TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF THE PHILIPPINES

MANILA
ARCHITECTURE DEPARTMENT
AR 393 – BUILDING UTILITIES 2 / MIDTERM EXAMINATION
NAME:____________________________________________________________ SECTION: _________________ SCORE
I. Telecommunications Network and Building Automation / MULTIPLE CHOICE: Select the letter of your best answer and
write it in BLOCK on the space provided on the left side of the number. NO ERASURES ALLOWED.
1. A telephone switching exchange that serves a single organization
a) Private Branch Exchange (PBX) b) Private Automatic Branch Exchange (PABX)
c) Ultra Wideband Exchange (UWBX) c) Personal Area Network Exchange (PANX)
2. A telecommunications device that uses the physical device address in each incoming message on the network to determine
to which output port it should forward the message to reach another device on the same network
a) Telephone b) Switchboard c) Voice Mail d) Wi-fi
3. It is extremely contains thin strands of class bound together in a sheathing; uses light beams to transmit signals. it is smaller
than coaxial and has a less distorted signal with high transmission rates but is expensive
a) Fiber Optic Cable b) Twisted-pair wire c) Zig Bee d) Coaxial cable
4. A medium-range wireless telecommunications technology brand owned by the _________ Alliance
a) Bluetooth b) Broadband c) Wi-fi d) Modem
5. A telecommunications hardware device that converts (modulates and demodulates)communications signals so they
can be transmitted over the communication media
a) Bluetooth b) Broadband c) Wi-fi d) Modem
6. It is a relative term but it generally means a telecommunications system that can transmit data very quickly.
a) Bluetooth b) Broadband c) Wi-fi d) Modem
7. An inner conductor wire surrounded by insulation. It is a cleaner and faster data transmitter than twisted-pair wire but is
more expensive.
a) Fiber Optic Cable b) Twisted-pair wire c) ZigBee d) Coaxial cable
8. A wireless communications specification that describes how cell phones, computers, faxes, personal digital assistants,
printers, and other electronic devices can be interconnected over distances of 10-30 feet at a rate of about 2 Mbps
a) Bluetooth b) Broadband c) Wi-fi d) Modem
9. A telecommunications device that forwards data packets across two or more distinct networks toward their destinations
through a process known as routing
a) Modem b) Bluetooth c) Router d) Wi-fi
10. It is a communications channel that permits data transmission in both directions at the same time; a full-duplex channel is
like two simplex channels
a) Full-duplex channel b) Simplex channel c) Half-duplex channel d) Channel bandwidth
11. It s the rate at which data is exchanged, usually measured in bps
a) Full-duplex channel b) Simplex channel c) Half-duplex channel d) Channel bandwidth
12. The communications media, devices, and software needed to connect two or more computer systems or devices
a) Land Area Network b) Computer network c) Digital subscriber line d) Long Term Evolution
13. A computer network that links devices within a building or group of adjacent buildings
a) Land Area Network b) Computer network c) Digital subscriber line d) Long Term Evolution
14. telecommunications service that delivers high-speed Internet access to homes and small businesses over the existing
phone lines of the local telephone network
a) Land Area Network b) Computer network c) Digital subscriber line d) Long Term Evolution
15. A technology that enables users to send, receive and store verbal messages to and from other people around the world
a) Voice mail b) Videoconferencing c) Facetime d) Viber
16. A set of interactive telecommunications technologies that enable people at multiple locations to communicate using
simultaneous two-way video and audio transmissions
a) Voice mail b) Videoconferencing c) Facetime d) Viber
17. One of the major intelligent building system referring to a wide range of computerized building control systems
a) Intelligent Architecture b) Building Automation System
c) Intelligent Design d) Performance Based
18. It is providing right amount of light at the right time and right place
a) Intelligent Architecture b) Building Automation System
c) Demand Response d) Performance Based
19. The three (3) are categories of intelligent building except
a) performance based b) service based c) system based d) structure based
20. Intelligent Building that highlights performance and demands of users more than technologies and systems
a) performance based b) service based c) system based d) structure based
21. The four (4)are the fundamental demands of performance based buildings except
a) Structure b) System c) Service d) Management
22. These are the three (3) Intelligent Architecture Areas of Concern except
a) Intelligent Design c) Appropriate Use of Intelligent Technology
c) Intelligent Use and Maintenance of Building d) Building Automation System
23. Intelligent Buildings that provide building automation, office automation, and communication network systems
a) performance based b) service based c) system based d) structure based
24. Is a device that is connected to a personal computer or building automation system controller to perform a specific function
a) Router b) Peripheral Device c) Bridge d) Gateway
25. A communications solution that delivers emergency notifications to users in a selected geographical area
a) 117 b) 136 c) 911 d) 143
II. Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning HVAC Systems and Sustainability / MULTIPLE CHOICE: Select the letter of your best answer
and write it in BLOCK on the space provided on the left side of the number. NO ERASURES ALLOWED.
