BICSI INSTALLER 1 UPDATED EXAM STUDY GUIDE
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔The four popular thread sizes for cabinet mounting screws are ______, _____,
_______ and ______. - ✔✔M5
M6
12-24
10-32
✔✔For every ____ degrees, attenuation increase ____% - ✔✔10 degrees
2%
✔✔NRTL - ✔✔Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory
✔✔F rating - ✔✔Time period that the assembly resists flame passage
✔✔T rating - ✔✔Time period the non-fire side does not exceed 325°F above ambient
✔✔L rating - ✔✔Air leakage rate that simulates smoke leakage
✔✔W rating - ✔✔Does not allow water to leak
✔✔Non-mechanical firestop materials have three basic properties - ✔✔Intumescent
Endothermic
Ablative
✔✔Intumescent - ✔✔Ability to expand
✔✔Endothermic - ✔✔Ability to absorb heat
✔✔Ablative - ✔✔Develops a hard char
✔✔The first step in testing copper cables - ✔✔Visual inspection
✔✔Which is NOT a style of splice closure
Straight
, Butt
Bridge
Branch - ✔✔Bridge
✔✔Which splicing technique allows for maintenance, rearrangement and transfer of the
conductors - ✔✔Foldback
✔✔Which service entrance has the lowest installation costs? - ✔✔Aerial
✔✔Provides the cable - ✔✔Access provider
✔✔Rides on the cable provided - ✔✔Service provider
✔✔What is the minimum bend radius for conduits less than 2" ? - ✔✔...
✔✔110 termination blocks come in increments of: - ✔✔50, 100, 300 and 900 pairs
✔✔The most common process for voice conversion is called __________________. -
✔✔Pulse Code Modulation
PCM
✔✔The POTS signal range is _______ to ________. - ✔✔300- 3400hz
✔✔PCM samples the analog voice signal __________ times per second to create a
digital voice channel of ____________bits per second - ✔✔8,000
64,000
✔✔The decibel is a _____________ function that allows large variations to be shown in
small increments. - ✔✔Logarithmic
✔✔3db will result in doubling or halving of the ____________. - ✔✔Power
✔✔6db will cause a doubling or halving the _____________. - ✔✔Voltage
✔✔Capacitance is measured in _______________. - ✔✔Farads
✔✔The basic unit of inductance is a ________________. - ✔✔Henry
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔The four popular thread sizes for cabinet mounting screws are ______, _____,
_______ and ______. - ✔✔M5
M6
12-24
10-32
✔✔For every ____ degrees, attenuation increase ____% - ✔✔10 degrees
2%
✔✔NRTL - ✔✔Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory
✔✔F rating - ✔✔Time period that the assembly resists flame passage
✔✔T rating - ✔✔Time period the non-fire side does not exceed 325°F above ambient
✔✔L rating - ✔✔Air leakage rate that simulates smoke leakage
✔✔W rating - ✔✔Does not allow water to leak
✔✔Non-mechanical firestop materials have three basic properties - ✔✔Intumescent
Endothermic
Ablative
✔✔Intumescent - ✔✔Ability to expand
✔✔Endothermic - ✔✔Ability to absorb heat
✔✔Ablative - ✔✔Develops a hard char
✔✔The first step in testing copper cables - ✔✔Visual inspection
✔✔Which is NOT a style of splice closure
Straight
, Butt
Bridge
Branch - ✔✔Bridge
✔✔Which splicing technique allows for maintenance, rearrangement and transfer of the
conductors - ✔✔Foldback
✔✔Which service entrance has the lowest installation costs? - ✔✔Aerial
✔✔Provides the cable - ✔✔Access provider
✔✔Rides on the cable provided - ✔✔Service provider
✔✔What is the minimum bend radius for conduits less than 2" ? - ✔✔...
✔✔110 termination blocks come in increments of: - ✔✔50, 100, 300 and 900 pairs
✔✔The most common process for voice conversion is called __________________. -
✔✔Pulse Code Modulation
PCM
✔✔The POTS signal range is _______ to ________. - ✔✔300- 3400hz
✔✔PCM samples the analog voice signal __________ times per second to create a
digital voice channel of ____________bits per second - ✔✔8,000
64,000
✔✔The decibel is a _____________ function that allows large variations to be shown in
small increments. - ✔✔Logarithmic
✔✔3db will result in doubling or halving of the ____________. - ✔✔Power
✔✔6db will cause a doubling or halving the _____________. - ✔✔Voltage
✔✔Capacitance is measured in _______________. - ✔✔Farads
✔✔The basic unit of inductance is a ________________. - ✔✔Henry
