Question 1

Which class of the system was created to secure a single equipment room (ER)?

Accepted Answer

A)  Class 1 
B)  Class 2 
C)  Class 3 
D)  Class 4

Question 2

You are designing a cabling system for a chemical plant. What type of device is needed to prevent the spread of fire along the cable other than the barrier penetrations?

Accepted Answer

A)  Fire break 
B)  Fire shield 
C)  Fire stop 
D)  Fire wall

Question 3

If the usable floor space is unknown, then deduct ________ percent of the total area available to estimate the usable area.

Accepted Answer

A)  Five 
B)  Ten 
C)  Fifteen 
D)  Twenty 
E)  Twenty five

Question 4

You are given a choice of methods of routing backbone cabling vertically through a building. The one option that you do NOT want to use is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Open shafts 
B)  Metallic raceways 
C)  Slots 
D)  Sleeves 
E)  Elevator shafts

Question 5

In (ESS) design, employees, reputation, and materials are all examples of:

Accepted Answer

A)  Assets 
B)  Risks 
C)  Threats 
D)  Countermeasures 
E)  Systems

Question 6

Geographically speaking, a __________ covers an area associated with an individual's work space.

Accepted Answer

A)  SAN 
B)  PAN 
C)  LAN 
D)  CAN 
E)  WAN

Question 7

ITU-T G.655 recommends which type of singlemode optical fiber?

Accepted Answer

A)  DSF 
B)  N-DSF 
C)  NZ-DSF 
D)  SF

Question 8

Based on documentation contained within the Insulated Cable Engineers Association (ICEA) standard P32-382, Short Circuit Characteristics of Insulated Cable, a copper conductor is capable of safely carrying one ampere for ________ second(s) for every 42.25 circular mils.

Accepted Answer

A)  One 
B)  Five 
C)  Twelve 
D)  Twenty 
E)  Thirty

Question 9

Which electrical characteristic is displayed with the correct preferred value?

Accepted Answer

A)  Dielectric constant - high value 
B)  Dielectric strength - high value 
C)  Dissipation factor - low value 
D)  Insulation resistance - high value

Question 10

You are designing a building with a combination of Class A commercial office spaces and residences. The design program requires having unlimited cable channels available at all outlet locations. What distribution system topology will NOT provide adequate channel distribution to each location?

Accepted Answer

A)  Video over balanced twisted-pair 
B)  Trunk and tap 
C)  Home run 
D)  Video over optical fiber

Question 11

What device is used in both wired and wireless networks to link network access devices?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bridge 
B)  Gateway 
C)  Router 
D)  Switch

Question 12

For the telecommunications industry, the nominal operating voltage is ________ volts DC.

Accepted Answer

A)  + 24 
B)  - 24 
C)  + 48 
D)  - 48

Question 13

The information technology system (ITS) designer should design conduits entering a building from below grade point to extend ________ above finished floor (AFF).

Accepted Answer

A)  51 mm (2 in) 
B)  100 mm (4 in) 
C)  152 mm (6 in) 
D)  203 mm (8 in) 
E)  254 mm (10 in)

Question 14

The standard floor space coverage area for each building automation system (BAS) is a BAS outlet or device for every ________ of floor space.

Accepted Answer

A)  9.3 sq m (100 sq ft) 
B)  23 sq m (250 sq ft) 
C)  31 sq m (330 sq ft) 
D)  56 sq m (600 sq ft) 
E)  84 sq m (904 sq ft)

Question 15

Within a data center, how many concentric layers are considered necessary to provide effective security?

Accepted Answer

A)  One 
B)  Two 
C)  Three 
D)  Four 
E)  Five

Question 16

A ______ intercepts a file and stores it temporarily in queue until a peripheral device (e.g. printer) is available.

Accepted Answer

A)  Server 
B)  Spooler 
C)  Jump drive 
D)  Printer

Question 17

Which one of the following is part of the security metric to consider in selecting the appropriate labels for an administrative system?

Accepted Answer

A)  Tamper resistance 
B)  Smudge resistance 
C)  Temperature rating 
D)  Adhesive type 
E)  Moisture content

Question 18

Assuming the total fill capacity of a pathway is 100 cables (all of the same cable type and size), the MAXIMUM number of cables to be installed during the initial installation, without exceeding the fill ratio is:

Accepted Answer

A)  25 
B)  40 
C)  50 
D)  60

Question 19

An outside plant (OSP) cable must be placed under a pipeline with two side by side pipe runs. The distance between the outside pipes is 6 m (20 ft). What is the length of the conduit required to facilitate the pipeline crossing?

Accepted Answer

A)  6 m (20 ft) 
B)  7.6 m (25 ft) 
C)  9 m (30 ft) 
D)  10.7 m (35 ft) 
E)  12 m (40 ft)

Question 20

A building has six floors plus a basement. Each floor is 929 sq m (10,000 sq ft) and has approximately 50 CATV outlets respectively. There is a single hardline trunk cable installed from the basement headend passing through the telecommunications room (TR) on each floor. In order to maintain the LEAST signal loss passing through each telecommunications room (TR) to the next telecommunications room (TR), what device should you specify for use within each telecommunications room (TR)?

Accepted Answer

A)  Splitter 
B)  Directional coupler 
C)  Multiport tap 
D)  Combiner

Exam 1: BICSI Registered Communications Distribution Designer - RCDD

Which class of the system was created to secure a single equipment room (ER) ?