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OHIO STATE FIRE ALARM ACTUAL
EXAM PREP 2026 | ALL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS |
ALREADY A GRADED | NEW!!
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 ad required by this code - ANSWER- Central station
A system of fire alarm initiating devices, receiving equipment, and
connecting circuits(other than a public telephone network) used to
transmit alarms from street locations to the public fire service
communication center - ANSWER- Municipal fire alarm system
An installation of fire alarm system that serves contiguous and non
contiguous properties, under one ownership, from a proprietary
supervising station located at the protected properties, at which trained
and personnel are in constant attendance - ANSWER- Proprietary
supervising station
A system installed in accordance with this code to transmit alarm,
supervisory, and trouble signals from one or more protected premises to
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a remote location where the appropriate action is taken - ANSWER-
Remote supervising
An initiating device that transmit a signal indicating varying degrees of
conditions as contrasted with a conventional initiating device, which can
only indicated an on-off condition - ANSWER- Analog initiating device
A device in which the sensing element is not ordinarily destroyed in the
process of operation - ANSWER- Restorable initiating device
A device in which the sensing element is designed to be destroyed in the
process of operation - ANSWER- Non restorable initiating device
A circuit to which automatic or manual initiating devices are connected
where the signal received does not identify the individual device
operated - ANSWER- Initiating
Two or more single station alarm devices that can be interconnected so
that actuation of one causes all integral or separate audible alarms to
operate; or one single station alarm device having connections to the
other detectors or to the other detectors or to a manual fire alarm box -
ANSWER- Multiple station alarm device
A fire alarm system component that provides audible, tactile, or visible
outputs, or any combination therof - ANSWER- Notification appliance
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a notification appliance that alerts by the sense of hearing - ANSWER-
Audible Notification Appliance
A notification device that alerts by the sense of light - ANSWER-
Visible appliance
Protection of an area such as a room or space with detectors to provide
early warning of fire - ANSWER- Open area
The principle of using a small amount of radioactive material to ionize
the air-between two differentially charged electrodes to sense the
presence of smoke particles - ANSWER- Ionization
The principal of using a light source and a photosensitive sensor onto
which the principle portion of the source emissions is focused -
ANSWER- Photoelectric light obstruction
The principal of using a light source and a photosensitive sensor
arranged so that the rays from the light source do not normally fall onto
the photosensitive sensor - ANSWER- Photoelectric light scattering
A phenomenon where the upward movement of smoke and gases cease
due to the loss of buoyancy - ANSWER- Stratification
A multiplex alarm transmission system functional assembly located at
the protected premises - ANSWER- Transponder
OHIO STATE FIRE ALARM ACTUAL
EXAM PREP 2026 | ALL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS |
ALREADY A GRADED | NEW!!
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 ad required by this code - ANSWER- Central station
A system of fire alarm initiating devices, receiving equipment, and
connecting circuits(other than a public telephone network) used to
transmit alarms from street locations to the public fire service
communication center - ANSWER- Municipal fire alarm system
An installation of fire alarm system that serves contiguous and non
contiguous properties, under one ownership, from a proprietary
supervising station located at the protected properties, at which trained
and personnel are in constant attendance - ANSWER- Proprietary
supervising station
A system installed in accordance with this code to transmit alarm,
supervisory, and trouble signals from one or more protected premises to
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a remote location where the appropriate action is taken - ANSWER-
Remote supervising
An initiating device that transmit a signal indicating varying degrees of
conditions as contrasted with a conventional initiating device, which can
only indicated an on-off condition - ANSWER- Analog initiating device
A device in which the sensing element is not ordinarily destroyed in the
process of operation - ANSWER- Restorable initiating device
A device in which the sensing element is designed to be destroyed in the
process of operation - ANSWER- Non restorable initiating device
A circuit to which automatic or manual initiating devices are connected
where the signal received does not identify the individual device
operated - ANSWER- Initiating
Two or more single station alarm devices that can be interconnected so
that actuation of one causes all integral or separate audible alarms to
operate; or one single station alarm device having connections to the
other detectors or to the other detectors or to a manual fire alarm box -
ANSWER- Multiple station alarm device
A fire alarm system component that provides audible, tactile, or visible
outputs, or any combination therof - ANSWER- Notification appliance
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a notification appliance that alerts by the sense of hearing - ANSWER-
Audible Notification Appliance
A notification device that alerts by the sense of light - ANSWER-
Visible appliance
Protection of an area such as a room or space with detectors to provide
early warning of fire - ANSWER- Open area
The principle of using a small amount of radioactive material to ionize
the air-between two differentially charged electrodes to sense the
presence of smoke particles - ANSWER- Ionization
The principal of using a light source and a photosensitive sensor onto
which the principle portion of the source emissions is focused -
ANSWER- Photoelectric light obstruction
The principal of using a light source and a photosensitive sensor
arranged so that the rays from the light source do not normally fall onto
the photosensitive sensor - ANSWER- Photoelectric light scattering
A phenomenon where the upward movement of smoke and gases cease
due to the loss of buoyancy - ANSWER- Stratification
A multiplex alarm transmission system functional assembly located at
the protected premises - ANSWER- Transponder
