STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
structured cabling system (SCS) - CORRECT ANSWERS is the
complete coniguration of cabling and associated connecting hardware installed
to provide a comprehensive information and communications technology (ICT)
systems infrastructure that transports information for multiple systems.
ICT - CORRECT ANSWERS information and communication
technology
SCS infrastructure is intended to serve a wide range of applications, including: -
CORRECT ANSWERS • Analog, plain old telephone services.
• Digital telephone services (e.g., voice over Internet protocol [VoIP]).
• Uniied messaging solutions.
• Videoconferencing.
• Power over Ethernet (PoE).
• Computer networking.
• Building automation systems (BAS).
• Building management systems (BMS).
• Audiovisual systems.
AP - CORRECT ANSWERS access provider
SP - CORRECT ANSWERS service provider
, An AP is - CORRECT ANSWERS a company (e.g., telephone, local
exchange carrier, broadband services, cable TV [CATV]) that provides a
physical (copper or optical fiber cabling) or wireless circuit path to the site.
demarcation point - CORRECT ANSWERS The point at which the AP
cabling meets the client's cabling infrastructure
An SP is - CORRECT ANSWERS the operator of any service that
furnishes telecommunications content delivered over AP facilities.
Standards provide the following beneits: - CORRECT ANSWERS •
Consistency of design and installation.
• Conformance to physical and transmission requirements.
• A basis for examining a proposed system expansion.
• Uniform documentation.
An SCS includes most or all of the following components: - CORRECT
ANSWERS • Backbone cabling and associated pathways.
• Cross-connection facilities.
• Interconnection facilities
• Horizontal cabling and associated pathways
• Work areas.
• Telecommunications outlets/connectors.
• Consolidation points (CPs).
• Multi-user telecommunications outlet assemblies (MUTOAs).
• Transition points (TPs).
• Centralized cabling.
• Distributed cabling.
• Administration (e.g., labeling, documentation).