NICET LEVEL II EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WELL
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Addressable Device answer > A fire alarm system component with an input,
output, or combination function, that is discreetly identified by a unique address.
(NFPA 72, 3.3.8)
Addressable Fire Alarm System 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 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 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) 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 answer > Non-emergency activations of the fire alarm or mass
notification audible, visual, and textual output circuits. (NFPA 72 2022, Section
3.3.20)
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Audible Notification Appliance answer > A notification appliance that alerts by the
sense of hearing. (NFPA 72 2022, Section 3.3.189.1)
Automatic Fire Detector 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 answer > The primary control unit for an in-building
mass notification system. (NFPA 72 2022, Section 3.3.69.1)
Central Station Service 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 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)