NPMA CPPS COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Reasons accountable property is tagged because of its sensitivity, requirement for
control and what? - ✔✔Dollar value
✔✔What does the accuracy of bar-code technology depend on? - ✔✔The accuracy of
the data capturing process
✔✔Assets acquired by the subcontractor must be tagged in accordance with the
_____________ policies and procedures unless otherwise specified in the subcontract
award document. - ✔✔Prime contractor's
✔✔What is the method of inventory and distribution that moves the oldest items in
storage to the location where they will be used first (i.e. there is concern that the items
may have a limited shelf-life)? - ✔✔FIFO
✔✔Warehouse operations include several integrated functions, including: - ✔✔Space
allocation
✔✔What does using proper temperature and humidity controls in a warehouse
environment help ensure? - ✔✔Does not deteriorate when being stored
✔✔Just-in-time (JIT) delivery has both advantages and disadvantages. What is one
DISADVANTAGE? - ✔✔Increases the costs of purchased goods
✔✔Which of these is NOT a factor that should be considered when deciding on the
appropriate layout of a warehouse? - ✔✔Acquisition method
of items
, ✔✔When should property that has been taken offsite for approved use be returned? -
✔✔During the physical inventory
✔✔What is the name of the movement document used to track the short-term
movement of equipment that may be used by multiple users? - ✔✔Equipment log-out
form
✔✔The following characteristics are a factor when selecting a shipping container: Size
and weight of item, mode of transportation, manufacturer specifications, and
____________. - ✔✔Physical characteristics
✔✔What are the two most important things that must be considered when assets are
moved from point to point? - ✔✔Physical protection and location changes in the records
✔✔When should the movement of an item be recorded in the property records? -
✔✔Following the movement of the item
✔✔Who is responsible for maintenance and calibration? - ✔✔Anyone who observes,
uses, or services an item
✔✔What types of maintenance should be covered in a Maintenance Plan? - ✔✔Repair,
unscheduled, preventive maintenance, calibration
✔✔When selecting maintenance software, you should allow for what type of records? -
✔✔Multiple Service Requirements
✔✔What results in cost savings, preventing downtime and reduced production? -
✔✔Maintenance plan
✔✔What best describes a Maintenance Plan? - ✔✔Items requiring regularly-scheduled
inspection and service should be scheduled for recall via a systematic process
✔✔What is the role of the physical inventory? - ✔✔To ensure assets recorded in the
property system physically exist c. To ensure materials in storage have not exceeded
their established shelf-life
✔✔Which equipment is more prone to loss other than theft? - ✔✔Roving Equipment
✔✔What is the factor that largely determines the frequency of a physical inventory? -
✔✔Type of property
✔✔Periodic inventories are based on what factors if not mandated by specific contract
language? - ✔✔Type, location, and value of the property
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Reasons accountable property is tagged because of its sensitivity, requirement for
control and what? - ✔✔Dollar value
✔✔What does the accuracy of bar-code technology depend on? - ✔✔The accuracy of
the data capturing process
✔✔Assets acquired by the subcontractor must be tagged in accordance with the
_____________ policies and procedures unless otherwise specified in the subcontract
award document. - ✔✔Prime contractor's
✔✔What is the method of inventory and distribution that moves the oldest items in
storage to the location where they will be used first (i.e. there is concern that the items
may have a limited shelf-life)? - ✔✔FIFO
✔✔Warehouse operations include several integrated functions, including: - ✔✔Space
allocation
✔✔What does using proper temperature and humidity controls in a warehouse
environment help ensure? - ✔✔Does not deteriorate when being stored
✔✔Just-in-time (JIT) delivery has both advantages and disadvantages. What is one
DISADVANTAGE? - ✔✔Increases the costs of purchased goods
✔✔Which of these is NOT a factor that should be considered when deciding on the
appropriate layout of a warehouse? - ✔✔Acquisition method
of items
, ✔✔When should property that has been taken offsite for approved use be returned? -
✔✔During the physical inventory
✔✔What is the name of the movement document used to track the short-term
movement of equipment that may be used by multiple users? - ✔✔Equipment log-out
form
✔✔The following characteristics are a factor when selecting a shipping container: Size
and weight of item, mode of transportation, manufacturer specifications, and
____________. - ✔✔Physical characteristics
✔✔What are the two most important things that must be considered when assets are
moved from point to point? - ✔✔Physical protection and location changes in the records
✔✔When should the movement of an item be recorded in the property records? -
✔✔Following the movement of the item
✔✔Who is responsible for maintenance and calibration? - ✔✔Anyone who observes,
uses, or services an item
✔✔What types of maintenance should be covered in a Maintenance Plan? - ✔✔Repair,
unscheduled, preventive maintenance, calibration
✔✔When selecting maintenance software, you should allow for what type of records? -
✔✔Multiple Service Requirements
✔✔What results in cost savings, preventing downtime and reduced production? -
✔✔Maintenance plan
✔✔What best describes a Maintenance Plan? - ✔✔Items requiring regularly-scheduled
inspection and service should be scheduled for recall via a systematic process
✔✔What is the role of the physical inventory? - ✔✔To ensure assets recorded in the
property system physically exist c. To ensure materials in storage have not exceeded
their established shelf-life
✔✔Which equipment is more prone to loss other than theft? - ✔✔Roving Equipment
✔✔What is the factor that largely determines the frequency of a physical inventory? -
✔✔Type of property
✔✔Periodic inventories are based on what factors if not mandated by specific contract
language? - ✔✔Type, location, and value of the property
