Question 1

What type of fiber optic cable is manufactured to protect individual glass strands and is primarily designed for use inside buildings?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ribbon 
B)  Tight buffered 
C)  Loose tube 
D)  Air blown

Question 2

Cementitious materials are ________ based materials.

Accepted Answer

A)  Dry powder 
B)  Latex 
C)  Solvent 
D)  Sand

Question 3

You are designing multi band UHF police radio and VHF fire radio systems for a municipal office. Because of the closeness of the transmit and receive frequencies, you must ensure there is adequate filtering and gain control of the systems. Which device will best meet the ability to separate and control the transmit and receive signals?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bidirectional amplifier 
B)  Transceiver 
C)  Repeater 
D)  Unidirectional amplifier

Question 4

When selecting poles for aerial telecommunications facilities, which of the following is the class number for the strongest rated pole?

Accepted Answer

A)  10 
B)  6 
C)  4 
D)  2 
E)  00

Question 5

When designing a fiber backbone using cable with an armored sheath, a major consideration that you must address is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Type of metal used in the sheath 
B)  Strength of the armored sheath 
C)  Amount of aluminum contained in the armored sheath 
D)  Amount of steel in the sheath as rust is an issue 
E)  Bonding and grounding of the armored sheath

Question 6

An installation crew is pulling an optical fiber cable into a riser. The cable has an outside diameter of 25 mm (1 in). As the cable is being pulled off the reel and through a pulley into the riser, you must verify that the minimum bend radius for the cable being pulled is observed. The pulley must be sized at a MINIMUM of:

Accepted Answer

A)  254 mm (10 in) 
B)  381 mm (15 in) 
C)  508 mm (20 in) 
D)  635 mm (25 in) 
E)  762 mm (30 in)

Question 7

One advantage of using preconnectorized jumpers and cables is:

Accepted Answer

A)  They are less costly than field connectorized connectors 
B)  The cables are more rugged and can handle higher pull tensions 
C)  They come with factory certified quality of terminations 
D)  They require additional engineering time thereby providing a higher degree of reliability 
E)  The technician does not need to be concerned with the water blocking components of the cable

Question 8

Select the appropriate task to complete the section 2.2 of the work breakdown structure below: 2. Technician 2.1 Install rack 2.2 _________ 2.3 Place fiber 2.4 Terminate fiber 2.5 Test fiber

Accepted Answer

A)  Prepare as-built drawings 
B)  Install connector housing 
C)  Clean/polish connectors 
D)  Specify fiber

Question 9

Which of the following covers lightning protection systems and defines as exposed anything above ground and outside the zone of protection?

Accepted Answer

A)  NTSB-12 
B)  IEEE 1100 
C)  NFPA 780 
D)  NEC 47 
E)  ANSI J/STD-607-A

Question 10

A ________ eliminates the need to remove or install materials.

Accepted Answer

A)  Cast-in-place device 
B)  Cable transit system 
C)  Fire-rated pathway device 
D)  Factory fabricated sleeve system

Question 11

Exhibit: If a work breakdown structure (WBS) shows the tasks below, what is C, the successor task? A) Install OSP pathways B) Install fiber C) ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Hold inspection 
B)  Create budget 
C)  Conduct safety meeting 
D)  Perform site survey

Question 12

What is the appropriate impedance of coaxial cable for use with broadband distribution?

Accepted Answer

A)  50 
B)  75 
C)  100 
D)  150

Question 13

Color codes for cross-connections fields have been used for many years. Which color is used to identify campus backbone?

Accepted Answer

A)  Brown 
B)  Blue 
C)  Green 
D)  Purple 
E)  White

Question 14

What is the MAXIMUM horizontal cable length permitted for centralized optical fiber cabling from the MDA within a data center?

Accepted Answer

A)  100 m (328 ft) 
B)  200 m (656 ft) 
C)  300 m (984 ft) 
D)  400 m (1312 ft) 
E)  500 m (1640 ft)

Question 15

You are placing PTP fiber between two locations 55 km (34 miles) apart. You are told that DWDM equipment will be installed within the next 5 years. Which of the following optical fiber types should you use?

Accepted Answer

A)  Dispersion unshifted (ITU-G652) 
B)  Dispersion shifted (ITU-G653) 
C)  Cut off shifted (ITU-G654) 
D)  Non-zero dispersion shifted (ITU-G655) 
E)  Bending loss insensitive (ITU-G657)

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT a primary type of DAS antenna?

Accepted Answer

A)  Directional 
B)  Omnidirectional 
C)  Polarized 
D)  Radiation cable

Question 17

Within a data center, if you have dual path connectivity between the primary entrance room and secondary entrance room, in addition to dual connectivity between these two rooms and the main distribution and secondary distribution areas, what tier level would this infrastructure design represent?

Accepted Answer

A)  Tier I 
B)  Tier II 
C)  Tier III 
D)  Tier IV 
E)  Tier V

Question 18

Route congestion and message priority are a few of the functions of what layer of the OSI Model?

Accepted Answer

A)  Layer 1 
B)  Layer 2 
C)  Layer 3 
D)  Layer 4 
E)  Layer 5

Question 19

The formula for calculating BTUs from electrical power is:

Accepted Answer

A)  W x 0.707 
B)  W x 1.732 
C)  W x 3.1416 
D)  W x 3.413

Question 20

What is the MOST important aspect of fire alarm signaling?

Accepted Answer

A)  Audibility 
B)  Clarity 
C)  Reliability 
D)  Intelligibility

Exam 1: BICSI Registered Communications Distribution Designer - RCDD