BICSI Installer 1 Exam Graded A+

25-pair color code - ANSWER-White - Blue, orange, green, brown, slate Red - Blue, orange, green, brown, slate Black - Blue, orange, green, brown, slate Yellow - Blue, orange, green, brown, slate Violet - Blue, orange, green, brown, slate Fiber color code - ANSWER-Blue, Orange, Green, Brown, Slate, White, Red, Black, Yellow, Violet, Rose, Aqua NVP - ANSWER-Nominal Velocity of Propagation Insertion loss - ANSWER-The difference in the amount of power received before and after something is inserted into the circuit. Resistance - ANSWER-Resistance is expressed in Ohms, and is the property of a conductor to resist the flow of electricity through it. V=IR Inductance - ANSWER-Is a property of an electromagnetic field built around a conductor that opposes any change in the current flow in a circuit Capacitance - ANSWER-is a property of conductors that allows storage of electric charges when potential differences exist between the conductors. Impedance (V) - ANSWER-Total opposition of current flow measured in Ohms American Wire Gauge (AWG) - ANSWER-A standard rating that indicates the diameter of a wire, such as the conducting core of a coaxial cable or the twisted pairs in a UTP cable. Megahertz (MHz) - ANSWER-one million hertz, especially as a measure of the frequency of transmissions Megabit (Mb) - ANSWER-Approximately one million bits. Often used as a measurement of data transfer throughput. Bandwidth - ANSWER-The amount of data that can be transmitted over a network in a given amount of time. Decibel (dB) - ANSWER-A unit used to compare the loudness of different sounds. Crosstalk - ANSWER-when data bleeds from one pair to another in a cable