Locksmithing UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
list the names of 8 popular lock manufacturers - CORRECT ANSWER - Yale, Schlage,
Best, Master, Arrow, Kwikset, Dexter, Sargent.
List 4 different types of locks based on internal construction - CORRECT ANSWER -
Warded lock
Pin tumbler lock or pin tumbler cylinder lock
Disc tumbler lock or wafer tumbler lock
Lever tumbler lock
Side bar lock
List 8 basic key types - CORRECT ANSWER - Bit key
Barrel key
Flat key
Corrugated key
Cylinder key
Tubular key
Angularly bitted key
Dimple key
How high does the pin stack have to be in an IC Cylinder - CORRECT ANSWER - 23
(decimal measurement 0.397")
What degrees are Medeco angular bitted keys cut at? - CORRECT ANSWER - Right-20º,
Center-90º, Left 20º
,Medeco Biaxial pin diameter and chisel pointed angle - CORRECT ANSWER - pin
diameter-.135, chisel angle-85º
Medeco Biaxial minimum and maximum stack height - CORRECT ANSWER -
minimum-.499, maximum- .524
4 levels of key control for Assa twin 6000 cylinder - CORRECT ANSWER - Beta,
gamma, delta, alpha
top pins in a Assa 6000 are called - CORRECT ANSWER - spool drivers
this lock has a coded sidebar and key blank - CORRECT ANSWER - assa twin 6000
cyinder
Unique pins for Mul-t-lock high security cylinders are also called? - CORRECT
ANSWER - a pin within a pin
What high security key company uses a tip stop, enters the lock horizontally and is a
convenience key - CORRECT ANSWER - Mul-T-Lock keys
Key AR1 - CORRECT ANSWER - Arrow
Key DE6 - CORRECT ANSWER - Dexter
Key IN18 - CORRECT ANSWER - Ilco
Key KW1 - CORRECT ANSWER - Kwikset
Key SC1 - CORRECT ANSWER - Schlage
, Key SE1 - CORRECT ANSWER - Segal
Key WK2 - CORRECT ANSWER - Weslock
Key WR3 - CORRECT ANSWER - Weiser
Key Y1 - CORRECT ANSWER - Yale
A file used for cutting a key blank by hand - CORRECT ANSWER - Ward File
8 Parts inside lock case of a Warded Padlock - CORRECT ANSWER - Shackle pins,
shackle springs, stop plate, retainer spring, shackle retainer, several dummy plates, 1 or more
ward plates, keyway
8 parts inside lock case of a warded bit key lock - CORRECT ANSWER - latch bolt, hub
spindle, latch bolt spring, inside latch lock, inside latch lock spring, deadbolt, lever tumbler,
wards
Name 4 of the most common items where lever tumbler locks are used - CORRECT
ANSWER - Luggage, mail boxes, school lockers, safe deposit boxes
How long of increments do most pin tumblers have between pin sizes? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 0.005" or 0.003" increments
Top pin Tumblers usually range in length from - CORRECT ANSWER - 0.010" to 0.300"
Bottom pin tumblers usually range in length from - CORRECT ANSWER - 0.150" to
0.360"
Questions and CORRECT Answers
list the names of 8 popular lock manufacturers - CORRECT ANSWER - Yale, Schlage,
Best, Master, Arrow, Kwikset, Dexter, Sargent.
List 4 different types of locks based on internal construction - CORRECT ANSWER -
Warded lock
Pin tumbler lock or pin tumbler cylinder lock
Disc tumbler lock or wafer tumbler lock
Lever tumbler lock
Side bar lock
List 8 basic key types - CORRECT ANSWER - Bit key
Barrel key
Flat key
Corrugated key
Cylinder key
Tubular key
Angularly bitted key
Dimple key
How high does the pin stack have to be in an IC Cylinder - CORRECT ANSWER - 23
(decimal measurement 0.397")
What degrees are Medeco angular bitted keys cut at? - CORRECT ANSWER - Right-20º,
Center-90º, Left 20º
,Medeco Biaxial pin diameter and chisel pointed angle - CORRECT ANSWER - pin
diameter-.135, chisel angle-85º
Medeco Biaxial minimum and maximum stack height - CORRECT ANSWER -
minimum-.499, maximum- .524
4 levels of key control for Assa twin 6000 cylinder - CORRECT ANSWER - Beta,
gamma, delta, alpha
top pins in a Assa 6000 are called - CORRECT ANSWER - spool drivers
this lock has a coded sidebar and key blank - CORRECT ANSWER - assa twin 6000
cyinder
Unique pins for Mul-t-lock high security cylinders are also called? - CORRECT
ANSWER - a pin within a pin
What high security key company uses a tip stop, enters the lock horizontally and is a
convenience key - CORRECT ANSWER - Mul-T-Lock keys
Key AR1 - CORRECT ANSWER - Arrow
Key DE6 - CORRECT ANSWER - Dexter
Key IN18 - CORRECT ANSWER - Ilco
Key KW1 - CORRECT ANSWER - Kwikset
Key SC1 - CORRECT ANSWER - Schlage
, Key SE1 - CORRECT ANSWER - Segal
Key WK2 - CORRECT ANSWER - Weslock
Key WR3 - CORRECT ANSWER - Weiser
Key Y1 - CORRECT ANSWER - Yale
A file used for cutting a key blank by hand - CORRECT ANSWER - Ward File
8 Parts inside lock case of a Warded Padlock - CORRECT ANSWER - Shackle pins,
shackle springs, stop plate, retainer spring, shackle retainer, several dummy plates, 1 or more
ward plates, keyway
8 parts inside lock case of a warded bit key lock - CORRECT ANSWER - latch bolt, hub
spindle, latch bolt spring, inside latch lock, inside latch lock spring, deadbolt, lever tumbler,
wards
Name 4 of the most common items where lever tumbler locks are used - CORRECT
ANSWER - Luggage, mail boxes, school lockers, safe deposit boxes
How long of increments do most pin tumblers have between pin sizes? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 0.005" or 0.003" increments
Top pin Tumblers usually range in length from - CORRECT ANSWER - 0.010" to 0.300"
Bottom pin tumblers usually range in length from - CORRECT ANSWER - 0.150" to
0.360"
