Ch. 3 (ITS Cables and Connecting Hardware)

Question 1

Screened twisted pair

Answer 1

Drain wire

Question 2

Common styles of screening

Answer 2

Foil

Braid

Question 3

Stranded vs. solid conductors

Answer 3

20% to 50% more attenuation

Question 4

Loose tube fiber characteristics

Answer 4

50 or 62.5 µm core

125 µm cladding

Question 5

Loose tube fiber characteristics

Answer 5

Uses an LED or VCSEL

Question 6

Loose tube fiber applications

Answer 6

Suitable up to 2000 meters

Question 7

Loose tube fiber wavelengths

Answer 7

850 & 1300 nanometers

Question 8

Most common coaxial cables

Answer 8

Series 6
Series 11
RG59

Question 9

Coaxial cable characteristics

Answer 9

Centered inner conductor

Question 10

Coaxial cables or series X cables

Answer 10

X designates the construction type

Question 11

IDC =

Answer 11

Insulation displacement contact

Question 12

IDC connectors

Answer 12

Gas-tight physical contact

Question 13

8P8C

Answer 13

8 position 8 contact connector

Question 14

Difference between T568A and T568B

Answer 14

Pairs 2 and 3 are flipped

Question 15

Standard rackmount

Answer 15

19 and 23 inch

Question 16

Hybrid fiber patch cord

Answer 16

SC/ST example

Question 17

66 Block does not support ___

Answer 17

Cat 6

Question 18

In T568B what color are pins 3 & 6?

Answer 18

Green

Question 19

Stranded loss

Answer 19

ISO - 50%

TIA - 20%

Question 20

Cable separation requirements

Answer 20

Powerlines in conduit - 6”
Unshielded power lines in conduit - 12”
Open pathways - 24”
Electric motors & transformers - 47”

Question 21

Fiber modal bandwidth measured in ___

Answer 21

MHz/km

Question 22

Double ended patch cords attach ___ to ___

Answer 22

Connecting hardware to connecting hardware

Question 23

Best screen for lower frequency electromagnetic fields

Answer 23

Braid

Question 24

OM3 bandwidth rating

Answer 24

2000 MHz/km @ 850 nm

500 MHz/km @ 1300 nm

Question 25

F-style connector is ___ more reliable than the BNC-style

Answer 25

Not

Question 26

Single ended cords connect ___

Answer 26

Equipment directly to the back of connecting hardware

Question 27

Secondary transmission parameters for balance twisted-pair

Answer 27

NVP
Propagation delay
Return loss
Except “inductance”

Question 28

ISO class E

Answer 28

Cat 6

Question 29

RF antenna connectors

Answer 29

50 ohm BNC

Question 30

Tight buffered fiber attenuates at ___ temperatures

Answer 30

Lower

Question 31

BICSI Recommendation

Answer 31

Cat 6