NFPA 101 EXAM STUDY GUIDE TEST.
Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ). - CORRECT ANSWER An organization,
office, or individual responsible for enforcing the require-ments of a code or standard, or for approving equipment,materials, an installation, or a procedure.
Code. - CORRECT ANSWER A st...
Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ). - CORRECT ANSWER An organization,
office, or individual responsible for enforcing the require-ments of a code or standard, or for approving
equipment,materials, an installation, or a procedure.
Code. - CORRECT ANSWER A standard that is an extensive compilation of pro-visions covering broad
subject matter or that is suitable for adop-tion into law independently of other codes and standards.
Labeled. - CORRECT ANSWER Equipment or materials to which has been
attached a label, symbol, or other identifying mark of an orga-nization that is acceptable to the authority
having jurisdictionand concerned with product evaluation, that maintains peri-odic inspection of
production of labeled equipment or mate-rials, and by whose labeling the manufacturer indicates com-
pliance with appropriate standards or performance in aspecified manner.
Listed. - CORRECT ANSWER Equipment, materials, or services included in a
list published by an organization that is acceptable to the author-ity having jurisdiction and concerned
with evaluation of productsor services, that maintains periodic inspection of production oflisted
equipment or materials or periodic evaluation of services,and whose listing states that either the
equipment, material, orservice meets appropriate designated standards or has beentested and found
suitable for a specified purpose.
Shall. - CORRECT ANSWER Indicates a mandatory requirement.
Should. - CORRECT ANSWER Indicates a recommendation or that which is
advised but not required.
Aisle Accessway. - CORRECT ANSWER The initial portion of an exit access
that leads to an aisle.
, SingleStationAlarm. - CORRECT ANSWER A detector comprising an as-sembly that incorporates a sensor,
control components,and an alarm notification appliance in one unit operatedfrom a power source either
located in the unit or obtainedat the point of installation.
Smoke Alarm. - CORRECT ANSWER A single- or multiple-station alarm
responsive to smoke.
AlternativeCalculationProcedure. - CORRECT ANSWER A calculation proce-dure that differs from the
procedure originally employed bythe design team but that provides predictions for the samevariables of
interest.
Detention and Correctional Residential Housing Area. - CORRECT ANSWER Sleeping areas and any
contiguous day room, group activity
space, or other common space for customary access of resi-dents.
Gross Floor Area. - CORRECT ANSWER The floor area within the in-side perimeter of the outside walls of
the building underconsideration with no deduction for hallways, stairs, clos-ets, thickness of interior
walls, columns, or other features.
Net FloorArea. - CORRECT ANSWER The floor area within the inside
perimeter of the outside walls, or the outside walls and fire
walls of the building under consideration with deductions
for hallways, stairs, closets, thickness of interior walls, col-umns, or other features.
Gross Leasable Area. - CORRECT ANSWER The total floor area desig-nated for tenant occupancy and
exclusive use. The area oftenant occupancy is measured from the centerlines of jointpartitions to the
outside of the tenant walls. All tenant ar-eas, including areas used for storage, shall be included
incalculating gross leasable area.
Hazardous Area. - CORRECT ANSWER An area of a structure or building
that poses a degree of hazard greater than that normal to the
general occupancy of the building or structure.
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