Study Guide To FOA Certification
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS(RATED A)
Any connector with a FOCIS standards document - ANSWER Which fiber optic connector may be used
according to the EIA/TIA 568 cabling standard?
The Performance level of unshielded twisted pair cable - ANSWER What UTP Cat 3, Cat 5e, and Cat 6 or
Class D, E, and F rating indicate?
66 Punchdown blocks - ANSWER Commerical phone systems (not VoIP but POTS) traditionally use
multipair UTP cables for backbone connections with _running_____used in the telecom closet for
connections to horizontal cables running to the desktop.
Gigabet Ethernet - ANSWER TIA Cat 5e or "enhanced Cat 5' cable or ISO/IEC Class D cable was introduced
to support the needs of what the computer network?
100 MHz - ANSWER For certifying Cat 5e/Class D Performance, installed cables are tested at ________.
250 MHz - ANSWER Category 6/Class E cabling is specified and must be tested during certification to
_______MHz.
All of these - ANSWER A copper time domain reflectometer (TDR) can be used to find_________.
Keep the pairs twisted to within 1/2 inch of the termination - ANSWER When terminating Cat5e/6 or
Class D/E UTP cabling, what must be remembered to maintain the performance of the installed cable?
Bix block - ANSWER Which punchdown block is more often used with multipair cables for POTS (plain old
telephone service) connections?
, True - ANSWER Standards are written by manufacturers as minimum specifications to ensure
interoperability among various manufacturer's products.
True - ANSWER While video surveillance systems traditionally used coax cable, they can use UTP in a
structured cabling system or fiber optics also.
Insulation displacement terminations in the connecting block - ANSWER What actually makes the
electrical connection with the wires in a 110 block?
No - ANSWER Does a jack have the same color code for the pairs as a punchdown block?
Reversal of pairs 2 and 3 - ANSWER The difference between the termination schemes of T568A and
T568B is_______?
Insulation-displacement - ANSWER A crimp-connector like the UTP modular connector is also called
a______connector.
Access point - ANSWER Wireless networks require cables to connect the_____to the network.
Use cable lubricant - ANSWER If you pulling a cable in long conduit and encounter resistance, you
should________.
Drop the cable down instead of pulling them up - ANSWER When installing cables vertically in risers, you
can install cables more easily if you_________.
Punchdown tool with 110 blade - ANSWER What UTP installation tool is needed for termination most
jacks?
Optical power meter - ANSWER Insertion loss or the reduction in optical power as light passes through a
fiber optic cable plant is tested with a_______.
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS(RATED A)
Any connector with a FOCIS standards document - ANSWER Which fiber optic connector may be used
according to the EIA/TIA 568 cabling standard?
The Performance level of unshielded twisted pair cable - ANSWER What UTP Cat 3, Cat 5e, and Cat 6 or
Class D, E, and F rating indicate?
66 Punchdown blocks - ANSWER Commerical phone systems (not VoIP but POTS) traditionally use
multipair UTP cables for backbone connections with _running_____used in the telecom closet for
connections to horizontal cables running to the desktop.
Gigabet Ethernet - ANSWER TIA Cat 5e or "enhanced Cat 5' cable or ISO/IEC Class D cable was introduced
to support the needs of what the computer network?
100 MHz - ANSWER For certifying Cat 5e/Class D Performance, installed cables are tested at ________.
250 MHz - ANSWER Category 6/Class E cabling is specified and must be tested during certification to
_______MHz.
All of these - ANSWER A copper time domain reflectometer (TDR) can be used to find_________.
Keep the pairs twisted to within 1/2 inch of the termination - ANSWER When terminating Cat5e/6 or
Class D/E UTP cabling, what must be remembered to maintain the performance of the installed cable?
Bix block - ANSWER Which punchdown block is more often used with multipair cables for POTS (plain old
telephone service) connections?
, True - ANSWER Standards are written by manufacturers as minimum specifications to ensure
interoperability among various manufacturer's products.
True - ANSWER While video surveillance systems traditionally used coax cable, they can use UTP in a
structured cabling system or fiber optics also.
Insulation displacement terminations in the connecting block - ANSWER What actually makes the
electrical connection with the wires in a 110 block?
No - ANSWER Does a jack have the same color code for the pairs as a punchdown block?
Reversal of pairs 2 and 3 - ANSWER The difference between the termination schemes of T568A and
T568B is_______?
Insulation-displacement - ANSWER A crimp-connector like the UTP modular connector is also called
a______connector.
Access point - ANSWER Wireless networks require cables to connect the_____to the network.
Use cable lubricant - ANSWER If you pulling a cable in long conduit and encounter resistance, you
should________.
Drop the cable down instead of pulling them up - ANSWER When installing cables vertically in risers, you
can install cables more easily if you_________.
Punchdown tool with 110 blade - ANSWER What UTP installation tool is needed for termination most
jacks?
Optical power meter - ANSWER Insertion loss or the reduction in optical power as light passes through a
fiber optic cable plant is tested with a_______.
