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Questions 1

The 'maximum exposed area' of the fire-rated glass is defined by the supplier as 3 sqm/32 sqft. The window area is 4 sqm/43 sqft.

What would be the best option?

Options:

A.  

Do not use fire-rated glass due to the size limit and replace it with normal glass.

B.  

Split the window in two equal parts using an aluminum frame.

C.  

Split the window into parts smaller than specified as the maximum exposed area and ensure fire-rated frames are used.

D.  

Split the window in two equal parts fitted together with transparent silicon glue.

Discussion 0
Questions 2

What is the redundancy setup shown in the diagram?

Options:

A.  

2+N+1

B.  

N+2

C.  

N+N+N

D.  

2(N+1)

Discussion 0
Questions 3

In which stage of the data center life cycle does commissioning take place?

Options:

A.  

Retire

B.  

Operate/optimize

C.  

Implement

D.  

Design

Discussion 0
Questions 4

A new network storage device in a non-standard size rack of approximately 600 kg/1,300 lbs is going to be installed in the data center.

Are new floor loading calculations required?

Options:

A.  

No, as long as the equipment is less than 700 kg/1,500 lbs it will be within the limits.

B.  

No, specifications of equipment brought into the data center will already be known during the design of the data center, and therefore the floor will be able to handle it.

C.  

Yes, additional floor loading calculations need to be done by the floor manager, which should be verified by the safety engineer.

D.  

Yes, a structural engineer, approved/endorsed by the building owner, should carry out new floor loading calculations.

Discussion 0
Questions 5

What indicates the breaking capacity of a fuse or breaker?

Options:

A.  

Mechanical strength of the casing of a fuse or breaker.

B.  

The maximum voltage, in case of an electrical surge, that the fuse or breaker can handle without being destroyed or causing an electric damaging arc.

C.  

The current at which the device will trip.

D.  

The current that a fuse or breaker is able to interrupt without being destroyed or causing an electric damaging arc.

Discussion 0
Questions 6

Which formula is correct for a three-phase system?

Options:

A.  

Phase-to-Phase Voltage = Phase-to-Neutral Voltage × 1.732

B.  

Phase-to-Phase Voltage = Phase-to-Neutral Voltage ÷ 1.732

C.  

Phase-to-Phase Voltage = 1 − (Phase-to-Neutral Voltage × 1.732)

D.  

Phase-to-Phase Voltage = 1 − (Phase-to-Neutral Voltage ÷ 1.732)

Discussion 0
Questions 7

A data center is in an area where utility power is highly available—only a few outages per year, typically <1 hour per event and <50 hours/year not available. What type of generators should be installed?

Options:

A.  

Continuous generators in at least N+1

B.  

A combination of standby, prime, and continuous sized to 500% of the load

C.  

Standby generators; no N+1 needed as the risk of a failure to start is negligible

D.  

Standby generators, ideally in an N+1 configuration

Discussion 0
Questions 8

When are the wet bulb and dry bulb temperatures identical?

Options:

A.  

When the dry bulb's temperature is at the lowest allowable temperature for IT equipment as per ASHRAE

B.  

When the dry bulb's temperature is at the highest allowable temperature for IT equipment as per ASHRAE

C.  

When the relative humidity is at the best practice value for relative humidity, being 50% RH

D.  

When the relative humidity is 100%

Discussion 0
Questions 9

You are allowed to use a calculator for this question.

A computer room has a net volume of approximately 2,500 m³ / 88,287 ft³.

The temperature is 20 °C / 68 °F.

The required design concentration is 7%.

The S-Factor is 0.1359 (metric) / 1.885 (imperial).

Calculate the amount of gas required for this computer room based on FM200. What is the correct weight?

Options:

A.  

Approximately 410 kg / 900 lbs

B.  

Approximately 820 kg / 1,800 lbs

C.  

Approximately 1,390 kg / 3,000 lbs

D.  

Approximately 1,640 kg / 3,600 lbs

Discussion 0
Questions 10

Does hot/cold aisle containment impact PUE?

Options:

A.  

Yes, but not with cooling towers

B.  

Yes, avoidance of mixing improves PUE

C.  

No, airflow has no impact on power

D.  

No, unless using virtualization

Discussion 0
Questions 11

The UPS of a data center, with an ANSI/TIA-942 Rating-4, is installed with the rectifier connected to power feed A and the bypass/reserve line input connected to power feed B.

To which feed will the output of the UPS be synchronized?

Options:

A.  

The UPS will not synchronize to any of the feeds but use an internal clock to set the output voltage and frequency

B.  

Depends on the setting of the UPS, as the UPS can normally be set to either feed

C.  

Feed A

D.  

Feed B

Discussion 0
Questions 12

Can you install a raised floor tight to the perimeter of the room?

Options:

A.  

Yes, but only if the data center is located in Zone 0 with no or little seismic activity

B.  

Yes, a raised floor needs to be installed tight to the perimeter to prevent air leakage

C.  

