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BICSI Practice Test - RETAKE: Questions and Answers for Telecommunications Cabling, Exams of Advanced Education

A comprehensive set of questions and answers related to bicsi (building industry consulting service international) standards and practices for telecommunications cabling. It covers various aspects of cabling systems, including fiber optics, copper cabling, installation techniques, safety procedures, and relevant standards. Valuable for individuals preparing for bicsi certification exams or those seeking to enhance their knowledge of telecommunications cabling.

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BICSI Practice Test-RETAKE With Questions And
Accurate Answers
The 2 major considerations when regarding the existing cabling are? - Answer
Grandfathered system
Abandoned cable 11-25
The type of cutover where the cross-connects are moved one pair at a time until
complete is called a - Answer rolling cut 11-28
What method involves moving the customer to a temporary office space until their
portion of the retrofit is complete and then moving them back in to their recabled office
space? - Answer Swing space phasing
Which of these testers would you clamp around a strand of fiber to check for the
presence of light? - Answer Fiber strand identifier 11-11
A ______ provides a quick graphical representation of how the circuit is layed out? -
Answer CLR 11-27
A ______ uses several pluggable modules to locate and Identify cables. - Answer Office
locator kit
A _________ injects light (at a proper wavelength) and measures the results t the other
end. - Answer Light source and power meter
A ________ detects the presence of light within a fiber strand - Answer Fiber strand
identifier
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The 2 major considerations when regarding the existing cabling are? - AnswerGrandfathered system Abandoned cable 11- The type of cutover where the cross-connects are moved one pair at a time untilcomplete is called a - Answer rolling cut 11-

What method involves moving the customer to a temporary office space until theirportion of the retrofit is complete and then moving them back in to their recabled office space? - Answer Swing space phasing Which of these testers would you clamp around a strand of fiber to check for thepresence of light? - Answer Fiber strand identifier 11-

A ______ provides a quick graphical representation of how the circuit is layed out? -Answer CLR 11-

A ______ uses several pluggable modules to locate and Identify cables. - Answer Officelocator kit

A _________ injects light (at a proper wavelength) and measures the results t the otherend. - Answer Light source and power meter

A ________ detects the presence of light within a fiber strand - Answer Fiber strandidentifier

A _______ uses a laser to identify fiber strands and find breaks in the fiber at the nearend. - Answer Visual fault locator

A________ will leave the customer momentarily without communications - AnswerHot-cut 11-

During a _______, cross-connects are relocated one pair after another until completed. -Answer Rolling cut

*_________ is a property of an electromagnetic field built around a conductor thatopposes any changes in current flow in a circuit. - Answer Inductance

_____________ is a property of conductors that allows storage of electrical charges whenpotential differences (voltages) exist between the conductors. - Answer Capacitance

*In AC circuits, the total opposition to current flow is called _________, which ismeasured in ohms. - Answer Impedance

The nominal characteristic impedance of balanced twisted pair cable is _______ ohms at100 MHz - Answer 100

Pair 626 would be in the __________ Super Binder - Answer Red Series ______ is the preferred choice for longer runs - Answer 11 The _________ connector/s have center pins (choose all that apply) - Answer N BNC The way others perceive an employee can be divided into 3 distinct areas namely, bodylanguage, Tone of voice and choice of words. Which of the 3 makes the biggest impression? - Answer Body language - 55%

OM

Name the fiber that is usually loose tube construction and is installed outside - AnswerOS2 (outside plant fiber)

If I am to use a LAN application where horizontal distance between telecommunicationsspaces is 8,000', which of the following fibers could I use - Answer OS

Modal bandwidth is described in terms of ________ - Answer Megahertz per kilometer The effects of modal dispersion are reduced but not eliminated by the use of _______optical fiber. - Answer Graded index

OS2 fibre has a core diameter of ______ microns - Answer 9 The tight buffer diameter of OM3 fiber is ______ microns - Answer 900 Loose tube optical fiber cables are deployed primarily outdoors. They allow the cablejacket to expand and contract with changes in temperature without affecting the fibers.

  • Answer Loose tube _____ Distribution contain multiple 900 micron tight-buffered strands under a singlejacket - Answer Distribution

_______ consists of as many as 24 strands bundled in a single line. It uses an arrayconnector (MPO) and can be spliced rapidly when using specialized equipment. - Answer Ribbon The color code for singlemode optical fiber is ________ - Answer Yellow

The color code for multimode optical fiber with a 50 micron core diameter (laseroptimized) is - Answer Aqua

The ______ can terminate from 6 - 72 fibers in a single ferrule - Answer MPO The consolidation point (CP) should be limited to serving a maximum of ________equipment outlet spaces - Answer 12

The consolidation point (CP) should be at least ______ feet from the TR - Answer 50 You should look in ANSI/TIA - ______ if you needed information on the labeling standard. -Answer 606 A-38,

