FACILITIES MANAGEMENT COMPREHENSIVE
EXAM 2026 QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◉ Four-stage management process. Answer: Needs assessment
Facility management planning (set goals)
Facility management implementation
Facility management evaluation
◉ General maintenance. Answer: Also called infrequent housekeeping
Improves and preserves the facility
◉ Preventative maintenance. Answer: Tasks established by
manufacturer's recommendations and should be followed to maintain the
life of the equipment
◉ Factors that influence hiring in-house employees and contracting for
services. Answer: Frequency of need
Inadequate in-house personnel
Workload and staff balancing
Other cost considerations
,◉ Functions that facilitate (enhance) maintenance work. Answer: Work
identification
Scheduling
Purchasing, supplies and inventory control
Cost controls
Equipment and mechanical histories
Work tracking and monitoring
◉ Bench-marking. Answer: process of measuring services, supplies, and
practices against competitors
Assists managers and maintenance personnel in justifying and
evaluating overall performance
◉ Categories for preventive maintenance action according to how it
reduces or avoids costs to facility operation. Answer: Maintain
operations
Lengthen service life
Identify worn-out equipment
Prevent loss
Ensure personal safety
Protect facility
Comply with government standards
, ◉ Considerations for selecting health and fitness equipment. Answer:
Function
Cost
Space (4 square meters between equipment)
Durability
Safety
Versatility
User Appeal
Maintenance contracts
Warranties and extended warranties
◉ factors that influence total cost of purchasing equipment. Answer:
Initial purchase price
Sum of maintenance
Power requirements
Repair and downtime
◉ Guidelines for determining the probable durability of a give type of
equipment (what to inspect). Answer: Joints
Chassis
Padding
Bearings
EXAM 2026 QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◉ Four-stage management process. Answer: Needs assessment
Facility management planning (set goals)
Facility management implementation
Facility management evaluation
◉ General maintenance. Answer: Also called infrequent housekeeping
Improves and preserves the facility
◉ Preventative maintenance. Answer: Tasks established by
manufacturer's recommendations and should be followed to maintain the
life of the equipment
◉ Factors that influence hiring in-house employees and contracting for
services. Answer: Frequency of need
Inadequate in-house personnel
Workload and staff balancing
Other cost considerations
,◉ Functions that facilitate (enhance) maintenance work. Answer: Work
identification
Scheduling
Purchasing, supplies and inventory control
Cost controls
Equipment and mechanical histories
Work tracking and monitoring
◉ Bench-marking. Answer: process of measuring services, supplies, and
practices against competitors
Assists managers and maintenance personnel in justifying and
evaluating overall performance
◉ Categories for preventive maintenance action according to how it
reduces or avoids costs to facility operation. Answer: Maintain
operations
Lengthen service life
Identify worn-out equipment
Prevent loss
Ensure personal safety
Protect facility
Comply with government standards
, ◉ Considerations for selecting health and fitness equipment. Answer:
Function
Cost
Space (4 square meters between equipment)
Durability
Safety
Versatility
User Appeal
Maintenance contracts
Warranties and extended warranties
◉ factors that influence total cost of purchasing equipment. Answer:
Initial purchase price
Sum of maintenance
Power requirements
Repair and downtime
◉ Guidelines for determining the probable durability of a give type of
equipment (what to inspect). Answer: Joints
Chassis
Padding
Bearings
