Question 1

Select the appropriate task to complete section 2.2 of the work breakdown structure (WBS) below: 2 Technician 2.1 Install cabling 2.2 __________ 2.3 Activate wireless

Accepted Answer

A)  Install access point 
B)  Clean work area 
C)  Install pathway for cabling 
D)  Confirm wireless coverage

Question 2

An open office design is made up of three furniture clusters and contains a total of nine. How many multiuser telecommunications outlet assemblies (MUTOA) should be in the design?

Accepted Answer

A)  1 
B)  3 
C)  4 
D)  6 
E)  9

Question 3

Which is an advantage of stranded conductors over solid conductors?

Accepted Answer

A)  Less costly 
B)  Simpler terminations 
C)  Better high frequency performance 
D)  More flexible

Question 4

Buildings larger than ________ must contain a dedicated room for the termination of entrance facilities.

Accepted Answer

A)  5529 square m (60,000 square ft) 
B)  7389 square m (80,000 square ft) 
C)  9300 square m (100,000 square ft) 
D)  11,160 square m (120,000 square ft) 
E)  13,300 square m (140,000 square ft)

Question 5

You have just assumed management responsibility over an older network consisting of passive hubs and some layer 2 switches. The network is experiencing massive slow downs on an irregular basis. Which of the following is the MOST effective immediate solution to the problem?

Accepted Answer

A)  Purchase and install layer 3 switching equipment. 
B)  Purchase and install a software based gateway. 
C)  Add bridges at key points in the network. 
D)  Segment your network into smaller domains.

Question 6

Within a commercial office building of 2300 sq m (25000 sq ft), how many building automation system (BAS) devices are required?

Accepted Answer

A)  50 
B)  75 
C)  100 
D)  125 
E)  150

Question 7

What type of estimate is based on the cost of performing similar work in the past, adjusted for current job conditions?

Accepted Answer

A)  Analogous 
B)  Parametric 
C)  Engineering 
D)  Ledger 
E)  PERT

Question 8

A building has six floors plus a basement. Each floor is 10,000 square feet 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. What is usually the MOST cost effective coaxial cable design to implement on the horizontal distribution from the telecommunications room (TR)?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Green 
B)  Orange 
C)  Purple 
D)  Yellow 
E)  Brown

Question 10

When labeling pathways, which one of the following guidelines should be met?

Accepted Answer

A)  Labeling should be affixed at the ends of each pathway. 
B)  Pathways should not be labeled at regular intervals to avoid labeling removal during cable installation. 
C)  Avoid marking conduits from the main equipment room (ER). 
D)  Pathways do not need to have unique identifiers as they are only supporting cables. 
E)  Only pathways containing fire/life/safety systems and electrical system should be labeled to prevent interference with other applications.

Question 11

Exhibit:  The following diagram indicates what type of CATV distribution system?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

The ability of a device to withstand electromagnetic disturbances from another device is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Electromagnetic interference (EMI) 
B)  Radio Frequency Interference (RFI) 
C)  (EM
C)  
D)  Fast transients 
E)  Electrostatic Discharge (ES
D)

Question 13

A scope of work should contain all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  Request for purchase 
B)  Project schedule 
C)  Project objective 
D)  Assumptions 
E)  Customer needs

Question 14

You have been asked to project manage a fiber cable backbone installation. In the course of the installation, you notice the fiber cable with a 25 mm (1 in) outside diameter is being installed into a small TR, and the cable is being installed into a tight corner. Based on your knowledge of minimum bend radius requirements for fiber cable, you must ensure that the MINIMUM cable bend radius of _______________ is provided when the cable installation is completed.

Accepted Answer

A)  254 mm (10 in) 
B)  305 mm (12 in) 
C)  381 mm (15 in) 
D)  457 mm (18 in) 
E)  610 mm (24 in)

Question 15

A campus backbone design linking two buildings requires that you install a high-fiber-count cable very quickly, using the conduit system provided. Cost is not so much an issue as urgency is to meet a service demand. Your first choice of fiber cable installation is to use:

Accepted Answer

A)  Multiple sheathed cables with field connectorization 
B)  Multiple sheathed cables using pigtail connectorization 
C)  Single high fiber count sheathed cable with field connectorization 
D)  Single sheathed high-fiber-count cable with pigtail connectorization 
E)  Single sheathed cable equipped with preconnectorized assemblies

Question 16

What is the horizontal separation, in well tamped earth, required between power and direct buried telecommunications facilities sharing the same trench?

Accepted Answer

A)  152 mm (6 in) 
B)  229 mm (9 in) 
C)  300 mm (12 in) 
D)  381 mm (15 in) 
E)  457 mm (18 in)

Question 17

An active video converter is used in what type of CATV cable distribution system?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 18

Certain systems must exist relative to bonding and grounding at every site. Which of the following is NOT one such system?

Accepted Answer

A)  AC grounding electrode system (e.g., in some countries it may also be known as the earthing system) 
B)  Telecommunications bonding infrastructure 
C)  Lightning protection system 
D)  Equipment grounding system (e.g., in some countries it may also be known as the equipment bonding system)

Question 19

This type of cable is an unbalanced system:

Accepted Answer

A)  Unshielded twisted-pair (UTP) 
B)  Shielded twisted-pair (STP) 
C)  Screened twisted-pair (ScTP) 
D)  Coaxial

Question 20

What is the PERT estimate (in hours) for project design where: - Optimistic time is 40 hours - Most likely time is 50 hours - Pessimistic time is 60 hours

Accepted Answer

A)  40 hours 
B)  45 hours 
C)  50 hours 
D)  55 hours 
E)  60 hours

Exam 1: BICSI Registered Communications Distribution Designer - RCDD