Fire Detection, Suppression, and Smoke Control Systems Chapter 26 Exam Questions with Answers
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Fire Detection, Suppression, and Smoke Control Systems Chapter 26 Exam Questions with Answers
1. How can an ionization smoke detector be identified?
A) Low-profile, pancake shape
B) Label stating that it contains radioactive material
C) Lack of air vents
D) Label stating that it contains ca...
Fire Detection, Suppression, and Smoke
Control Systems Chapter 26 Exam
Questions with Answers
1. How can an ionization smoke detector be identified?
A) Low-profile, pancake shape
B) Label stating that it contains radioactive material
C) Lack of air vents
D) Label stating that it contains carcinogenic material - Answer-B) Label stating that it
contains radioactive material
2. How is the tamper alarm on a pull-station connected to the fire alarm system?
A) Through shared wiring
B) Via remote monitoring station
C) By radio
D) There is no such connection - Answer-D) There is no such connection
3. Which type of smoke detector is activated by visible products of combustion?
A) Photoelectric
B) Infrared
C) Ultraviolet
D) Ionization - Answer-A) Photoelectric
4. Which fire alarm system requires fire fighters to search the entire building to locate
the activated initiation device?
A) Master-coded
B) Noncoded
C) Zoned noncoded
D) Zoned coded - Answer-B) Noncoded
5. Which part of a fire alarm system causes the system to indicate an alarm?
A) Initiating device
B) Sensor
C) Annunciator
D) Indicator - Answer-A) Initiating device
6. Which fire-extinguishing agent listed here is best suited for use in areas housing
computers or electronic equipment?
A) Urea-potassium bicarbonate
B) Carbon dioxide
C) High-expansion foam
D) Monoammonium phosphate - Answer-B) Carbon dioxide
, 7. Fire alarm systems in most high-rise buildings are programmed to alert the occupants
located:
A) on the alarm floor only.
B) on the alarm floor and floor immediately above the alarm floor.
C) throughout the entire building.
D) on the alarm floor and floors immediately below and above the alarm floor. - Answer-
D) on the alarm floor and floors immediately below and above the alarm floor.
8. Which type of heat detector is activated by an increase in temperature in surrounding
air that exceeds a set amount over a given period of time?
A) Closed-chamber heat detector
B) Rate-of-rise heat detector
C) UV sensor
D) Fusible link device - Answer-B) Rate-of-rise heat detector
9. Which smoke detection system feature uses a delay of 30 to 60 seconds between
activation and notification?
A) Deferred
B) Preaction
C) Verification
D) Cross-zoned - Answer-C) Verification
10. Passive smoke control systems rely primarily on:
A) existing building HVAC systems.
B) natural air movement.
C) built-in construction barriers.
D) pressure differentials. - Answer-C) built-in construction barriers.
11. Which type of automatic sprinkler system flows water from all the sprinkler heads
within a protected area?
A) Deluge
B) Preaction
C) Wet
D) Dry - Answer-A) Deluge
12. Which type of smoke detector is activated by invisible products of combustion?
A) Bimetallic
B) Ionization
C) Photoelectric
D) Photocell - Answer-B) Ionization
13. Which type of detector is typically found in aircraft hangars?
A) Fixed temperature
B) Flame
C) Beam application
D) Line - Answer-B) Flame
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