IN101 BICSI Course Review

100mm or 4"

Cavity boxes should be at least ____ away from the wall where possible.

Alien Crosstalk (AXT)

Describes the unwanted signal coupling from a disturbing pair of a 4-pair cable channel to a disturbed pair of another 4-pair channel.

Rubber gloves

Designed to provide protection from harmful chemicals.

Codes

Designers and installers must have a thorough knowledge of the applicable sections of ____ that legally affect telecommunications.

Stop work immediately

During a retrofit, an installation crew discovers old insulation that they think may contain asbestos, they cannot complete their work without disturbing the insulation. What is the best course of action for the crew to take?

Watts

Electrical power (P) is measured in...

MC (CD) and IC (BD) MC (CD) and HC (FD) MC (CD) and DEMARC

First-level backbones consist of cables installed between...

Green

For cross-connect fields, the color code for a Network connection is...

1 Megahertz (MHz)

If 60 cycles in 1s is 60 Hz, then 1,000,000 cycles in 1s is...

12.7mm or 0.5"

In order to properly terminate an 8P8C, this much cable needs to be removed.

Effective communication

Listening carefully, respecting values, and seeking the understanding of others is all apart of...

OFNG

Marking used for non-conductive optical fiber general-purpose cables.

Professionalism

Obtained by repeat positive actions on a daily basis.

Fire marshal, Building inspector, and Electrical inspector

Once a code is adopted or ratified by a government or other formally authorized body, it can be legally enforced by a(n)...

MM with a 100um core diameter

Optical fiber cable color coded with an Orange outer cable sheath.

Dispersion-shifted SM optical fiber

Optical fiber cable that should be color coded with a RED outer cable sheath.

Megahertz

Quantifies the bandwidth of a cabling system in a frequency range of interest.

Regulations

Refers to a set of rules issued by governmental body at the state level within the US.

Two 4-pair 100 Ohm cables (Cat 5e minimum) Two strands of 50um OM3 and one 4-Pair 100 Ohm cable (Cat 5e minimum) Two s strands of OS1 single-mode and one 4-Pair 100 Ohm cable (Cat 5e minimum)

The horizontal cabling provided to each individual work area must consist of...

Communicate

The installer must take responsibility to know, understand, and ________ all aspects of a job.

90 meters or 295'

The maximum allowable horizontal cable length.

90 m (295 ft)

The maximum allowed horizontal length of an optical fiber cable is...

Class 2

The most appropriate administration class fo an infrastructure with multiple telecommunications spaces within one building.

900 um

The most common diameter of tight-buffer optical fiber strand is...

Transmission

The movement of electrical energy in the form of electrical signals from point to point.

Frequency

The number of cycles a signal is repeated in a given time.

Phase 3

The phase of testing that includes documenting the test results.

Takes up less space within the equipment room

The primary benefit of using wall-mounted racks and cabinets in place of traditional equipment racks.

Reestablish the barrier's fire rating

The primary purpose of fire stopping.

Inductance

The property of a conductor that opposes any change in current flow because of an electromagnetic field is ________.

Return Loss

The ratio of power of the outgoing signal to the power of the reflected signal (expressed in decibels) is called...

Interbuilding and Intrabuilding

The two types of backbone cables are referred to as...

Loose-tube

The type of optical fiber used for OSP installations and allows the cable jacket to expand or contract with temperature fluctuations.

Crosstalk

The unwanted transfer of a signal's electromagnetic energy from one or more circuits is called...

Eye Protection

This PPE item must always be worn when working with or handling optical fiber.

Small form factor (SFF)

This connector style is presently used within optical fiber cabling systems (i.e., it's not a legacy connector).

Secondary Bonding Busbar (SBB)

This is the bonding connection pint for telecommunications systems and equipment in the area by a telecommunication space.

Choice of words

This makes the biggest impression on a customer when you are communicating via email.

DC Loop Resistance

This must be measured before the length of a coaxial cable can be calculated.

Bend insensitive

This optical fiber uses a third layer of glass, known as the trench or moat, which surrounds the core.

Toggle bolts

This should be used to install plywood in a telecommunications room if the edge of the board does not align with the wall studs.

Verify the proper cable run

This step should be performed first when an installer is pulling backbone cable from the bottom up.

Bus

This topology uses a linear configuration that places all network devices on one length of cable.

First-Level Backbone

This type of cabling is installed between a main cross-connect (campus distributor) and an intermediate cross-connect (building distributor).

Modal

This type of dispersion results in different lengths of light paths as they propagate from the source to the receiver.

False

75 Ohm Series 6 coaxial cable is primarily used for backbone cabling.

8 Position 8 Contact

8P8C stands for...

ER

A building-serving space that houses large pieces of common active equipment.

LSZH

A cable that produces very little smoke when burned.

Doubles or halves

A gauge change of three numbers approximately ____ or ____ a conductor's cross sectional area.

Wire map tester

A low-cost cable verifier that can be used to test for opens, shorts, crossed pairs, and miseries in 4-pair cables.

Ablative

A non-mechanical firestop system that forms a hard char when exposed to a flame.

Inductance

A property of an electromagnetic field built around a conductor that opposes any changes in current flow in a circuit.

Customers

Cable installation companies are dependent on ________ for new and repeat business.

Compression

The attachment method BICSI recommends for attaching coaxial connectors to coaxial cable.

Farad

The basic unit of measurement for capacitance.

15 times the outside diameter

The bend radius for intrabuilding optical fiber during installation is _____.

75 ohms

The characteristic impedance of Series-6 coaxial cable.

125 um

The cladding size of OM 1 (multi-mode) optical fiber is...

125 um

The cladding size of OS 1 (single-mode ISP) optical fiber is...

Cross-connect

The connection between a backbone cable and a horizontal cable is called a...

F

The fire rating that refers to the time period that a fire-rated assembly can resist flame passage.

P=VI

The formula for calculating true power.

OFCP

A sheath listing that describes an optical fiber cable that is shielded and usable in a plenum airspace.

Small-form Factor (SFF)

An LC connector is classified as a ______.

Voluntarily

As with most standards, telecommunications, ICT, and ESS standards are typically adopted ______.

IC (BD) and HC (FD)

Second-level backbones consist of cables installed between...

250 MHz

Specified performance level for Category 6 cable.

True

Stranded conductors have 20% more attenuation for 24 AWG and 50% more for 26 AWG than solid conductors do for the same gauges.

True

The 100 Ohm characteristic impedance of a UTP cable will remain the same if the length of doubled or tripled at 100 Mhz.

Tight buffer

Type of construction that protects the optical fiber by supporting each strand of glass with a buffer coating extruded over the base optical fiber's 250um acrylate coating.

J-Hooks

Typically used to support cables between a cable tray and work area outlets.

True

Untwisting of pairs in a UTP cable can affect inductance between conductors.

Telecommunications Bonding Conductor (TBC)

Used to bond the electrical system's grounding electrode system to the Primary Bounding Busbar (PBB).

Backbone Bonding Conductor (BBC)

Used to equalize potential differences between Secondary Bonding Busbar (SBB's) on the same floor.

Decibel (dB)

Used to express system gain and loss.

Black-Slate

What color is the "ring" conductor of the 15th pair of a twenty-five pair cable?

25%

What percentage of the ladder's working length should the base of the ladder be to the supporting wall?

Dispersion shifted

What type of single-mode fiber has a sheath color of red?