FOA- FIBER OPTIC CERTIFICATION EXAM QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
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50/125 microns represents a single mode fiber size Ans✓✓✓False-
Single mode fiber is 8/10 microns
Multimode Fiber has a greater bandwidth than single mode fiber
Ans✓✓✓False - Single mode has less dispersion: more bandwidth
Pulling from the center to the ends is a way of pulling long cables in
conduits Ans✓✓✓True
Large core step-index is the most common in plastic optical fiber
Ans✓✓✓True
No fiber optic cable needs to be grounded Ans✓✓✓False - any
electronic material must be grounded
The cladding is the portion of the fiber you are removing during
stripping Ans✓✓✓The buffer is what you take off
Single mode fiber cables are usally color coded in gray Ans✓✓✓Fase -
Yellow
Loose tube may require the instalation of what Ans✓✓✓Breakout kit
, Composite cables have only fiber Ans✓✓✓false- they also have copper
Orange cable contains multimode fiber Ans✓✓✓True
The testing phase of a project is when you do loss/budget anaylisis
Ans✓✓✓False - should be done in the planning stage
Distribution cables use mass fusion splicing Ans✓✓✓False- Ribbion
cable uses mass fusion
The reference cables that are used during testing must be chosen for
their low loss characteristics Ans✓✓✓True
Telecom FTTx is typically single mode fiber Ans✓✓✓True
Unit for measuring bandwidth Ans✓✓✓GHz
Unit for measuring absoulute power Ans✓✓✓dBm
Unit for measuring outside jacket Ans✓✓✓mm or inches
unit for measuring fiber size Ans✓✓✓ym or microns
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
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50/125 microns represents a single mode fiber size Ans✓✓✓False-
Single mode fiber is 8/10 microns
Multimode Fiber has a greater bandwidth than single mode fiber
Ans✓✓✓False - Single mode has less dispersion: more bandwidth
Pulling from the center to the ends is a way of pulling long cables in
conduits Ans✓✓✓True
Large core step-index is the most common in plastic optical fiber
Ans✓✓✓True
No fiber optic cable needs to be grounded Ans✓✓✓False - any
electronic material must be grounded
The cladding is the portion of the fiber you are removing during
stripping Ans✓✓✓The buffer is what you take off
Single mode fiber cables are usally color coded in gray Ans✓✓✓Fase -
Yellow
Loose tube may require the instalation of what Ans✓✓✓Breakout kit
, Composite cables have only fiber Ans✓✓✓false- they also have copper
Orange cable contains multimode fiber Ans✓✓✓True
The testing phase of a project is when you do loss/budget anaylisis
Ans✓✓✓False - should be done in the planning stage
Distribution cables use mass fusion splicing Ans✓✓✓False- Ribbion
cable uses mass fusion
The reference cables that are used during testing must be chosen for
their low loss characteristics Ans✓✓✓True
Telecom FTTx is typically single mode fiber Ans✓✓✓True
Unit for measuring bandwidth Ans✓✓✓GHz
Unit for measuring absoulute power Ans✓✓✓dBm
Unit for measuring outside jacket Ans✓✓✓mm or inches
unit for measuring fiber size Ans✓✓✓ym or microns
