Chapter 1

Question 1

Most Outside Plant Fiber is ____________

Answer 1

Single mode

Question 2

Outside Plant fiber can be installed by

Answer 2

Underground conduit
Direct burial
Arial Suspension

Question 3

Underground cable generally includes a gel, powder or tape for protection from_________

Answer 3

Moisture

Question 4

Armored cable is used in outside plant installations to __________

Answer 4

protect from rodent damage

Question 5

Fiber is used in long distance phone networks because it is Much__________than copper wire

Answer 5

cheaper

Question 6

Concatenation, or the joining of two cables is a long outside plant run is almost always done by _______

Answer 6

fusion splicing

Question 7

splicing is very ________ in premises networks

Answer 7

very rare

Question 8

Premise cables in local area network backbones are often contain __________

Answer 8

both multimode and singlemode fiber

Question 9

premises cables must be rated for ____ to meet code

Answer 9

fire retardance

Question 10

the protective gear every voice/data/video installer must wear is

Answer 10

eye protection

Question 11

information on the safety of chemical used in fiber optics are

Answer 11

in material safety data sheets supplied by the manufactures

Question 12

always keep _________ on connectors when not connected to equipment or being tested

Answer 12

dust caps

Question 13

dirt particles on fiber ends can cause _______and ____

Answer 13

attenuation and scratches

Question 14

most fiber optics have a a cladding of

Answer 14

125 microns

Question 15

multimode graded index sizes

Answer 15

50/125 microns
62.5/125 microns
100/140 microns

Question 16

single mode fiber size

Answer 16

9/125 microns

Question 17

multimode step index fiber size

Answer 17

200/240 microns

Question 18

fiber attenuation

Answer 18

reduction in optical power as it passes along a fiber

expressed in decibels per KM

Question 19

Fusion splice process

Answer 19

strip buffer
clean fiber with appropriate wipes
cleave fiber
crimp in splicer
run program

Question 20

orange jacket

Answer 20

multimode
50/125 OM2
100/140
62.5/125 OS1, OS2

Question 21

aqua jacket

Answer 21

laser optimized multimode
50/125
OM3

Question 22

Blue Jacket

Answer 22

Polarization - maintaining single mode

Question 23

Cable Color Codes

Answer 23

1 Blue
2 orange
3 green
4 brown
5 slate
6 white
7 red
8 black
9 yellow
10 violet
11 rose
12 aqua

Question 24

beige connector

Answer 24

62.5/125

Question 25

black connector

Answer 25

50/125

Question 26

aqua connector

Answer 26

50/125 laser optimized

Question 27

blue connector

Answer 27

single mode

Question 28

green connector

Answer 28

single mode APC