CTS PRACTICE GUIDE UPDATED 2026
TESTED SOLUTIONS
⫸ Who would belong to the Design team? Answer: Anyone with
Consultant in their title except the moving consultant
⫸ Which groups make up the Management Team? Answer: Developer,
Construction Manager, and Building Management Agency
⫸ The End-User, Facility Manager and Building Committee comprise
which team within the Project Team? Answer: Owner
⫸ Which group represent the generic roles that are important to the
Project process? Answer: Project Managers, Designers and Installers
⫸ Which project characteristics must be considered in order to
determine which method is best suited for a particular project? Answer:
Schedule, Size, Type, Complexity, and Procurement Requirements
⫸ What is an important aspect of funding that has a direct impact on the
project process and design/installation? Answer: Technical Support
Funding
,⫸ Whether a construction project is large or small, which milestones
must be achieved in a typical schedule? Answer: Programming, Building
Design, AV Bid, and Move-In
⫸ What type of project is a typical Consultant-Led Design-Bid-Build
contract structure good for? Answer: Long term projects with extended
project cycles
⫸ What is the risk in using an OFE/Integrator Installed contract
structure? Answer: System and infrastructure design and facility
functionality may suffer
⫸ What are some of the important project scope and size considerations
in selecting an AV provider? Answer: Financial Stability, Current
Workload, and Company Credentials
⫸ What type of document typically includes Project Size Requirements,
Corporate Profile, Team Personnel, and Warranty Response Time?
Answer: RFQ
⫸ a significant difference between the Two-Envelope Bid
Method and the Qualifications- Based Selection Method? Answer:
Negotiate with the highest ranking firm to finalize the contract
⫸ What is one of the disadvantages of contracting the AV integrator to
the electrical
,subcontractor? Answer: More layers of responsibility and
communication
⫸ When conducting a complete project bid process, what milestone
follows the issuing of the RFP? Answer: Pre-Bid Meeting
⫸ Under what circumstances would you likely use an A305-1986 form?
Answer: Scoring responses to an RFQ
⫸ What is the ideal way to contract an AV integrator? Answer: Directly
to the Owner
⫸ The process of identifying the activities that end-users need to
perform, and developing the functional descriptions of your systems is
referred to as:? Answer: Needs Analysis
⫸ What is the main task of the third Step of the Program Phase of a
Project? Answer: Conducting program meetings
⫸ What should be included in the written Program Report? Answer:
...A conceptual and functional system description
⫸ The more accurate means to estimate dimensions of a commercial
space during a site inspection would be to? Answer: Count Ceiling Tiles
in a drop tile instalation
, ⫸ A client requires a new boardroom. The sales person and engineer are
sent to the premises to measure the facility and talk to the client. At this
stage they should be performing a _ Answer: Needs Analysis
⫸ Sightlines for audience viewing in a given presentation space can be
improved by: Answer: Providing a sloped, or stepped, seating
arrangement
⫸ After presenting a proposal, what is the correct plan of action for
following up with the client? Answer: Regularly, until a decision is
made
⫸ AV professionals determine the end user's needs by examining three
things: the required applications, the tasks, and the: Answer: Functions
to support the applications
⫸ When working with a client to design an AV solution for a new
conference center, the client requests a detailed budget for the equipment
and installation. What phase is the project in? Answer: Design phase
⫸ The HDTV aspect ratio is equal to which of the following? Answer:
1.78:1
⫸ Please select the appropriate resolution for SXGA. Answer: 1280 x
1024
TESTED SOLUTIONS
⫸ Who would belong to the Design team? Answer: Anyone with
Consultant in their title except the moving consultant
⫸ Which groups make up the Management Team? Answer: Developer,
Construction Manager, and Building Management Agency
⫸ The End-User, Facility Manager and Building Committee comprise
which team within the Project Team? Answer: Owner
⫸ Which group represent the generic roles that are important to the
Project process? Answer: Project Managers, Designers and Installers
⫸ Which project characteristics must be considered in order to
determine which method is best suited for a particular project? Answer:
Schedule, Size, Type, Complexity, and Procurement Requirements
⫸ What is an important aspect of funding that has a direct impact on the
project process and design/installation? Answer: Technical Support
Funding
,⫸ Whether a construction project is large or small, which milestones
must be achieved in a typical schedule? Answer: Programming, Building
Design, AV Bid, and Move-In
⫸ What type of project is a typical Consultant-Led Design-Bid-Build
contract structure good for? Answer: Long term projects with extended
project cycles
⫸ What is the risk in using an OFE/Integrator Installed contract
structure? Answer: System and infrastructure design and facility
functionality may suffer
⫸ What are some of the important project scope and size considerations
in selecting an AV provider? Answer: Financial Stability, Current
Workload, and Company Credentials
⫸ What type of document typically includes Project Size Requirements,
Corporate Profile, Team Personnel, and Warranty Response Time?
Answer: RFQ
⫸ a significant difference between the Two-Envelope Bid
Method and the Qualifications- Based Selection Method? Answer:
Negotiate with the highest ranking firm to finalize the contract
⫸ What is one of the disadvantages of contracting the AV integrator to
the electrical
,subcontractor? Answer: More layers of responsibility and
communication
⫸ When conducting a complete project bid process, what milestone
follows the issuing of the RFP? Answer: Pre-Bid Meeting
⫸ Under what circumstances would you likely use an A305-1986 form?
Answer: Scoring responses to an RFQ
⫸ What is the ideal way to contract an AV integrator? Answer: Directly
to the Owner
⫸ The process of identifying the activities that end-users need to
perform, and developing the functional descriptions of your systems is
referred to as:? Answer: Needs Analysis
⫸ What is the main task of the third Step of the Program Phase of a
Project? Answer: Conducting program meetings
⫸ What should be included in the written Program Report? Answer:
...A conceptual and functional system description
⫸ The more accurate means to estimate dimensions of a commercial
space during a site inspection would be to? Answer: Count Ceiling Tiles
in a drop tile instalation
, ⫸ A client requires a new boardroom. The sales person and engineer are
sent to the premises to measure the facility and talk to the client. At this
stage they should be performing a _ Answer: Needs Analysis
⫸ Sightlines for audience viewing in a given presentation space can be
improved by: Answer: Providing a sloped, or stepped, seating
arrangement
⫸ After presenting a proposal, what is the correct plan of action for
following up with the client? Answer: Regularly, until a decision is
made
⫸ AV professionals determine the end user's needs by examining three
things: the required applications, the tasks, and the: Answer: Functions
to support the applications
⫸ When working with a client to design an AV solution for a new
conference center, the client requests a detailed budget for the equipment
and installation. What phase is the project in? Answer: Design phase
⫸ The HDTV aspect ratio is equal to which of the following? Answer:
1.78:1
⫸ Please select the appropriate resolution for SXGA. Answer: 1280 x
1024
