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?
