• Question 1

4 out of 4 points
A school classroom, 9m × 13m × 4m high is to be illuminated to 143 lux on the working plane. If the coefficient of utilization is 0.45 and
the sources give 12 lumens per watt, determine the total wattage required, assuming a maintenance factor of 0.97.

Selected Answer: 3,194.16

Correct Answer: 3,194.16 ± 0.01
• Question 2
4 out of 4 points
A room 8 m x 11 m is lighted 15 lamps to a fairly uniform illumination of 100 lux. Calculate the utilization coefficient (in per unit) of the
room given that the output of each lampis 1100 lumens.

Selected Answer: 0.53

Correct Answer: 0.53 ± 0.01
• Question 3
4 out of 4 points
A football pitch 100m × 60 m is to be illuminated for night play by similar banks of equal 1300W lamps supported on twelve towers
which are distributed around the ground to provide approximately uniform illumination of the pitch. Assuming that 37% of the total light
emitted reaches the playing pitch and that an illumination of 1000 lux is necessary for television purposes, calculate the number of
lamps on each tower. The overall efficiency of the lamp is to be taken as 34 lm/W. The maintenance factor is 0.95. Give the computed
numerical value in your answer not the rounded-off integer number of lamps.

Selected Answer: 32.18

Correct Answer: 32.18 ± 0.01
• Question 4
4 out of 4 points
The illumination in a drawing office 25 m × 10 m is to have a value of 250 lux and is to be provided by a number of 390-W filament
lamps. If the coefficient of utilization = 0.46 and the maintenance factor = 0.93, determine the number of lamps required. The luminous
efficiency of each lamp is 11 lm/W. Give the computed numerical value in your answer not the rounded-off integer value.

Selected Answer: 34.06

Correct Answer: 34.06 ± 0.01
• Question 5
4 out of 4 points
A school classroom, 9m × 10m × 4m high is to be illuminated to 100 lux on the working plane. If the coefficient of utilization is 0.52 and
the sources give 10 lumens per watt, determine the number of fittings required, assuming a maintenance factor of 0.83. Use light fitting
of 280W. Give the computed numerical value in your answer not the rounded-off integer value.

Selected Answer: 7.45

Correct Answer: 7.45 ± 0.01
• Question 6
1 out of 1 points
 ________ is also referred to as thinnet.

Selected Answer: Thin coaxial cable

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• Question 7
1 out of 1 points
The most common type of connector used with coaxial cables is the ________ connector.

Selected Answer: BNC

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• Question 8
1 out of 1 points
Over long distances, an ________ is needed to boost the light signal.

Selected Answer: optical regenerator

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• Question 9
1 out of 1 points
________ is the operation of wireless devices or systems in homes and offices, and in particular, equipment connected to the Internet by the use of
specialized modems.

Selected Answer: Fixed wireless

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• Question 10
1 out of 1 points
Other systems operate in ________ mode, where the system can function when the source and destination are not directly visible to each other.

Selected Answer: diffuse

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• Question 11
1 out of 1 points
________ transmission capabilities are also used in buildings and are replacing the need for hard-wired direct connections.

Selected Answer: Wireless

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• Question 12
1 out of 1 points
The ________ extends from the work area (workstation) outlet to the telecommunications closet and consists of horizontal cabling, telecommunications
outlet, table terminations, and cross-connections.

Selected Answer: horizontal cabling system

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• Question 13
1 out of 1 points
In design and layout of communication networks, the term________ describes the configuration of a network, including its nodes, connecting cables
and equipment.

Selected Answer: topology

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• Question 14
1 out of 1 points
A ________ is receptacle that is a specific place for physically connecting a device or piece of equipment to another.

Selected Answer: port

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• Question 15
1 out of 1 points
In a star topology, all workstations (nodes) are connected to a central unit called a ________.

Selected Answer: hub

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• Question 16
1 out of 1 points
Telecommunication systems function when a ________ converts sound waves (e.g., those created when a person speaks into a telephone
mouthpiece) or data into signals, which travel along wires or through the air before reaching their destination.

