Unit 1- Chapter 1 Getting Started in the Industry - Chptr 1

Homes that are built for a particular customer are called ____ homes.

• spec

• modular

• custom

• mobile

A good method for find a job in residential wiring is ____.

• networking

• internet job search engines

• governmental agencies

• all of these

The day after a job interview, you should ____.

• call every hour to see if you got the job

• send a letter thanking the interviewer for their time

• assume you did not get the job

• assume you did get the job and show up for work the next day

The first edition of the National Electrical Code was published in ____. The current edition is dated____.

• 1896, 2023

• 2023, 1896

• 1776, 2023

• 2020, 2023

True or False: Only some residential electrical installations must be installed following the rules of the NEC.

• TRUE

• FALSE

True or False: All residential electrical work is subject to the permitting and inspections process.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Most of the electrical power in the United States is produced by ____.

• solar power

• wind turbines

• hydroelectric dams

• thermal generation

The standard electrical system used in the United States is the ____.

• 240/120-volt, three-phase, 3-wire system

• 240/120-volt, single-phase, 3-wire system

• 208/120-volt, single-phase, 3-wire system

• 208/120-volt, three-phase, 4-wire system

The three components of an electrical system are ____, ____, and ____.

• power source, grounding conductor, grounded conductor

• light bulbs, switch, fuse

• conductors, fuse, circuit breakers

• power source, conductors, load

True or False: Electrical Current can flow in a closed circuit.

• TRUE

• FALSE