CTS Exam Content Outline Information

Educational vocabulary flashcards covering the CTS Exam Content Outline, including domain weights and task specific items based on the 2012 Job Task Analysis.

Job Task Analysis (2012)

A study conducted in $2012$ that provided importance, criticality, and frequency data to determine the number of questions for each domain and task on the CTS examination.

Domain A: Creating AV Solutions

The largest domain of the CTS examination, representing $61\%$ of the test and containing $61$ items.

Domain B: Operating AV Solutions

An examination domain that accounts for $16\%$ of the total test content with $16$ individual items.

Domain C: Conducting AV Management Activities

An examination domain focused on management, making up $11\%$ of the test with $11$ items.

Domain D: Servicing AV Solutions

The final domain of the CTS exam, representing $12\%$ of the examination and consisting of $12$ items.

Task 1 (Domain A): Conduct site survey

An AV solution creation task that makes up $6\%$ of the exam ($6$ items).

Task 2 (Domain A): Gather customer information

A task involving the collection of customer needs, accounting for $6\%$ of the exam ($6$ items).

Task 3 (Domain A): Evaluate site environment

A task worth $6\%$ of the exam ($6$ items) that involves evaluating acoustics, lighting, seating, and finishing.

Task 4 (Domain A): Maintain awareness of changes to the site environment

Monitoring changes in factors like acoustics and lighting, representing $6\%$ of the exam ($6$ items).

Task 5 (Domain A): Develop a functional AV scope

A task in Domain A that represents $8\%$ of the total exam questions ($8$ items).

Task 6 (Domain A): Design AV solutions

The highest weighted individual task in Domain A, making up $12\%$ of the exam ($12$ items).

Task 7 (Domain A): Sell AV solutions

A task involving sales activities that represents $5\%$ of the CTS exam ($5$ items).

Task 8 (Domain A): Conduct vendor selection process

The smallest individual task weighting in Domain A, accounting for $4\%$ of the test ($4$ items).

Task 9 (Domain A): Provide AV solutions

A task in Creating AV Solutions that accounts for $8\%$ of the examination ($8$ items).

Task 1 (Domain B): Operate AV solutions

An operation-focused task that represents $6\%$ of the CTS exam ($6$ items).

Task 2 (Domain B): Conduct maintenance activities

A maintenance task in Domain B representing $5\%$ of the exam ($5$ items).

Task 3 (Domain B): Manage AV solutions/operations

A management task within the operation domain worth $5\%$ of the exam ($5$ items).

Task 1 (Domain C): Project Manage AV projects

A management activity task making up $5\%$ of the examination items ($5$ items).

Task 2 (Domain C): Perform AV Finance and Job Costing Activities

A financial management task representing $6\%$ of the examination ($6$ items).

Task 1 (Domain D): Troubleshoot AV solutions

A servicing task focused on troubleshooting that accounts for $7\%$ of the examination ($7$ items).

Task 2 (Domain D): Repair AV solutions

A servicing task focused on repair activities that represents $5\%$ of the exam items ($5$ items).

Total CTS Exam Items

The full CTS multiple-choice examination consists of exactly $100$ items.