AGMT Architectural Glass & Metal Technician
Comprehensive Resource To Help You Ace 2026-2027 Exams
Includes Frequently Tested Questions With ELABORATED
100% Correct COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Guaranteed Pass First Attempt!! Current Update!!
1. Prime window - Correct Answer: window made to be installed
permanently in a building
2. Storm window - Correct Answer: removable window added to improve
thermal performance
3. Combination window - Correct Answer: includes operable and fixed
portions with screens
4. Replacement windows - Correct Answer: install in existing openings
5. Window nomenclature - Correct Answer: top horizontal: head jamb or
head
Two verticals: side jambs or jambs
Bottom horizontal: sill (exterior) or stool (interior)
Casing: exterior/interior
Casing, stools, and aprons provide the finishing
,6. Fixed windows - Correct Answer: least expensive, least likely to leak air
or water
7. Hung windows - Correct Answer: maybe single hung or double hung
depending on one or two moving sashes
- sashes were hung by counterweights in the past but now use springs
8. Sliding windows - Correct Answer: - essentially like a single hung
window on the side
- inherently stable operable windows because of tracks
- can be designed in many sizes
9. Projected windows - Correct Answer: - includes casement, awning,
hopped, tilt/turn and inswinging windows
- sashes rotate outwards or inwards from the frames and therefore
need structural stiffness when open
- projected windows can be opened to full area unlike windows with
sliding sashes
10.Casement windows - Correct Answer: - assist in catching passing
breezes, inducing ventilation
- generally narrow but can be joined to one another or with fixed
windows
11.Awning windows - Correct Answer: - can be broad but not usually tall
- can protect an open window from water during rainstorms
- lend themselves to building block approach when designing window
walls
,12.Hopper windows - Correct Answer: - more common in commercial
buildings than in residential
- can protect an open window from water during rainstorms
13.Tilt/turn windows - Correct Answer: have elaborate but concealed
hardware that allows window to be operated as either a casement or a
hopper
14.Types of windows and airtightness - Correct Answer: - project windows
have pliable rubber weatherstripping (unlike brush type) that seals by
compression providing good airtightness
15.Windows in roofs - Correct Answer: - flashed for watertightness
- fixed: skylights
- operable: roof windows
16.Glass doors - Correct Answer: large glass doors may slide on tracks or
swing open on hinges
17.French doors - Correct Answer: - open fully and are more welcoming
- not easy to regulate air into the room bc they can't be kept partially
open
- prone to air leakage
18.Sliding doors - Correct Answer: - can be partially opened to regulate air
, - can only open half its area
19.Terrace doors - Correct Answer: half leaf can swing open
20.Large building windows - Correct Answer: - pivoting windows
- side-hinged windows
- top-hinged windows
- allows for inside washing of exterior glass surface
- devices limit amount of opening to reduce damage
21.Window frames - Correct Answer: wood, aluminum, plastic, GFRP (Glass
Fiber Reinforced Plastic), Steel
Wood window frames - Correct Answer: - traditional material for housing
- good thermal insulator
- low coefficient of thermal expansion
- consistently strong
- moisture related shrinkage a problem
- requires repainting often and is subject to decay
- wood frame windows can be clad with aluminum or vinyl
aluminum frames - Correct Answer: - strong, easy to form and join
- less vulnerable to moisture damage
- attractive profiles and colors
Comprehensive Resource To Help You Ace 2026-2027 Exams
Includes Frequently Tested Questions With ELABORATED
100% Correct COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Guaranteed Pass First Attempt!! Current Update!!
1. Prime window - Correct Answer: window made to be installed
permanently in a building
2. Storm window - Correct Answer: removable window added to improve
thermal performance
3. Combination window - Correct Answer: includes operable and fixed
portions with screens
4. Replacement windows - Correct Answer: install in existing openings
5. Window nomenclature - Correct Answer: top horizontal: head jamb or
head
Two verticals: side jambs or jambs
Bottom horizontal: sill (exterior) or stool (interior)
Casing: exterior/interior
Casing, stools, and aprons provide the finishing
,6. Fixed windows - Correct Answer: least expensive, least likely to leak air
or water
7. Hung windows - Correct Answer: maybe single hung or double hung
depending on one or two moving sashes
- sashes were hung by counterweights in the past but now use springs
8. Sliding windows - Correct Answer: - essentially like a single hung
window on the side
- inherently stable operable windows because of tracks
- can be designed in many sizes
9. Projected windows - Correct Answer: - includes casement, awning,
hopped, tilt/turn and inswinging windows
- sashes rotate outwards or inwards from the frames and therefore
need structural stiffness when open
- projected windows can be opened to full area unlike windows with
sliding sashes
10.Casement windows - Correct Answer: - assist in catching passing
breezes, inducing ventilation
- generally narrow but can be joined to one another or with fixed
windows
11.Awning windows - Correct Answer: - can be broad but not usually tall
- can protect an open window from water during rainstorms
- lend themselves to building block approach when designing window
walls
,12.Hopper windows - Correct Answer: - more common in commercial
buildings than in residential
- can protect an open window from water during rainstorms
13.Tilt/turn windows - Correct Answer: have elaborate but concealed
hardware that allows window to be operated as either a casement or a
hopper
14.Types of windows and airtightness - Correct Answer: - project windows
have pliable rubber weatherstripping (unlike brush type) that seals by
compression providing good airtightness
15.Windows in roofs - Correct Answer: - flashed for watertightness
- fixed: skylights
- operable: roof windows
16.Glass doors - Correct Answer: large glass doors may slide on tracks or
swing open on hinges
17.French doors - Correct Answer: - open fully and are more welcoming
- not easy to regulate air into the room bc they can't be kept partially
open
- prone to air leakage
18.Sliding doors - Correct Answer: - can be partially opened to regulate air
, - can only open half its area
19.Terrace doors - Correct Answer: half leaf can swing open
20.Large building windows - Correct Answer: - pivoting windows
- side-hinged windows
- top-hinged windows
- allows for inside washing of exterior glass surface
- devices limit amount of opening to reduce damage
21.Window frames - Correct Answer: wood, aluminum, plastic, GFRP (Glass
Fiber Reinforced Plastic), Steel
Wood window frames - Correct Answer: - traditional material for housing
- good thermal insulator
- low coefficient of thermal expansion
- consistently strong
- moisture related shrinkage a problem
- requires repainting often and is subject to decay
- wood frame windows can be clad with aluminum or vinyl
aluminum frames - Correct Answer: - strong, easy to form and join
- less vulnerable to moisture damage
- attractive profiles and colors
