BICSI TDMM 13TH CHAPTER 5 WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2025/2026

BICSI TDMM 13TH CHAPTER 5 WITH COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
2025/2026




A .horizontal .distribution .system .consists .of .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-the .horizontal .cabling,
.the .horizontal .pathways .supporting .the .horizontal .cabling, .and .the .telecommunications

.spaces .that .support .the .horizontal .pathway. .(5-1)




A .horizontal .cabling .system .may .include .the .following .elements: .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-
Work .area .equipment .cord

Work .area .connecting .hardware:

-Telecommunications .outlets/connectors

-Multiuser .telecommunications .outlet .assemblies .(MUTOAs)

Wireless .access .point .(WAP)

Horizontal .distribution .cables

Horizontal .cross-connect .(HC .[floor .distributor .(FD)]) .connecting .hardware .(e.g., .wiring
.blocks, .patch .panels)


Jumpers .and .patch .cords .used .to .configure .horizontal .cabling .connections .at .the .HC .(FD)

Equipment .cords .at .the .HC .(FD) .typically .located .in .the .equipment .room .(ER)
.telecommunications .room .(TR), .or .telecommunications .enclosure .(TE)


Additional .elements .(connectors .that .may .be .installed .between .the .telecommunications
.outlet .and .the .HC .[FD]):


-Transition .point .(TP)

-Consolidation .point .(CP)

(5-1)

,Horizontal .pathways .are .of .one .of .two .general .types: .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Continuous
.pathways .(eg., .conduit, .cable .tray, .cable .matting) .used .for .containment .of

.telecommunications .cabling. .


Noncontinuous .pathways .(e.g., .the .space .between .cable .supports .[e.g., .J-hooks]) .through
.which .cables .are .placed .between .physical .supports .or .containment .components. .


(5-3)



Elements .such .as .pull .boxes .or .splice .boxes, .which .are .used .with .some .pathway .systems,
.are .actually .considered: .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-telecommunication .spaces .that .provide

.access .to .horizontal .cabling .and .its .connecting .hardware. .(5-3)




Generally, .cabling .system .choices .should .not: .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-dictate .cabling .pathway
.choices. .(5-3)




The .information .technology .systems .(ITS) .distribution .designer .should .focus .first .on: .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER-the .pathway .systems .design .and .then .on .the .cabling .system .design.

.(5-3)




The .ITS .distribution .designer .should .ensure .that .the .horizontal .distribution .system's
.design: .- .CORRECT .ANSWER--Allows .for .the .accommodation .of .change .over .the .facility's

.life .cycle .with .the .goal .of .reducing .long-term .maintenance .and .operational .costs.


-Utilizes .standardized .cabling, .components, .and .systems. .

Includes .appropriate .pathway .and .cabling .components .to .accommodate .ease .of .access
.and .a .variety .of .user .specified .technology .applications. .


-Meet .or .exceeds .all .codes, .standards, .regulation .and .authority .having .jurisdiction .(AHJ)
.rulings. .


-Meets .the .requirements .and .utilizes .any .applicable .standards .or .recommendations .in .this
.chapter .that .do .not .conflict .with .applicable .codes .or .regulations.




The .horizontal .cabling .system .is .the .part .of .the .telecommunications .cabling .that .extends
.from: .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-work .area .telecommunications .outlets/connectors .to .the .HC

.(FD), .typically .located .in .the .floor-serving .TR. .(5-5)

, The .horizontal .cabling .system .consists .of: .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-horizontal .cables,
.telecommunications .outlets/connectors .in .the .work .area, .mechanical .termination, .work

.area .equipment .cords, .network .equipment .cords, .and .other .patch .cords .or .jumpers

.located .in .the .TR .and .may .include .MUTOAs .and .CPs. .(5-5)




The .horizontal .cabling .system .should .be .designed .in .order .to .support .various
.telecommunications .applications, .including: .- .CORRECT .ANSWER--Voice .services


-Data .services

-Audio .and .video .services.

-Building .signaling .systems .(e.g., .building .automation .systems .[BAS], .fire, .security). .(5-5)



Horizontal .cabling .shall .be .installed .in .a: .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-physical .star .topology. .(5-5)



Each .telecommunications .outlet/connector .shall .be .cabled .directly .to .an .HC .(FD) .in .the
.appropriate .telecommunications .space. .Three .exceptions .to .this .practice .are .when: .-

.CORRECT .ANSWER--A .CP .or .MUTOA .is .used .to .connect .to .the .open .office .cabling.


-A .TP .(transition .point) .Is .required .to .connect .to .undercarpet .cabling.

-Centralized .optical .fiber .cabling .is .implemented .from .main .cross-connect .(MC .[campus
.distributor .(CD)]) .to .the .work .area(s) .(5-5)




The .minimum .configuration .is .the .configuration .consisting .of: .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-2
.telecommunications .outlets/connectors .in .the .work .area .- .one .for .telephony .and .the

.other .for .data. .It .is .recommended .that .the .system .be .planned .with .a .margin .exceeding

.this .minimum .requirement. .(5-6)




If .the .optical .fiber .outlet .is .used .in .the .horizontal .cabling .system .work .area .configuration,
.____ .balanced .twisted-pair .telecommunications .outlets/connectors .should .also .be

.installed .rather .than .____ .since .typical .telecommunications .cabling .work .areas .currently

.require .both .____ .and .____ .transmission, .which .are .usually .implemented .over .balanced

.twisted-pairs. .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-2, .1, .voice, .data .(5-6)