BTCS EXAM AND PRACTICE EXAM NEWEST 2026
TEST BANK| SCTE -BROADBAND TELECOMCENTER
SPECIALIST (BTCS) CERTIFICATION EXAM PREP
WITH COMPLETE 400 REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS/ ALREADY GRADED
A+ (MOST RECENT!!)
What allows a cable operator to winch more than one cable at a time
while preventing the cable from turning?
A. floating jig or overlash jig
B. 90 degree corner block
C. cable blocks that use support rings when necessary
D. 45 degree corner block – Correct Answer - floating jig or overlash jig
This laser's direct exposure is hazardous and the reflected beam off
surfaces may not be harmful. The laser is also the typical
telecommunications laser found in cable television. What class laser is
being referred to here?
A. 1
B. 2A
C. 3B
D. 4 – Correct Answer - 3B
pg. 1
,What is the name of the card that may be used to test for the presence of
light?
A. photosensitive
B. LASER
C. light
D. Z-136 – Correct Answer - photosensitive
What is the bend radius for a loaded fiber optic cable?
A. 10 times the diameter of the cable
B. 20 times the diameter of the cable
C. 10 times the radius of the cable
D. 20 times the radius of the cable – Correct Answer - 20 times the
diameter of the cable
What is the bend radius for an unloaded fiber optic cable?
A. 10 times the radius of the cable
B. 20 times the radius of the cable
C. 10 times the diameter of the cable
D. 20 times the diameter of the cable – Correct Answer - 10 times the
diameter of the cable
What is the coiled slack or extra fiber cable required for the drive off or
moving reel aerial installation method?
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,A. 15m or 50'
B. 30m or 100'
C. 45m or 150'
D. 7.5m or 25' – Correct Answer - 15m or 50'
What is used to install fiber optic cable in a sodded yard that will likely
result in the least visible damage to the property?
A. plowing machine
B. trenching machine
C. digging machine
D. hand shovel – Correct Answer - plowing machine
When pulling cable through a series of 90 degree bends, use the ____
method so the tensile strength is not exceeded.
A. figure eighth
B. low tensile
C. loaded
D. unloaded – Correct Answer - figure eighth
What type of pulling technique is used to reduce pulling tension inside
of conduits?
A. mid-point
B. pull line
pg. 3
, C. back pull
D. figure 8 – Correct Answer - mid-point
Fiber optic cable may be lashed along power lines with no danger of
inductive interference. What is the recommended distance required?
A. 40" or 102cm
B. 20" or 51cm
C. 10" or 25cm
D. 80" or 204cm – Correct Answer - 40" or 102cm
What is the name of the tool used to test fiber cable pulling tension?
A. a dynamometer
B. a signal lever meter
C. an optical power meter
D. OTDR – Correct Answer - a dynamometer
What construction method is used when buried fiber cable must be
passed under roads, driveways, and railroads?
A. plowing
B. trenching
C. boring
D. underground conduit – Correct Answer - boring
pg. 4
TEST BANK| SCTE -BROADBAND TELECOMCENTER
SPECIALIST (BTCS) CERTIFICATION EXAM PREP
WITH COMPLETE 400 REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS/ ALREADY GRADED
A+ (MOST RECENT!!)
What allows a cable operator to winch more than one cable at a time
while preventing the cable from turning?
A. floating jig or overlash jig
B. 90 degree corner block
C. cable blocks that use support rings when necessary
D. 45 degree corner block – Correct Answer - floating jig or overlash jig
This laser's direct exposure is hazardous and the reflected beam off
surfaces may not be harmful. The laser is also the typical
telecommunications laser found in cable television. What class laser is
being referred to here?
A. 1
B. 2A
C. 3B
D. 4 – Correct Answer - 3B
pg. 1
,What is the name of the card that may be used to test for the presence of
light?
A. photosensitive
B. LASER
C. light
D. Z-136 – Correct Answer - photosensitive
What is the bend radius for a loaded fiber optic cable?
A. 10 times the diameter of the cable
B. 20 times the diameter of the cable
C. 10 times the radius of the cable
D. 20 times the radius of the cable – Correct Answer - 20 times the
diameter of the cable
What is the bend radius for an unloaded fiber optic cable?
A. 10 times the radius of the cable
B. 20 times the radius of the cable
C. 10 times the diameter of the cable
D. 20 times the diameter of the cable – Correct Answer - 10 times the
diameter of the cable
What is the coiled slack or extra fiber cable required for the drive off or
moving reel aerial installation method?
pg. 2
,A. 15m or 50'
B. 30m or 100'
C. 45m or 150'
D. 7.5m or 25' – Correct Answer - 15m or 50'
What is used to install fiber optic cable in a sodded yard that will likely
result in the least visible damage to the property?
A. plowing machine
B. trenching machine
C. digging machine
D. hand shovel – Correct Answer - plowing machine
When pulling cable through a series of 90 degree bends, use the ____
method so the tensile strength is not exceeded.
A. figure eighth
B. low tensile
C. loaded
D. unloaded – Correct Answer - figure eighth
What type of pulling technique is used to reduce pulling tension inside
of conduits?
A. mid-point
B. pull line
pg. 3
, C. back pull
D. figure 8 – Correct Answer - mid-point
Fiber optic cable may be lashed along power lines with no danger of
inductive interference. What is the recommended distance required?
A. 40" or 102cm
B. 20" or 51cm
C. 10" or 25cm
D. 80" or 204cm – Correct Answer - 40" or 102cm
What is the name of the tool used to test fiber cable pulling tension?
A. a dynamometer
B. a signal lever meter
C. an optical power meter
D. OTDR – Correct Answer - a dynamometer
What construction method is used when buried fiber cable must be
passed under roads, driveways, and railroads?
A. plowing
B. trenching
C. boring
D. underground conduit – Correct Answer - boring
pg. 4
