BICSI TECHNICIAN STUDY GUIDE Questions
and Answers | 2026 Simplified Cheat Sheet
| A+ Verified
• A Drawings -✓✓Architectural Drawings. A graphical representation of a
building, space, or object with adequate detail to convey design information in a
manner to serve as a guide for construction.
• E Drawings -✓✓Electrical Drawings. A graphical representation of the electrical
components of a construction project.
• FP Drawings -✓✓Fire Protection Drawings
• M Drawings -✓✓Mechanical Drawings
• P Drawings -✓✓Plumbing Drawings
• S Drawings -✓✓Structural Drawings
• S.O.W -✓✓Scope of Work. Covers the requirements for the ICT systems team.
The S.O.W document lists all of the elements of the installation. Provides detailed
statements and descriptions of the work content for the project requirements.
• T Drawings -✓✓Telecommunications Drawings. Covers telecom, security, and
audio/visual components of a project.
,• T.0 -✓✓Layer of the telecom drawings that contains campus or site information
such as exterior pathways and interbuilding systems.
• T1 -✓✓Layer of telecom drawings that contains buiilding information.
• T2 -✓✓Layer of telecom drawings that contains zone serving information.
• T3 -✓✓Layer of telecom drawings that contains information about telecom room
buildout.
• T4 -✓✓Layer of telecom drawings that contains detail drawings.
• T5 -✓✓Layer of telecom drawings that contains schedules and spreadsheets.
• B.O.M -✓✓Bill of Materials. A list of the quantity and specific types of
materials to be used on a project. This list also should consider miscellaneous
hardware.
• Hazard -✓✓Term used to describe the potential for harm,. In practical terms, a
hazard ofen is associated with a condition or activity that, if left uncontrolled, can
result in an injury or illness.
• O&M -✓✓Abbreviation for operations and maintenance.
• PPE -✓✓Personal Protective Equipment. Any number of safety apparatuses
worn or used by an individual that shield against possible injury while performing
tasks.
, • Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) -✓✓The building official, electrical
inspector, fire marshal, or other individuals or entities responsible for
interpretationand enforcement of local building and electrical codes.
• ANSI -✓✓American National Standards Institute. A private, nonprofit
membership organization focused on meetings standards and conformity
assessment requirements of its diverse constituency. It provides a neutral forum for
the development of consensus agreements on issues relevant to voluntary
standardization. The U.S. representative to the International Organization for
Standardization (ISO), and through the U.S. National Committee, to the
International Electrotechnical Comission (IEC).
• Code -✓✓A rule or set of rules intended to ensure safety during the installation
and use of materials, components, fixtures, systems,premises, and related subjects.
• Information and Communications Technology (ICT) System -✓✓The cabling,
pathways, rooms and spaces, wireless systems, racks, power, grounding, cooling,
and other infrastructure required to support the transportation of voice and data
signaling between communication, data processing, data display of information
gathering devices.
• IEC -✓✓International Electrotechnical Commission. A commission responsible
for international electronics standards.
• IEEE -✓✓Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. A nonprofit,
technical professional association with more than 4000,000 individual members in
150 countries. IEEE is an authority in technical areas ranging from computer
engineering and telecommunications to consumer electronics. IEEE has a portfolio
of nearly 1300 active standards and projects under development.
and Answers | 2026 Simplified Cheat Sheet
| A+ Verified
• A Drawings -✓✓Architectural Drawings. A graphical representation of a
building, space, or object with adequate detail to convey design information in a
manner to serve as a guide for construction.
• E Drawings -✓✓Electrical Drawings. A graphical representation of the electrical
components of a construction project.
• FP Drawings -✓✓Fire Protection Drawings
• M Drawings -✓✓Mechanical Drawings
• P Drawings -✓✓Plumbing Drawings
• S Drawings -✓✓Structural Drawings
• S.O.W -✓✓Scope of Work. Covers the requirements for the ICT systems team.
The S.O.W document lists all of the elements of the installation. Provides detailed
statements and descriptions of the work content for the project requirements.
• T Drawings -✓✓Telecommunications Drawings. Covers telecom, security, and
audio/visual components of a project.
,• T.0 -✓✓Layer of the telecom drawings that contains campus or site information
such as exterior pathways and interbuilding systems.
• T1 -✓✓Layer of telecom drawings that contains buiilding information.
• T2 -✓✓Layer of telecom drawings that contains zone serving information.
• T3 -✓✓Layer of telecom drawings that contains information about telecom room
buildout.
• T4 -✓✓Layer of telecom drawings that contains detail drawings.
• T5 -✓✓Layer of telecom drawings that contains schedules and spreadsheets.
• B.O.M -✓✓Bill of Materials. A list of the quantity and specific types of
materials to be used on a project. This list also should consider miscellaneous
hardware.
• Hazard -✓✓Term used to describe the potential for harm,. In practical terms, a
hazard ofen is associated with a condition or activity that, if left uncontrolled, can
result in an injury or illness.
• O&M -✓✓Abbreviation for operations and maintenance.
• PPE -✓✓Personal Protective Equipment. Any number of safety apparatuses
worn or used by an individual that shield against possible injury while performing
tasks.
, • Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) -✓✓The building official, electrical
inspector, fire marshal, or other individuals or entities responsible for
interpretationand enforcement of local building and electrical codes.
• ANSI -✓✓American National Standards Institute. A private, nonprofit
membership organization focused on meetings standards and conformity
assessment requirements of its diverse constituency. It provides a neutral forum for
the development of consensus agreements on issues relevant to voluntary
standardization. The U.S. representative to the International Organization for
Standardization (ISO), and through the U.S. National Committee, to the
International Electrotechnical Comission (IEC).
• Code -✓✓A rule or set of rules intended to ensure safety during the installation
and use of materials, components, fixtures, systems,premises, and related subjects.
• Information and Communications Technology (ICT) System -✓✓The cabling,
pathways, rooms and spaces, wireless systems, racks, power, grounding, cooling,
and other infrastructure required to support the transportation of voice and data
signaling between communication, data processing, data display of information
gathering devices.
• IEC -✓✓International Electrotechnical Commission. A commission responsible
for international electronics standards.
• IEEE -✓✓Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. A nonprofit,
technical professional association with more than 4000,000 individual members in
150 countries. IEEE is an authority in technical areas ranging from computer
engineering and telecommunications to consumer electronics. IEEE has a portfolio
of nearly 1300 active standards and projects under development.
