA circuit

Answer 1

communications between panels

Question 2

what is the minimum candela for visual notification devices in a corridor

Answer 2

15 candela A

Question 3

what are 3 circuits you are not allowed to combine with power limited fire alarm

Answer 3

light power
class one
non power limited fire alarm

Question 4

why does a fire alarm IDC monitor for grounds and opens but not short circuits

Answer 4

goes into alarm when there is a short

Question 5

where is a resistor placed for an open loop door contact

Answer 5

parallel

Question 6

elevator shunt trip

Answer 6

stop ELV from running before sprinklers start running.

Question 7

what type of access control card has memory

Answer 7

smart card

Question 8

what type of system uses a prerecorded or live message.

Answer 8

evac - emergency voice/alarm communication

Question 9

what type of glass is used for high security application

Answer 9

wired

Question 10

what type of glass is between two thin pieces of plastic film

Answer 10

laminated

Question 11

what type of access control credential is most difficult to duplicate

Answer 11

bio-metric

Question 12

where is a resistor placed for a closed loop door contact

Answer 12

series

Question 13

Class D FA circuit

Answer 13

Fail safe

Question 14

NFPA 99

Answer 14

Health care facilities code

Question 15

How does a ionization type smoke detector work

Answer 15

radioactive material americium 241

Question 16

Public mode signaling decibel requirements

Answer 16

15 dbA above average sound pressure level or 5 dbA above max sound sustained for one minute

Question 17

how does a photoelectric smoke detector work

Answer 17

light obscuration or light scattering

Question 18

control relays and modules must be installed within _____ from the equipment they are controlling

Answer 18

3 feet

Question 19

what device is used for two way communication to the FCC

Answer 19

fire fighters telephone

Question 20

what type of glass breaks into large jagged pieces

Answer 20

plate

Question 21

what is specific area protection

Answer 21

protects one specific location

Question 22

where must a smoke detector be placed in an elevator lobby

Answer 22

within 21 feet of the center line of its controls

Question 23

what term is used to describe when a bio metric reader accepts an invalid bio metric input

Answer 23

illegitimate use or false acceptance

Question 24

name and describe the 3 most common types of alarm system

Answer 24

local - in home
supervisory - high rise with security personnel 24/7
central

Question 25

what uses reversed polarity in an alarm state to operate appliances

Answer 25

NAC - Notification appliance circuit

Question 26

what is Point of entry protection

Answer 26

emphasis placed on specific point which might allow entry or exit from a secure area

Question 27

what type of glass break detector should be used on plexiglas

Answer 27

shock sensor

Question 28

where can a smoke or heat detector be placed on a wall.

Answer 28

4-12 inches from the ceiling

Question 29

what height must visual notification devices be mounted in a corridor

Answer 29

80-96 inches

Question 30

A break beam sensor is considered ________ detection.

Answer 30

active

Question 31

what state is most common for magnetic contacts

Answer 31

normally closed

Question 32

what type of glass shatters into thousands of tiny pieces

Answer 32

tempered

Question 33

where should a roller plunger contact be installed and why

Answer 33

hinge side of door | more secure, less likely to be damaged, and less likely to cause false alarms

Question 34

in a new construction home, what 3 areas require a smoke detector

Answer 34

bedrooms each floor outside bedroom

Question 35

what type of glass is made of plastic and snaps easily

Answer 35

Plexiglas

Question 36

NFPA 70

Answer 36

National electric code

Question 37

Class A FA circuit

Answer 37

Conductors return to panel

Question 38

NFPA 72

Answer 38

National fire alarm and signaling code

Question 39

NFPA 101

Answer 39

life safety code

Question 40

Class B FA circuit

Answer 40

daisy chained with an EOL

Question 41

what type of term is used to describe a magnetic contact normal state

Answer 41

normally open or normally closed

Question 42

Class X FA circuit

Answer 42

Class A with the addition of an isolation module between each device

Question 43

what are the two most commonly used credential types

Answer 43

proximity or mag strip

Question 44

what makes an access control system so beneficial and effective

Answer 44

ability to easily remove/add users and keys w/o re-keying a whole building

Question 45

what are the 3 most common types of fire alarm circuits

Answer 45

IDC - uses EOL NAC - uses reverse polarity, a blocking diode and an EOL SLC - addressable, can t tap, polls devices

Question 46

How Many sets of contacts are on a DPDT relay

Answer 46

2 sets of contacts | NO1 COM1 NC1, and NO2 COM2 NC2

Question 47

what is the difference between a control module and a relay module used in fire alarm systems

Answer 47

unlike relays control modules are supervised with an EOL resistor

Question 48

what is spot protection

Answer 48

protects one specific object

Question 49

what NFPA volume is and section covers fire alarm wiring

Answer 49

NFPA 70 Sec 760

Question 50

Private mode signaling disciple requirements

Answer 50

15 dbA above average sound pressure level or 5 dbA above max sound sustained for one minute

Question 51

what is perimeter protection

Answer 51

provides protection of the perimeter area of a building

Question 52

a fire alarm system dialer has what requirements for the communication pathways connected to that dialer

Answer 52

uses RJ31X Jack. 2 pathways one must be a dedicated line

Question 53

when a security system seizes a phone line what happens

Answer 53

the shortening bar engages on the RJ31X jack

Question 54

What two signals can are duct detectors permitted to generate?

Answer 54

supervisory or alarm