BICSI OSP PRACTICE EXAMINATION 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◍ What is the main property associated with mechanical fire stopping?.
Answer: Elastomeric
◍ NEC.
Answer: National electric code
◍ MHz.
Answer: - Quantifies the bandwidth of a cabling system in a frequency
range- Information handling capabilities of the medium
◍ Anatomy of a fiber.
Answer: - Core- Cladding- Coating
◍ What type of coaxial connector cannot be used with cables that have
stranded center conductors?.
Answer: F connectors
◍ Loose tube furcating harness =.
Answer: - Provides support of 250 micron- Provides stand management -
Sizes strand for 900 micron connection
◍ How far apart do you stagger cable heads?.
Answer: start with 1 cable, go 3 inches back, add 2, go 3 inches back, add
2.....
◍ Single-mode optical fiber color =.
Answer: Yellow
◍ 10,000 MHz = _ GHz.
Answer: 10
◍ APC.
, Answer: Angle polish connector
◍ Most new fiber optical network installations use =.
Answer: 50/125 multimode laser optimized cable
◍ Bit-error rate [BER] =.
Answer: The fraction of data bits transmitted that are received in error
◍ When installing optical fiber, consider placing 3 innerducts in a four trade
size conduit in the following sizes =.
Answer: two 1.5 inch and one 1 inch
◍ LC Connecter =.
Answer: Latching connector
◍ Cable must stay _ in. away from transformers.
Answer: 48
◍ A unbalanced coaxial cable has....
Answer: a nominal characteristic impedance of 75 Ohms
◍ When do safety codes normally required to use of a GFC =.
Answer: - When using extension cords- When using temporary wiring
◍ Definition of transmission.
Answer: The movement of information in the form of electrical or optical
signals from one point to another through a transport medium
◍ What are the steps to take in an emergency?.
Answer: Survey the sceneNotify someoneSecure the areaComplete a
primary survey of the injured personContact emergency medical
servicesComplete a second survey of the injured person
◍ Megabit (Mb).
Answer: Approximately one million bits. Often used as a measurement of
data transfer throughput.
◍ AWG.
Answer: Smaller number - bigger wireHigher number - smaller wire
, ◍ Fire safety must provide.
Answer: containmentdetectionsuppressant
◍ Whats the bend radius for a 6 gauge cable?.
Answer: 10x the diameter
◍ the following term quantifies the bandwidth of a cabling system and related
to the information handling capability of a given media =.
Answer: Megahertz
◍ Yellow cable means.
Answer: misc.
◍ SCS =.
Answer: Structured cabling system
◍ The basic unit of digital transmission is a =.
Answer: Bit
◍ Buffer =.
Answer: A protective coating applied directly on the fiber
◍ Two types of optical fiber scopes =.
Answer: - Direct-view microscope - Video microscope
◍ Most optical light is =.
Answer: Invisible
◍ What is the minimum number of cables per work area?.
Answer: 2, voice and data
◍ Achieving connection between connectors requires three basic principles =.
Answer: - Core alignment - Physical contact- Pristine connector interface
◍ Ways to test fiber =.
Answer: 5 ways
◍ Hierarchical star topology.
Answer: A network topology created when two or more star topologies are
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◍ What is the main property associated with mechanical fire stopping?.
Answer: Elastomeric
◍ NEC.
Answer: National electric code
◍ MHz.
Answer: - Quantifies the bandwidth of a cabling system in a frequency
range- Information handling capabilities of the medium
◍ Anatomy of a fiber.
Answer: - Core- Cladding- Coating
◍ What type of coaxial connector cannot be used with cables that have
stranded center conductors?.
Answer: F connectors
◍ Loose tube furcating harness =.
Answer: - Provides support of 250 micron- Provides stand management -
Sizes strand for 900 micron connection
◍ How far apart do you stagger cable heads?.
Answer: start with 1 cable, go 3 inches back, add 2, go 3 inches back, add
2.....
◍ Single-mode optical fiber color =.
Answer: Yellow
◍ 10,000 MHz = _ GHz.
Answer: 10
◍ APC.
, Answer: Angle polish connector
◍ Most new fiber optical network installations use =.
Answer: 50/125 multimode laser optimized cable
◍ Bit-error rate [BER] =.
Answer: The fraction of data bits transmitted that are received in error
◍ When installing optical fiber, consider placing 3 innerducts in a four trade
size conduit in the following sizes =.
Answer: two 1.5 inch and one 1 inch
◍ LC Connecter =.
Answer: Latching connector
◍ Cable must stay _ in. away from transformers.
Answer: 48
◍ A unbalanced coaxial cable has....
Answer: a nominal characteristic impedance of 75 Ohms
◍ When do safety codes normally required to use of a GFC =.
Answer: - When using extension cords- When using temporary wiring
◍ Definition of transmission.
Answer: The movement of information in the form of electrical or optical
signals from one point to another through a transport medium
◍ What are the steps to take in an emergency?.
Answer: Survey the sceneNotify someoneSecure the areaComplete a
primary survey of the injured personContact emergency medical
servicesComplete a second survey of the injured person
◍ Megabit (Mb).
Answer: Approximately one million bits. Often used as a measurement of
data transfer throughput.
◍ AWG.
Answer: Smaller number - bigger wireHigher number - smaller wire
, ◍ Fire safety must provide.
Answer: containmentdetectionsuppressant
◍ Whats the bend radius for a 6 gauge cable?.
Answer: 10x the diameter
◍ the following term quantifies the bandwidth of a cabling system and related
to the information handling capability of a given media =.
Answer: Megahertz
◍ Yellow cable means.
Answer: misc.
◍ SCS =.
Answer: Structured cabling system
◍ The basic unit of digital transmission is a =.
Answer: Bit
◍ Buffer =.
Answer: A protective coating applied directly on the fiber
◍ Two types of optical fiber scopes =.
Answer: - Direct-view microscope - Video microscope
◍ Most optical light is =.
Answer: Invisible
◍ What is the minimum number of cables per work area?.
Answer: 2, voice and data
◍ Achieving connection between connectors requires three basic principles =.
Answer: - Core alignment - Physical contact- Pristine connector interface
◍ Ways to test fiber =.
Answer: 5 ways
◍ Hierarchical star topology.
Answer: A network topology created when two or more star topologies are
