BICSI OSP CERTIFICATION SCRIPT 2026
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◍ Tier H20.
Answer: Deliberate Vehicular Traffic Applications / Streets / Highways /
Paved Shoulders
◍ FP.
Answer: Project ManagementChoose the correct term for the description
listed below: A, BOM, E, FP, M, O&M, P, PM, S, SoW, T, T0, T1, T2, T3,
T4, T5Description:Abbreviation for fire protection drawings.
◍ Cable Termination.
Answer: Optical Fiber Cable TerminationChoose the correct term for the
description listed below: Cable Termination, SC, STDescription:1. The act
of applying a connector to the end of an optical fiber cable for the purpose
of facilitating connection to active or passive transmission equipment. 2.
Hardware applied to the end of an optical fiber cable for the purpose of
facilitating connection to active or passive transmission equipment.
◍ LSF.
Answer: Interpret Cable MarkingsChoose from the correct marking: OF, N,
C, P, R, G, LSZH, LSFDescription:Low Smoke and Fumes
◍ GE.
Answer: Bonding and Grounding (Earthing) and Electrical
ProtectionChoose the correct term for the description provided below: BBC,
BC, BCT, Bond, Bonding, Building grounding electrode system, Earthing,
Equalizing Conductor, GE, GEC, GPR, Ground, Ground Fault, Grounded,
Grounding, Grounding Conductor, Grounding Electrode, PBB, RBB, RBC,
SBB, TBB, TBC, TEBC, TGB, TMGBDescription:Grounding Equalizer.
Was used before Backbone Bonding Conductor (BBC).
,◍ Router.
Answer: Network ConceptsChoose the correct term for the description listed
below: CAN, LAN, Network, PAN, Router, Server, Switch, UPS,
WANDescription:An inter-networking device that operates at layer 3
(network layer) of the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) Reference
Model, used to direct datagrams from one network to another.
◍ who engineers the VDL ?.
Answer: Power Company Engineer
◍ In a PON where does splitting occur?.
Answer: LCP
◍ UPS.
Answer: Network ConceptsChoose the correct term for the description listed
below: CAN, LAN, Network, PAN, Router, Server, Switch, UPS,
WANDescription:Uninterruptible power supply.
◍ Transverse Loading Refers Too?.
Answer: wind pressure
◍ Bandwidth for 62.5 OM1?.
Answer: 200 to 500 MHZ
◍ SP.
Answer: Space Preparation and Cabling Support SystemsChoose the correct
term for the description listed below: AFF, AHJ, AP, Conduit, EF, EMT,
ENT, ER, FMC, FMT, SP, TE, TRDescription:The operator of any service
that furnishes the telecommunications content (transmissions) delivered over
access provider facilities.
◍ 14.
Answer: KEY TERMSChoose Correct Term:1. Attenuation, 2. Bandwidth,
3. Cable Loss, 4. Cladding, 5. Connector, 6. Dispersion, 7. Ferrule (Optical
Fiber), 8. FC, 9. Furcating Harness, 10. Insertion Loss, 11. LC
Connector/Adapter, 12. Multimode Optical Fiber, 13. SFF, 14.
, SCDefinition:Abbreviation for subscriber connector. Optical fiber
connector/adapter.
◍ How are boring machines navigated?.
Answer: Magnet or Locating Wand
◍ 1.
Answer: KEY TERMSChoose Correct Term:1. Attenuation, 2. Bandwidth,
3. Cable Loss, 4. Cladding, 5. Connector, 6. Dispersion, 7. Ferrule (Optical
Fiber), 8. FC, 9. Furcating Harness, 10. Insertion Loss, 11. LC
Connector/Adapter, 12. Multimode Optical Fiber, 13. SFF, 14.
SCDefinition:The decrease in magnitude or the power loss of a signal that
propagates between points, expressed in decibels (dB) as the ratio of
received signal to transmitted signal level.
◍ RBB.
Answer: Bonding and Grounding (Earthing) and Electrical
ProtectionChoose the correct term for the description provided below: BBC,
BC, BCT, Bond, Bonding, Building grounding electrode system, Earthing,
Equalizing Conductor, GE, GEC, GPR, Ground, Ground Fault, Grounded,
Grounding, Grounding Conductor, Grounding Electrode, PBB, RBB, RBC,
SBB, TBB, TBC, TEBC, TGB, TMGBDescription:Formerly known as rack
grounding busbar. A busbar that is vertically or horizontally mounted on a
rack or cabinet and connected directly to the primary bonding busbar (PBB)
or secondary bonding busbar (SBB) via a rack bonding conductor (RBC).
