BICSI INSTALLER 1 ASSESSMENT REVIEW
SHEET CERTIFICATION QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS COMPLETE PREPARATION
VERIFIED
●● With the advent of higher data rates, especially in data centers,
additional connectors have been developed to accommodate 200 and 400
GB/s transceivers. Which is one of those high rate connectors?
Answer: CS
●● Which outlet interface is designed to connect series cables?
Answer: BNC
●● What color is often used to show campus cabling (interbuilding
backbone)?
Answer: Brown
●● What is the recommended center spacing range to be used when
installing open top cable supports?
Answer: 4ft-5ft
●● What is the primary purpose of fire stopping?
Answer: Reestablish the barriers fire rating
,●● Access floors present unique hazards. What danger is SPECIFIC to
access floors?
Answer: Overload floor
●● It is acceptable to have a third 90-degree bend if
Answer: The conduit size increased to the next trade size
●● What is impedance?
Answer: The force that opposes the flow of current
●● If an installer is working on a retrofit project, what is the installer
MOST LIKELY to see on the building's deawing?
Answer: Details on additional EFs, ERs, or TRs to be built
●● Using fish tape is one method for installing a pull string. What is one
other way to install a pull string?
Answer: A vacuum
●● Ideally, the backbone would be pulled in the top down direction.
However, this is not always possible. What is usually the reason that
forces cable to be pulled in a bottom up direction?
Answer: The inability to get spools of cable up to the top floor of a
building
, ●● What SPECIFIC function do FP drawings perform?
Answer: They show the route of fire suppression system drawings
●● On larger projects that have multiple patch panels, project
specifications typically call for a certain percentage of spare ports to be
made available in the initial installation. What is the MOST LIKELY
reason for this?
Answer: Leaving spare ports is a way of easily accommodating future
moves, adds, and changes
●● What is the primary function of a conduit hanger?
Answer: To support the conduits that carry cables from one space to
another
●● Secondary protectors are installed to handle
Answer: Sneak currents
●● Optical fiber connections can be made in multiple ways. The text
below describes which type of connection?
These connections contain pre-polished fiber stub with index-matching
gel. The cleaned fiber is cleaved to length and then inserted into the
connector and locked into place.
Answer: Cleave and secure
SHEET CERTIFICATION QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS COMPLETE PREPARATION
VERIFIED
●● With the advent of higher data rates, especially in data centers,
additional connectors have been developed to accommodate 200 and 400
GB/s transceivers. Which is one of those high rate connectors?
Answer: CS
●● Which outlet interface is designed to connect series cables?
Answer: BNC
●● What color is often used to show campus cabling (interbuilding
backbone)?
Answer: Brown
●● What is the recommended center spacing range to be used when
installing open top cable supports?
Answer: 4ft-5ft
●● What is the primary purpose of fire stopping?
Answer: Reestablish the barriers fire rating
,●● Access floors present unique hazards. What danger is SPECIFIC to
access floors?
Answer: Overload floor
●● It is acceptable to have a third 90-degree bend if
Answer: The conduit size increased to the next trade size
●● What is impedance?
Answer: The force that opposes the flow of current
●● If an installer is working on a retrofit project, what is the installer
MOST LIKELY to see on the building's deawing?
Answer: Details on additional EFs, ERs, or TRs to be built
●● Using fish tape is one method for installing a pull string. What is one
other way to install a pull string?
Answer: A vacuum
●● Ideally, the backbone would be pulled in the top down direction.
However, this is not always possible. What is usually the reason that
forces cable to be pulled in a bottom up direction?
Answer: The inability to get spools of cable up to the top floor of a
building
, ●● What SPECIFIC function do FP drawings perform?
Answer: They show the route of fire suppression system drawings
●● On larger projects that have multiple patch panels, project
specifications typically call for a certain percentage of spare ports to be
made available in the initial installation. What is the MOST LIKELY
reason for this?
Answer: Leaving spare ports is a way of easily accommodating future
moves, adds, and changes
●● What is the primary function of a conduit hanger?
Answer: To support the conduits that carry cables from one space to
another
●● Secondary protectors are installed to handle
Answer: Sneak currents
●● Optical fiber connections can be made in multiple ways. The text
below describes which type of connection?
These connections contain pre-polished fiber stub with index-matching
gel. The cleaned fiber is cleaved to length and then inserted into the
connector and locked into place.
Answer: Cleave and secure
