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BICSI INSTALLER 1 STUDY SHEET 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS GUARANTEED
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⩥ 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: is a property of conductors that allows storage of electric charges when potential differences exist between the conductors.
⩥ Impedance (V). Answer: Total opposition of current flow measured in Ohms ⩥ American Wire Gauge (AWG). Answer: A standard rating that indicates the diameter of a wire, such as the conducting core of a coaxial cable or the twisted pairs in a UTP cable. ⩥ Megahertz (MHz). Answer: one million hertz, especially 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 to compare 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
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) ⩥ OM4. Answer: 850 nm OFL - 3500MHz•km (3.5dB/km)
850 nm RFL - 4700MHz•km (3.5dB/km) 1300 nm - 500MHz•km (1.5dB/km) ⩥ Modal Distortion. Answer: A light distortion problem unique to MMF fiber-optic cable. Happens when light signals are sent at the same time. ⩥ chromatic dispersion. Answer: The broadening of a pulse due to different propagation velocities of the spectral components of the light pulse. Begins at the light source ⩥ Modal Bandwidth is described in terms of.... Answer: (MHz)(km) ⩥ Ferrule Key Latching Mechanism. Answer: flat or pre-radiused end assures consistent connector orientation within couplers locks in place ⩥ Straight Tip (ST). Answer: One of the most common fiber-optic connectors, similar in style to the BNC connector in coax ⩥ subscriber connector (SC). Answer: A square snap coupling for fiber- optic cable, about 2.5 mm wide, used for cable-to-cable connections or
Brown ⩥ Simplex. Answer: A type of transmission in which signals may travel in only one direction over a medium. ⩥ Half Duplex. Answer: Communication between two devices whereby transmission takes place in only one direction at a time. ⩥ Full Duplex. Answer: Communication that happens in two directions at the same time. ⩥ 1 cycle 60 cycles 1000 cycles 1 million cycles 1 billion cycles 1 trillion cycles. Answer: 1 Hz 60 Hz 1 KHz 1 MHz 1 GHz 1 THz
⩥ Voltage, current, and amperes. Answer: P(Power)=V(voltage) x I(Current) ⩥ What is bandwidth expressed in. Answer: analog frequencies (0Hz to 1MHz) ⩥ AWG. Answer: Smaller number - bigger wire Higher number - smaller wire ⩥ A balanced twisted pair has.... Answer: a nominal characteristic impedance of 100 Ohms ⩥ A unbalanced coaxial cable has.... Answer: a nominal characteristic impedance of 75 Ohms ⩥ Category 3 Category 5e Category 6 Category 6A Category 8. Answer: 16 MHz 100 MHz 250 MHz 500 MHz
⩥ EF. Answer: Entrance Facilities - telecommunications services entrance to the building. Underground, tunnel, buried, Aerial, and wireless ⩥ ER. Answer: Houses equipment that serves an entire building unlike a TR that serves a single floor ⩥ TR. Answer: Telecommunications room - serves one floor ⩥ TE. Answer: A TE is a subset of a TR that generally serves a limited space. NOT TO BE USED TO REPLACE A TR ⩥ Normal rack height and width?. Answer: 7 feet tall and 19/23 inches wide ⩥ Conduit fill ratio. Answer: 40 percent for new installation, not to exceed 60 percent ⩥ J-hooks. Answer: Typically used to hold up to 50 cables. Placed every 4 - 5 feet to support cable ⩥ Surface Mount Box types. Answer: Shallow, Standard, and Deep
⩥ What are the six elements of professionalism listed in the ITSIMM. Answer: ⩥ An installer should _ in public, and _ in private. Answer: Praise. Correct. ⩥ Cabling installation companies are dependent on _ for new and repeat business. Answer: Customers ⩥ What are the percentages of communication perception?. Answer: Body language - 55% Tone of voice - 38% Word choice - 7% ⩥ What are three ways to minimize EMI?. Answer: Using shielded cable (STP) Using fiber instead of copper Putting the cable in conduit (shielded pathway) ⩥ 1 sine wave = _. Answer: 1 Hz ⩥ The number of cycles a signal is repeated in a given time period is defined as the _. Answer: Frequency