No, to avoid damage to the raised floor due to building and hygrothermal movement

D.  

No, but this applies only to raised floors with a height of over 90 cm (3 ft)

Discussion 0
Questions 13

Two servers stacked with no gap (metal-to-metal). What heat transfer occurs?

Options:

A.  

No heat transfer

B.  

Conduction

C.  

Radiation

D.  

Convection

Discussion 0
Questions 14

Do you need to consider bullet (ballistic) protection when designing a data center?

Options:

A.  

No; bullet protection is not a requirement of ANSI/TIA-942

B.  

No, there is no reason for implementing bullet protection as you cannot predict the type of weapons that might be used

C.  

Yes, but only when the data center is built in an area with a high criminality rate or with a risk of terrorist attacks

D.  

Yes, bullet protection is a requirement of ANSI/TIA-942 for Rated-3/4 data centers

Discussion 0
Questions 15

The air intake of the mission-critical server at the top of the rack is measuring 25 °C/77 °F.

Is this acceptable?

Options:

A.  

Yes, this is allowed according to the standards and guidelines

B.  

As long as it does not exceed the average server room temperature of 38 °C/100 °F

C.  

Depends on the ANSI/TIA-942 Rating the data center needs to comply with

D.  

No, the temperature needs to be 20 °C/68 °F

Discussion 0
Questions 16

What is the floor loading requirement for a Rated-3 data center according to ANSI/TIA-942?

Options:

A.  

7.2 kPa

B.  

8.4 kPa

C.  

12 kPa

D.  

15 kPa

Discussion 0
Questions 17

ICT rack consumes 3 kW with ΔT ~11 °C (20 °F). Calculate required airflow (CFM).

Options:

A.  

~1,500 CFM

B.  

~1,000 CFM

C.  

~500 CFM

D.  

~160 CFM

Discussion 0
Questions 18

You need to determine the strategy for the cooling audit. All the servers are based on a front-to-rear (F-R) airflow design.

Which location for the temperature/humidity measurement should you recommend for the audit?

Options:

A.  

At the back/rear of the server at 50 mm/2 inch

B.  

At 1.5 meters/5 feet above the floor in the middle of the cold aisle

C.  

At the front/intake of the server at 50 mm/2 inch

D.  

At 1.5 meters/5 feet above the floor in the middle of the hot aisle

Discussion 0
Questions 19

When designing a data center network, your company wants to minimize the number of network cables to install. What type of physical cabling layout would be the best choice?

Options:

A.  

Top of Rack (ToR) design

B.  

End of Row (EoR) design

C.  

Star network design using coaxial cables

D.  

It does not matter as the number of switches is not influenced by the physical cabling layout

Discussion 0
Questions 20

What is the effect of having a damper (in open position) construction in a raised-floor tile?

Options:

A.  

Dampers allow for a higher supply air temperature

B.  

Dampers increase the air volume by approximately 10%

C.  

Dampers reduce the air volume by approximately 10%

D.  

Dampers can be used when there is a high rate of temperature change in the computer room

Discussion 0
Questions 21

What is the advantage of using Multi-fiber Push-On (MPO) connectors?

Options:

A.  

No advantage, cannot be used with OM4 fiber

B.  

Allows a single connector with multiple fibers running parallel, enabling easy upgrade to 40–100 Gbit/s

C.  

Made of high-quality materials, reusable without risk

D.  

Very flexible, can be used for both copper and optical fiber

Discussion 0
Questions 22

You are allowed to use a calculator for this question. The total power consumption of the ICT equipment in a rack is 6 kW. The equipment is traditional ICT equipment with a Delta-T of approximately 11 °C / 20 °F. Calculate the approximate CFM required to cool the equipment in the rack.

Options:

A.  

Approximately 1,500 CFM

B.  

Approximately 1,000 CFM

C.  

Approximately 500 CFM

D.  

Approximately 160 CFM

Discussion 0
Questions 23

An air-conditioner unit needs to be selected. Two types are available:

Unit-A has a Sensible Heat Ratio (SHR) of 0.7.

Unit-B has a Sensible Heat Ratio (SHR) of 0.9.

From an efficiency point of view, which one should be selected?

Options:

A.  

It does not matter, as the Sensible Heat Ratio has nothing to do with efficiency.

B.  

Not relevant, as Sensible Heat Ratio is only specified for air-conditioner equipment to indicate the ratio between intake temperature and exhaust temperature.

C.  

Unit A

D.  

Unit B

Discussion 0
Questions 24

You want to manage temperature and humidity only at the facility level in your data center. All servers use front-to-rear airflow. Which location for measurement should you recommend?

Options:

A.  

At the back/rear of the server at 50 mm (2 in)

B.  

At 1.5 m (5 ft) above the floor, 0.4 m (15 in) in front of the rack

C.  

At the front/intake of the server at 50 mm (2 in)

D.  

At 1.5 m (5 ft) above the floor, 0.4 m (15 in) at the back of the rack

Discussion 0
Questions 25

What is a potential disadvantage of using water mist as a fire extinguishing system?

