NALMCO Certified Apprentice Lighting
Technician (CALT)FINAL EXAM COMPLETE
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND 100%
ACCURATE SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE
THIS YEAR
1-1
Which of the following is NOT one of the major families of
lighting?
a) Incandescent/Halogen
b) Electroluminescent
c) High-intensity discharge
d) Fluorescent - ANSWER ✓ b) Electroluminescent
1-2
Rated lamp life is the time when ...?
a) Lamps reach 20,000 hours of operation
b) 1/2 of a large group of lamps are expected to have
failed
c) All lamps are expected to fail
d) It's the best time to group relamp - ANSWER ✓ b) 1/2 of
a large group of lamps are expected to have failed
,1-3
The Color Rendering Index is a scale that describes how
accurately colors look when struck by the light from a
given lamp. How is the scale defined?
a) 0-100, with 0 being worst and 100 being best
b) 0-75, with 0 being worst and 75 being best
c) 0-100, with 100 being worst and 0 being best
d) 0-75, with 75 being worst and 0 being best - ANSWER
✓ a) 0-100, with 0 being worst and 100 being best
1-4
Which of the following is NOT a typical function of a
lighting system?
a) Ballast starts and operates the lamp
b) Lamp produces light
c) Ballast records energy consumption on an LCD display
d) Luminaire controls the direction and intensity of the light
coming out of the lamp - ANSWER ✓ c) Ballast records
energy consumption on an LCD display
1-5
,Voltage is the "push" of electricity, which reaches
resistance, and the resulting rate of flow of electric power
down the line is called ...?
a) Ballast starts and operates the lamp
b) Lamp produces light
c) Ballast records energy consumption on an LCD display
d) Luminaire controls the direction and intensity of the light
coming out of the lamp - ANSWER ✓ d) The current
1-6
Light output is measured in ...?
a) Footcandles
b) Lumens
c) Watts
d) Electrons - ANSWER ✓ b) Lumens
1-7
The amount of electric power a lighting system draws is
measured in ...?
a) Watts
b) Ohms
, c) Amps
d) Volts - ANSWER ✓ a) Watts
1-8
A lighting system's efficacy is measured in ...?
a) Lumens/Watt
b) Amps/Volt
c) Lumens/kWh
d) $/kWh - ANSWER ✓ a) Lumens/Watt
1-9
Which is NOT one of the most important questions we
typically need to ask to be able to understand and
compare one lamp to another?
a) How long does the lamp last?
b) How much light does it produce?
c) How much electricity does it require?
d) What is its noise rating? - ANSWER ✓ d) What is its
noise rating?
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Technician (CALT)FINAL EXAM COMPLETE
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND 100%
ACCURATE SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE
THIS YEAR
1-1
Which of the following is NOT one of the major families of
lighting?
a) Incandescent/Halogen
b) Electroluminescent
c) High-intensity discharge
d) Fluorescent - ANSWER ✓ b) Electroluminescent
1-2
Rated lamp life is the time when ...?
a) Lamps reach 20,000 hours of operation
b) 1/2 of a large group of lamps are expected to have
failed
c) All lamps are expected to fail
d) It's the best time to group relamp - ANSWER ✓ b) 1/2 of
a large group of lamps are expected to have failed
,1-3
The Color Rendering Index is a scale that describes how
accurately colors look when struck by the light from a
given lamp. How is the scale defined?
a) 0-100, with 0 being worst and 100 being best
b) 0-75, with 0 being worst and 75 being best
c) 0-100, with 100 being worst and 0 being best
d) 0-75, with 75 being worst and 0 being best - ANSWER
✓ a) 0-100, with 0 being worst and 100 being best
1-4
Which of the following is NOT a typical function of a
lighting system?
a) Ballast starts and operates the lamp
b) Lamp produces light
c) Ballast records energy consumption on an LCD display
d) Luminaire controls the direction and intensity of the light
coming out of the lamp - ANSWER ✓ c) Ballast records
energy consumption on an LCD display
1-5
,Voltage is the "push" of electricity, which reaches
resistance, and the resulting rate of flow of electric power
down the line is called ...?
a) Ballast starts and operates the lamp
b) Lamp produces light
c) Ballast records energy consumption on an LCD display
d) Luminaire controls the direction and intensity of the light
coming out of the lamp - ANSWER ✓ d) The current
1-6
Light output is measured in ...?
a) Footcandles
b) Lumens
c) Watts
d) Electrons - ANSWER ✓ b) Lumens
1-7
The amount of electric power a lighting system draws is
measured in ...?
a) Watts
b) Ohms
, c) Amps
d) Volts - ANSWER ✓ a) Watts
1-8
A lighting system's efficacy is measured in ...?
a) Lumens/Watt
b) Amps/Volt
c) Lumens/kWh
d) $/kWh - ANSWER ✓ a) Lumens/Watt
1-9
Which is NOT one of the most important questions we
typically need to ask to be able to understand and
compare one lamp to another?
a) How long does the lamp last?
b) How much light does it produce?
c) How much electricity does it require?
d) What is its noise rating? - ANSWER ✓ d) What is its
noise rating?
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