BICSI Installer 2 Fiber Module – Optical Fiber, Cabling Standards, Testing, Connectors, and Attenuation | Verified Exam Questions

This study guide contains 100% verified questions and answers for the BICSI Installer 2 Fiber Module exam. It covers fiber optic systems, structured cabling standards, NEC and NFPA codes, frequency conversions, optical signal transmission, attenuation, and dispersion. The content includes fiber anatomy, multimode and singlemode wavelengths, connectors such as SC, LC, APC, and UPC, as well as installation methods, bend radius requirements, and testing procedures like OFSTP standards. With detailed coverage of both theory and practical fiber termination and testing, it serves as a complete exam preparation resource. Code - answerAddresses the safety of persons, property and the environment associated with the ITS cabling Installation NEC - answerNational electric code Frequency conversion chart - answerOne thousand hertz = 1KHz One million Kilohertz = 1 MHz One billion Megahertz = 1 GHz NFPA - answerNational Fire protection association AHJ - answerAuthorities having jurisdiction TIA/EIA - answer- Telecommunications Industry association - Electronic industries alliance BICSI - answer- Building - Industry - Consulting - Service - International Frequency - answerOptical pulses using cycles per second, 1 unit of hertz = 1 cycle per second 4hz = 4 cycles per second Definition of transmission - - 2 -: answerThe movement of information in the form of electrical or optical signals from one point to another through a transport medium Refraction - answerBending of the light as it passes from one medium into another MHz - answer- Quantifies the bandwidth of a cabling system in a frequency range - Information handling capabilities of the medium Megabits - answer- transmission rate - Number of bits information that can be transported over the medium(vehicles of the highway) Anatomy of a fiber - answer- Core - Cladding - Coating Attenuation = - answerThe decrease in magnitude of transmission signal strength between points, expressed in decibel as the ratio of out put to input signal Attenuation [insertion loss] = - answerLight pulses traveling along fiber are subjected to loss due to absorption or scattering of the light Intrinsic = - answerControlled by the manufacture/expresses in decibels per-kilometer impacts the signal to reach the receiver with sufficient power Extrinsic = - answerControlled by the installer/expresses in decibels per-kilometer impacts the signal to reach the receiver with sufficient power Attenuation loss = - answer- Expressed in decibels per kilometers - Impacts the ability of the signal to reach the receiver with sufficient power dBm = - answerOptical power referred to as 1 milliwatt of power CWDM = - answerCoarse wave division multiplexing DWDM = - answerDense wave division multiplexing APC - answerAngle polish connector SCS = - answerStructured cabling system Tight buffered = - answerZipcord Distribution = - answer- Most popular backbone cable - High fiber density - - 3 -: Terminated in patch panels and wall mounted box - Breakout cable Loose tube = - answerOutdoor Tight buffer breakout = - answerIndoor Zip-Cord = - answerShort runs, patch cords, laid in cable trays OPGW = - answerOptical power ground wire Fiber is immune to = - answerElectrical interference Air blown fiber = - answer- Blow special fibers in to tubes - Easy upgrades VCSEL = - answerVertical cavity surface emitting laser Singlemode common wave lengths = - answer1310 nano meters, 1490 nm, 1550 nm and 1625 nm Multimode common wave lengths = - answer850 nm and 1300 nm Different types of fiber - answer- Simplex - Duplex - Distribution - Breakout - Ribbon Single-mode optical fiber color = - answerYellow Multi-mode optical fiber with 50 micron core diameter = - answerOrange Multi-mode optical fiber with 50 micron core diameter laser optimized = - answerAqua Multi-mode optical fiber with 62.5 micron core diameter = - answerOrange Multi-mode optical fiber with 100 micron core diameter = - answerOrange Dispersion-shifted singlemode = - answerRed Polarization maintaining singlemode optical fiber = - answerBlue Loose tube furcating harness = - answer- Provides support of 250 micron - Provides stand management - Sizes strand for 900 micron connection Couplers/adapters = - answerTo create a mated pair Aramid yarn = - answerProtects fibers from stress SC Subscriber connector = - answer* A keyed, contact, moderate loss, pull and wiggle-proof connector - Beige in multimode - - 4 -: Blue in singlemode Fire stopping ASTM = - answerAmerican standard test