Question 1

The amount of pull that a cable can tolerate is its ________ strength.

Accepted Answer

tensile

Question 2

What causes the most damage in all three types of cable?

Accepted Answer

A)  freezing temperature 
B)  digging devices 
C)  water 
D)  rodents 
A)  freezing temperature 
B)  digging devices 
C)  water 
D)  rodents C

Question 3

When designing a copper circuit, an engineer uses which of the following information?

Accepted Answer

A)  budgetary factors 
B)  gauge of cable 
C)  frequency range 
D)  all of the above 
A)  budgetary factors 
B)  gauge of cable 
C)  frequency range 
D)  all of the above D

Question 4

The wire gauge number directly relates to:

Accepted Answer

A)  color code of the wire 
B)  signal loss 
C)  type of termination jack 
D)  None of the above 
E)  All of the above 
A)  color code of the wire 
B)  signal loss 
C)  type of termination jack 
D)  None of the above 
E)  All of the above

Question 5

The characteristic that must be defined before purchasing fiber is the:

Accepted Answer

A)  mode of the fiber 
B)  refractive index 
C)  dispersion factor 
D)  loss per kilometer 
E)  all of the above 
A)  mode of the fiber 
B)  refractive index 
C)  dispersion factor 
D)  loss per kilometer 
E)  all of the above

Question 6

The large cable that leaves a central office and runs along the main thoroughfare is the:

Accepted Answer

A)  distribution cable 
B)  aerial cable 
C)  feeder cable 
D)  drop wire 
A)  distribution cable 
B)  aerial cable 
C)  feeder cable 
D)  drop wire

Question 7

A binder group refers to the cable strands that are bound by the black outer cable jacket.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Using canned air to blow dust particles from fibers and connectors is a very effective means of cleaning them prior to splicing and is recommended.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The terms "underground cable"and "buried cable"are synonymous.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

A splice case used for copper cable is used to:

Accepted Answer

A)  Interconnect two cable segments. 
B)  Weather tight enclosure for wire pair. 
C)  Test point to access the wire pair. 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Interconnect two cable segments. 
B)  Weather tight enclosure for wire pair. 
C)  Test point to access the wire pair. 
D)  All of the above

Question 11

A demarcation point in a building is where the outside plant cable meets the inside plant cable.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The color code is divided into a ________ color and a ________ color.

Accepted Answer

A)  Ground, Ring 
B)  Ring, Tip 
C)  Binder, Buffer 
D)  Tip, Ring 
E)  None of the above 
A)  Ground, Ring 
B)  Ring, Tip 
C)  Binder, Buffer 
D)  Tip, Ring 
E)  None of the above

Question 13

Which of the following is not a method for grouping fiber together inside a cable?

Accepted Answer

A)  loose tube 
B)  strand 
C)  ribbon 
D)  plenum 
E)  fixed tube 
A)  loose tube 
B)  strand 
C)  ribbon 
D)  plenum 
E)  fixed tube

Question 14

Planning the inside wire plant deployment is as important as planning cable layout in the outside plant.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The introduction of dense wave division multiplexing (DWDM) systems has greatly simplified the process of selecting fiber.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The color code used to distinguish fiber strand is:

Accepted Answer

A)  red, black 
B)  blue, orange, green, brown, slate 
C)  blue, orange, green, brown, aqua 
D)  None of the above 
A)  red, black 
B)  blue, orange, green, brown, slate 
C)  blue, orange, green, brown, aqua 
D)  None of the above

Question 17

The most common color code found in the network uses ________, ________, ________, ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  blue, orange, green, brown, slate 
B)  red, black, white, orange, blue 
C)  blue, orange, green, brown, aqua 
D)  None of the above 
A)  blue, orange, green, brown, slate 
B)  red, black, white, orange, blue 
C)  blue, orange, green, brown, aqua 
D)  None of the above

Question 18

The main difference between inside cable and outside cable is the type of outer jacket, or ________, encasing the fiber.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The main difference between inside cable and...

Question 19

Grounding and bounding a cable is required to:

Accepted Answer

A)  Reduce chance of being electrocuted. 
B) Reduce outside interference from electrical noise. 
C)  Improve resistance of wire. 
D)  All of the above 
E)  None of the above 
A)  Reduce chance of being electrocuted. 
B) Reduce outside interference from electrical noise. 
C)  Improve resistance of wire. 
D)  All of the above 
E)  None of the above

Question 20

Underground cable is laid in a trench dug by a trenching device.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 14: OSP -Outside Plant Infrastructure

The amount of pull that a cable can tolerate is its ________ strength.

What causes the most damage in all three types of cable?

When designing a copper circuit, an engineer uses which of the following information?

The wire gauge number directly relates to:

The characteristic that must be defined before purchasing fiber is the:

The large cable that leaves a central office and runs along the main thoroughfare is the:

A binder group refers to the cable strands that are bound by the black outer cable jacket.

Using canned air to blow dust particles from fibers and connectors is a very effective means of cleaning them prior to splicing and is recommended.

The terms "underground cable"and "buried cable"are synonymous.

A splice case used for copper cable is used to:

A demarcation point in a building is where the outside plant cable meets the inside plant cable.

The color code is divided into a ________ color and a ________ color.

Which of the following is not a method for grouping fiber together inside a cable?

Planning the inside wire plant deployment is as important as planning cable layout in the outside plant.

The introduction of dense wave division multiplexing (DWDM) systems has greatly simplified the process of selecting fiber.

The color code used to distinguish fiber strand is:

The most common color code found in the network uses ________, ________, ________, ________.

The main difference between inside cable and outside cable is the type of outer jacket, or ________, encasing the fiber.

Grounding and bounding a cable is required to:

Underground cable is laid in a trench dug by a trenching device.

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