EIM EXAM REVIEWER QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS!!
The ________usually comes from the building's main power connection to the
local utility provider. Answer - Primary Power Supply
All fire alarm systems must have a ______________. This requirement is
designed so that the system will be operational even if the main power supply
fails. Answer - Secondary Power Supply
a hard-wire system or a generated signal conveyed by radio wave over a special
frequency to a radio receiver in the panel. Answer - Initiating Devices
the most common types of alarm- signaling systems used for signaling a fire
alarm in a structure. Answer - Notification Appliances
Approved sounding devices, such as horns, bells, or speakers, that indicate a
fire or emergency condition. Answer - audible
Approved lighting devices, such as strobes or flashing lights, that indicate a fire
or emergency condition Answer - Visual
Visual text or symbols indicating a fire or emergency condition Answer -
Textual
Indication of a fire or emergency condition through sense of touch or vibration.
Answer - Tactile
, are designed to receive certain types of signals from devices and perform an
action based upon the type of signal received. Answer - Alarm Signalling
System
Fire detection systems using _____________ are among the oldest still in
service. They are relatively inexpensive compared to other types of systems.
Answer - Fixed Temperature Heat Detectors
An inspector should remember that products of combustion may be present
when there is no emergency condition Answer - Avoiding Nuisance Alarms
commonly called detectors, continuously monitor the atmosphere of a
building, compartment, or area. Answer - Automatic Alarm- Initiating Devices
They are often used to house and protect power and communications cables
for commercial, institutional, industrial and utility needs. Answer - Electrical
Wire Ways
sheet metal through with hinged or removable covers for housing and
protecting electric wire and cable and in which conductors are laid in place
after the wire way has been installed as complete system. Answer - Metal Wire
Way
available with hinged covers to lay in the conductors or as a screw-cover
trough. Troughs provide access from the side rather than the top. rain tight
troughs are used where exposed to moisture. Answer - Duct Tape Wire Way
A variety of fittings are available to create wire way systems. The fittings are
attached to the duct using slip-on connectors. Answer - Wire Way Section
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