FOA CFOT CERTIFICATION EVALUATION TEST
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔The outside diameter of this part of the fiber is the same for most singlemode and
multimode fibers - ✔✔Cladding
✔✔Singlemode - ✔✔
✔✔Multi-mode graded index - ✔✔
✔✔Multi-mode step index - ✔✔
✔✔Telecom outside plant - ✔✔Singlemode
✔✔Telecom FTTx - ✔✔Singlemode
✔✔CATV hybrid fiber coax network - ✔✔Singlemode
✔✔LAN fiber to the desk - ✔✔Multimode Graded-Index
✔✔Consumer digital audio - ✔✔Plastic Optical Fiber (POF)
✔✔Distribution cable - ✔✔Has multiple buffered fiber cables (about 12 individual
cables), and it does have strength members
✔✔Breakout cable - ✔✔Has multiple simplex cables (about 12 or more individual
cables), but it does NOT have strength members
✔✔Loose Tube cable - ✔✔Has a buffered fiber, strength members and water blocking
substance
, ✔✔Zipcord cable - ✔✔Has 2 buffered fibers and strength members
✔✔Resistance to water damage - ✔✔Gel-filled and blocked cable
✔✔Can be installed indoors in air handling areas - ✔✔Plenum rated
✔✔Rodent resistance - ✔✔Armored cable
✔✔Must be more than 20 times cable diameter - ✔✔Minimum recommended bend
radius under pulling tension
✔✔Must be more than 10 times cable diameter - ✔✔Minimum recommended long term
bend radius
✔✔INDOOR, short, dry conduit runs, risers and plenums terminated inside junction
boxes - ✔✔Distribution cable
✔✔High fiber count in small diameter for metro or long distance - ✔✔Ribbon cable
✔✔Patch cords and backplanes - ✔✔Simplex and zip cord tight buffer
✔✔Ideal for outside plant trunk applications inside innerduct or conduit - ✔✔Loose tube
(buffer) gel-filled
✔✔Building cable for conduit, riser and plenum runs without requiring junction boxes -
✔✔Breakout cable
✔✔Direct buried outside plant - ✔✔Armored loose tube cable
✔✔ST - ✔✔
✔✔SC - ✔✔
✔✔LC - ✔✔
✔✔MTP - ✔✔
✔✔Insertion loss (Which Tool(s) do you use?) - ✔✔Light source and power meter
✔✔Continuity, fiber or cable tracing, duplex connector polarity (Which Tool(s) do you
use?) - ✔✔Visual fiber tracer
✔✔Source or receiver power (Which Tool(s) do you use?) - ✔✔Fiber optic power meter
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔The outside diameter of this part of the fiber is the same for most singlemode and
multimode fibers - ✔✔Cladding
✔✔Singlemode - ✔✔
✔✔Multi-mode graded index - ✔✔
✔✔Multi-mode step index - ✔✔
✔✔Telecom outside plant - ✔✔Singlemode
✔✔Telecom FTTx - ✔✔Singlemode
✔✔CATV hybrid fiber coax network - ✔✔Singlemode
✔✔LAN fiber to the desk - ✔✔Multimode Graded-Index
✔✔Consumer digital audio - ✔✔Plastic Optical Fiber (POF)
✔✔Distribution cable - ✔✔Has multiple buffered fiber cables (about 12 individual
cables), and it does have strength members
✔✔Breakout cable - ✔✔Has multiple simplex cables (about 12 or more individual
cables), but it does NOT have strength members
✔✔Loose Tube cable - ✔✔Has a buffered fiber, strength members and water blocking
substance
, ✔✔Zipcord cable - ✔✔Has 2 buffered fibers and strength members
✔✔Resistance to water damage - ✔✔Gel-filled and blocked cable
✔✔Can be installed indoors in air handling areas - ✔✔Plenum rated
✔✔Rodent resistance - ✔✔Armored cable
✔✔Must be more than 20 times cable diameter - ✔✔Minimum recommended bend
radius under pulling tension
✔✔Must be more than 10 times cable diameter - ✔✔Minimum recommended long term
bend radius
✔✔INDOOR, short, dry conduit runs, risers and plenums terminated inside junction
boxes - ✔✔Distribution cable
✔✔High fiber count in small diameter for metro or long distance - ✔✔Ribbon cable
✔✔Patch cords and backplanes - ✔✔Simplex and zip cord tight buffer
✔✔Ideal for outside plant trunk applications inside innerduct or conduit - ✔✔Loose tube
(buffer) gel-filled
✔✔Building cable for conduit, riser and plenum runs without requiring junction boxes -
✔✔Breakout cable
✔✔Direct buried outside plant - ✔✔Armored loose tube cable
✔✔ST - ✔✔
✔✔SC - ✔✔
✔✔LC - ✔✔
✔✔MTP - ✔✔
✔✔Insertion loss (Which Tool(s) do you use?) - ✔✔Light source and power meter
✔✔Continuity, fiber or cable tracing, duplex connector polarity (Which Tool(s) do you
use?) - ✔✔Visual fiber tracer
✔✔Source or receiver power (Which Tool(s) do you use?) - ✔✔Fiber optic power meter
