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Fire Alarm System LVL 1Which of the following is not one of the three primary fire protection elements for
providing fire protection in a building? - answer Reporting
Which of the following are considered as primary functions of a fire alarm system? -
answer Actuation of emergency control functions, building system management, early
detection of fires, notifications of the fire department, occupant notification.
The world's first public fire alarm reporting system was used in? - answer Boston
Fusible link technology was first used for? - answer Heat detectors
The first ? was made commercially available in the 1960s. - answer Smoke-detector
Single-station smoke alarms for dwellings are only used for ? - answer Life safety
Air-sampling smoke detectors were developed in? - answer Australia
What type of detection was developed to protect large open areas? - answerProjected
beam smoke detectors
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) became law in the? - answer1990s
Central, Proprietary, and Remote are all examples of ? systems. - answerSupervising
system
Supervising stations that only monitor property owned by the supervising station
operator are called? - answerProprietary supervising stations
An in-building fire emergency voice/alarm communications system is usually found in
a ? - answerHigh-rise building
The primary purpose of dwelling fire warning equipment or systems is ? - answerLife
Safety
A ? usually provides signal information in a floor plan format - answerGraphic
annunciator
A fire alarm control unit performs which of the following functions? - answerProvides
graphical user interface, monitoring of circuits, power to initiating devices
,An addressable fire alarm system control unit monitors the status of initiating devices ? -
answerby periodically polling the device
Which type of sprinkler is most commonly used to protect buildings? - answerWet-pipe
sprinklers
Which of the following is an alarm signal initiating device? - answerManual station
Which of the following is considered an emergency safety control function? -
answerDoor unlocking, elevator recall, elevator shutdown
A ? system usually requires the actuation of ? detector(s) to open the charging valve,
which floods the sprinkler piping in the protected space. - answerPre-action / 2
Which of the following types of notification appliances are frequently used to alert
occupants? - answerHorns, speakers, strobes
? is an example of an emergency control function that may be controlled by a fire alarm
system. - answerElevator recall or shutdown
supervisory initiating device - answerValve tamper switch
Which of the following circuit types is addressable? - answerSLC
Computer rooms are sometimes protected by ? - answergaseous suppression systems
The National Fire Protection Association was founded in ? - answer1896
Which of the following features resulted from large-loss fires? - answerAutomatic
sprinklers, door unlocking, panic hardware
The safety system in the U.S. is comprised of which of the following? - answerProducts
standards, codes, standards, and enforcement
Codes usually contain ? -based requirements, while standards usually contain ?
requirements. - answerOccupancy / Installation
Which of the following is considered an authority having jurisdiction for fire alarm
systems? - answerElectrical inspector, fire marshal, insurance interest
Annex A of NFPA 72 is enforceable as Code and is mandatory. - answerFalse
Alarm-Initiating Devices - answerHeat detectors, smoke detectors, manual fire alarm
boxes, radiant energy fire detectors, pressure-type sensing switches, and paddle-type
water flow switches
, Which of the following types of circuits will require an EOL? - answerIDC
Circuit description to its type - answerAddressable Type Circuit -SLC, Conventional
Zone Type Circuit - IDC, Output Circuit - NAC
Trouble - answerIndicates a fault on wiring, power supply of communications
Alarm - answerIndicates a life threatening (emergency) condition
Indicate an impaired or off-normal suppression system? - answerSupervisory
May indicate actuation of a duct smoke detector? - answerSupervisory
Fire alarm systems produce which of the following signals? - answerAlarm, supervisory,
trouble
Opens and grounds on a fire alarm circuit will result in a(n) ? signal - answerTrouble
Alarm signals are indicative of a ? - answerfire or other life-threatening emergency
A valve tamper switch, when actuated, will produce a(n) ? signal. - answerSupervisory
Duct smoke detectors are sometimes permitted to cause a(n) ? signal in place of a
supervisory signal. - answerAlarm
An emergency communications system (ECS) can be used to warn occupants of a ? . -
answerFire, terrorist attack, tornado
Section ? of NFPA 72 requires all circuits to be monitored for integrity. - answer12.6
Wiring between enclosures is not required to be monitored for integrity if the enclosures
are less than ? apart and the wiring is ? . - answer20' / installed in conduit
Which of the following are types of fire alarm circuits? - answerNAC,IDC,SLC
Initiating device circuits and notification appliance circuits monitor for integrity by ? . -
answerA small current through the circuit
Which of the following conditions can result in a failure to monitor devices and circuits
for integrity? - answerT-Tapping
Signaling line circuits monitor for integrity by ? . - answerInterrogating field devices
Notification appliances commonly use a(n) ? to prevent monitoring current to pass
through the notification appliance circuitry. - answerBlocking diode
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