CET 1213 Exam 2 Review – Study Guide and Practice Questions for Certified Electronics
Technician Course Assessment
What was one of the most popular mail-in order companies for buying a house? - ANS ✔✔Sears
In the early 1900s to WWII, it was common for a US homebuilder to have: - ANS ✔✔a
construction crew with skills of all trades (Jack of all trades).
How did Levitt & Sons change construction practices? - ANS ✔✔All of the above
What are the common stages behind milling timber into lumber? - ANS ✔✔Logging, debarking,
cutting for length, cutting for cross-section, kiln, scaling, bundling
What is this milling process? - ANS ✔✔Kiln
What is the purpose of a kiln within the saw milling process? - ANS ✔✔Remove moisture from
the timber
How does moisture impact performance of lumber? - ANS ✔✔effects strength, flexibility, and
physical defects
What is this type of defect? - ANS ✔✔Crook
What is this type of defect? - ANS ✔✔Twist
What is this type of defect? - ANS ✔✔Knot
What is this type of defect? - ANS ✔✔Cupping
, What is the function of the frame of the house? - ANS ✔✔Transfer loads throughout the
structure to the foundation
A - ANS ✔✔Stud
B - ANS ✔✔Header
C - ANS ✔✔Crippie
D - ANS ✔✔Sole Plate
E - ANS ✔✔Top Plate
F - ANS ✔✔King Stud
G - ANS ✔✔Trimmer
H - ANS ✔✔Rough Sill
Where are some of the oldest known brick masonry used? - ANS ✔✔Southern Turkey
What did ancient Egyptians do to improve strength of brick? - ANS ✔✔Add straw to the mud
The Romans' may not have developed this within the brick manufacturing process, but they did
perfect it. - ANS ✔✔Kiln
Technician Course Assessment
What was one of the most popular mail-in order companies for buying a house? - ANS ✔✔Sears
In the early 1900s to WWII, it was common for a US homebuilder to have: - ANS ✔✔a
construction crew with skills of all trades (Jack of all trades).
How did Levitt & Sons change construction practices? - ANS ✔✔All of the above
What are the common stages behind milling timber into lumber? - ANS ✔✔Logging, debarking,
cutting for length, cutting for cross-section, kiln, scaling, bundling
What is this milling process? - ANS ✔✔Kiln
What is the purpose of a kiln within the saw milling process? - ANS ✔✔Remove moisture from
the timber
How does moisture impact performance of lumber? - ANS ✔✔effects strength, flexibility, and
physical defects
What is this type of defect? - ANS ✔✔Crook
What is this type of defect? - ANS ✔✔Twist
What is this type of defect? - ANS ✔✔Knot
What is this type of defect? - ANS ✔✔Cupping
, What is the function of the frame of the house? - ANS ✔✔Transfer loads throughout the
structure to the foundation
A - ANS ✔✔Stud
B - ANS ✔✔Header
C - ANS ✔✔Crippie
D - ANS ✔✔Sole Plate
E - ANS ✔✔Top Plate
F - ANS ✔✔King Stud
G - ANS ✔✔Trimmer
H - ANS ✔✔Rough Sill
Where are some of the oldest known brick masonry used? - ANS ✔✔Southern Turkey
What did ancient Egyptians do to improve strength of brick? - ANS ✔✔Add straw to the mud
The Romans' may not have developed this within the brick manufacturing process, but they did
perfect it. - ANS ✔✔Kiln
