STUDY GUIDE TO FOA CERTIFICATION QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024/25

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 -