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1911 (Pg.2)
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1. Informative Annex !! !!
provides a list of product safety standards used for product listin !! !! !! !! ** ** ** ** ** **
g where that listing is required by the NEC.
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Informative Annex A (NEC 70-710)
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2. Which chapters in the NEC apply generally to all installations?
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Chapter 1 through 4 apply to all electrical installations (Pg.5)
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3. Every three years, the National Electrical code is revised, but the Code has only been o
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n a three-year cycle since
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1975 (Pg.2)
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4. The purpose of the National Electrical Code is the practical safeguarding of
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form hazards arising from the use of electricity.
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Persons and Property (Pg.2)
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5. The original Code document was developed in
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as a result of the united efforts o ** ** ** ** ** ** **
f various insurance, electrical, architectural, and allied interests.
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1897 (Pg.2)
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6. Informative annexes are not part of the requirements of the NEC but are included for
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only.
Informational Notes (Pg.5) ** **
7. What city was home to the first central-
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station electric generating plant developed by Thomas A. Edison?
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New York City (Pg. 2)
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,8. Chapter *** * consists of tables that are applicable as referenced.
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9 (Pg.5)
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Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. (Pg.7) ** ** **
10. Listed or labeled equipment shall be installed and used in accordance with any
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included in the listing or labeling. ** ** ** ** **
Instructions (Pg. 6) (NEC 110.3 (B)). ** ** ** ** **
Unit 2 **
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branch circuit supplies two or more receptacles or outlets for lighting a
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nd appliances.
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General Purpose (Pg. 16)
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is the largest amount of current capable of being delivered at a point on the electri
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cal system during a shout-circuit condition.
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Available fault current (Pg.20)
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ential difference between them, and a grounded conductor having equal potential diffe
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rence between it and each ungrounded conductor of the circuit and that is connected to
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the neutral or grounded conductor of the system.
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Multiwire (Pg.16) **
4. An intermittent operation in which load conditions are regularly recurrent is the definiti
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on of . ** **
Periodic Duty (NEC 70-34)
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5. The ** is the connection between the grounded-
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Main bonding jumper (Pg.14)
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is used to connect the system grounded conductor or the equipment to
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a grounding electrode or to a point on the grounding electrode system.
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Grounding electrode conductor (Pg. 22)
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ature extremes, are not a factor.
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8. An is an intentionally constructed, low-
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ground-
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upply source and that facilitates the operation of the overcurrent protective device or
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Effective Ground-Fault Current Path (Pg. 19)
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to provide a means directly connecting load conductors to a power source and of d
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isconnecting the transfer switch. ** ** **
Bypass Isolation Switch (NEC 70-40) (Definition is updated and different in NEC 2020)
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10. A type of surface, flush, or freestanding raceway, designed to hold conductors a
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nd receptacles, assembled in the field or at the factory is called a
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Multioutlet assembly (Pg. 25) ** ** **
11. A raceway encased in 4 in. (102 mm) of concrete on the ground floor (in direct cont
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act with the earth) shall be considered a(n) location.
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Wet (NEC 70-38)
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12. A (n) may consist of one or more sensing elements integral with the motor-
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compressor and an external control device. ** ** ** ** **
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me, mat, or trim in which a swinging door or doors are or can be hung is called a (n) .
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Cabinet (NEC 70-33) ** **
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hich an elevator or dumbwaiter is designed to operate.
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15. A multiwire branch circuit can supply:
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1. 120/240 volts to only one piece of utilization equipment
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2. 120/240 volts where all ungrounded conductors are opened simultaneously
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a) 1 only
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All conductors of a multiwire branch circuit shall originate from the same panelboard
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or similar distribution equipment. A multiwire circuit shall be permitted to be consider
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ed as multiple circuits. (NEC Pg. 70-60)
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16. An overcurrent protective device with a circuit opening fusible part that is heated an
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d severed by the passage of overcurrent through it is the definition of a(n)
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Fuse (NEC 70-41)
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17. is a string of outdoor lights suspended between two points.
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Festoon Lighting (Pg. 21)
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18. Name two items that must be present when defining an area as a bathroom.
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A bathroom must have at least 1 sink and a tub, or shower, or toilet. (Pg. 13)
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19. A continuous load is where the current is expected to continue for three hours or more.
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a) 80%
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1911 (Pg.2)
!!
1. Informative Annex !! !!
provides a list of product safety standards used for product listin !! !! !! !! ** ** ** ** ** **
g where that listing is required by the NEC.
** ** ** ** ** ** ** **
Informative Annex A (NEC 70-710)
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2. Which chapters in the NEC apply generally to all installations?
