Chapter 5 - Cable Flashcards

1
Q

Two types of cable designs

A

Loose buffered and tight buffered

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2
Q

Two types of tight buffered cable?

A

Distribution and breakout

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3
Q

What is distribution cable used for?

A

Used mostly inside or in between buildings.

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4
Q

In this type of cable, each of the 900-um coated fibers has its own aramid strength member and outer jacket.

A

Breakout

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5
Q

What type of cordage is used in patchcords and jumpers?

A

Breakout style

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6
Q

Metal strands or corrugated steel tape that offer protection from rodent attack and crushing forces?

A

Armoring (buried cable)

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7
Q

What are gels, powders, and tapes in cable used for?

A

To repel water intrusion

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8
Q

OFNP

A

Nonconductive optical fiber plenum cable

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9
Q

Description of a plenum

A

The return of air handling space located between a roof and a dropped ceiling.

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10
Q

Description of a riser

A

Cables installed in vertical runs and penetrating more than one floor, or cables installed in vertical runs in a shaft.

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11
Q

50ft (15-meter) rule

A

No more than50ft of measured unlisted conductive and nonconductive outside plant cables shall extend into the structure and should transition to inside rated cables.

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12
Q

Due to the metallic structure of ________________, it must be grounded per NEC requirements.

A

Interlocking Armor Cable

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13
Q

Jacket color for single-mode cable? Typically

A

Yellow

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14
Q

Jacket color of multimode cable? Typically

A

Orange

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15
Q

Dynamic bend radius

A

20

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16
Q

Static bend radius

17
Q

What does the NEC define composite cable as?

A

A cable containing both optical fibers and current carrying electrical conductors in the same jacket.

18
Q

What type of cable can have multimode and single-mode fiber types together?

A

Hybrid cables

19
Q

What colors are used for single-mode cordage?

A

Yellow and Blue

20
Q

What colors are used for multimode cordage?

A

Orange, Aqua, Heather/Erika Violet, and Lime

21
Q

What is the outside coating diameter of the fiber used in tight buffered cables?

22
Q

What are the names of the two types of indoor tight buffered cables?

A

Distribution and Breakout

23
Q

What does the acronym OFNR signify?

A

Nonconductive optical fiber riser cable

24
Q

If a cable has any metallic components at termination point, what does the NEC require?

A

Must be bonded and grounded

25
What is the NEC 50 foot rule?
No more than 50ft of unrated outside plant cable should be pulled into building.
26
Sequential markings on the outside of cable jackets help to approximate what?
Cable length
27
What must installers consider when installing fiber optic cables?
Local codes and NEC