BICSI INSTALLER 1 REVIEW UPDATED QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔What type of conduit uses compression like couplers - ✔✔EMT
✔✔HC - ✔✔horizontal cross-connect
✔✔MC - ✔✔main cross-connect
✔✔Whats the maximum sq footage a TE can cover? - ✔✔3600
3606
✔✔Whats the bend radius of a 4 pair cable? - ✔✔4x the diameter
✔✔Whats the bend radius for a 6 gauge cable? - ✔✔10x the diameter
✔✔How far apart do you stagger cable heads? - ✔✔start with 1 cable, go 3 inches
back, add 2, go 3 inches back, add 2.....
✔✔What is a sheave? - ✔✔like a conduit waterfall. used in manholes
✔✔How many users can a CP and MUTOA service? - ✔✔12
✔✔Fire rated sheetrock is how thick? - ✔✔5/8 in
✔✔Plywood in the TR needs to be how thick? - ✔✔3/4 in
✔✔What type of conduit uses screw in couplers? - ✔✔EMT, IMC, and RMC
✔✔What does a mushroom replace? - ✔✔a half d-ring
✔✔66-blocks have color coded hinge covers - ✔✔true
, ✔✔Cable must stay _ in. away from transformers - ✔✔48
✔✔What are the cable slack lengths for stations? - ✔✔1.5 ft pre-termination
1 ft after termination
✔✔Can multimeters measure cable length? - ✔✔yes
✔✔What page refers to communications in the CSI Master Format? - ✔✔page 27
✔✔What are the two phases of a turnover? - ✔✔flashed and phased
✔✔Tester level 1 - ✔✔Category 3 and 4
✔✔Tester level 2 - ✔✔Category 5
✔✔Tester level 2e - ✔✔Category 5e
✔✔Tester level 3 - ✔✔Category 6
✔✔Tester level 3e - ✔✔Category 6a
✔✔What are the steps in trouble shooting copper cables? - ✔✔-verifying the problem
-isolating the source of the problem
-repairing the problem
-testing the repaired system to ensure it functions properly
✔✔What are the three phases of testing? - ✔✔Phase 1 - visual verification
Phase 2 - testing cables with correct equipment
Phase 3 - documentation
✔✔What are the uses of a TDR - ✔✔identify cable defects, splices, and connectors
✔✔Is a high or low L rating better for fire stopping - ✔✔low
✔✔What are the three basic properties associated with non-mechanical fire stopping? -
✔✔intumescent
endothermic
ablative
✔✔What is the main property associated with mechanical fire stopping? -
✔✔Elastomeric
AND ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔What type of conduit uses compression like couplers - ✔✔EMT
✔✔HC - ✔✔horizontal cross-connect
✔✔MC - ✔✔main cross-connect
✔✔Whats the maximum sq footage a TE can cover? - ✔✔3600
3606
✔✔Whats the bend radius of a 4 pair cable? - ✔✔4x the diameter
✔✔Whats the bend radius for a 6 gauge cable? - ✔✔10x the diameter
✔✔How far apart do you stagger cable heads? - ✔✔start with 1 cable, go 3 inches
back, add 2, go 3 inches back, add 2.....
✔✔What is a sheave? - ✔✔like a conduit waterfall. used in manholes
✔✔How many users can a CP and MUTOA service? - ✔✔12
✔✔Fire rated sheetrock is how thick? - ✔✔5/8 in
✔✔Plywood in the TR needs to be how thick? - ✔✔3/4 in
✔✔What type of conduit uses screw in couplers? - ✔✔EMT, IMC, and RMC
✔✔What does a mushroom replace? - ✔✔a half d-ring
✔✔66-blocks have color coded hinge covers - ✔✔true
, ✔✔Cable must stay _ in. away from transformers - ✔✔48
✔✔What are the cable slack lengths for stations? - ✔✔1.5 ft pre-termination
1 ft after termination
✔✔Can multimeters measure cable length? - ✔✔yes
✔✔What page refers to communications in the CSI Master Format? - ✔✔page 27
✔✔What are the two phases of a turnover? - ✔✔flashed and phased
✔✔Tester level 1 - ✔✔Category 3 and 4
✔✔Tester level 2 - ✔✔Category 5
✔✔Tester level 2e - ✔✔Category 5e
✔✔Tester level 3 - ✔✔Category 6
✔✔Tester level 3e - ✔✔Category 6a
✔✔What are the steps in trouble shooting copper cables? - ✔✔-verifying the problem
-isolating the source of the problem
-repairing the problem
-testing the repaired system to ensure it functions properly
✔✔What are the three phases of testing? - ✔✔Phase 1 - visual verification
Phase 2 - testing cables with correct equipment
Phase 3 - documentation
✔✔What are the uses of a TDR - ✔✔identify cable defects, splices, and connectors
✔✔Is a high or low L rating better for fire stopping - ✔✔low
✔✔What are the three basic properties associated with non-mechanical fire stopping? -
✔✔intumescent
endothermic
ablative
✔✔What is the main property associated with mechanical fire stopping? -
✔✔Elastomeric
