CTS Exam Certified Technology Specialist
Installation Exam Flashcards
What is the load limit?
1. The maximum weight of an equipment rack
2. The highest intensity a sound system can produce
3. The weight at which the item will structurally fail
4. The tendency for an equipment rack to tip over - answers✔✔The weight at which the item
will structurally fail
A quick and accurate means to estimate dimensions of a commercial space during a site
inspection would be to:
1. Count the number of ceiling tiles in a drop tile installation.
2. Pace off number of steps across the room using an average of 3' (1m) per step.
3. Utilize your arm span to measure the walls using an average of 5'6" (1.5m).
,4. Estimate based upon the number of fire sprinklers. - answers✔✔Count the number of ceiling
tiles in a drop tile installation.
When designing a client's new training room, the MOST important information would come
from the:
1. Client's checklist of preferred equipment
2. End-user descriptions of how the room will be utilized
3. Architectural drawings of the building
4. Feedback from the benchmarking site visit - answers✔✔End-user descriptions of how the
room will be utilized.
A client requires a front projection system. What drawings should be requested from the client
to select the appropriate lens?
1. Reflected ceiling plans and elevations
2. Building the section and millwork details
3. Floor plans and wall details
4. Structural and electrical plans - answers✔✔Reflected ceiling plans and elevations.
,When establishing initial contact with a client, try to develop a relationship early on with the:
1. Chief operating officer
2. Information technology manager
3. Stakeholders
4. Purchasing manager - answers✔✔Stakeholders
When creating an AV solution for a client, the first step should be:
1. Creating a quote
2. Proposing a technology
3. Reviewing existing infrastructure
4. Gathering application requirements - answers✔✔Gathering application requirements
To maximize the quality of projected images in a presentation, the AV technician should ensure
that there is minimal:
1. Color temperature imbalance between the projected image and the ambient light
2. Other media used in the room except the projected image
, 3. HDCP fallout
4.Ambient light in the display environment - answers✔✔Ambient light in the display
environment
Using best practices, determine maximum view distance by multiplying the text height by:
1. 100
2. 125
3. 150
4. 175 - answers✔✔150
In an auditorium, sightlines for the audience viewing a screen space can be improved by:
1. Providing staggered or stepped, seating arrangements
2. Installing retractable seating systems
3. Lowering the screen base to the stage floor
4. Adding a proscenium arch - answers✔✔Providing staggered or stepped, seating
arrangements
Installation Exam Flashcards
What is the load limit?
1. The maximum weight of an equipment rack
2. The highest intensity a sound system can produce
3. The weight at which the item will structurally fail
4. The tendency for an equipment rack to tip over - answers✔✔The weight at which the item
will structurally fail
A quick and accurate means to estimate dimensions of a commercial space during a site
inspection would be to:
1. Count the number of ceiling tiles in a drop tile installation.
2. Pace off number of steps across the room using an average of 3' (1m) per step.
3. Utilize your arm span to measure the walls using an average of 5'6" (1.5m).
,4. Estimate based upon the number of fire sprinklers. - answers✔✔Count the number of ceiling
tiles in a drop tile installation.
When designing a client's new training room, the MOST important information would come
from the:
1. Client's checklist of preferred equipment
2. End-user descriptions of how the room will be utilized
3. Architectural drawings of the building
4. Feedback from the benchmarking site visit - answers✔✔End-user descriptions of how the
room will be utilized.
A client requires a front projection system. What drawings should be requested from the client
to select the appropriate lens?
1. Reflected ceiling plans and elevations
2. Building the section and millwork details
3. Floor plans and wall details
4. Structural and electrical plans - answers✔✔Reflected ceiling plans and elevations.
,When establishing initial contact with a client, try to develop a relationship early on with the:
1. Chief operating officer
2. Information technology manager
3. Stakeholders
4. Purchasing manager - answers✔✔Stakeholders
When creating an AV solution for a client, the first step should be:
1. Creating a quote
2. Proposing a technology
3. Reviewing existing infrastructure
4. Gathering application requirements - answers✔✔Gathering application requirements
To maximize the quality of projected images in a presentation, the AV technician should ensure
that there is minimal:
1. Color temperature imbalance between the projected image and the ambient light
2. Other media used in the room except the projected image
, 3. HDCP fallout
4.Ambient light in the display environment - answers✔✔Ambient light in the display
environment
Using best practices, determine maximum view distance by multiplying the text height by:
1. 100
2. 125
3. 150
4. 175 - answers✔✔150
In an auditorium, sightlines for the audience viewing a screen space can be improved by:
1. Providing staggered or stepped, seating arrangements
2. Installing retractable seating systems
3. Lowering the screen base to the stage floor
4. Adding a proscenium arch - answers✔✔Providing staggered or stepped, seating
arrangements
