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Chapter 14 Test Fire Detection andAlarm Systems
Which component's power supply usually comes from the building's main power
connection to the local utility provider? (609) - answer Primary power supply
What do heat detectors require in order to be effective? (624) - answer Proper
placement
The simplest type of protected premises alarm system is a(an): (615) - answer
conventional alarm system
Which supervising station does not provide inspection, testing, or maintenance
services? (619) - answer Remote
Which type of rate-of-rise heat detector can monitor large areas of a building? (627) -
answer Pneumatic rate-of-rise line heat detector
The preferred type of automatic alarm device in residences and health and institutional
care facilities is a: (630) - answer smoke detector
Which of the following statements about public emergency alarm reporting systems is
MOST accurate? (621) - answer Power interruption may result in the alarm only
sounding locally
The fire alarm component that serves as the brain of an alarm system is called the:
(608) - answerfire alarm control unit (FACU)
Which component can consist of batteries with chargers, engine-driven generators with
a storage battery, or multiple engine-driven generators? (611) - answerSecondary
power supply
Which type of fire detection systems are among the oldest still in service? (624) -
answerHeat detection devices
Which type of emergency communications system is MOST helpful to fire suppression
personnel operating in a building? (622) - answerTwo-way communication systems
Manual pull stations are usually ____ in color with white lettering that specifies what
they are and how they are to be used. (635) - answerred
, Which of the following BEST describes a zoned conventional alarm system? (616) -
answerAn annunciator panel, FACU, or printout visibly indicates the location of an
operating alarm-initiating device
Which type of smoke detector works on all types of fires and usually responds more
quickly to smoldering fires than ionization smoke detection? (630) - answerPhotoelectric
smoke detectors
Which type of smoke detector contains a sensing chamber consisting of two electrically
charged plates and a radioactive source? (631) - answerIonization smoke detectors
All components of emergency voice/alarm systems should be tested at least: (642) -
answerannually
Remote station and proprietary systems should be tested according to requirements
established by: (641) - answeragency having jurisdiction (AHJ)
The most common types of alarm-signaling systems used for signaling a fire alarm in a
structure are: (610) - answeraudible notification appliances
During a monthly test for alarm signaling systems using backup electrical generators,
how long should a generator run under load? (641) - answer30 minutes
Periodic testing of fire detection and alarm signaling systems is referred to as: (637) -
answera service test
Which supervising station is recognized as the most reliable? (618) - answerCentral
Which type of fixed-temperature heat detector uses two types of metal with different
heat-expansion ratios? (625) - answerBimetallic
What is the periodic testing of fire detection and alarm signaling systems called? (637) -
answerA service test
The type of fire detection and alarm system required depends upon the: (614) -
answertype of occupancy of the building
How many types of specialty signals are most fire detection and alarm systems
equipped with? (613) - answer3
Which type of specialty signal indicates loss of primary power or failure or removal of an
initiating device? (613) - answerTrouble signal
Which type of fire detection and alarm system specialty signal indicates an off-normal
condition of the complete fire protection system? (613) - answerSupervisory signal
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