NCTI - Installer Book UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Which of the following will strengthen signals as they move farther away from the headend
through the trunk express system? - CORRECT ANSWER - B) Distribution amplifiers.
Which of the following describes a carrier wave? - CORRECT ANSWER - B) A wave with a
much higher frequency than the input signal.
Which of the following describes modulation? - CORRECT ANSWER - B) The reshaping of
a carrier wave to include information contained by an input signal.
Which of the following is the symbol for power? - CORRECT ANSWER - W = watts
Which of the following describes the process of measuring an analog signal at a specific
interval? - CORRECT ANSWER - Sampling
Which of the following is true about the base 10 system? - CORRECT ANSWER - B) Digits
0 through 9 are used.
Which of the following best describes post bit-error-rate (BER)? - CORRECT ANSWER - A)
A measurement of all bit error after forward error correction has been applied.
Which of the following compression rates will enable six digital programs to be transmitted
rather than one analog channel in a 6 MHz bandwidth? - CORRECT ANSWER - 6:1
At what modulation error ratio (MER) should a 256-quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM)
signal operate? - CORRECT ANSWER - 32db or greater
,On the return path, signals from many sources must be sent on the same cable. What is the name
of the technique that allows the signals to be sent without losing data integrity? - CORRECT
ANSWER - B) Time division multiple access (TDMA).
In a coaxial cable, what is the purpose of the shielding? - CORRECT ANSWER - C) Prevents
ingress and egress.
Which of the following describes attenuation? - CORRECT ANSWER - A reduction in signal
strength through a cable system.
Which of the following is a feature of multimode fiber? - CORRECT ANSWER - B) It is
easier to handle and terminate than single-mode fiber.
Which of the following describes the structure of fiber-optic cable? - CORRECT ANSWER -
B) Drop fiber cables may use buffer tubes containing steel wire.
Which of the following is true about CAT-1 cabling? - CORRECT ANSWER - C) It is
typically used in voice applications.
Which of the following twisted-pair cable types is the only one that is approved by certifying
bodies for data rates in excess of 10 Mbps? - CORRECT ANSWER - A) CAT-5.
Which of the following is responsible for reducing crosstalk in twisted-pair cable? - CORRECT
ANSWER - A) Number of twists.
Wireless networks use low-power RF signals; therefore, which of the following is true about
signal strength? - CORRECT ANSWER - A) The greater the distance between wireless
devices, the lower the signal strength and data rate.
Which of the following is true about Wi-Fi technology? - CORRECT ANSWER - D) The
connection between the router and modem is always wired.
, What percentage does a cables attenuation increase or decrease for every 10° change in
temperature? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1%
Which of the following is a characteristic of high-definition television (HDTV)? - CORRECT
ANSWER - D) Audio surround sound using Dolby Digital technology.
Which type of screen display has been known to use a great deal of energy, can have a short
lifespan, but has high-contrast, vibrantly accurate color images? - CORRECT ANSWER -
plasma
Which TV digital format was originally designed for progressive scan DVDs? - CORRECT
ANSWER - EDTV
Which type of television display has a deeper cabinet, which affects the size of the screen? -
CORRECT ANSWER - rear projector
Which device enables customers to schedule recordings of television programs? - CORRECT
ANSWER - B) Digital video recorder (DVR). dvr
The cable modem termination system (CMTS) is one of the two main components of DOCSIS
architecture. What is the other? - CORRECT ANSWER - B) Cable modem.
Which of the following is the CableLabs-led project built to define the architecture for the
delivery of real-time Internet protocol (IP) applications? - CORRECT ANSWER - C)
PacketCable.
A cable gateway typically includes a cable modem, multiple quadrature amplitude modulation
(QAM) tuners, a telephone interface, and a multiport and wireless router. What is the function of
the multiple quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) tuners? - CORRECT ANSWER - C)
Convert legacy DTV services being transported on QAM carriers to an IP format that can be
received by IP devices.
