BICSI IN101 CORRECT TEST PAPER QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔Bend radius for coax cable semi rigid - ✔✔20 times outside diameter
✔✔How much slack do you need when running horizontal cable to a TR - ✔✔Enough to
reach the furthest corner of the TR via pathways plus floor to ceiling (add 3 m 10 feet
when pulling fiber)
✔✔How much slack do you need when running backbone cable to a TR - ✔✔Enough to
reach the furthest corner of the backboard via pathways (in case of future expansion)
✔✔How much slack do you need when pulling balance twisted pair to a work area outlet
- ✔✔0.5m 1.6 feet to allow 0.3 m 1 foot after termination
✔✔How much slack do you need when pulling fiber to a work area outlet - ✔✔1 m 3.3
feet to allow for termination
✔✔Pulling cable set up procedures - ✔✔Secure the area,
post floor plan,
set up the appropriate cabling installation components,
select cable labeling system
✔✔Methods for calculating cabling pull distance control - ✔✔Footage on full tape,
pacing or walking,
measuring wheel,
tape measure,
ceiling tiles,
conduit sections
(must be under 90 m 295 ft)
✔✔Regulations for pulling cable - ✔✔Always parallel with walls
minimize pull points (stay straight as much as possible)
, Use pull string
✔✔Example of how to attach a pole string to a cable - ✔✔A knot then 3 half hitches
✔✔Regulations for horizontal cable in conduit - ✔✔Runs should be parallel with walls,
no single run should be more than 100 feet without junction box,
maximum of 2 90° turns (unless the run is less than 33 feet or a 90 is within 12 inches of
box),
Appropriate conduit bend radius for cable going inside,
conduit labels
✔✔Regulations for horizontal cable in open ceilings - ✔✔Support in a way to reduce
mechanical stress, keep cable from twisting (swivels),
no support should exceed manufacturers weight limit,
cables must not be stretched around a corner (sweeping 90s)
✔✔Backbone installation methods - ✔✔Top down, bottom up, horizontal
✔✔Which backbone installation method is preferred - ✔✔Top down (gravity)
✔✔Components for planning pulling cable - ✔✔Cable links, access, tools, safety,
labeling
✔✔Set up components for pulling cable - ✔✔Reels,
jackstands,
pulleys,
swivels,
Tuggers,
Bullwheel
✔✔Insulation components for pulling cable - ✔✔Label cable,
real monitoring on both ends,
Post slack loops,
update documents
✔✔What should you do to your fiber before you pull it - ✔✔Test it
✔✔Preferred pulling method for tight buffer cables - ✔✔Attach pull cord to armid yarn
✔✔Preferred pulling method for loose tube cables - ✔✔Wire mesh grip around outside
of cables and then attach to a swivel
✔✔Different types of fiber testers - ✔✔VFL, OLTS, OTDR
AND ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔Bend radius for coax cable semi rigid - ✔✔20 times outside diameter
✔✔How much slack do you need when running horizontal cable to a TR - ✔✔Enough to
reach the furthest corner of the TR via pathways plus floor to ceiling (add 3 m 10 feet
when pulling fiber)
✔✔How much slack do you need when running backbone cable to a TR - ✔✔Enough to
reach the furthest corner of the backboard via pathways (in case of future expansion)
✔✔How much slack do you need when pulling balance twisted pair to a work area outlet
- ✔✔0.5m 1.6 feet to allow 0.3 m 1 foot after termination
✔✔How much slack do you need when pulling fiber to a work area outlet - ✔✔1 m 3.3
feet to allow for termination
✔✔Pulling cable set up procedures - ✔✔Secure the area,
post floor plan,
set up the appropriate cabling installation components,
select cable labeling system
✔✔Methods for calculating cabling pull distance control - ✔✔Footage on full tape,
pacing or walking,
measuring wheel,
tape measure,
ceiling tiles,
conduit sections
(must be under 90 m 295 ft)
✔✔Regulations for pulling cable - ✔✔Always parallel with walls
minimize pull points (stay straight as much as possible)
, Use pull string
✔✔Example of how to attach a pole string to a cable - ✔✔A knot then 3 half hitches
✔✔Regulations for horizontal cable in conduit - ✔✔Runs should be parallel with walls,
no single run should be more than 100 feet without junction box,
maximum of 2 90° turns (unless the run is less than 33 feet or a 90 is within 12 inches of
box),
Appropriate conduit bend radius for cable going inside,
conduit labels
✔✔Regulations for horizontal cable in open ceilings - ✔✔Support in a way to reduce
mechanical stress, keep cable from twisting (swivels),
no support should exceed manufacturers weight limit,
cables must not be stretched around a corner (sweeping 90s)
✔✔Backbone installation methods - ✔✔Top down, bottom up, horizontal
✔✔Which backbone installation method is preferred - ✔✔Top down (gravity)
✔✔Components for planning pulling cable - ✔✔Cable links, access, tools, safety,
labeling
✔✔Set up components for pulling cable - ✔✔Reels,
jackstands,
pulleys,
swivels,
Tuggers,
Bullwheel
✔✔Insulation components for pulling cable - ✔✔Label cable,
real monitoring on both ends,
Post slack loops,
update documents
✔✔What should you do to your fiber before you pull it - ✔✔Test it
✔✔Preferred pulling method for tight buffer cables - ✔✔Attach pull cord to armid yarn
✔✔Preferred pulling method for loose tube cables - ✔✔Wire mesh grip around outside
of cables and then attach to a swivel
✔✔Different types of fiber testers - ✔✔VFL, OLTS, OTDR
