Exam 16: Video, Voice, and Data Wiring Installation

The ANSI/TIA/EIA 570-C standard specifies three grades of cabling based upon the services that are expected to be available in each residence.

When running voice, video, or data cables along joists in a basement, it is a good idea to use __________ instead of staples.

When a call comes in with a "landline" telephone system, there is __________ volts AC on the telephone tip and ring pair.

One of the main reasons UTP cable is typically installed in homes is because of its lower cost per foot compared to STP cable.

If cable ties are used to support communication circuit wiring or coaxial cables in a plenum, they do not need to be listed specifically for use in plenums.

Explain why push-on fittings are not recommended for the ends of coaxial cable for connection to various pieces of video or data equipment.

A suspended ceiling grid cannot be used to support structured cabling systems.

UTP is an acronym for ______________________________ cable.

Each video, voice, and data outlet location should have a separate homerun back to the service center.

Because many people use a cell phone as their main telephone communication device, and do not have traditional telephone service installed in their home, it is no longer required that a communications outlet be installed in each new home.

The rating on the bandwidth performance of UTP cable is called the ____________________ and includes 3, 4, 5, 5e, 6, and 6a.

A(n) ____________________ is the smallest unit of measure in the binary system.

Section 800.156 requires that at least one communications outlet be installed in each new home and that proper wiring be brought to the telephone company's demarcation point.

The popular name given to an eight-pin connector or jack used to terminate UTP cable is __________.

____________________ identifies the amount of data that can be sent on a given cable and is measured in hertz.

A __________ terminates voice, video, and data wires to a punch-down block.

_______ ensures that basic continuity and correct terminations have been applied, but does not attempt to measure the information-carrying capacity of the cable runs like you would do in a commercial installation.

The decrease in the power of a signal as it passes through a cable, which is measured in decibels is called _________.

The color coding in solid-color, non-twisted pair quad wire is red, green, ____________________, and ____________________.

Explain what the letters "IDC" stand for.