Which of the following is an example of equipment that would be monitored by a building management system (BMS) ?

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• AA network router
• BA telephone switch
• CA data center server
• DA comfort-air conditioning system

• A
  13% (7)
• B
  6% (3)
• C
  2% (1)
• D
  79% (42)

Explanation

A Building Management System (BMS) is designed to monitor and control a building's mechanical and electrical infrastructure - heating, ventilation, air conditioning (HVAC), lighting, fire safety, and similar systems. A comfort-air conditioning system (D) is a core HVAC component and is exactly what BMS platforms are built to manage, including temperature setpoints, energy usage, and fault detection.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• A (network router) and B (telephone switch) are IT/telecommunications equipment managed by network operations teams and their own monitoring platforms (e.g., SNMP-based network management systems), not a BMS.
• C (data center server) is managed by IT infrastructure tools (like DCIM software), not building systems - even though it sits inside a building.

Memory tip: Think of BMS as managing anything that keeps people physically comfortable and safe inside a building (air, heat, lights, elevators, sprinklers). If it plugs into a network switch or rack, it belongs to IT - not the BMS.

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