Options:

A.  

It only uses 10% of the water normally used in a water-based fire suppression, which might not be enough to suppress the fire

B.  

It will rapidly increase the humidity level in the data center, which can cause a potential risk for the operation of the equipment

C.  

It extracts oxygen from the air creating a potential risk for humans inside the computer room

D.  

It has droplets that are too small (100-120 microns) so it can only be used for small fires

Discussion 0
Questions 26

Do you need to consider bullet (ballistics) protection when designing a data center?

Options:

A.  

Bullet (ballistics) protection is required by ANSI/TIA-942 for all data centers.

B.  

Bullet (ballistics) protection is only required when the data center is located in an area with a high crime rate.

C.  

Bullet (ballistics) protection is required by ANSI/TIA-942 for data centers Rated 3/4.

D.  

Bullet (ballistics) protection is only required if the facility is a potential target or the building is in the vicinity of a potential target.

Discussion 0
Questions 27

A computer room with a raised floor has been designed with racks in a hot/cold aisle setup.

What should you recommend for the placement of down-flow air conditioners?

Options:

A.  

Air conditioners perpendicular to (at the end of the row of) the Cold-Aisle

B.  

Air conditioners perpendicular to (at the end of the row of) the Hot-Aisle

C.  

Air conditioners should always be placed at both sides of each row of racks

D.  

Air conditioner placement has no influence on cooling effectiveness and efficiency. Hence, they can be placed at any convenient location.

Discussion 0
Questions 28

Management requests a 15-minute battery bank at full UPS load. UPS specs:

    30 kVA, PF 0.8

    Battery 384 V (192 cells), end discharge 308 V

    Inverter PF 0.8, 400 V output

What information is missing to perform the calculation?

Options:

A.  

UPS efficiency

B.  

Inverter efficiency / output PF

C.  

Load imbalance

D.  

Available battery charging current

Discussion 0
Questions 29

You are working with a customer who requires a guarantee that THDi levels coming from the UPS should not exceed more than 3% THDi. Furthermore, he wants to run a power-efficient data center. The UPS has a 6-Pulse SCR/Thyristor based rectifier. The current load on the UPS is approximately 80%. The customer indicates they are not expecting any changes on the ICT infrastructure for the next 3 years.

What should you recommend?

Options:

A.  

Nothing, the UPS will be able to take care of the right levels of THDi

B.  

Install a passive harmonic filter on the UPS

C.  

Install an active harmonic filter on the UPS

D.  

Install an isolation transformer rated at K13 or K20

Discussion 0
Questions 30

The noise levels in the data center are approximately 91 dB (A).

Do employers need to take precautions?

Options:

A.  

No, anything less than 100 dB (A) is acceptable.

B.  

There are no regulations regarding noise levels inside a building. Regulations only apply to noise pollution outside of the building.

C.  

As long as the data is compliant to ISO/IEC 27001 it is acceptable.

D.  

Yes, since it is mandated by regulations.

Discussion 0
Questions 31

What is the sensible heat ratio (SHR)?

Options:

A.  

Ratio of the sensible heat to the total of sensible plus latent heat to be removed from a conditioned space

B.  

Ratio of the latent heat to the total of sensible plus latent heat to be removed from a conditioned space

C.  

Ratio of cold-air supply to hot-air return temperature of a cooling system

D.  

Ratio of the cold-aisle temperature to the hot-aisle temperature

Discussion 0
Questions 32

The humidity in the computer room has changed from about 50% down to 35% Relative Humidity (RH).

What influence does this have on Electrostatic Discharge (ESD)?

Options:

A.  

No influence as long as the temperature is at approximately 20°C/77°F

B.  

Relative humidity has no influence on ESD

C.  

ESD levels will go up

D.  

ESD levels will go down

Discussion 0
Questions 33

Where should perforated tiles be installed?

Options:

A.  

At the back of racks

B.  

Every 5th rack

C.  

One tile per rack in front

D.  

As close to AC as possible

Discussion 0
Questions 34

When designing a data center network, your company wants to minimize the number of network switches to manage.

What type of physical cabling layout would be the best choice?

Options:

A.  

ToR (Top of Rack) design

B.  

EoR (End of Row) design

C.  

Star network design using coaxial cables

D.  

It does not matter as the number of switches is not influenced by the physical cabling layout

Discussion 0
Questions 35

What is needed to determine the Relative Humidity (RH)?

Options:

A.  

Wet bulb temperature, local atmospheric pressure, and calculator

B.  

Dry bulb temperature, airflow, and conversion table

C.  

Cold surface with dew collection counter

D.  

Dry bulb temperature, wet bulb temperature, and psychrometric chart

Discussion 0
Questions 36

What is the focus of the Open Compute Project (OCP)?

Options:

A.  

Saving energy, materials, and costs

B.  

Standardizing equipment only for hyperscale data centers

C.  

Developing an open-source operating system

D.  

Making cloud computing more accessible

Discussion 0