NICET Level II Question and answer
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Addressable Device - correct answer ✔A fire alarm system component with an input, output, or
combination function, that is dsicreetly identified by a unique address. (NFPA 72, 3.3.8)
Addressable Fire Alarm System - correct answer ✔A system in which the fire alarm control unit and its
associated devices are connected and communicate digitally. Each device is separately addressed.
Alarm Condition - correct answer ✔An abnormal condition that poses an immediate threat to life,
property, or mission. (NFPA 72 2022, Section 3.3.65.1.1)
Alarm Signal - correct answer ✔A signal that results from the manual or automatic detection of an
alarm condition. (NFPA 72 2022, Section 3.3.272.1)
AHJ (Authority having Jurisdiction) - correct answer ✔An organization, office, or individual responsible
for enforcing requirements of a code or standard, or for approving equipment, materials, an installation,
or a procedure. (NFPA 72 2022, Section 3.2.2)
Ancillary Functions - correct answer ✔Non-emergency activations of the fire alarm or mass notification
audible, visual, and textual output circuits. (NFPA 72 2022, Section 3.3.20)
Audible Notification Appliance - correct answer ✔A notification appliance that alerts by the sense of
hearing. (NFPA 72 2022, Section 3.3.189.1)
Automatic Fire Detector - correct answer ✔A device designed to detect the presence of a fire signature
and to initiate action. (NFPA 72 2022, Section 3.3.77.2)
, Autonomous Control Unit - correct answer ✔The primary control unit for an in-building mass
notification system. (NFPA 72 2022, Section 3.3.69.1)
Central Station Service - correct answer ✔The use of a system or a group of systems including the
protected premises fire alarm system(s) in which the operations of circuits and devices are signaled to,
recorded in, and supervised from a listed central station that has competent and experienced operators
who, upon receipt of a signal, take such action as required by this Code. Related activities at the
protected premises, such as equipment installation, inspection, testing, maintenance, and runner
service, are the responsibility of the central station or a listed alarm service local company. Central
station service is controlled and operated by a person, firm, or corporation whose business is the
furnishing of such contracted services or whose properties are the protected premises. (NFPA 72 2022,
Section 3.3.303.1)
Central Station Service Alarm System - correct answer ✔A system or group of systems in which the
operations of circuits and devices are transmitted automatically to, recorded in, maintained by, and
supervised from a listed central station that has competent and experienced servers and operators who,
upon receipt of a signal, take such action as required by this Code. Such service is to be controlled and
operated by a person, firm, or corporation whose business is the furnishing, maintaining, or monitoring
of supervised alarm systems. (NFPA 72 2022, Section 3.3.302.1)
Central Supervising Station - correct answer ✔A supervising station that is listed for central station
service and that also commonly provides less stringent supervising station services such as remote
supervising systems. (NFPA 72 2022, Section 3.3.301.1)
Control Unit (Fire Alarm Control Unit-FACU or FACP) - correct answer ✔A component of the fire alarm
system that receives signals from initiating devices or other fire alarm control units and processes these
signals to determine part or all of the required fire alarm system output function(s). (NFPA 72 2022,
Section 3.3.115)
Also known as the Fire Alarm Control Panel (FACP), or control panel..
Conventional Fire Alarm System - correct answer ✔A fire alarm system that consists of a control panel
employing one or more initiating circuits, wired in parallel. The system is not capable of identifying the
device that is in alarm, supervisory, or trouble status.
already passed 2025/2026
Addressable Device - correct answer ✔A fire alarm system component with an input, output, or
combination function, that is dsicreetly identified by a unique address. (NFPA 72, 3.3.8)
Addressable Fire Alarm System - correct answer ✔A system in which the fire alarm control unit and its
associated devices are connected and communicate digitally. Each device is separately addressed.
Alarm Condition - correct answer ✔An abnormal condition that poses an immediate threat to life,
property, or mission. (NFPA 72 2022, Section 3.3.65.1.1)
Alarm Signal - correct answer ✔A signal that results from the manual or automatic detection of an
alarm condition. (NFPA 72 2022, Section 3.3.272.1)
AHJ (Authority having Jurisdiction) - correct answer ✔An organization, office, or individual responsible
for enforcing requirements of a code or standard, or for approving equipment, materials, an installation,
or a procedure. (NFPA 72 2022, Section 3.2.2)
Ancillary Functions - correct answer ✔Non-emergency activations of the fire alarm or mass notification
audible, visual, and textual output circuits. (NFPA 72 2022, Section 3.3.20)
Audible Notification Appliance - correct answer ✔A notification appliance that alerts by the sense of
hearing. (NFPA 72 2022, Section 3.3.189.1)
Automatic Fire Detector - correct answer ✔A device designed to detect the presence of a fire signature
and to initiate action. (NFPA 72 2022, Section 3.3.77.2)
, Autonomous Control Unit - correct answer ✔The primary control unit for an in-building mass
notification system. (NFPA 72 2022, Section 3.3.69.1)
Central Station Service - correct answer ✔The use of a system or a group of systems including the
protected premises fire alarm system(s) in which the operations of circuits and devices are signaled to,
recorded in, and supervised from a listed central station that has competent and experienced operators
who, upon receipt of a signal, take such action as required by this Code. Related activities at the
protected premises, such as equipment installation, inspection, testing, maintenance, and runner
service, are the responsibility of the central station or a listed alarm service local company. Central
station service is controlled and operated by a person, firm, or corporation whose business is the
furnishing of such contracted services or whose properties are the protected premises. (NFPA 72 2022,
Section 3.3.303.1)
Central Station Service Alarm System - correct answer ✔A system or group of systems in which the
operations of circuits and devices are transmitted automatically to, recorded in, maintained by, and
supervised from a listed central station that has competent and experienced servers and operators who,
upon receipt of a signal, take such action as required by this Code. Such service is to be controlled and
operated by a person, firm, or corporation whose business is the furnishing, maintaining, or monitoring
of supervised alarm systems. (NFPA 72 2022, Section 3.3.302.1)
Central Supervising Station - correct answer ✔A supervising station that is listed for central station
service and that also commonly provides less stringent supervising station services such as remote
supervising systems. (NFPA 72 2022, Section 3.3.301.1)
Control Unit (Fire Alarm Control Unit-FACU or FACP) - correct answer ✔A component of the fire alarm
system that receives signals from initiating devices or other fire alarm control units and processes these
signals to determine part or all of the required fire alarm system output function(s). (NFPA 72 2022,
Section 3.3.115)
Also known as the Fire Alarm Control Panel (FACP), or control panel..
Conventional Fire Alarm System - correct answer ✔A fire alarm system that consists of a control panel
employing one or more initiating circuits, wired in parallel. The system is not capable of identifying the
device that is in alarm, supervisory, or trouble status.
