CTS 1 EXAM PREP: KEY AND LATEST A+ QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
What are the four teams that comprise the overall Project Team?
Owner, Design, Installation, and Management
Who would belong to the Design team?
Anyone with Consultant in their title except the moving consultant
Which groups make up the Management Team?
Developer, Construction Manager, and Building Management Agency
The End-User, Facility Manager and Building Committee comprise which team
within the Project Team?
Owner
Which group represent the generic roles that are important to the Project
process?
Project Managers, Designers and Installers
Which project characteristics must be considered in order to determine which
method is best suited for a particular project?
Schedule, Size, Type, Complexity, and Procurement Requirements
What is an important aspect of funding that has a direct impact on the project
process and design/installation?
Technical Support Funding
Whether a construction project is large or small, which milestones must be
achieved in a typical schedule?
Programming, Building Design, AV Bid, and Move-In
What type of project is a typical Consultant-Led Design-Bid-Build contract
structure good for?
Long term projects with extended project cycles
What is the risk in using an OFE/Integrator Installed contract structure?
System and infrastructure design and facility functionality may suffer
What are some of the important project scope and size considerations in
selecting an AV provider?
, Financial Stability, Current Workload, and Company Credentials
What type of document typically includes Project Size Requirements, Corporate
Profile, Team Personnel, and Warranty Response Time?
RFQ
a significant difference between the Two-Envelope Bid
Method and the Qualifications- Based Selection Method?
Negotiate with the highest ranking firm to finalize the contract
What is one of the disadvantages of contracting the AV integrator to the electrical
subcontractor?
More layers of responsibility and communication
When conducting a complete project bid process, what milestone follows the
issuing of the RFP?
Pre-Bid Meeting
Under what circumstances would you likely use an A305-1986 form?
Scoring responses to an RFQ
What is the ideal way to contract an AV integrator?
Directly to the Owner
The process of identifying the activities that end-users need to perform, and
developing the functional descriptions of your systems is referred to as:?
Needs Analysis
What is the main task of the third Step of the Program Phase of a Project?
Conducting program meetings
What should be included in the written Program Report?
...A conceptual and functional system description
The more accurate means to estimate dimensions of a commercial space during a
site inspection would be to?
Count Ceiling Tiles in a drop tile instalation
A client requires a new boardroom. The sales person and engineer are sent to the
premises to measure the facility and talk to the client. At this stage they should
be performing a _
Needs Analysis
ANSWERS
What are the four teams that comprise the overall Project Team?
Owner, Design, Installation, and Management
Who would belong to the Design team?
Anyone with Consultant in their title except the moving consultant
Which groups make up the Management Team?
Developer, Construction Manager, and Building Management Agency
The End-User, Facility Manager and Building Committee comprise which team
within the Project Team?
Owner
Which group represent the generic roles that are important to the Project
process?
Project Managers, Designers and Installers
Which project characteristics must be considered in order to determine which
method is best suited for a particular project?
Schedule, Size, Type, Complexity, and Procurement Requirements
What is an important aspect of funding that has a direct impact on the project
process and design/installation?
Technical Support Funding
Whether a construction project is large or small, which milestones must be
achieved in a typical schedule?
Programming, Building Design, AV Bid, and Move-In
What type of project is a typical Consultant-Led Design-Bid-Build contract
structure good for?
Long term projects with extended project cycles
What is the risk in using an OFE/Integrator Installed contract structure?
System and infrastructure design and facility functionality may suffer
What are some of the important project scope and size considerations in
selecting an AV provider?
, Financial Stability, Current Workload, and Company Credentials
What type of document typically includes Project Size Requirements, Corporate
Profile, Team Personnel, and Warranty Response Time?
RFQ
a significant difference between the Two-Envelope Bid
Method and the Qualifications- Based Selection Method?
Negotiate with the highest ranking firm to finalize the contract
What is one of the disadvantages of contracting the AV integrator to the electrical
subcontractor?
More layers of responsibility and communication
When conducting a complete project bid process, what milestone follows the
issuing of the RFP?
Pre-Bid Meeting
Under what circumstances would you likely use an A305-1986 form?
Scoring responses to an RFQ
What is the ideal way to contract an AV integrator?
Directly to the Owner
The process of identifying the activities that end-users need to perform, and
developing the functional descriptions of your systems is referred to as:?
Needs Analysis
What is the main task of the third Step of the Program Phase of a Project?
Conducting program meetings
What should be included in the written Program Report?
...A conceptual and functional system description
The more accurate means to estimate dimensions of a commercial space during a
site inspection would be to?
Count Ceiling Tiles in a drop tile instalation
A client requires a new boardroom. The sales person and engineer are sent to the
premises to measure the facility and talk to the client. At this stage they should
be performing a _
Needs Analysis
