BICSI Installer 1 Exam Questions And Accurate Answers
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 a property of conductors where the ability to store electric
charges is allowed when there are existing potential differences between the
conductors.
Impedance (V) - ANSWER Total opposition of current flow measured in Ohms
,American Wire Gauge (AWG) - ANSWER A standard rating that shows diameter of a
wire, which can be the conducting core of a coaxial cable or the twisted pairs of a UTP
cable.
Megahertz (MHz) - ANSWER one million hertz, esp 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 for comparing the loudness of different sounds.
Crosstalk - ANSWER when data bleeds from one pair to another in a cable
Alien Crosstalk (AXT) - ANSWER Unwanted signal coupling from one permanent link to
another
USOC - ANSWER Universal Service Order Code
Coaxial cable types - ANSWER Series-6 and Series-11
Coaxial connectors - ANSWER Series-6 uses BNC and F connectors
Series-11 uses F and N connectors
Fiber connectors - ANSWER SC, ST, and SST(LC or
, cladding - ANSWER The glass or plastic coating around the core of a fiber optic cable.
Cladding reflects light back to the core in patterns that vary depending on the
transmission mode. That reflection lets fibre bend around corners without impairing the
light-based signal.
Multimode Fiber (MMF) - ANSWER Larger core with multiple paths of light. Common for
backbone and horizontal cabling in buildings. OM2 - Not recommended for new installs.
OM3 - Higher bandwidth. OM4 - Highest bandwidth for MMF. 2000m/6500ft limitation.
850 nm and 1300 nm (nanometers)
Singlemode Fiber - ANSWER Smaller core with only one path of lights. Horizontal, riser,
campus environments.
9 um core, 125 um cladding.
OS1 - LAN, tight buffered construction, 1310/1550 nm
OS2 - Outside Plant, 1310, 1490, 1550, 1625 nm
3000m/9842ft limtations.
Ribbon Fiber - ANSWER Multiple 250 um fibers bonded into a flat color coded ribbon.
Can splice a bunch at a time.
Fiber - Tight buffer diameter - ANSWER 900 um
Fiber - Acrylate coating diameter - ANSWER 250 um
OM1 - ANSWER 850 nm OFL - 200 MHz•km (3.5dB/km)
1300 nm - 400 MHz•km (1.5dB/km)
OM2 - ANSWER 850 nm OFL - 500MHz•km (3.5dB/km)
1300nm - 500MHz•km (1.5dB/km)
OM3 - ANSWER 850 nm OFL - 1500MHz•km (3.5dB/km)
850 nm RFL - 2000MHz•km (3.5dB/km)
1300 nm - 500MHz•km (1.5dB/km)
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 a property of conductors where the ability to store electric
charges is allowed when there are existing potential differences between the
conductors.
Impedance (V) - ANSWER Total opposition of current flow measured in Ohms
,American Wire Gauge (AWG) - ANSWER A standard rating that shows diameter of a
wire, which can be the conducting core of a coaxial cable or the twisted pairs of a UTP
cable.
Megahertz (MHz) - ANSWER one million hertz, esp 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 for comparing the loudness of different sounds.
Crosstalk - ANSWER when data bleeds from one pair to another in a cable
Alien Crosstalk (AXT) - ANSWER Unwanted signal coupling from one permanent link to
another
USOC - ANSWER Universal Service Order Code
Coaxial cable types - ANSWER Series-6 and Series-11
Coaxial connectors - ANSWER Series-6 uses BNC and F connectors
Series-11 uses F and N connectors
Fiber connectors - ANSWER SC, ST, and SST(LC or
, cladding - ANSWER The glass or plastic coating around the core of a fiber optic cable.
Cladding reflects light back to the core in patterns that vary depending on the
transmission mode. That reflection lets fibre bend around corners without impairing the
light-based signal.
Multimode Fiber (MMF) - ANSWER Larger core with multiple paths of light. Common for
backbone and horizontal cabling in buildings. OM2 - Not recommended for new installs.
OM3 - Higher bandwidth. OM4 - Highest bandwidth for MMF. 2000m/6500ft limitation.
850 nm and 1300 nm (nanometers)
Singlemode Fiber - ANSWER Smaller core with only one path of lights. Horizontal, riser,
campus environments.
9 um core, 125 um cladding.
OS1 - LAN, tight buffered construction, 1310/1550 nm
OS2 - Outside Plant, 1310, 1490, 1550, 1625 nm
3000m/9842ft limtations.
Ribbon Fiber - ANSWER Multiple 250 um fibers bonded into a flat color coded ribbon.
Can splice a bunch at a time.
Fiber - Tight buffer diameter - ANSWER 900 um
Fiber - Acrylate coating diameter - ANSWER 250 um
OM1 - ANSWER 850 nm OFL - 200 MHz•km (3.5dB/km)
1300 nm - 400 MHz•km (1.5dB/km)
OM2 - ANSWER 850 nm OFL - 500MHz•km (3.5dB/km)
1300nm - 500MHz•km (1.5dB/km)
OM3 - ANSWER 850 nm OFL - 1500MHz•km (3.5dB/km)
850 nm RFL - 2000MHz•km (3.5dB/km)
1300 nm - 500MHz•km (1.5dB/km)