ANSI/TIA - ______ says structural metal shall be tested to verify conductivity to earth. -Answer 607 A-38,

NEC ______ says communication wires and cables shall be listed. - Answer 800 A-38, Generic Telecommunications Cabling for Customer Premises (where to find) - Answer568.0 A-38,

Broadband coaxial cabling and components standards (where to find) - Answer 568.4A-38,

______ is a private, not-for-profit organization that serves as the administrator andcoordinator of the United States' private sector voluntary standardization system - Answer ANSI The telecommunications service entrance to the building is called the ________ - AnswerEntrance Facility (EF)

The horizontal cabling provided to each individual work area shall consist oftelecommunications outlet/connectors to 4-pair 100 ohm balanced category ________ minimum - 5e There are _____ types of cross-connections - 3 The interconnection point between horizontal cabling and UTC is a ________ - TP A _______ cabling design allows work area cables to extend beyond 16.5' - AnswerMUTOA (12 work areas)

A _______ entrance is a means of providing out-of-sight service to a building withoutconduit. - Answer buried

A typical work area is ______ feet squared - Answer 100 The firs of the 6 basic steps to safely assist others without endangering yourself is________ - Answer Survey the scene

Stay at least _______ feet away from exposed energized electrical conductors, such aswires or crane bus bars, operating at 300 - 50,000 volts - Answer 10

________ milliamperes trigger ventricular fibrillation, which cause the heart to repeatedlyrelax and violently clamp shut - Answer 100 (3-22)

What does the "C" in "RACE" stand for? - Answer Confine The weight lifted by a person shall not exceed ________ pounds per person - Answer 55 The horizontal distance between the base of the ladder and the wall supporting the

ladder should be ________ the working length of the ladder - Answer 1/ Fall protection shall be provided when a worker is exposed to a fall to another level ofmore than ________ - Answer 6 feet

A PFAS includes a full-body harness, a shock-absorbing lanyard and a secureanchorage point capable of supporting __________ pounds - Answer 5000

Use a minimum _________ AWG green insulated ground wire telecommunicationsequipment-bonding conductor to bond cabinets and racks. - Answer 6

Clearance from the bottom of the access floor tile to the top of the cable tray or otherraceway shall be at least ______ inches to permit cable bundles and innerduct to exit out the top of the tray without incurring damage - Answer 2 Allow no more than_____ of conduit and bushing to extend into the room - Answer 3" Light, as measured within the TE, shall be at least _________ lux. - Answer 538 lux (or 50foot candles)

If FMC must be used, limit the length to ________ - Answer 20 feet Toggle bolts should be installed __________ inches from the edges of the sheet ofplywood - Answer 2

When securing equipment to a cabinet or rack, there are 4 popular thread sizes formounting screws, what ate they? - Answer M M612- 10-32 (4-10)

The ________ bonds the electrical systems grounding electrode system to the PBB. -Answer TBC (8-11, 8-16)

The ________ is the conductor used to connect the busbar to the ac electricalpanelboards - Answer ACEG (8-11, 8-16)

The recommended maximum value for the bonding resistance between the groundingelectrode and the busbar in the EF or TR is _______ milliohms - Answer 100

Cabinets and racks shall be set in place and leveled throughout the lineup. Leveling footadjustments or shimming of any anchoring point shall not exceed _______ inch(es) unless specified by the project engineer. - Answer 0. The recommended minimum separation distance from electric motors and transformersis ______ inches - Answer 48

Where optical fibers will be utilized, consider installing three innerducts ( two _____ andone ____) within each 4" conduit slated for this application for the purpose of ensuring physical cable protection - Answer 1.5" 1" The minimum bend radius for coaxial cable (semi-rigid) is _________ time the cablediameter - Answer 20

The minimum bend radius for intra-building optical fiber cable during installation is_______ times the cable diameter. - Answer 15

The maximum pull force for two- to- four strand optical fiber is ______lbf - Answer 50 Multipair copper cables require a minimum bend radius of _______ times their diameter -Answer 10

*________ is a property of an electromagnetic field built around a conductor thatopposes any changes in current flow in a circuit. - Answer Inductance

_______is a property of conductors that allows storage of electrical charges whenpotential differences ( voltages) exist between the conductors. - Answer Capacitance

The frequency of Category 8 cable is ____ - Answer 2000 MHz Series ____ is the preferred choice for longer coaxial runs - Answer 11 You would look in ANSI/TIA - ____ if you needed information on the labeling standard -Answer 606

NEC ________ says that communication wires and cables shall be listed - Answer 800 Commercial Building Telecommunications Infrastructure Standard - Answer 568. The _______ provides space for an EF - Answer Equipment room (ER) The color field for the "Common Equipment" termination field is _________ - AnswerPurple

________cabling is the portion of the telecommunications cabling system that connectsthe work areas to the other telecommunications spaces - Answer Horizontal

For all new installations, multipair backbone must meet the minimum performance ofcategory ______ cable - Answer 5e