MICHIGAN SECURITY ALARM SYSTEM CONTRACTOR LICENSE
Licensing application and test information,
business consultation & license test study guide material!

License test secret #1:

Understand that you must know the data needed to pass
every one of several different 100-question testings
as to be able to pass whichever is assigned to you
(so knowing only 100 questions is a waste of time!)

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--each version of the state's security alarm test might have
different topics, and our MI Security Alarm System Contractor packages
have study material and business help information about:

basic electricity; all standards and codes; control devices;
alarm transmissions; motion detection; perimeter systems;
access control; CCTV systems; job planning;
proximity alarms, monitoring, administration,
Kirchoff's Law, expired license, sound detection systems, grounds,
alarm contacts, office regulations, business practices, techniques,
smoke beams, service, open, closed, shorts, central stations, management,
National Electrical Code, CCTV, programing, PIRs, IP systems, doubling voltage,
Ohm's Law, business management, diodes, voltage,
sexual harassment, protective loops, system diagrams, circuits,
OSHA, cross-zoning, insurance, service calls, liens,
gap width, grounding, sirens, DC-09 Standard, ferrite beads,
EOL resistors, parallel, AWG differences, disciplinary proceedings, UL, prohibited acts,
extent of protection, grounded, continuity, voltage drop,
US employment eligibility, repair, access, smoke alarms, languages, photoelectric beams,
battery tests, symbols, false alarm reduction, consultation, installation, service, ladders,
safety, supervised loops, devices normally closed, defense, employee registration requirements,
wire type, eye protection, double-closed, RJ-xx differences, privacy,
tax withholding, safety, verification, receivers, devices normally open, resistors, related laws,
prohibited acts and citations, monitoring, signal, glass breaks, AC Agents, serial, motion detectors,
conduct of business, legal proceedings, ladders, alarm activations, digital communicators,
outside bell time, shorts, wire types, wire length,
extents, repair, bell time-outs, supervised loops,
openings, alarm agent registration, microwave, 1099s,contract cancellations, deposit refunds,
backup batteries, pet-friendly intrusion-detection devices, infrared, combination detectors,
CO carbon monoxide detectors, magnetic alarm contacts, motion sensors, glass-break detectors,
safe/vault extent complete, verified alarm systems, ATM/night-depository protection, parallel wiring,
series/serial wiring, plenum spaces, shunts, plenum cabling, classes of cables, branch offices,
auxiliary outputs, cable rating, employee death, ladder choices, DSL, telephone line seizure,
Central Station communication methods, NFPA 730,
the most common general false alarm causes,
false alarms from PIRs, plunger sensors, power supplies, supervision, false alarms,
bells, responding to alarms, audio discriminators, plunger switches, microwave sensors, monostatic sensors,
bistatic sensors, Central Station requirements to be UL listed, client education , RJ31X details,
RJ31X installation, RJ31X client notification, alarm system power supplies, ultrasonic motion detectors,
home-run wiring, changing a back-up battery without a disable code, alarm permits, service loops,
common wiring used with alarm systems, load-testing a back-up battery, conduit differences,
types of alarm keypads, alarm keypad placement, listen-in monitoring,
CP-01 Standards, Alarm System -to- Central Station communication protocols, DTMF, Contact ID, FSK SIA,
Pulse 4/2, basic alarm troubleshooting, cable/wiring 'tips' to reduce false alarms, distant devices,
intercom installations, the 4 keypad wire colors and what each is for, magnetic switches,
entry/exit delays, Doppler, advantages of wireless systems, advantages of wired systems,
factors that affect placement of interior detection devices,
factors that affect placement of perimeter detection devices,
assessing a customer's alarm system needs and expectations, photoelectric sensors, dual-technology sensors,
strange things that have caused false alarms, third-party monitoring, lying on an application,
suing your alarm clients in court, persons required to be in charge of offices and branch offices,
alarm foil window tape, annunciators, weakest point of an alarm system, ferrite rings and beads,
Average life expectancy comparison: magnetic switches vs micro switches, alarm pressure mats,
A difference in wiring that many don't know-- fire alarm circuits vs burglar alarm circuits, anti-tamper switches,
wiring at baseboards, oral agreements vs written agreements, programmable ringer shut-off times, xyz dialers,
reed switches, residential sales agreements, alarm zones, long runs of wire, being UL Approved,
abandoning an alarm installation plan, license posting requirements, Mechanic's Liens, required disclosures,
NFPA 731, contracts, fire technology; job safety; and more.

(Of course we don't list all the secrets topics here, or you might not call for our material!)

ACTUAL MICHIGAN SECURITY
ALARM SYSTEM CONTRACTOR
LICENSING AND MICHIGAN RULES
TEST TOPICS!

(There are 100 questions in each test version;
you need at least 70% correct, in 150 minutes)

A. Security Alarm System Contractor
Licensing and Michigan Rules: 5 questions

POSSIBLE TOPICS:
1. License qualifications
2. Activities requiring license; exemptions from
licensure
3. Prelicense investigations
4. Limitations on practice
5. Bonding and insurance requirements
6. Display of license
7. Reporting changes
8. Renewal of license
9. Advertising rules
10. Labor law compliance
11. Uniforms and insignia
12. Maintenance of employee records


B. Low Voltage Electrical/Electronic
System Basics: 21 questions

POSSIBLE TOPICS:
1. Basic electrical/ electronic theory
2. Types of circuits
3. Use of electronic test equipment (VOM, etc)
4. Power supplies
5. Troubleshooting electrical circuits and electronic
devices
6. Grounding techniques
7. Surge protection devices
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1. Basic protective circuits
2. Advanced protective circuits,
i.e. addressable circuits, etc.
3. Input devices:
mechanical and electronic switches
4. Input devices:
glass protection
(mechanical and electronic)
5. Input devices:
motion detection and interior traps
6. Input devices:
shock sensors and audio discriminators.
7. Input devices: video motion detection
8. Output devices: audible and visual
9. User initiated devices
(holdup, panic, medical etc.)
10. Alarm control panels and keypads


C. Security System Design and Programming: 20 questions

POSSIBLE TOPICS:
1. Panel programming
2. Central station communication
3. Risk analysis of premises
and site survey techniques
4. System layout and design,
including integration with other systems.
5. Networking protocols and technology
(including wireless)
6. Security issues requiring Interface with IT
departments: port allocation, bandwidth control,
CLI restrictions, updates and patches
7. Electrical and building code compliance


D. Access Control Devices: 10 questions

POSSIBLE TOPICS:
1. Locking devices
2. Unlocking devices
3. Card and reader technology
4. Emergency egress devices
and egress code requirements
5. Power supplies and control equipment
(including reserves)
6. Techniques to identify
and minimize system vulnerabilities
7. Programming access control panels


E. Closed Circuit Television Systems and Storage: 10 questions

POSSIBLE TOPICS:
1. Video storage and retrieval
2. CCTV system design
3. Cameras and lenses.
4. Video switching and multiplexing
5. Mounting options and methods
(including vandalism prevention)
6. Remote control devices or pan tilt zoom
7. Techniques to identify and
minimize system vulnerabilities
8. Programming control equipment
9. Legal considerations (privacy, notice)


F. General Business Knowledge: 7 questions

POSSIBLE TOPICS:
1. Records maintenance requirements
2. Employee management and supervision
3. Contractual issues; right of recission, type size
4. Safety rules and procedures


G. Installation Techniques: 11 questions

POSSIBLE TOPICS:
1. Use of installation tools
2. Installation and wiring techniques
(including firestopping)
3. Application-specific cable use
(including fiber optics)