National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code Questions and Answers 100% correct 2023

National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code Questions and Answers 100% correct 2023 Approved Acceptable to the authority having jurisdiction. Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) An organization, office, or individual responsible for enforcing the requirements of a code or standard, or for approving equipment, materials, an installation, or a procedure. Code A standard that is an extensive compilation of provisions covering broad subject matter or that is suitable for adoption into law independently of other codes and standards. labeled Equipment or materials to which has been attached a label, symbol, or other identifying mark of an organization that is acceptable to the authority having jurisdiction and concerned with product evaluation, that maintains periodic inspection of production of labeled equipment or materials, and by whose labeling the manufacturer indicates compliance with appropriate standards or performance in a specified manner. Listed Equipment, materials, or services included in a list published by an organization that is acceptable to the authority having jurisdiction and concerned with evaluation of products or services, that maintains periodic inspection of production of listed equipment or materials or periodic evaluation of services, and whose listing states that either the equipment, material, or service meets appropriate designated standards or has been tested and found suitable for a specified purpose. Shall Indicates a mandatory requirement. Should Indicates a recommendation or that which is advised but not required. Accessible (as applied to equipment) Admitting close approach; not guarded by locked doors, elevation, or other effective means. Accessible (as applied to wiring methods) Capable of being removed or exposed without damaging the building structure or finish or not permanently closed in by the structure or finish of the building. Accessible, Readily (Readily Accessible) Capable of being reached quickly for operation, renewal, or inspections without requiring those to whom ready access is requisite to actions such as to use tools, to climb over or remove obstacles, or to resort to portable ladders, and so forth. Accessible Spaces (as applied to detection coverage in Chapter 17). Spaces or concealed areas of construction that can be entered via openable panels, doors, hatches or other readily moveable elements. Acknowledge To confirm that a message or signal has been received, such as by the pressing of a button or the selection of a software command. Accoustically Distinguishable Space (ADS). An emergency communications system notification zone, or subdivision thereof, that might be distinguished from other spaces because of different acoustical, environmental, or use characteristics, such as reverberation, time, and ambient sound pressure level. Active Multiplex System A multiplexing system in which signaling devices such as transponders are employed to transmit status signals of each initiating device or initiating device circuit within a prescribed time interval so that the lack of receipt of such a signal can be interpreted as a trouble signal. (SIG-SSS).