1. Defines as the simultaneous control of air temperature, humidity, motion and purity of air in a confined space
a) HVAC b) Air Conditioning c) Air Conditioner d) Human Comfort
2. A devices which provides air conditioning
a) Refrigerant b) Thermostat c) Air Conditioner d) Compressor
3. A form of energy that is transformed by temperature difference
a) Heat b) Humidity c) Convection d) Radiation
4. The quantity of heat in BTU/min in a fluid or gas
a) Refrigerant b) Freon c) Thermostat d) Enthalpy:
5. A heat exchange device in a refrigeration system
a) Compressor b) Evaporator c) Condenser d) Thermostat
6. A machine for drawing refrigerant from the evaporator at a relatively low pressure, compresses it and then discharges to
the condenser.
a) Compressor b) Evaporator c) Condenser d) Thermostat
7. A part of refrigeration system in which refrigerant is vaporized, there by taking up external heat and producing cooling.
a) Compressor b) Evaporator c) Condenser d) Thermostat
8. A device which responds to changes in temperature, in/directly
a) Compressor b) Evaporator c) Condenser d) Thermostat
9. A device used to vary the volume of air passing through an air outlet, inlet or duct.
a) Thermostat b) Compressor c) Damper d) Condenser
10. A device used to separate solids such as dirt, oust and other particles from air.
a) Damper d) Condenser c) Filter d) Thermostat
11. A substance which produces refrigerating effect by absorbing heat while expanding or evaporating
a) Freon b) Refrigerant c) HydroFluoroCarbons d) Halocarbons
12. A synthetic chemical refrigerant
a) HydroFluoroCarbons b) Halocarbons c) Refrigerant d) Freon
13. A specific refrigerating machine combination for a given refrigerant
a) Thermostat b) Damper c) Condensing Unit d) Compressor
14. A type of system used for small installation such as residences and small offices
a) Air Conditioner Unit b) Window Type Unit c) Split Type Unit d) Standing Type Unit
15. It is composed of two separate sections, one installed inside the room while the other is mounted outside the building
a) Air Conditioner Unit b) Window Type Unit c) Standing Type Unit d) Split Type Air Conditioner
16. A type of air conditioning system used for large installations with the use of ducts
Centralized Type Air Conditioning System
17. A structure usually on the roof of the building over which water is circulated to as to cool it evaporatively in contact with air
a) Condensing Unit b) Evaporating Unit c) Cooling Tower d) Damper
18. The three (3) modes of heat transmission except
a) Condensation b) Conduction c) Convection d) Radiation
19. A water vapor within a confined space or environment
a) Vaporization b) Humidity c) Condensation d) Latent Heat
20. It encompasses planning, design, construction, operation, and ultimately end-of-life recycling or renewal of structures
a) Building Envelope b) Building Footprint c) Green Building d) Facade
21. Use no more energy from the grid than they generate on site
a) heat island effect b) carbon neutrality c) net-zero energy d) sustainability
22. Emitting no more carbon emissions than they can either sequester or offset.
a) heat island effect b) carbon neutrality c) net-zero energy d) sustainability
23. The boundary between the exterior and interior elements of a building
a) Building Envelope b) Building Footprint c) Green Building d) Facade
24. What is meant by LEED) - Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
25. What is meant by ASHRAE - American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers

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