WorksheetsBUILDING UTILITIES - MECHANICAL AND OTHER SYSTEMS
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
The following are basic component parts of an escalator except...
Balustrade assembly
Continuous belt
Step assembly
Governor
British term for elevator
Bank
Freight
Lift
Hoist
A device used for moistening the air at the desired degree
Humidistat
Humidifier
Thermostat
Hydrostat
A light, usually over the entrance to an elevator on each floor of a multi-storey building that signals the approach of the elevator.
Lantern
Annunciator
Elevator Lamp
Bulb
The toothed portion of the threshold plate at both ends of an escalator.
Step plate
Filter plate
Comb plate
Groove plate
A row of elevators, controlled by a common operating system.
Traction
Penthouse
Bank
Lift
A sprinkler system having sprinkler heads open at all times, through which water flow is controlled by a valve operated by a heat-smoke or flame-sensing device.
Pre-action system
Deluge system
Dry-pipe system
Wet-pipe system
A sprinkler system containing water at sufficient pressure to provide an immediate, continuous discharge through sprinkler heads that open automatically in the event of fire.
Pre-action system
Deluge system
Dry-pipe system
Wet-pipe system
A fire involving live electric equipment, which requires a non-conducting extinguishing medium.
Class A fire
Class B fire
Class C fire
Class D fire
A fire involving flammable liquids, as gasoline, oil and grease, which must be extinguished by excluding air and inhibiting the release of combustible vapors.
Class A fire
Class B fire
Class C fire
Class D fire
A fire involving certain combustible metals, as magnesium or sodium, which requires a non-reactive, heat-absorbing extinguishing medium.
Class A fire
Class B fire
Class C fire
Class D fire
A fire involving ordinary combustible materials, as wood, paper and cloth on which the quenching or cooling effect of water is of primary importance.
Class A fire
Class B fire
Class C fire
Class K fire
A fire involving cooking appliances with combustible cooking media such as vegetable or animal oils and fats
Class A fire
Class B fire
Class C fire
Class K fire
A device that automatically responds to changes in temperature and activates switches controlling such equipment as furnaces, refrigerators and air conditioners.
Thermocouple
Thermostat
Thermocouple
Thermometer
Which part of a split aircon is located indoors?
Evaporator
Condenser
Compressor
Absorber
A device having slats at different angles for deflecting or conditioning air from outlet in various directions
Condenser
Diffuser
Radiator
Damper
System for transporting materials from one site to another, especially in a factory.
Car
Steps
Conveyor
Escalator
Most common type used for passenger service
Freight elevator
Hydraulic elevator
Observation elevator
Traction elevator
Which is NOT a primary component of the lightning protection systems in buildings or structures?
Lightning rods or air terminals
Down conductors
Grounding electrodes
Step-down transformer
What do you call the device above doorways that separate the outer environment and the air-conditioned interior space?
Air curtain
Air barrier
Air lock
Air liner
What do you call the security feature of revolving doors where the revolving doors fold together to allow free passage?
Break dance
Break-up
Break-out
Break-down
Who invented the first safety elevator breaks in 1852?
Elisha Greaves Otis
Charles Otis
Norton Otis
Jason Goodwin
What type of device should be used to amplify the Wi-Fi connection coming from the main server?
LAN
Router
PABX
CCTV
What is PABX?
Private Address Built Enterprise
Private Automatic Building Exchange
Private Automatic Branch Exchange
Public Address Building Exchange
1. What does LAN stand for?
Limited Area Network
Local Access Network
Local Area Network
Limited Automation Network
The most economical type of aircon that is ideal for condominium project.
Window type
Split type
Centralized
None of the above
It is up and down escalator, side by side or separated by distance. Most economical layout
Criss-cross
Parallel
Scissor
Multi-Parallel
Stacking escalators that go in one direction, frequently used in department stores or shopping centers. Most economical to build
Criss-cross
Parallel
Scissor
Multi-Parallel
What is also known as a synthetic chemical refrigerant?
Ammonia
Freon
Plenum
Effluent
What is used for room to room communication system?
Intercom
PABX
CATV
CCTV
1. What is used for room to desk communication system?
Intercom
PABX
CATV
CCTV
The recommended speed for escalators ranges from...
90 fpm -120 fpm
130 fpm -160 fpm
165 fpm -180 fpm
60 fpm -80 fpm
The location of Puchicalator, the shortest escalator in the world
Kawasaki, Japan
Yokohama, Japan
Kyoto, Japan
Tokyo, Japan
Installed the first modern spiral escalator in 1985
Largest escalator manufacturer in the world
