FOA CFOT Multiple-choice Exam Questions and Answers
Outside plant cabling can be installed by
A. Pulling in underground in conduit
B. Direction burial
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C. Aerial suspension
D. All of the above - CORRECT ANSWER-D
Underground cable generally includes a gel, powder or tape for protection from
A. Pulling friction
B. Lightning strikes
C. Moisture
D. fiber ablation - CORRECT ANSWER-C
Armored cable is used in outside plant installation to
A. Prevent rodent damage
B. Protect from dig up damage
C. Increase pulling tension
D. Conduct lightning strikes - CORRECT ANSWER-A.
Concatenation or the joining of two cables in a long outside plant run is most always done by
A. Mechanical splicing
B. Fusion splicing
C. Field installation of connectors
D. Splicing on a pigtailed connector - CORRECT ANSWER-B Premise cables in LAN
backbones often contain
A. Only multimode fiber
B. Only singlemode fiber
C. Both multimode and singlemode fiber
D. Plastic optical Fiber - CORRECT ANSWER-C Premises cables must be rated for
to meet codes
A. Pull strength
B. Bend radius
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C. Weight in cable trays
D. Fire retardant - CORRECT ANSWER-D
The protective gear every VDV installer must always wear is
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A. Eye protection
B. Plastic Apron
C. Gloves
D. Shoe Covers - CORRECT ANSWER-A
Information on the safety of chemical used in fiber optics are
A. Available on the national of institutes of health
B. In MSDS sheets supplied by the manufacture
C. Required to be in every installer tool kit
D. Rarely useful - CORRECT ANSWER-B
Always keep on connectors when not connected to equipment or being tested
A. Mating Adapter
B. Strain of relief boots
C. Sticky tape
D. Dust cap - CORRECT ANSWER-D
In an Optical fiber, the light is transmitted through the
A. Core
B. Cladding
C. Buffer
D. Jacket - CORRECT ANSWER-A
The diameter of an optical fiber is traditionally measured in
A. Meters
B. Millimeters
C. Microns ( Micrometers)
D. Nanometers - CORRECT ANSWER-C
Rays of light transmitted in multimode fiber are called
A. Reflections
B. Refractions
C. Waves
D. Modes - CORRECT ANSWER-D
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Outside plant cabling can be installed by
A. Pulling in underground in conduit
B. Direction burial
Page | 1
C. Aerial suspension
D. All of the above - CORRECT ANSWER-D
Underground cable generally includes a gel, powder or tape for protection from
A. Pulling friction
B. Lightning strikes
C. Moisture
D. fiber ablation - CORRECT ANSWER-C
Armored cable is used in outside plant installation to
A. Prevent rodent damage
B. Protect from dig up damage
C. Increase pulling tension
D. Conduct lightning strikes - CORRECT ANSWER-A.
Concatenation or the joining of two cables in a long outside plant run is most always done by
A. Mechanical splicing
B. Fusion splicing
C. Field installation of connectors
D. Splicing on a pigtailed connector - CORRECT ANSWER-B Premise cables in LAN
backbones often contain
A. Only multimode fiber
B. Only singlemode fiber
C. Both multimode and singlemode fiber
D. Plastic optical Fiber - CORRECT ANSWER-C Premises cables must be rated for
to meet codes
A. Pull strength
B. Bend radius
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C. Weight in cable trays
D. Fire retardant - CORRECT ANSWER-D
The protective gear every VDV installer must always wear is
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A. Eye protection
B. Plastic Apron
C. Gloves
D. Shoe Covers - CORRECT ANSWER-A
Information on the safety of chemical used in fiber optics are
A. Available on the national of institutes of health
B. In MSDS sheets supplied by the manufacture
C. Required to be in every installer tool kit
D. Rarely useful - CORRECT ANSWER-B
Always keep on connectors when not connected to equipment or being tested
A. Mating Adapter
B. Strain of relief boots
C. Sticky tape
D. Dust cap - CORRECT ANSWER-D
In an Optical fiber, the light is transmitted through the
A. Core
B. Cladding
C. Buffer
D. Jacket - CORRECT ANSWER-A
The diameter of an optical fiber is traditionally measured in
A. Meters
B. Millimeters
C. Microns ( Micrometers)
D. Nanometers - CORRECT ANSWER-C
Rays of light transmitted in multimode fiber are called
A. Reflections
B. Refractions
C. Waves
D. Modes - CORRECT ANSWER-D
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