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| Trade Category: | Electrical |
| Test Category: | National Electrical Code |
| Test Subject: | Article 100 Definitions |
| Test Number: | 1 of 1 |
| Questions on Test: | 10 |
| From Bank of: | 121 Questions |
| Randomly Generated: | Yes |
| Test Time: |
#1. Which of the following terms is defined as “A device that, by insertion in a receptacle, establishes a connection between the conductors of the attached flexible cord and the conductors connected permanently to the receptacle.”
CORRECT ANSWER INFO:
Correct answer is D: All of the above
NEC DEFINITION:
Attachment Plug (Plug Cap) (Plug): A device that, by insertion in a receptacle, establishes a connection between the conductors of the attached flexible cord and the conductors connected permanently to the receptacle.
(Article 100 Definitions; Part I General)
#2. Which of the following terms is defined as “acceptable to the authority having jurisdiction.” ?
CORRECT ANSWER INFO:
Correct answer is D: Approved
NEC DEFINITION:
Approved: Acceptable to the authority having jurisdiction.
(Article 100 Definitions; Part I General)
#3. What does the term “Field Labeled” mean?
CORRECT ANSWER INFO:
Correct answer is C: Equipment or materials to which has been attached a label, symbol, or other identifying mark of an FEB indicating theequipment or materials were evaluated and found to comply with requirements as described in an accompanying field evaluation report.
NEC DEFINITION:
Field Labeled (as applied to evaluated products): Equipment or materials to which has been attached a label, symbol, or other identifying mark of an FEB indicating theequipment or materials were evaluated and found to comply with requirements as described in an accompanying field evaluation report.
(Article 100 Definitions: Part I General)
#4. An arc-fault circuit interrupter is
CORRECT ANSWER INFO:
Correct answer is A: a device intended to provide protection from the effects of arc faults by recognizing characteristics unique to arcing and by functioning to deenergize the circuit when an arc fault is detected.
NEC DEFINITION:
Arc-fault circuit interrupter: A device intended to provide protection from the effects of arc faults by recognizing characteristics unique to arcing and by functioning to deenergize the circuit when an arc fault is detected.
(Article 100 Definitions; Part I General)
#5. What conductor provides a ground-fault current path and connects normally non-current-carrying metal parts of equipment together and also to the system grounded conductor or grounding electrode conductor, or both?
CORRECT ANSWER INFO:
Correct answer is D: Equipment grounding conductor
NEC DEFINITION:
Ground Conductor, Equipment (EGC): The conductive path(s) that provides a ground-fault current path and connects normally non-current-carrying metal parts of equipment together and to the system grounded conductor or to the grounding electrode conductor, or both.
(Article 100 Definitions: Part I General)
#6. What type of equipment is a combination consisting of a compressor and motor, both of which are enclosed in the same housing, with no external shaft or shaft seals, with the motor operating in refrigerant?
CORRECT ANSWER INFO:
Correct answer is C: Hermetic Refrigerant Motor-Compressor
NEC DEFINITION:
Hermetic Refrigerant Motor-Compressor: A combination consisting of a compressor and motor, both of which are enclosed in the same housing, with no external shaft or shaft seals, with the motor operating in refrigerant.
(Article 100 Definitions: Part I General)
#7. An “Appliance Branch Circuit” is defined in the NEC as
CORRECT ANSWER INFO:
Correct answer is D: A branch circuit that supplies energy to one or more outlets to which appliances are to be connected and that has no permanently connected luminaires that are not part of an appliance.
NEC DEFINITION:
Appliance Branch Circuit: A branch circuit that supplies energy to one or more outlets to which appliances are to be connected and that has no permanently connected luminaires that are not part of an appliance.
(Article 100 Definitions; Part I General)
#8. A “Charge Controller” is defined as
CORRECT ANSWER INFO:
Correct answer is C: equipment that controls DC voltage or DC current, or both, and that is used to charge a battery or other energy storage device.
NEC DEFINITION:
Charge Controller: Equipment that controls DC voltage or DC current, or both, and that is used to charge a battery or other energy storage device.
(Article 100 Definitions; Part I General)
#9. Which of the following terms does the NEC define as ” The connection between the grounded circuit conductor and the equipment grounding conductor at the service.” ?
CORRECT ANSWER INFO:
Correct answer is B: Main Bonding Jumper
CORRECT ANSWER INFO:
Main Bonding Jumper: The connection between the grounded circuit conductor and the equipment grounding conductor at the service.
(Article 100 Definitions; Part I General)
#10. The term the NEC uses to describe a device that provides a means for connecting equipment bonding conductors of communications systems to the grounding electrode of a buildings electrical system is called
CORRECT ANSWER INFO:
Correct answer is A: an intersystem bonding termination
NEC DEFINITION:
Intersystem Bonding Termination: A device that provides a means for connecting intersystem bonding conductors for communications systems to the grounding electrode system.
(Article 100 Definitions: Part I General)