Equipment in the rack is grounded to the RBB.
◍ Star Topology.
Answer: What does this diagram represent?
◍ Splice.
Answer: Optical Fiber SplicingChoose the correct term for the description
listed below: Cleave, Fusion Splice, Mechanical Splice,
SpliceDescription:The joining together of copper conductors or optical fiber
strands from two or more cables at a point not considered a termination.
, ◍ O&M.
Answer: Project ManagementChoose the correct term for the description
listed below: A, BOM, E, FP, M, O&M, P, PM, S, SoW, T, T0, T1, T2, T3,
T4, T5Description:Abbreviation for operations and maintenance.
◍ To be Successful in a project the Designer Needs?.
Answer: Project Documentation
◍ A rough estimate will have an accuracy of about?.
Answer: plus or minus 50%
◍ Back Reamers come in two types which are?.
Answer: Flow-Thru Compaction
◍ Advantage of 50ohm over 75ohm Coax?.
Answer: Lower Impedance / Carries High Level of Voltage and power over
longer distance
◍ 3.
Answer: Optical Fiber TerminologyChoose Correct Term:1. EMI, 2.
Bandwidth, 3. Analog Signal, 4. Bel, 5. Frequency, 6. Digital Signal, 7.
TRansmissionDefinition:Signal in the form of a wave that uses continuous
variations of a physical characteristic over time (e.g., voltage amplitude,
frequency) to transmit information.
◍ 7.
Answer: Optical Fiber TerminologyChoose Correct Term:1. EMI, 2.
Bandwidth, 3. Analog Signal, 4. Bel, 5. Frequency, 6. Digital Signal, 7.
TRansmissionDefinition:The movement of information by electromagnetic
energy in the form of electrical or optical signals from one point to another
through a transport medium. The three methods are Simplex, Half-Duplex,
and Full Duplex.
◍ Ground.
Answer: Bonding and Grounding (Earthing) and Electrical
ProtectionChoose the correct term for the description provided below: BBC,
BC, BCT, Bond, Bonding, Building grounding electrode system, Earthing,
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◍ Tier H20.
Answer: Deliberate Vehicular Traffic Applications / Streets / Highways /
Paved Shoulders
◍ FP.
Answer: Project ManagementChoose the correct term for the description
listed below: A, BOM, E, FP, M, O&M, P, PM, S, SoW, T, T0, T1, T2, T3,
T4, T5Description:Abbreviation for fire protection drawings.
◍ Cable Termination.
Answer: Optical Fiber Cable TerminationChoose the correct term for the
description listed below: Cable Termination, SC, STDescription:1. The act
of applying a connector to the end of an optical fiber cable for the purpose
of facilitating connection to active or passive transmission equipment. 2.
Hardware applied to the end of an optical fiber cable for the purpose of
facilitating connection to active or passive transmission equipment.
◍ LSF.
Answer: Interpret Cable MarkingsChoose from the correct marking: OF, N,
C, P, R, G, LSZH, LSFDescription:Low Smoke and Fumes
◍ GE.
Answer: Bonding and Grounding (Earthing) and Electrical
ProtectionChoose the correct term for the description provided below: BBC,
BC, BCT, Bond, Bonding, Building grounding electrode system, Earthing,
Equalizing Conductor, GE, GEC, GPR, Ground, Ground Fault, Grounded,
Grounding, Grounding Conductor, Grounding Electrode, PBB, RBB, RBC,
SBB, TBB, TBC, TEBC, TGB, TMGBDescription:Grounding Equalizer.
Was used before Backbone Bonding Conductor (BBC).
,◍ Router.
Answer: Network ConceptsChoose the correct term for the description listed
below: CAN, LAN, Network, PAN, Router, Server, Switch, UPS,
WANDescription:An inter-networking device that operates at layer 3
(network layer) of the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) Reference
Model, used to direct datagrams from one network to another.
◍ who engineers the VDL ?.
Answer: Power Company Engineer
◍ In a PON where does splitting occur?.
Answer: LCP
◍ UPS.
Answer: Network ConceptsChoose the correct term for the description listed
below: CAN, LAN, Network, PAN, Router, Server, Switch, UPS,
WANDescription:Uninterruptible power supply.
◍ Transverse Loading Refers Too?.