⩥ Hierarchy of codes, standards, and regulations. Answer: AHJ Codes and regulations Standards Industry best practices Manufacturer instructions ⩥ What are the two common depths for telecommunications racks?. Answer: 4 inch and 6 inch ⩥ a _ conduit terminates in a vertical orientation. Answer: stub-up ⩥ a _ conduit terminates in a horizontal orientation. Answer: stub-out ⩥ How many backbone levels are in a horizontal cabling system?. Answer: 2 levels ⩥ What is the minimum number of cables per work area?. Answer: 2, voice and data ⩥ What is the maximum length of a patch cord?. Answer: 16.5 ft
⩥ What is the maximum length of a horizontal optical fiber cable?. Answer: 295 ft ⩥ Undercarpet cable is. Answer: not recommended ⩥ Whats the purpose of a consolidation point (CP)?. Answer: allows horizontal cabling to be extended into work area pathways ⩥ Tags. Answer: attached to mounting surface ⩥ Label. Answer: consist of face stock material ⩥ Which term identifies where the service provider relinquishes circuit responsibility to the customer. Answer: Demarcation Point ⩥ Where do outside plant (OSP) cables enter the building?. Answer: Entrance Facility (EF) ⩥ What is the most economical permanent entrance over the life cycle of a building?. Answer: underground ⩥ What service entrance has the lowest installation cost?. Answer: aerial
⩥ What are the three main bonding and grounding components?. Answer: Ground rod PBB TBB ⩥ What are the recommendations for placing a BBC (GE) in a multistory building?. Answer: Every third floor and the top ⩥ What is the minimum recommended AWG for a BBC (GE)?. Answer: 6 gauge ⩥ What is the recommended maximum value for the bonding resistance between the two points on bonded surfaces?. Answer: 0.1 ohms or less ⩥ Secondary protectors are installed to handle. Answer: sneak currents ⩥ What is the preferred method for installing backbone cable in a vertical pathway?. Answer: top-down ⩥ What can be used to minimize cables twisting and wrapping around themselves during a pull?. Answer: swivel
⩥ What is the maximum pulling tension for a 4-pair UTP cable?. Answer: 25 Lbs ⩥ What is the recommended method for attaching a pull string to a horizontal copper cables?. Answer: at least 3 half hitches ⩥ What should be used to secure backbone cable in a vertical pathway?. Answer: wire-mesh grip ⩥ What is the preferred method for attaching loose tube fiber optic cables to a pull rope?. Answer: wire-mesh grip ⩥ What is the recommended method of balanced twisted pair terminations?. Answer: Insulation Displacement Connector (IDC) ⩥ Which termination configuration uses drain wires?. Answer: STP ⩥ Sheath removal tools. Answer: Ringer, Slitter, Snips* ⩥ What pair counts are 110 hardware frames available in?. Answer: 50, 100, 300, 900 ⩥ What pair counts are BIX hardware frames available in?. Answer: 50, 250, 300, 900
⩥ Tree topology. Answer: extension of a bus topology ⩥ Ring topology. Answer: places all the network devices in a circle and uses one cable to connect between devices. Each device is connected to the next one until the circle is closed. ⩥ Star topology. Answer: network switch is placed in the center of the network and the devices connect to the switch. ⩥ Hierarchical star topology. Answer: A network topology created when two or more star topologies are merged using network devices such as hubs, switches, or routers. Recommended for structured cabling backbone distribution. ⩥ When checking the 'ABCs' of an injured person what are you looking for?. Answer: A- Airway B- Breathing C- Circulation (pulse) ⩥ What are the steps to take in an emergency?. Answer: Survey the scene Notify someone Secure the area Complete a primary survey of the injured person
Contact emergency medical services Complete a second survey of the injured person ⩥ What type of conduit uses compression like couplers. Answer: EMT ⩥ HC. Answer: horizontal cross-connect ⩥ MC. Answer: main cross-connect ⩥ Whats the maximum sq footage a TE can cover?. Answer: 3600 3606 ⩥ Whats the bend radius of a 4 pair cable?. Answer: 4x the diameter ⩥ Whats the bend radius for a 6 gauge cable?. Answer: 10x the diameter ⩥ How far apart do you stagger cable heads?. Answer: start with 1 cable, go 3 inches back, add 2, go 3 inches back, add 2..... ⩥ What is a sheave?. Answer: like a conduit waterfall. used in manholes ⩥ How many users can a CP and MUTOA service?. Answer: 12
