Placement For Alarm System Technician
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- 1.The placement of end-of-line (EOL) devices is not necessary for proper operation of the alarm system.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 2.Resistors that are connected end-to-end are considered to be wired ______.
- A.
Incorrectly
- B.
In series
- C.
In parallel
- D.
In perpetuity
- 3.There are no longer any conditions in which the use of an RJ31x jack is useful.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 4.Batteries installed on a burglar alarm system are required by code to be changed ______.
- A.
Every year
- B.
Every four years
- C.
When service is performed
- D.
No such requirement exists
- 5.Burglar alarm panels today are manufactured to meet ______ standards.
- A.
MD-01
- B.
ECV
- C.
NFPA 731
- D.
CP-01
- 6.The agency that is not a recognized NRTL for alarm system purposes is ______.
- A.
ETL
- B.
CFM
- C.
UL
- D.
FM
- 7.To measure the resistance of an alarm circuit the technician would need ______.
- A.
To place the meter leads across the live terminals
- B.
A fully charged battery
- C.
To open the circuit to avoid burning out the meter
- D.
To disconnect the wires from the control panel
- 8.Residential 4 wire smoke detectors must be wired with ______.
- A.
End-of-line resistors and a power supervision module
- B.
24-gauge wire
- C.
An end-of-line resistor
- D.
Only one device per zone
- 9.What is the result of connecting batteries in series?
- A.
It requires a larger transformer
- B.
Backup standby time increases
- C.
Resistance decreases
- D.
Voltage increases
- 10.______ burglar alarm installations are regulated by ______.
- A.
Combination fire and / NFPA 101
- B.
Commercial / UL 681
- C.
Residential / NFPA 731
- D.
Listed / NFPA 70
- 11.Motion detectors without a tamper switch may not be used on a commercial installation because they are not listed.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 12.The AHJ who approves an alarm installation may be
- A.
The owner
- B.
The architect
- C.
The local building official
- D.
Insurance agent
- E.
Any of the above
- 13.The requirement for “neat and workmanlike manner” comes from ______.
- A.
UL 681
- B.
NFPA 70
- C.
NFPA 1
- D.
Manufacturers’ instructions
- 14.Panic buttons are usually wired as a/an ______ circuit, with ______ wiring.
- A.
Closed / series
- B.
Open / series
- C.
Closed / parallel
- D.
Open / parallel
- 15.A Class B fire alarm circuit requires a resistor to be placed at the last device on the circuit.
- A.
True
- B.
False
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