Selected Answer: transmitter

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• Question 17
1 out of 1 points
In telecommunications systems, WAN stands for ________.

Selected Answer: Wide Area Network

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• Question 18
1 out of 1 points
A ________ uses electricity, light (visible and infrared), or radio waves to transmit signals that carry voice and data transmissions.

Selected Answer: telecommunication system

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• Question 19
1 out of 1 points
A network that is wired in the ________ topology connects workstation equipment and devices in a point-to-point serial manner in an unbroken circular
configuration.

Selected Answer: ring

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• Question 20
1 out of 1 points
In telecommunications systems, AWG stands for ________.
 Selected Answer: American Wire Gauge
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• Question 21
1 out of 1 points
A ________ transmits and receives a light signal that is transmitted through an optical fiber.

Selected Answer: fiber optic relay system

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• Question 22
1 out of 1 points
A ________ is a plastic coating that protects the fiber from damage and moisture.

Selected Answer: buffer coating

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• Question 23
1 out of 1 points
In telecommunications systems, RJ stands for ________.

Selected Answer: Registered Jack

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• Question 24
1 out of 1 points
The ________ is the cabling and pathways outside of the building, including the cables carrying local exchange carrier services (e.g., outside
telephone company), Internet service provider services, and private branch exchange telecommunication cable (e.g., private phone network between
buildings at a school campus or business park)

Selected Answer: interbuilding backbone

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• Question 25
 1 out of 1 points
For some applications, a twisted pair is enclosed in a shield and is known as ________ wiring.

Selected Answer: STP

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• Question 26
1 out of 1 points
________ are long, thin strands of very pure silicon glass or plastic about the diameter of a human hair.

Selected Answer: Optical fibers

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• Question 27
1 out of 1 points
In telecommunications systems, PCS stands for ________.

Selected Answer: Personal Communications Service

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• Question 28
1 out of 1 points
________ connect the backbone cabling entering the telecommunications closet with the terminal equipment in the work area (e.g., computers, data
terminals, telephones, and so on).

Selected Answer: Horizontal pathways

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• Question 29
1 out of 1 points
When a ________ intercepts the signals, they are converted back into useful data or sound waves that become distinguishable by the
human ear and recognized by brain.

Selected Answer: receiver

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• Question 30
1 out of 1 points
A ________ is the cabling, devices, and equipment that integrate the voice, data, video, and electronic management
systems of a building (e.g., safety alarms, security access, energy management and control systems, and so on). Design and installation of it adheres
to national and international standards.

Selected Answer: structured cabling system

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• Question 31
1 out of 1 points
The ________ is the space containing workstation (terminal) equipment and components.

Selected Answer: work area

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• Question 32
1 out of 1 points
________ is a type of communication transmission cable consisting of two center conductors surrounded by an insulating spacer, which in turn is
surrounded by a tubular outer conductor (usually a braid, foil, or both).

Selected Answer: Twin axial cable

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• Question 33
1 out of 1 points
________ wiring consists of multiple pairs of twisted insulated copper conductors bound in a single sheath.

Selected Answer: UTP

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• Question 34
 1 out of 1 points
________ is the popular expression used to describe high-frequency wireless local area network technology.

Selected Answer: Wi-Fi

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• Question 35
1 out of 1 points
A________ is a mounted hardware unit containing an assembly of rows of connecting locations in a communications system, called ports.

Selected Answer: patch panel

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• Question 36
1 out of 1 points
A ________ is a type of jumper cable that is used to create a connection from one port in a patch panel to another port.

Selected Answer: patch cord

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• Question 37
1 out of 1 points
The ________ is the central part of the system that accepts incoming services and distributes services throughout the home.

Selected Answer: service center

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Exact Match central hub

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• Question 38
1 out of 1 points
Some systems operate in a ________ mode, which means that there must be a visually unobstructed straight-line path through space between the
transmitter (source) and receiver (destination).

