101 Basic Series - Module 13 - Post Assessment
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1
A panelboard can serve as a distribution point, receiving power from a panelboard or switchboard upstream.
True
False
2
A single IFS switchboard section can contain both a panelboard and a dry type transformer.
True
False
3
The rating that defines the current the protective device (fuse or circuit breaker) can interrupt safely is the _______ rating.
Ampere
Interrupt
Voltage
Withstand
4
The NEC, prior to 2008, defines a lighting and appliance panelboard as having a maximum of 42 circuits(poles), at least 10% of the overcurrent devices at 30A or below, with neutral connections provided.
True
False
5
A ground fault can occur from water splashing an electrical appliance or outlet.
True
False
6
Surface-mount panelboards are generally used in industrial buildings, and basements of offices and commercial buildings.
True
False
7
Switchboards are expendable devices while panelboards are not.
True
False
8
For safety reasons, the NEC requires the service entrance panel's neutral to be grounded. Any downstream panels have their neutral _____. (except on separately derived systems)
Bonded
Grounded
Terminated
Isolated
9
If the depth of the service section is deeper than the distribution section, the installation is referred to as Front Alignment.
True
False
10
A top- mounted, blank enclosure with space to pull cable is called a ________.
Service section
Pull section
Pull box
Distribution section
11
A panelboard's bus bars can accommodate up to 1200A while a loadcenter is typically rated 200A.
True
False
12
The device that provides a termination point for neutral wires from both the incoming service and the load is the _____.
Bus bar
Neutral bar
Bus strap
Ground bar
Feeder bar
13
When planning for future expansion, if a customer asks for a protective device to be bolted into place and connected to the bus for a future load, this device is called a ___________.
Spare
Provision
Blank space
None of the above
14
What are the vertical and horizontal conductors called in a switchboard?
Bus bars
Neutral bars
Bus straps
Ground bars
15
A panelboard is used in commercial and industrial applications while a loadcenter is primarily used in residential applications.
True
False
16
The ______ is an NEC ruling which states that you must be able to throw no more than six handles into the off position to disconnect all electrical service.
Six section surge rule
Six withstand rule
Six disconnect rule
None of the above
17
If throwing more than ____ handles is required to disconnect all electrical service, an upstream main overcurrent protective device must be provided to cut all the branch circuits at once.
2
3
6
10
12
18
Bus bars move power between two or more components or circuits of a switchboard.
True
False
19
The neutral in a distribution panel is connected to the ground.
True
False
20
This section divides power among branch circuit protection devices.
Service section
Pull section
Pull box
Distribution section
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