Fire alarm Final Review Questions & Answers
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Which of the following is not one of the three primary fire protection elements for providing fire
protection in a building?
A. Containment
B. Detection and alarm
c. Reporting
d. suppression - Answer c. Reporting
Which of the following are considered primary functions of a fire alarm system?
I. Actuation of emergency control functions
II. Early detection of fires
III. Notification of the fire department
IV. Occupant notification
V. Supervision of other systems
a. II. only
b. lI. and IV
c. lI. and V
d. All the above - Answer d. All the above
The world's first public fire alarm reporting system was used in ?
a. Baltimore
b. Boston
c. New York
d. Washington, DC - Answer b. Boston
Fusible link technology was first used for ? .
,a. heat detectors
b. manual fire alarm boxes
c. radiant energy-sensing fire detectors
d. smoke detectors - Answer a. heat detectors
The first detector was made commercially available in the 1960s?
a. air-sampling smoke
b. heat
c. pneumatic tube-type heat
d. smoke - Answer d. smoke
single- and multiple-station smoke alarms for dwellings are only used for?
a. heritage protection
b. life safety
c. mission continuity
d. property protection - Answer b. life safety
Air-sampling smoke detectors were developed in ? .
a. Australia
b. New Zealand
c. the United Kingdom
d. the United States - Answer a. Australia
------ were developed to protect large open areas?
a. Air-sampling smoke detectors
b. Projected beam smoke detectors
c. Single-station smoke alarms
d. spot-type smoke detectors - Answer b. Projected beam smoke detectors
, The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) became law in the ?
a. 1970s
b. 1980s
c. 1990s
d. 2000s - Answer c. 1990s
Central, proprietary, and remote are all examples of ? systems.
a. emergency communications
b. emergency monitoring
c. public emergency reporting
d. supervising station - Answer d. supervising station
Supervising stations that only monitor property owned by the supervising station operator are called ?
a. central supervising stations
b. proprietary supervising stations
c. protected premises systems
d. remote supervising stations - Answer b. proprietary supervising stations
An in-building fire emergency voice/alarm communications system is usually found in a ?
a. dwelling b. high-rise building c. small office building d. warehouse - Answer B. high rise building
The primary purpose of dwelling fire warning equipment or systems is ?
a. heritage protection
b. Life safety
c. mission continuity
d. property protection - Answer b. Life safety
A(n) ? usually provides signal information in a floor plan format
A. graphic annunciator
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Which of the following is not one of the three primary fire protection elements for providing fire
protection in a building?
A. Containment
B. Detection and alarm
c. Reporting
d. suppression - Answer c. Reporting
Which of the following are considered primary functions of a fire alarm system?
I. Actuation of emergency control functions
II. Early detection of fires
III. Notification of the fire department
IV. Occupant notification
V. Supervision of other systems
a. II. only
b. lI. and IV
c. lI. and V
d. All the above - Answer d. All the above
The world's first public fire alarm reporting system was used in ?
a. Baltimore
b. Boston
c. New York
d. Washington, DC - Answer b. Boston
Fusible link technology was first used for ? .
,a. heat detectors
b. manual fire alarm boxes
c. radiant energy-sensing fire detectors
d. smoke detectors - Answer a. heat detectors
The first detector was made commercially available in the 1960s?
a. air-sampling smoke
b. heat
c. pneumatic tube-type heat
d. smoke - Answer d. smoke
single- and multiple-station smoke alarms for dwellings are only used for?
a. heritage protection
b. life safety
c. mission continuity
d. property protection - Answer b. life safety
Air-sampling smoke detectors were developed in ? .
a. Australia
b. New Zealand
c. the United Kingdom
d. the United States - Answer a. Australia
------ were developed to protect large open areas?
a. Air-sampling smoke detectors
b. Projected beam smoke detectors
c. Single-station smoke alarms
d. spot-type smoke detectors - Answer b. Projected beam smoke detectors
, The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) became law in the ?
a. 1970s
b. 1980s
c. 1990s
d. 2000s - Answer c. 1990s
Central, proprietary, and remote are all examples of ? systems.
a. emergency communications
b. emergency monitoring
c. public emergency reporting
d. supervising station - Answer d. supervising station
Supervising stations that only monitor property owned by the supervising station operator are called ?
a. central supervising stations
b. proprietary supervising stations
c. protected premises systems
d. remote supervising stations - Answer b. proprietary supervising stations
An in-building fire emergency voice/alarm communications system is usually found in a ?
a. dwelling b. high-rise building c. small office building d. warehouse - Answer B. high rise building
The primary purpose of dwelling fire warning equipment or systems is ?
a. heritage protection
b. Life safety
c. mission continuity
d. property protection - Answer b. Life safety
A(n) ? usually provides signal information in a floor plan format
A. graphic annunciator