Answer: wind pressure
◍ Bandwidth for 62.5 OM1?.
Answer: 200 to 500 MHZ
◍ SP.
Answer: Space Preparation and Cabling Support SystemsChoose the correct
term for the description listed below: AFF, AHJ, AP, Conduit, EF, EMT,
ENT, ER, FMC, FMT, SP, TE, TRDescription:The operator of any service
that furnishes the telecommunications content (transmissions) delivered over
access provider facilities.
◍ 14.
Answer: KEY TERMSChoose Correct Term:1. Attenuation, 2. Bandwidth,
3. Cable Loss, 4. Cladding, 5. Connector, 6. Dispersion, 7. Ferrule (Optical
Fiber), 8. FC, 9. Furcating Harness, 10. Insertion Loss, 11. LC
Connector/Adapter, 12. Multimode Optical Fiber, 13. SFF, 14.
, SCDefinition:Abbreviation for subscriber connector. Optical fiber
connector/adapter.
◍ How are boring machines navigated?.
Answer: Magnet or Locating Wand
◍ 1.
Answer: KEY TERMSChoose Correct Term:1. Attenuation, 2. Bandwidth,
3. Cable Loss, 4. Cladding, 5. Connector, 6. Dispersion, 7. Ferrule (Optical
Fiber), 8. FC, 9. Furcating Harness, 10. Insertion Loss, 11. LC
Connector/Adapter, 12. Multimode Optical Fiber, 13. SFF, 14.
SCDefinition:The decrease in magnitude or the power loss of a signal that
propagates between points, expressed in decibels (dB) as the ratio of
received signal to transmitted signal level.
◍ RBB.
Answer: Bonding and Grounding (Earthing) and Electrical
ProtectionChoose the correct term for the description provided below: BBC,
BC, BCT, Bond, Bonding, Building grounding electrode system, Earthing,
Equalizing Conductor, GE, GEC, GPR, Ground, Ground Fault, Grounded,
Grounding, Grounding Conductor, Grounding Electrode, PBB, RBB, RBC,
SBB, TBB, TBC, TEBC, TGB, TMGBDescription:Formerly known as rack
grounding busbar. A busbar that is vertically or horizontally mounted on a
rack or cabinet and connected directly to the primary bonding busbar (PBB)
or secondary bonding busbar (SBB) via a rack bonding conductor (RBC).
Equipment in the rack is grounded to the RBB.
◍ Star Topology.
Answer: What does this diagram represent?
◍ Splice.
Answer: Optical Fiber SplicingChoose the correct term for the description
listed below: Cleave, Fusion Splice, Mechanical Splice,
SpliceDescription:The joining together of copper conductors or optical fiber
strands from two or more cables at a point not considered a termination.
, ◍ O&M.
Answer: Project ManagementChoose the correct term for the description
listed below: A, BOM, E, FP, M, O&M, P, PM, S, SoW, T, T0, T1, T2, T3,
T4, T5Description:Abbreviation for operations and maintenance.
◍ To be Successful in a project the Designer Needs?.
Answer: Project Documentation
◍ A rough estimate will have an accuracy of about?.
Answer: plus or minus 50%
◍ Back Reamers come in two types which are?.
Answer: Flow-Thru Compaction
◍ Advantage of 50ohm over 75ohm Coax?.
Answer: Lower Impedance / Carries High Level of Voltage and power over
longer distance
◍ 3.
Answer: Optical Fiber TerminologyChoose Correct Term:1. EMI, 2.
Bandwidth, 3. Analog Signal, 4. Bel, 5. Frequency, 6. Digital Signal, 7.
TRansmissionDefinition:Signal in the form of a wave that uses continuous
variations of a physical characteristic over time (e.g., voltage amplitude,
frequency) to transmit information.
◍ 7.
Answer: Optical Fiber TerminologyChoose Correct Term:1. EMI, 2.
Bandwidth, 3. Analog Signal, 4. Bel, 5. Frequency, 6. Digital Signal, 7.
TRansmissionDefinition:The movement of information by electromagnetic
energy in the form of electrical or optical signals from one point to another
through a transport medium. The three methods are Simplex, Half-Duplex,
and Full Duplex.
◍ Ground.
Answer: Bonding and Grounding (Earthing) and Electrical
ProtectionChoose the correct term for the description provided below: BBC,
BC, BCT, Bond, Bonding, Building grounding electrode system, Earthing,
