BICSI Terminology
ANSI/NFPA 70-2005 - correct answer-National Electric Code
ANSI/TIA 455-78-B - correct answer-Optical Fibres Measurement Methods and Test
Procedures
ANSI/TIA 598-C - correct answer-Opical Fiber Color Coding
BICSI - correct answer-Building Industry Consulting Service International
Administration - correct answer-The method for labeling, documentation, and usage
needed to implement moves, additions, and changes of telecommunications
infrastructure.
Alien Crosstalk (AXT) - correct answer-A measure of the unwanted signal coupling
between adjacent cabling or components.
All-Thread-Rod - correct answer-A straight section of round rod stock that has
threads installed over its entire length. Also known as a threaded rod.
Anchor - correct answer-1. A fastening device.
2. In an outside plant environment, a device made up of a single plate or series of
flat plates and combined with a rod having a connection eye.
Architectural Structures - correct answer-Walls, floors, floor/ceilings, and roof/ceilings
that are load bearing.
As-built - correct answer-The documentation of measurements, location, and
quantities of material work performed.
Attenuation - correct answer-the decrease in magnitude of transmission signal
strength between points, expressed as the ratio of output to input. Measured in
decibels (dB)
Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) - correct answer-The entities responsible for
interpretation and enforcement of local building and electrical codes.
Backboard - correct answer-A panel used for mounting connecting hardware and
equipment.
Backbone - correct answer-Pathway, Cable, or Conductors between any of the
following spaces: telecommunications rooms, telecommunications enclosures,
, common telecommunications rooms, floor-serving terminals, entrance facilities,
equipment rooms, and common equipment rooms.
Backbone Cabling - correct answer-Cable and connecting hardware that provides
interconnections between telecommunications rooms, equipment rooms and
entrance facilities.
Backbone Pathway - correct answer-The portion of the pathway system that permits
the placing of backbone cables between the entrance location and all cross-connect
points withing a building and between buildings.
Bandwidth - correct answer-1. A range of frequencies available for signaling
expressed in hertz
2. The information handling capability of a medium expressed in units of frequency
(hertz Hz)
Beam Clamp - correct answer-A device attached to a building structure to hold cable
supports or equipment.
Bend Radius - correct answer-The radius curvature that a media can bend without
signal degradation.
Binder Group - correct answer-One of two or more bound copper pairs or optical
fiber strands within a cable.
Blueprint - correct answer-A reproduction of an architectural plan and/or technical
drawing that provides details of a construction project or an existing structure.
Bonding - correct answer-The permanent joining of metallic parts to form an
electrically conductive path that will ensure electrical continuity and the capacity to
conduct safely any current likely to be imposed.
Bonding Conductor - correct answer-A conductor used specifically for the purpose of
bonding.
Bonding Conductor for Telecommunications - correct answer-A conductor that
interconnects the buildings service equipment (power) ground to the
telecommunications grounding system.
Braid - correct answer-A group of non-insulated conductors interwoven to surround
one or more insulated conductors.
Bullwheel - correct answer-A large wheel used to maintain an arc when feeding large
cables into a backbone pathway.
ANSI/NFPA 70-2005 - correct answer-National Electric Code
ANSI/TIA 455-78-B - correct answer-Optical Fibres Measurement Methods and Test
Procedures
ANSI/TIA 598-C - correct answer-Opical Fiber Color Coding
BICSI - correct answer-Building Industry Consulting Service International
Administration - correct answer-The method for labeling, documentation, and usage
needed to implement moves, additions, and changes of telecommunications
infrastructure.
Alien Crosstalk (AXT) - correct answer-A measure of the unwanted signal coupling
between adjacent cabling or components.
All-Thread-Rod - correct answer-A straight section of round rod stock that has
threads installed over its entire length. Also known as a threaded rod.
Anchor - correct answer-1. A fastening device.
2. In an outside plant environment, a device made up of a single plate or series of
flat plates and combined with a rod having a connection eye.
Architectural Structures - correct answer-Walls, floors, floor/ceilings, and roof/ceilings
that are load bearing.
As-built - correct answer-The documentation of measurements, location, and
quantities of material work performed.
Attenuation - correct answer-the decrease in magnitude of transmission signal
strength between points, expressed as the ratio of output to input. Measured in
decibels (dB)
Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) - correct answer-The entities responsible for
interpretation and enforcement of local building and electrical codes.
Backboard - correct answer-A panel used for mounting connecting hardware and
equipment.
Backbone - correct answer-Pathway, Cable, or Conductors between any of the
following spaces: telecommunications rooms, telecommunications enclosures,
, common telecommunications rooms, floor-serving terminals, entrance facilities,
equipment rooms, and common equipment rooms.
Backbone Cabling - correct answer-Cable and connecting hardware that provides
interconnections between telecommunications rooms, equipment rooms and
entrance facilities.
Backbone Pathway - correct answer-The portion of the pathway system that permits
the placing of backbone cables between the entrance location and all cross-connect
points withing a building and between buildings.
Bandwidth - correct answer-1. A range of frequencies available for signaling
expressed in hertz
2. The information handling capability of a medium expressed in units of frequency
(hertz Hz)
Beam Clamp - correct answer-A device attached to a building structure to hold cable
supports or equipment.
Bend Radius - correct answer-The radius curvature that a media can bend without
signal degradation.
Binder Group - correct answer-One of two or more bound copper pairs or optical
fiber strands within a cable.
Blueprint - correct answer-A reproduction of an architectural plan and/or technical
drawing that provides details of a construction project or an existing structure.
Bonding - correct answer-The permanent joining of metallic parts to form an
electrically conductive path that will ensure electrical continuity and the capacity to
conduct safely any current likely to be imposed.
Bonding Conductor - correct answer-A conductor used specifically for the purpose of
bonding.
Bonding Conductor for Telecommunications - correct answer-A conductor that
interconnects the buildings service equipment (power) ground to the
telecommunications grounding system.
Braid - correct answer-A group of non-insulated conductors interwoven to surround
one or more insulated conductors.
Bullwheel - correct answer-A large wheel used to maintain an arc when feeding large
cables into a backbone pathway.
