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Study Guide To FOA Certification Premises
Cabling. Exam Questions With Verified
Answers
Which fiber optic connector may be used according to the EIA/TIA 568 cabling standard? -
answer✔Any connector with a FOCIS standards document
What UTP Cat 3, Cat 5e, and Cat 6 or Class D, E, and F rating indicate? - answer✔The
Performance level of unshielded twisted pair cable
Commerical phone systems (not VoIP but POTS) traditionally use multipair UTP cables for
backbone connections with _running_____used in the telecom closet for connections to
horizontal cables running to the desktop. - answer✔66 Punchdown blocks
TIA Cat 5e or "enhanced Cat 5' cable or ISO/IEC Class D cable was introduced to support the
needs of what the computer network? - answer✔Gigabet Ethernet
For certifying Cat 5e/Class D Performance, installed cables are tested at ________. -
answer✔100 MHz
Category 6/Class E cabling is specified and must be tested during certification to _______MHz. -
answer✔250 MHz
A copper time domain reflectometer (TDR) can be used to find_________. - answer✔All of
these
When terminating Cat5e/6 or Class D/E UTP cabling, what must be remembered to maintain the
performance of the installed cable? - answer✔Keep the pairs twisted to within 1/2 inch of the
termination
Which punchdown block is more often used with multipair cables for POTS (plain old telephone
service) connections? - answer✔Bix block
Standards are written by manufacturers as minimum specifications to ensure interoperability
among various manufacturer's products. - answer✔True
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While video surveillance systems traditionally used coax cable, they can use UTP in a structured
cabling system or fiber optics also. - answer✔True
Gigabit and faster networks only work fiber optics. - answer✔False
Fiber optic installations do not require inspection for compliance to local building or electrical
codes since they do not contain copper wires. - answer✔False
The US National Electrical Code (NEC) requires removal of all "abandoned" communications
cabling for fire safety. - answer✔True
The international standards include a Class F cable for highest performance networks that some
manufacturers sell in the US as Category 7, but it is not currently a US standard. - answer✔True
The name for the current generation UTP cable for use with 10 Gigabit network is _______. -
answer✔Cat 7
Voice grade unshielded twisted pair cables (UTP) which are only intended to carry POTS (plain
old telephone service) only need testing for_________. - answer✔Wiremap
Below is the color code _________
(Colors from left: 1-8: Blue Stripe, Blue, Orange Stripe, Green Stripe, Green, Brown Stripe,
Brown) - answer✔Punchdown blocks
What is maximum length of a permanently installed UTP cabling link allowed in structured
cabling standards (the permanent link)? - answer✔90 meters (293ft)
TIA/EIA 568 and ISO/IEC 11801 standards specify the total length of UTP patchcords in a
channel to be less than______. - answer✔10 meters
If you use a Cat 5/ Class D UTP patchcord on newer Cat 6/Class E cable plant, the link
performance will typically meet_____specs. - answer✔Cat 5/Class D
At patchpanels,______should be used to bundle patchcords for neatness to ensure no damage to
the cables. - answer✔Hook and loop cable ties
What actually makes the electrical connection with the wires in a 110 block? -
answer✔Insulation displacement terminations in the connecting block
Does a jack have the same color code for the pairs as a punchdown block? - answer✔No
The difference between the termination schemes of T568A and T568B is_______? -
answer✔Reversal of pairs 2 and 3
Study Guide To FOA Certification Premises
Cabling. Exam Questions With Verified
Answers
Which fiber optic connector may be used according to the EIA/TIA 568 cabling standard? -
answer✔Any connector with a FOCIS standards document
What UTP Cat 3, Cat 5e, and Cat 6 or Class D, E, and F rating indicate? - answer✔The
Performance level of unshielded twisted pair cable
Commerical phone systems (not VoIP but POTS) traditionally use multipair UTP cables for
backbone connections with _running_____used in the telecom closet for connections to
horizontal cables running to the desktop. - answer✔66 Punchdown blocks
TIA Cat 5e or "enhanced Cat 5' cable or ISO/IEC Class D cable was introduced to support the
needs of what the computer network? - answer✔Gigabet Ethernet
For certifying Cat 5e/Class D Performance, installed cables are tested at ________. -
answer✔100 MHz
Category 6/Class E cabling is specified and must be tested during certification to _______MHz. -
answer✔250 MHz
A copper time domain reflectometer (TDR) can be used to find_________. - answer✔All of
these
When terminating Cat5e/6 or Class D/E UTP cabling, what must be remembered to maintain the
performance of the installed cable? - answer✔Keep the pairs twisted to within 1/2 inch of the
termination
Which punchdown block is more often used with multipair cables for POTS (plain old telephone
service) connections? - answer✔Bix block
Standards are written by manufacturers as minimum specifications to ensure interoperability
among various manufacturer's products. - answer✔True
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While video surveillance systems traditionally used coax cable, they can use UTP in a structured
cabling system or fiber optics also. - answer✔True
Gigabit and faster networks only work fiber optics. - answer✔False
Fiber optic installations do not require inspection for compliance to local building or electrical
codes since they do not contain copper wires. - answer✔False
The US National Electrical Code (NEC) requires removal of all "abandoned" communications
cabling for fire safety. - answer✔True
The international standards include a Class F cable for highest performance networks that some
manufacturers sell in the US as Category 7, but it is not currently a US standard. - answer✔True
The name for the current generation UTP cable for use with 10 Gigabit network is _______. -
answer✔Cat 7
Voice grade unshielded twisted pair cables (UTP) which are only intended to carry POTS (plain
old telephone service) only need testing for_________. - answer✔Wiremap
Below is the color code _________
(Colors from left: 1-8: Blue Stripe, Blue, Orange Stripe, Green Stripe, Green, Brown Stripe,
Brown) - answer✔Punchdown blocks
What is maximum length of a permanently installed UTP cabling link allowed in structured
cabling standards (the permanent link)? - answer✔90 meters (293ft)
TIA/EIA 568 and ISO/IEC 11801 standards specify the total length of UTP patchcords in a
channel to be less than______. - answer✔10 meters
If you use a Cat 5/ Class D UTP patchcord on newer Cat 6/Class E cable plant, the link
performance will typically meet_____specs. - answer✔Cat 5/Class D
At patchpanels,______should be used to bundle patchcords for neatness to ensure no damage to
the cables. - answer✔Hook and loop cable ties
What actually makes the electrical connection with the wires in a 110 block? -
answer✔Insulation displacement terminations in the connecting block
Does a jack have the same color code for the pairs as a punchdown block? - answer✔No
The difference between the termination schemes of T568A and T568B is_______? -
answer✔Reversal of pairs 2 and 3
