A system that continuously monitors a remote location for reporting supervisory, trouble, or fire alarm signals to the appropriate authorities is called?

• A. Local Alarm System
• B. Central Monitoring System
• C. Supervising Station Alarm Systems
• D. Remote Alarm Network

Answer: (C)

The idea being tested is remote monitoring and automatic notification to authorities. A supervising station alarm system is designed to continuously watch a protected location and relay any alarm, supervisory, or trouble signals to a supervising station. That station then initiates contact with the appropriate authorities or designated responders. This off-site monitoring ensures that events are reported even if the location itself isn’t actively watched, which is why this type of system is described in terms of supervising a remote site and communicating with authorities.

Local alarm systems only trigger alarms on-site, and a central monitoring system refers to the facility that receives signals from various sites but doesn’t inherently define the remote-location supervision-and-notification role. Remote alarm networks aren’t a standard term in this context.