Question 1

You have been asked to provide a N+1 level of power redundancy in the new equipment room (ER) being designed with a Tier-II power supply. What should you do?

Accepted Answer

A)  Provide a UPS that serves all of the equipment in the facility. 
B)  Provide two separate UPS units with an automatic power failure transfer to serve entire facility. 
C)  Provide two separate UPS units with each one serving half the equipment in the facility. 
D)  Provide two separate UPS systems with one serving the entire facility and the second on automatic power failure transfer to serve critical circuits only.

Question 2

Which of the following is used to create an electronic signal that can be sent to the central nurse call equipment?

Accepted Answer

A)  Headend module 
B)  Initiation device 
C)  Notification device 
D)  Two tone device

Question 3

Premises optical fiber links should be tested:

Accepted Answer

A)  In one direction at one corresponding wavelength 
B)  In one direction at both corresponding wavelengths 
C)  Bidirectionally at one corresponding wavelength 
D)  Bidirectionally at both corresponding wavelengths

Question 4

The headend has several modulators assigning frequencies for distribution to the CATV network. What distribution device should you use immediately at the headend to distribute the modulator's output signals to CATV system?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

What is the frequency rating of an International Organization for Standardization/International Electrotechnical Commission (ISO/IEC) Category 7/Class F cable?

Accepted Answer

A)  100 MHz 
B)  250 MHz 
C)  500 MHz 
D)  600 MHz 
E)  1000 MHz

Question 6

Time division multiplexing (TDM) systems are designed to transport ________ between end point systems.

Accepted Answer

A)  Only analog signals 
B)  Only digital signals 
C)  A mix of both analog and digital signals 
D)  Both analog and digital signals, but only one type at a time

Question 7

As a wireless designer, you have been tasked with designing a DAS which supports UHF public safety radios. You have determined that if you increase the power of the base station antenna, you can solve coverage problems in the basement. One of the restrictive items that you should consider is:

Accepted Answer

A)  A single antenna may not provide the total power multiple antennas may provide 
B)  The proper launch amplifier has to be chosen to provide the proper power 
C)  The building's wall types may still affect the coverage 
D)  The legal limits of the transmitter

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT provided by the ac grounding electrode system?

Accepted Answer

A)  Zero volt reference for AC power 
B)  A path for dissipating electrical current 
C)  A path for dissipating electrostatic discharge 
D)  Adequate electrical protection for people and equipment

Question 9

You are extending 1000 MHz video service from your existing headend to a new equipment room (ER). Your existing incoming video signal is plus (+) 15 dBmV. You have three two-way splitters with a total of minus (-) 15 dB. You are adding 122 m (400 ft) of series 11 (RG 11) cable with a minus (-) 18 dB with eight single end F-connectors with a total of minus (-) 1.2 dB. From the selections below, what is the MINIMUM gain amplifier required in the headend room?

Accepted Answer

A)  Plus (+) 15 dB 
B)  Plus (+) 20 dB 
C)  Plus (+) 25 dB 
D)  Plus (+) 30 dB 
E)  Plus (+) 35 dB

Question 10

The distance a CCTV signal may be run is determined by the strength of the signal at the source, required signal strength at the receiver, and:

Accepted Answer

A)  Signal loss of the cable 
B)  Power requirement of the receiving device 
C)  Recorded image 
D)  Video format

Question 11

When developing a safety plan, consider all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  Safety may be excluded from scope where an information technology system (ITS) designer is responsible for the design only 
B)  Areas that should be addressed by the safety plan include emergency numbers and work area protection 
C)  The safety coordinator should hold a safety meeting prior to the start of the project 
D)  The contractor should contact the customer safety coordinator to evaluate site specific emergency procedures

Question 12

Within a data center, if you have a system which includes one extra unit, in addition to the minimum required to satisfy the base need, and where the failure of this unit will NOT disrupt operations, what level of redundancy would this represent?

Accepted Answer

A)  N 
B)  N+1 
C)  N+2 
D)  2N 
E)  2(N+1)

Question 13

What type of redundancy provides two additional units, modules, paths, or systems in addition to the MINIMUM required to satisfy the base requirement.

Accepted Answer

A)  N 
B)  N+1 
C)  N+2 
D)  2N 
E)  2(N+1)

Question 14

In a hallway with normal traffic, ceiling mounted speakers should be placed ________ times the corridor height, minus the ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Two; average height of listener's ear 
B)  Two; width of corridor 
C)  Three; average height of listener's ear 
D)  Three width of corridor

Question 15

You are preparing to test newly installed open office cabling. Within the open office cabling, there are multiple consolidation points (CP) that were installed while waiting for furniture. How do you proceed with permanent link testing?

Accepted Answer

A)  Test to each CP, then test from CP to workstation. 
B)  Wait for open office cabling to be completed, then test to each workstation outlet, including the CP. 
C)  Test that the CP is within 90 meters, then test again to the workstation outlet. 
D)  Perform permanent link tests to each CP, then continuity tests from CP to each workstation outlet. 
E)  Test to each workstation outlet, treating each outlet as a channel.

Question 16

A building has a floor space of 16.7 m (55 ft) by 45 m (150 ft) with a common core measuring 9.17 m (30 ft) by 13.7 m (45 ft). How many individual can be provided in the usable floor space?

Accepted Answer

A)  50 
B)  58 
C)  69 
D)  77 
E)  85

Question 17

You are designing an interactive patient television system (IPTS) that will provide internet, nurse call and LCD television services. From the following, which medium will NOT support these services in a backbone cabling system?

Accepted Answer

A)  Balanced twisted pair 
B)  Coaxial 1/2 inch hard-line cable 
C)  Multimode optical fiber cable 
D)  RG-11 coaxial cable

Question 18

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 m 2 (100 ft 2) 
B)  23 m 2 (250 ft 2) 
C)  31 m 2 (330 ft 2) 
D)  56 m 2 (600 ft 2) 
E)  84 m 2 (904 ft 2)

Question 19

You are designing a four story retail mall and multiple sound systems within it. Which system should you design to support general music programming within common retail areas?

Accepted Answer

A)  Distributed paging 
B)  Life safety 
C)  Sound masking 
D)  Sound reinforcement and playback

Question 20

When designing a connection to an outlying building you decide to choose a physical ring. Your primary reason for considering a physical ring is:

Accepted Answer

A)  You have easy access to an existing pathway 
B)  The design is quick and easy to install 
C)  The campus suits this design 
D)  The design is cost effective 
E)  The physical ring provides a redundant cable path for disaster recovery

Exam 1: BICSI Registered Communications Distribution Designer - RCDD