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Which of the following will strengthen signals as they move farther away from the headend
through the trunk express system? - CORRECT ANSWER - B) Distribution amplifiers.
Which of the following describes a carrier wave? - CORRECT ANSWER - B) A wave with a
much higher frequency than the input signal.
Which of the following describes modulation? - CORRECT ANSWER - B) The reshaping of
a carrier wave to include information contained by an input signal.
Which of the following is the symbol for power? - CORRECT ANSWER - W = watts
Which of the following describes the process of measuring an analog signal at a specific
interval? - CORRECT ANSWER - Sampling
Which of the following is true about the base 10 system? - CORRECT ANSWER - B) Digits
0 through 9 are used.
Which of the following best describes post bit-error-rate (BER)? - CORRECT ANSWER - A)
A measurement of all bit error after forward error correction has been applied.
Which of the following compression rates will enable six digital programs to be transmitted
rather than one analog channel in a 6 MHz bandwidth? - CORRECT ANSWER - 6:1
At what modulation error ratio (MER) should a 256-quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM)
signal operate? - CORRECT ANSWER - 32db or greater
,On the return path, signals from many sources must be sent on the same cable. What is the name
of the technique that allows the signals to be sent without losing data integrity? - CORRECT
ANSWER - B) Time division multiple access (TDMA).
In a coaxial cable, what is the purpose of the shielding? - CORRECT ANSWER - C) Prevents
ingress and egress.
Which of the following describes attenuation? - CORRECT ANSWER - A reduction in signal
strength through a cable system.
Which of the following is a feature of multimode fiber? - CORRECT ANSWER - B) It is
easier to handle and terminate than single-mode fiber.
Which of the following describes the structure of fiber-optic cable? - CORRECT ANSWER -
B) Drop fiber cables may use buffer tubes containing steel wire.
Which of the following is true about CAT-1 cabling? - CORRECT ANSWER - C) It is
typically used in voice applications.
Which of the following twisted-pair cable types is the only one that is approved by certifying
bodies for data rates in excess of 10 Mbps? - CORRECT ANSWER - A) CAT-5.
Which of the following is responsible for reducing crosstalk in twisted-pair cable? - CORRECT
ANSWER - A) Number of twists.
Wireless networks use low-power RF signals; therefore, which of the following is true about
signal strength? - CORRECT ANSWER - A) The greater the distance between wireless
devices, the lower the signal strength and data rate.
Which of the following is true about Wi-Fi technology? - CORRECT ANSWER - D) The
connection between the router and modem is always wired.
, What percentage does a cables attenuation increase or decrease for every 10° change in
temperature? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1%
Which of the following is a characteristic of high-definition television (HDTV)? - CORRECT
ANSWER - D) Audio surround sound using Dolby Digital technology.
Which type of screen display has been known to use a great deal of energy, can have a short
lifespan, but has high-contrast, vibrantly accurate color images? - CORRECT ANSWER -
plasma
Which TV digital format was originally designed for progressive scan DVDs? - CORRECT
ANSWER - EDTV
Which type of television display has a deeper cabinet, which affects the size of the screen? -
CORRECT ANSWER - rear projector
Which device enables customers to schedule recordings of television programs? - CORRECT
ANSWER - B) Digital video recorder (DVR). dvr
The cable modem termination system (CMTS) is one of the two main components of DOCSIS
architecture. What is the other? - CORRECT ANSWER - B) Cable modem.
Which of the following is the CableLabs-led project built to define the architecture for the
delivery of real-time Internet protocol (IP) applications? - CORRECT ANSWER - C)
PacketCable.
A cable gateway typically includes a cable modem, multiple quadrature amplitude modulation
(QAM) tuners, a telephone interface, and a multiport and wireless router. What is the function of
the multiple quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) tuners? - CORRECT ANSWER - C)
Convert legacy DTV services being transported on QAM carriers to an IP format that can be
received by IP devices.
