FACILITY MAINTENANCE ACTUAL 2026/2027 EXAM TEST
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔computer-specific systems add to the FM's workload because - ✔✔they must be
supported and maintained by the facilities
✔✔listening is a passive activity - ✔✔FALSE
✔✔we only communicate when we intend to communicate - ✔✔FALSE
✔✔the memo is used for - ✔✔only internal communication
✔✔building and construction specifications and standard for modifications to meet
American with disabilities act (ADA) standards are found in - ✔✔americans with
disabilities act accessibility guidelines (ADAAG)
✔✔facilities management skills can be learned on the job and formal training is
unnecessary - ✔✔FALSE
✔✔the mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems cannot be addressed as separate
systems because - ✔✔ALL OF THE ABOVE
✔✔the facilities maintenance schedule is _____ but the operations schedule is _____ -
✔✔fixed; variable
✔✔what are the two major headings for financial requirements in facilities management
- ✔✔utilities and property operations and management
✔✔why is maintenance activities more easily schedule in most restaurants than they
are in hotels - ✔✔hotel operate 24 hours a day while most restaurants have closed
periods each day when maintenance can be performed
✔✔shortcuts and quick fixes may seem to be beneficial for a short period of time but in
reality they are false economics - ✔✔TRUE
✔✔if equipment is not properly installed by qualified persons the warranty may be -
✔✔voided or reduced
✔✔warranty periods always start on the date of manufacture for the equipment -
✔✔FALSE
✔✔to improve collective task - ✔✔each individual task must be scheduled in the most
effective sequence, the collective task must be documented
, ✔✔a facilities maintenance requirement can never be - ✔✔canceled
✔✔task scheduling on a 52-week basis allows the FM to - ✔✔balance the
workload/staffing requirement for the entire year
✔✔what is the final step of the workflow process to complete a work order - ✔✔billing
the cost of the work to the appropriate account
✔✔the 3 E's of sustainability - ✔✔economy, environment, and economics
✔✔the reasons that a FM may choose to use an outside contractor include - ✔✔task is
too large for capacity of internal staff, the property does not have the required tools for
the task, the required task presents a liability risk
✔✔a feasibility study conducted by a third party will do what - ✔✔provide an estimate of
the projected revenue and expenses for a proposed structure over the next five to ten
years
✔✔symptoms of unstable power systems include all the following except - ✔✔LAGS,
surges, transients, brownouts
✔✔the device that sub meters water use for cooling towers, irrigation and swimming
pools, so that this water can be removed from the property's waste disposal (sewer) bill
is known as a - ✔✔deduct meter
✔✔a boiler heats air and moves it around a building. T/F - ✔✔FALSE
✔✔PTAC stands for - ✔✔Package Terminal air conditioning
✔✔the electric charge based on a property's highest rate of energy usage during a
billing period is called the ___ charge - ✔✔demand
✔✔water filled sections of pipe within a building wastewater system that keep sewer
gases and odors from entering the building are - ✔✔traps
✔✔illumination is typically measured in - ✔✔foot-candles or lumens per square foot
✔✔the advantages of decentralized heating/cooling systems do not include -
✔✔efficient energy use
✔✔drip pans should be cleaned and chemically treated to prevent what - ✔✔water
corrosion
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔computer-specific systems add to the FM's workload because - ✔✔they must be
supported and maintained by the facilities
✔✔listening is a passive activity - ✔✔FALSE
✔✔we only communicate when we intend to communicate - ✔✔FALSE
✔✔the memo is used for - ✔✔only internal communication
✔✔building and construction specifications and standard for modifications to meet
American with disabilities act (ADA) standards are found in - ✔✔americans with
disabilities act accessibility guidelines (ADAAG)
✔✔facilities management skills can be learned on the job and formal training is
unnecessary - ✔✔FALSE
✔✔the mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems cannot be addressed as separate
systems because - ✔✔ALL OF THE ABOVE
✔✔the facilities maintenance schedule is _____ but the operations schedule is _____ -
✔✔fixed; variable
✔✔what are the two major headings for financial requirements in facilities management
- ✔✔utilities and property operations and management
✔✔why is maintenance activities more easily schedule in most restaurants than they
are in hotels - ✔✔hotel operate 24 hours a day while most restaurants have closed
periods each day when maintenance can be performed
✔✔shortcuts and quick fixes may seem to be beneficial for a short period of time but in
reality they are false economics - ✔✔TRUE
✔✔if equipment is not properly installed by qualified persons the warranty may be -
✔✔voided or reduced
✔✔warranty periods always start on the date of manufacture for the equipment -
✔✔FALSE
✔✔to improve collective task - ✔✔each individual task must be scheduled in the most
effective sequence, the collective task must be documented
, ✔✔a facilities maintenance requirement can never be - ✔✔canceled
✔✔task scheduling on a 52-week basis allows the FM to - ✔✔balance the
workload/staffing requirement for the entire year
✔✔what is the final step of the workflow process to complete a work order - ✔✔billing
the cost of the work to the appropriate account
✔✔the 3 E's of sustainability - ✔✔economy, environment, and economics
✔✔the reasons that a FM may choose to use an outside contractor include - ✔✔task is
too large for capacity of internal staff, the property does not have the required tools for
the task, the required task presents a liability risk
✔✔a feasibility study conducted by a third party will do what - ✔✔provide an estimate of
the projected revenue and expenses for a proposed structure over the next five to ten
years
✔✔symptoms of unstable power systems include all the following except - ✔✔LAGS,
surges, transients, brownouts
✔✔the device that sub meters water use for cooling towers, irrigation and swimming
pools, so that this water can be removed from the property's waste disposal (sewer) bill
is known as a - ✔✔deduct meter
✔✔a boiler heats air and moves it around a building. T/F - ✔✔FALSE
✔✔PTAC stands for - ✔✔Package Terminal air conditioning
✔✔the electric charge based on a property's highest rate of energy usage during a
billing period is called the ___ charge - ✔✔demand
✔✔water filled sections of pipe within a building wastewater system that keep sewer
gases and odors from entering the building are - ✔✔traps
✔✔illumination is typically measured in - ✔✔foot-candles or lumens per square foot
✔✔the advantages of decentralized heating/cooling systems do not include -
✔✔efficient energy use
✔✔drip pans should be cleaned and chemically treated to prevent what - ✔✔water
corrosion