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Chapter 1 through 4 apply to all electrical installations (Pg.5)
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3. Every three years, the National Electrical code is revised, but the Code has only been o
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n a three-year cycle since
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1975 (Pg.2)
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4. The purpose of the National Electrical Code is the practical safeguarding of
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form hazards arising from the use of electricity.
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Persons and Property (Pg.2)
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5. The original Code document was developed in
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as a result of the united efforts o ** ** ** ** ** ** **
f various insurance, electrical, architectural, and allied interests.
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1897 (Pg.2)
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6. Informative annexes are not part of the requirements of the NEC but are included for
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only.
Informational Notes (Pg.5) ** **
7. What city was home to the first central-
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station electric generating plant developed by Thomas A. Edison?
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New York City (Pg. 2)
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,8. Chapter *** * consists of tables that are applicable as referenced.
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9 (Pg.5)
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9. In the NEC, UL is the abbreviation for .
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Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. (Pg.7) ** ** **
10. Listed or labeled equipment shall be installed and used in accordance with any
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included in the listing or labeling. ** ** ** ** **
Instructions (Pg. 6) (NEC 110.3 (B)). ** ** ** ** **
Unit 2 **
1. An **
branch circuit supplies two or more receptacles or outlets for lighting a
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nd appliances.
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General Purpose (Pg. 16)
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2.
is the largest amount of current capable of being delivered at a point on the electri
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cal system during a shout-circuit condition.
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Available fault current (Pg.20)
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3. An **
branch circuit consists of two or more ungrounded conductors having a pot
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ential difference between them, and a grounded conductor having equal potential diffe
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rence between it and each ungrounded conductor of the circuit and that is connected to
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the neutral or grounded conductor of the system.
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Multiwire (Pg.16) **
4. An intermittent operation in which load conditions are regularly recurrent is the definiti
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on of . ** **
Periodic Duty (NEC 70-34)
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5. The ** is the connection between the grounded-
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Main bonding jumper (Pg.14)
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is used to connect the system grounded conductor or the equipment to
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a grounding electrode or to a point on the grounding electrode system.
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Grounding electrode conductor (Pg. 22)
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7. Rainproof, raintight, or watertight equipment can fulfill the requirements for
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re varying weather conditions other than wetness, such as snow, ice, dust, or temper
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ature extremes, are not a factor.
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Weatherproof (NEC 70-41) ** **
8. An is an intentionally constructed, low-
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impedance electrically conductive path designed and intended to carry current under
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ground-
fault condition from the point of a ground fault on a wiring system to the electrical s
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upply source and that facilitates the operation of the overcurrent protective device or
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*ground-fault detectors. **
Effective Ground-Fault Current Path (Pg. 19)
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9. An **
is a manually operated device used in conjunction with a transfer switch
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to provide a means directly connecting load conductors to a power source and of d
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isconnecting the transfer switch. ** ** **
Bypass Isolation Switch (NEC 70-40) (Definition is updated and different in NEC 2020)
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10. A type of surface, flush, or freestanding raceway, designed to hold conductors a
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nd receptacles, assembled in the field or at the factory is called a
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Multioutlet assembly (Pg. 25) ** ** **
11. A raceway encased in 4 in. (102 mm) of concrete on the ground floor (in direct cont
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act with the earth) shall be considered a(n) location.
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Wet (NEC 70-38)
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12. A (n) may consist of one or more sensing elements integral with the motor-
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compressor and an external control device. ** ** ** ** **
, Thermal Protector (NEC 70-41)
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13. An enclosure designed for either surface or flush mounting and provided with a fra
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me, mat, or trim in which a swinging door or doors are or can be hung is called a (n) .
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Cabinet (NEC 70-33) ** **
14. A(n) is a shaft way, hatchway, well hole, or other vertical opening of space in w
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hich an elevator or dumbwaiter is designed to operate.
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Hoistway (NEC 70-37) ** **
15. A multiwire branch circuit can supply:
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1. 120/240 volts to only one piece of utilization equipment
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2. 120/240 volts where all ungrounded conductors are opened simultaneously
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a) 1 only
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All conductors of a multiwire branch circuit shall originate from the same panelboard
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or similar distribution equipment. A multiwire circuit shall be permitted to be consider
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ed as multiple circuits. (NEC Pg. 70-60)
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16. An overcurrent protective device with a circuit opening fusible part that is heated an
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d severed by the passage of overcurrent through it is the definition of a(n)
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Fuse (NEC 70-41)
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17. is a string of outdoor lights suspended between two points.
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Festoon Lighting (Pg. 21)
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18. Name two items that must be present when defining an area as a bathroom.
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A bathroom must have at least 1 sink and a tub, or shower, or toilet. (Pg. 13)
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19. A continuous load is where the current is expected to continue for three hours or more.
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a) 80%
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