Selected Answer: line-of-sight

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• Question 39
1 out of 1 points
In telecommunications systems, EIA stands for ________.

Selected Answer: Electronic Industries Association

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• Question 40
1 out of 1 points
________ is the medium through which voice and data move from one telecommunication device to another.

Selected Answer: Telecommunication cabling

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• Question 41
1 out of 1 points
In telecommunications systems, MAW stands for ________.

Selected Answer: Metropolitan Area Network

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• Question 42
1 out of 1 points
The receiver uses a ______ to detect the light signal, decodes it, and sends an electrical signal to a computer, TV, or telephone.

Selected Answer: photocell

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• Question 43
1 out of 1 points
 The ________ is an entrance to the building for both public and private network service cables.

Selected Answer: building entrance facility

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• Question 44
0 out of 1 points
Twin axial cable is refered to as ________.

Selected Answer: thinnet

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• Question 45
1 out of 1 points
In telecommunications systems, PBX stands for ________.

Selected Answer: Private branch exchange

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• Question 46
1 out of 1 points
________ wireless transmits data through radio wavelengths. (No acronyn or abbreviation in the answer.)

Selected Answer: Radio frequency

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• Question 47
1 out of 1 points
________ refers to the technology in which communication signals in the form of modulated light beams are transmitted over a glass fiber transmission
medium.

Selected Answer: Fiber optics

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• Question 48
 1 out of 1 points
In telecommunications systems, ANSI stands for ________.

Selected Answer: American National Standards Institute

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• Question 49
1 out of 1 points
In telecommunications systems, TIA stands for ________.

Selected Answer: Telecommunications Industry Association

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Association

• Question 50
1 out of 1 points
Hundreds or thousands of optical fibers are arranged in bundles called ________ .

Selected Answer: optical cables

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• Question 51
1 out of 1 points
The ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-1991 was revised in 1995, and is now referred to as ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-A ________.

Selected Answer: Commercial Building Telecommunications Cabling Standard

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• Question 52
1 out of 1 points
________ refers to the specifications for fiber optic cable carrying Ethernet signals.

Selected Answer: 10BaseF

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• Question 53
1 out of 1 points
A ________ is a passageway, and thus a path, for cable to travel when interconnecting devices, components, and equipment in a telecommunication
system.

Selected Answer: pathway

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• Question 54
1 out of 1 points
A typical ________ is made in a 2 in X 4 in (50 mm X 100 mm) electrical box with horizontal cabling terminating at a connector on the faceplate
covering the box.

Selected Answer: telecommunications outlet

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• Question 55
1 out of 1 points
________ is the outer material of the optical fiber surrounding the core that reflects the light back into the core.

Selected Answer: Cladding

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• Question 56
1 out of 1 points
________ is the intensity of sensation resulting from viewing light sources and backgrounds.

Selected Answer: Brightness

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• Question 57
1 out of 1 points
________ are widely used in offices, stores, schools, and other commercial and institutional facilities for general lighting in work and sales areas.

Selected Answer: Troffers

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• Question 58
1 out of 1 points
________ describes the quality of light on a scale of 0 (horrible) to 100 (perfect).

Selected Answer: Color Rendering Index

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• Question 59
1 out of 1 points
________ are ornate luminaires generally consisting of many small incandescent lamps that simulate the effect of candle flames.

Selected Answer: Chandeliers

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• Question 60
1 out of 1 points
________ is a kind of lighting system in which most of the light falls directly to the surface or the spot which is required to be illuminated.

Selected Answer: Direct Lighting

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• Question 61
1 out of 1 points
________ are fluorescent luminaires having indirect, semi-indirect, and direct-indirect lighting distribution.

Selected Answer: Linear lighting systems

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• Question 62
1 out of 1 points
________ is an electric lamp that produces light by an electric arc through a gaseous mixture of vaporized mercury and metalhalides (compounds of
metals with bromine or iodine).

