Which standard was written for the protection of computer or data processing equipment?

The correct answer is D. NFPA 75. NFPA 75, titled Standard for the Fire Protection of Information Technology Equipment, was specifically written to address fire protection requirements for computer rooms, data centers, and the equipment within them - making D the correct answer. NFPA 71 dealt with central…

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Question

Which standard was written for the protection of computer or data processing equipment?

Options

ANFPA 71
BNFPA 72
CNFPA 74
DNFPA 75

How the community answered

(40 responses)

A
5% (2)
B
13% (5)
C
5% (2)
D
78% (31)

Explanation

NFPA 75, titled Standard for the Fire Protection of Information Technology Equipment, was specifically written to address fire protection requirements for computer rooms, data centers, and the equipment within them - making D the correct answer.

NFPA 71 dealt with central station signaling systems (and has since been withdrawn/merged into other standards), NFPA 72 is the National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code covering detection and notification systems broadly, and NFPA 74 addressed household fire warning equipment (also later absorbed into NFPA 72) - none of these focus on protecting IT/data processing hardware itself.

Memory tip: Think "75 = IT's alive" - the number 75 rhymes with "drive" as in hard drive, linking it to computer/data equipment protection.

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#NFPA 75#fire protection standards#IT equipment protection#fire suppression systems

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