Power Quality and Protection

Which of the following devices can supply backup power to a PC when the electricity fails and provides for line conditioning as well? 

• SPS
• UPS
• Line Conditioner
• Surge suppressor

When are you subjecting your computer to the greatest risk of external power problems? 

• When you plug your computer directly into the wall socket 
• When you plug your computer directly into a line conditioner
• When you plug your computer directly into a surge suppressor 
• When you plug your computer directly into an uninterruptible power supply 

Which of the following terms describes over-voltage in a power line?

• Blackout
• Brownout
• Line Noise
• Power Surge

Which of the following terms describes power failing completely?

• Blackout
• Brownout
• Line Noise
• Power surge

Which of the following terms describes under-voltage in a power line?

• Blackout
• Brownout
• Line Noise
• Power Surge

Which of the following terms describes a device being destroyed all at once in a single event?  

• Disaster
• Compromised
• Degradation
• Catastrophic

Which of the following terms describes a condition of a device that is damaged over a period of instances and begins to fail or has intermittent problems?  

• Distaster
• Compromised
• Degradation
• Catastrophic

Which of the following terms describes the voltage at which the suppressor begins to protect the computer? 

• Conditioned voltage 
• . Suppressed voltage 
• Beginning voltage
• Clamping voltage

Which of the following terms describes the time lapse before the surge protection begins, or how much time elapses between detection and protection?

• Conditioned speed 
• . Suppressed speed
• Clamping speed
• Beginning speed

Which of the following is the primary component of a surge suppressor? 

• Metal Oxide Varistor
• Clamping voltage 
• Clamping speed  
• Line conditioner