Hardline 101 (Ulearn Network Technician Core Skills)

Question 1

Bag to hold tools and equipment while working on installations in the field

Answer 1

Splicing bag

Question 2

Used to tighten seizure mechanisms or set screws during splicing

Answer 2

Screwdriver

Question 3

Used on housing bolts, seizure screws, port covers, and other hex-head nuts

Answer 3

Nut drivers

Question 4

Prepare the coaxial cable for splicing

Answer 4

Coring and stripping tools

Question 5

Removes the jacket on aerial, underground, and armored hardline cables

Answer 5

Jacket stripping tools

Question 6

Explicitly for cutting Aluminum coaxial cables

Answer 6

Banana cutters

Question 7

Also known as lineman’s pliers, are used for cutting different wire gauges and holding or gripping items during work. They are commonly used for cutting strands, messenger, and drop cables.

Answer 7

Nines

Question 8

Made with sharp plastic blades that will not damage the core conductor.

Answer 8

Center conductor cleaner

Question 9

A device used to heat the shrink tube on the hardline connectors and should not be used on cable

Answer 9

Propane torch

Question 10

A connector that seizes both the outer sheath and the center conductor of the coaxial cable

Answer 10

Pin connector

Question 11

QR

Answer 11

Quantum Reach

Question 12

Thread size on equipment that the connector screws into

Answer 12

5/8”

Question 13

This connector has a front and a back nut. When installed, it simultaneously seizes and grips the center conductor and outer sheath in one operation

Answer 13

Two-piece

Question 14

This connector has a front nut, a middle nut, and a back nut. When installed, it seizes and grips the center conductor with the middle nut and the outer sheath with the back nut.

Answer 14

Three-piece

Question 15

Has the same features as the pin connector but connects two pieces of coaxial cable of the same size. They are available in two-piece and three-piece configurations.

Answer 15

Straight splice

Question 16

Hardline cable to bulkhead adapter “F” Female connector

Answer 16

Baff

Question 17

The non-rotational connector connects active or passive equipment in an inline configuration

Answer 17

Housing to Housing Adapters

Question 18

It connects the hardline pin connector to equipment of active or passive devices when the cable is located at a 90-degree angle to the port of interest. It is available with a quick disconnect for easier plant maintenance

Answer 18

Hardline 90 Degree Adapter

Question 19

This adapter connects hardline pin connectors to active or passive devices when the cable is located at a 180-degree angle to the port of interest and is available with a quick disconnect for easier plant maintenance

Answer 19

Hardline 180 Degree Adapter

Question 20

Used to install a female F connector on the 5/8” port of active or passive equipment with an RF signal and AC voltage present on the F Female port.

Answer 20

Power Passing Pin-to-F adapter

Question 21

Installs a female F connector on the 5/8” port of active or passive equipment, allowing the RF signal to pass through the F Female port without AC voltage being present.

Answer 21

Power Blocking Pin-to-F adapter

Question 22

Device that terminates the RF signal and AC voltage on all unused passive or active equipment ports.

Answer 22

Hardline housing terminator

Question 23

P3

Answer 23

Parameter III

Question 24

PNM

Answer 24

Preventative Network Maintenance