BICSI INSTALLER 1 LATEST 2026 STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔What is the most economical permanent entrance over the lifecycle of the building?
- ✔✔Underground
(In conduit)
✔✔What is the purpose of a consolidation point (CP)? - ✔✔Allows horizontal cabling to
be extended into the work area pathways
✔✔What color termination field identifies "common equipment"? - ✔✔Purple
✔✔Which of the following serves a limited space while supporting a small number of
users?
ER
TE
TC
TR - ✔✔TE
3600sq ft
✔✔What is the BICSI recommended width of a cable tray to be mounted on the same
wall as backboards? - ✔✔12 in
✔✔What are the two common widths that are available for equipment racks? - ✔✔19"
and 23"
✔✔You should limit the installation of flexible metal conduit to_____________. - ✔✔20
ft
✔✔Only a roll type cutter should be used on EMT
T or F - ✔✔False
✔✔A hand bender can be used for conduits up to ___________ diameter. - ✔✔1 1/4"
✔✔What is the minimum recommended AWG for a GE? - ✔✔6 AWG
✔✔Stranded patch cords typically have _________ loss compared to horizontal cables.
- ✔✔More
✔✔A characteristic impedance of screened/shielded cable - ✔✔100 ohm
✔✔Minimum bend radius for 4-pair UTP cable - ✔✔4x the diameter
, ✔✔Minimum bend radius for bonding wire - ✔✔8x the diameter
✔✔Minimum bend radius for patch cables - ✔✔1x the diameter
✔✔The most common principal in firestopping is ______________. -
✔✔Compartmentalization
✔✔Hard hats typically have a ____ year lifespan - ✔✔5
✔✔3 major types of hearing protection - ✔✔Aural
Foam
Rubber
✔✔2-3 ma - ✔✔Tingling of the skin
✔✔10 ma - ✔✔Painful shock
✔✔50-100 ma - ✔✔Breathing becomes difficult
✔✔100 ma - ✔✔Ventricular fibrillation
✔✔200 ma - ✔✔Heart clamps shut. Severe burns occur on skin and hair
✔✔Unsafe oxygen levels are below ____ or above ____ - ✔✔Below 19.5%
Above 23.5%
✔✔The four popular thread sizes for cabinet mounting screws are ______, _____,
_______ and ______. - ✔✔M5
M6
12-24
10-32
✔✔For every ____ degrees, attenuation increase ____% - ✔✔10 degrees
2%
✔✔NRTL - ✔✔Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory
AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔What is the most economical permanent entrance over the lifecycle of the building?
- ✔✔Underground
(In conduit)
✔✔What is the purpose of a consolidation point (CP)? - ✔✔Allows horizontal cabling to
be extended into the work area pathways
✔✔What color termination field identifies "common equipment"? - ✔✔Purple
✔✔Which of the following serves a limited space while supporting a small number of
users?
ER
TE
TC
TR - ✔✔TE
3600sq ft
✔✔What is the BICSI recommended width of a cable tray to be mounted on the same
wall as backboards? - ✔✔12 in
✔✔What are the two common widths that are available for equipment racks? - ✔✔19"
and 23"
✔✔You should limit the installation of flexible metal conduit to_____________. - ✔✔20
ft
✔✔Only a roll type cutter should be used on EMT
T or F - ✔✔False
✔✔A hand bender can be used for conduits up to ___________ diameter. - ✔✔1 1/4"
✔✔What is the minimum recommended AWG for a GE? - ✔✔6 AWG
✔✔Stranded patch cords typically have _________ loss compared to horizontal cables.
- ✔✔More
✔✔A characteristic impedance of screened/shielded cable - ✔✔100 ohm
✔✔Minimum bend radius for 4-pair UTP cable - ✔✔4x the diameter
, ✔✔Minimum bend radius for bonding wire - ✔✔8x the diameter
✔✔Minimum bend radius for patch cables - ✔✔1x the diameter
✔✔The most common principal in firestopping is ______________. -
✔✔Compartmentalization
✔✔Hard hats typically have a ____ year lifespan - ✔✔5
✔✔3 major types of hearing protection - ✔✔Aural
Foam
Rubber
✔✔2-3 ma - ✔✔Tingling of the skin
✔✔10 ma - ✔✔Painful shock
✔✔50-100 ma - ✔✔Breathing becomes difficult
✔✔100 ma - ✔✔Ventricular fibrillation
✔✔200 ma - ✔✔Heart clamps shut. Severe burns occur on skin and hair
✔✔Unsafe oxygen levels are below ____ or above ____ - ✔✔Below 19.5%
Above 23.5%
✔✔The four popular thread sizes for cabinet mounting screws are ______, _____,
_______ and ______. - ✔✔M5
M6
12-24
10-32
✔✔For every ____ degrees, attenuation increase ____% - ✔✔10 degrees
2%
✔✔NRTL - ✔✔Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory
