Fire Alarm Installation Methods (CFAT)
Test. Newest 2025-2026. Questions
with Correct Verified Answers. Graded
A
__________ are yours or someone else's good idea regarding how
something should be done.
A. Adopted codes
B. Recognized Standards
C. Best practices
D. Olin's Law - ANSC. Best Practices
__________ documenting any event at the time of the event, is usually
seen as proof of the event
A. Codes and Standards
B. Paperwork
C. Best practices
D. National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code - ANSB. Paperwork
__________ indicates a recommendation or something that is advised but
not required
A. Shall
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,B. Should
C. Must
D. Suggested - ANSB. Should
__________ is the default listing for all Fire Alarm Control Units.
A. UL 217
B. UL 268
C. UL 864
D. UL 985 - ANSC. UL 864
___________ are/is performed for new installations to verify Code
compliance. The alarm company is required to perform this 100% test and
notify the local AHJ when it has successfully passed.
A. Commissioning
B. Maintenance
C. Functional Testing
D. Acceptance Testing - ANSD. Acceptance Testing
___________ implies that you will provide corrective repairs to a system
once you are notified that it is necessary or requested.
A. Maintenance
B. Service
C. Functional testing
D. Inspection - ANSB. Service
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,____________ detectors are usually spot-type detectors and contain a light
source and a photosensitive device arranged so that light rays do not
normally fall on the photo-sensor.
A. Light obscurrstion
B. Photosensitive
C. Light Scattering
D. Light Sensitive - ANSC. Light Scattering
____________ technology is generally more effective at detecting fast,
flaming fires which consume combustible materials rapidly and spread
quickly
A. Photoeletric
B. Light Obscuration
C. Ionization
D. Light Scattering - ANSC. Ionization
_____________ includes scheduled and planned maintenance procedures.
A. Preventative maintenance
B. Inspection
C. Corrective maintenance
D. Service - ANSA. Preventative maintenance
3
, _____________ is a designation, which states that the contacts of a switch
or relay are closed or connected at rest.
A. Open
B. Normally closed
C. Closed
D. Normally open - ANSB. Normally closed
_____________ is performed to verify that all life safety systems meet the
owner's performance written criteria established during the planning phase,
and all systems are working together as described by the detailed plan.
A. Functional testing
B. Commissioning
C. Maintenance
D. Service - ANSB. Commissioning
_____________ is the adjustment or repair of equipment necessary to
restore the system to its original level of protection and reliability
A. Preventative maintenance
B. Inspection
C. Corrective maintenance
D. Service - ANSC. Corrective maintenance
_____________ test all mechanical and electronic self-restoring, fixed
temperature and rate-of-rise or rate compensated heat detectors in the 135
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Test. Newest 2025-2026. Questions
with Correct Verified Answers. Graded
A
__________ are yours or someone else's good idea regarding how
something should be done.
A. Adopted codes
B. Recognized Standards
C. Best practices
D. Olin's Law - ANSC. Best Practices
__________ documenting any event at the time of the event, is usually
seen as proof of the event
A. Codes and Standards
B. Paperwork
C. Best practices
D. National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code - ANSB. Paperwork
__________ indicates a recommendation or something that is advised but
not required
A. Shall
1
,B. Should
C. Must
D. Suggested - ANSB. Should
__________ is the default listing for all Fire Alarm Control Units.
A. UL 217
B. UL 268
C. UL 864
D. UL 985 - ANSC. UL 864
___________ are/is performed for new installations to verify Code
compliance. The alarm company is required to perform this 100% test and
notify the local AHJ when it has successfully passed.
A. Commissioning
B. Maintenance
C. Functional Testing
D. Acceptance Testing - ANSD. Acceptance Testing
___________ implies that you will provide corrective repairs to a system
once you are notified that it is necessary or requested.
A. Maintenance
B. Service
C. Functional testing
D. Inspection - ANSB. Service
2
,____________ detectors are usually spot-type detectors and contain a light
source and a photosensitive device arranged so that light rays do not
normally fall on the photo-sensor.
A. Light obscurrstion
B. Photosensitive
C. Light Scattering
D. Light Sensitive - ANSC. Light Scattering
____________ technology is generally more effective at detecting fast,
flaming fires which consume combustible materials rapidly and spread
quickly
A. Photoeletric
B. Light Obscuration
C. Ionization
D. Light Scattering - ANSC. Ionization
_____________ includes scheduled and planned maintenance procedures.
A. Preventative maintenance
B. Inspection
C. Corrective maintenance
D. Service - ANSA. Preventative maintenance
3
, _____________ is a designation, which states that the contacts of a switch
or relay are closed or connected at rest.
A. Open
B. Normally closed
C. Closed
D. Normally open - ANSB. Normally closed
_____________ is performed to verify that all life safety systems meet the
owner's performance written criteria established during the planning phase,
and all systems are working together as described by the detailed plan.
A. Functional testing
B. Commissioning
C. Maintenance
D. Service - ANSB. Commissioning
_____________ is the adjustment or repair of equipment necessary to
restore the system to its original level of protection and reliability
A. Preventative maintenance
B. Inspection
C. Corrective maintenance
D. Service - ANSC. Corrective maintenance
_____________ test all mechanical and electronic self-restoring, fixed
temperature and rate-of-rise or rate compensated heat detectors in the 135
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