Selected Answer: Metal-halide lamp

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• Question 63
1 out of 1 points
________ is that part of electromagnetic radiation spectrum capable of exciting the retina and ultimately producing a visual sensation.

Selected Answer: Visible light

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• Question 64
1 out of 1 points
________ is a king of lighting system which utilizes luminaires which send most of the light downwards directly on the working plane but a considerable
amount reaches the ceilings and walls also.

Selected Answer: Semi-direct lighting

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• Question 65
1 out of 1 points
In the types of incandescent lamps, what does 'BR' stand for? ________

Selected Answer: Bulbous Reflector

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• Question 66
1 out of 1 points
________ are types of incandescent lamps which contain an internal reflector coating to direct light in one direction.

Selected Answer: Reflector lamps

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• Question 67
1 out of 1 points
________ is any device that includes a lamp holder and the means of electrification and support for that device.

Selected Answer: Luminaire

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• Question 68
1 out of 1 points
________ is the factor related to the cleanliness of the lamp including the room, replacement of lamp after recommended life, etc.

Selected Answer: Maintenance factor

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• Question 69
1 out of 1 points
In the types of incandescent lamps, what does 'PAR' stand for? ________

Selected Answer: Parabolic Aluminized Reflector

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• Question 70
1 out of 1 points
________ is a gas-discharge lamp that uses sodium in an excited state to produce light.

Selected Answer: Sodium-vapor lamp

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• Question 71
1 out of 1 points
________ are specially designed to illuminate a desk area while minimizing veiling reflections.

Selected Answer: Task lights

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• Question 72
1 out of 1 points
________ are wall-mounted luminaires and are oftend ecorative.

Selected Answer: Sconces

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• Question 73
1 out of 1 points
________ are primary rating types vof downlights which are equipped with a backup battery so as to produce light for at least 90 minutes during a
power outage (generally,only compact fluorescent luminaires are so equipped).

Selected Answer: Emergency fixtures

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• Question 74
1 out of 1 points
______ are any type of asymmetric luminaire that is intended to flatly light the wall from the ceiling down to the floor.

Selected Answer: Wallwashers

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• Question 75
1 out of 1 points
________ is the energy radiated in the form of waves which produces the sensation of vision to the yes .It may be natural light from sun or the artificial
light from the means created by human beings.

Selected Answer: Light

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• Question 76
1 out of 1 points
________ is a technique that places the light source very close to the wall accentuating a textured surface.

Selected Answer: Wall gazing

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• Question 77
1 out of 1 points
 ________ is the ratio of the luminous flux to the power intake.

Selected Answer: Efficacy

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Exact Match Light Efficiency

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• Question 78
1 out of 1 points
_________ is a type of reflection when a total reflection of an incident light does not occur but a small portion of it is absorbed by the reflecting surface
and an image of the source is formed.

Selected Answer: Specular reflection

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• Question 79
1 out of 1 points
________ are primary rating types of downlights used in most commercial applications with a dropped ceiling and no nearby insulation.

Selected Answer: Thermally protected luminaires

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• Question 80
1 out of 1 points
_________ is the ratio of the light absorbed versus the light striking the surface.

Selected Answer: Absorptance

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• Question 81
1 out of 1 points
In the types of incandescent lamps, what does 'ER' stand for? ________

Selected Answer: Ellipsoidal Reflector

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• Question 82
1 out of 1 points
________ is the ratio of the lumens actually received by a particular surface to the total lumens emitted by the luminous source.

Selected Answer: Coefficient of utilization

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• Question 83
1 out of 1 points
________ is a type of reflection where the incident light is scattered or diffused in all directions hence no image of the source is formed.

Selected Answer: Diffuse reflection

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• Question 84
1 out of 1 points
________ are control devices that vary the light level and power to lights.

Selected Answer: Dimmers

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• Question 85
1 out of 1 points
________ is a kind of lighting system which lies between the direct and indirect lighting where in the light is partially received by diffuse reflection and
partly direct from the source.

Selected Answer: Semi-Indirect Lighting

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