BICSI PRACTICE TEST PRACTICE GUIDE
UPDATED 2026 TESTED SOLUTIONS
⫸ The type of cutover where cross-connects are relocated one pair after
another until completed is called a Answer: rolling cut 11-28
⫸ Which practice involves moving the customer to a temporary office
space until their section of the retrofit is completed and then moving
them back 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
, ⫸ A _______ uses a laser to identify fiber strands and find breaks in the
fiber at the near end. Answer: Visual fault locator
⫸ A________ will leave the customer momentarily without
communications Answer: Hot-cut 11-28
⫸ 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 that opposes any changes in current flow in a circuit. Answer:
Inductance
⫸ ____________ is a property of conductors that allows storage of
electrical charges when potential differences (voltages) exist between
the conductors. Answer: Capacitance
⫸ *In AC circuits, the total opposition to current flow is called
_________, which is measured in ohms. Answer: Impedance
⫸ The nominal characteristic impedance of balanced twisted pair cable
is _______ ohms at 100 MHz Answer: 100
⫸ Pair 626 would be in the __________ Super Binder Answer: Red
⫸ Series ______ is the preferred choice for longer runs Answer: 11
UPDATED 2026 TESTED SOLUTIONS
⫸ The type of cutover where cross-connects are relocated one pair after
another until completed is called a Answer: rolling cut 11-28
⫸ Which practice involves moving the customer to a temporary office
space until their section of the retrofit is completed and then moving
them back 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
, ⫸ A _______ uses a laser to identify fiber strands and find breaks in the
fiber at the near end. Answer: Visual fault locator
⫸ A________ will leave the customer momentarily without
communications Answer: Hot-cut 11-28
⫸ 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 that opposes any changes in current flow in a circuit. Answer:
Inductance
⫸ ____________ is a property of conductors that allows storage of
electrical charges when potential differences (voltages) exist between
the conductors. Answer: Capacitance
⫸ *In AC circuits, the total opposition to current flow is called
_________, which is measured in ohms. Answer: Impedance
⫸ The nominal characteristic impedance of balanced twisted pair cable
is _______ ohms at 100 MHz Answer: 100
⫸ Pair 626 would be in the __________ Super Binder Answer: Red
⫸ Series ______ is the preferred choice for longer runs Answer: 11
