Lesson 1

Question 1

Most outside plant (OSP) installations are single-mode (SM) fiber.
True or False?

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Outside plant cabling can be installed by ?

A.) aerial suspension
B.) direct burial
C.) pulling in underground conduit
D.) all of the above

Answer 2

D.) all of the above

Question 3

All underground or underwater cables are built to resist ?

A.) fiber abrasion
B.) lightning strikes
C.) moisture
D.) pulling friction

Answer 3

C.) moisture

Question 4

Armored cable is used in outside plant installations to ?

A.) conduct lightning strikes
B.) increase pulling tension
C.) prevent rodent damage
D.) protect from dig-up damage

Answer 4

C.) prevent rodent damage

Question 5

Fiber is used in long-distance phone networks because it is much cheaper than copper wire.

True or False?

Answer 5

True

Question 6

Long distances mean fiber cable are spliced together, mostly by ?, because cables are not manufactured in lengths longer than about four to five kilometers.

A.) field installation of connectors
B.) fusion splicing
C.) mechanical splicing
D.) splicing on pig-tailed connectors

Answer 6

B.) fusion splicing

Question 7

Splicing is very rare in premises networks.

True or False?

Answer 7

True

Question 8

Premises cables in local area network (LAN) backbones often contain ?

A.) both multimode and single-mode fiber
B.) only multimode fiber
C.) only single-mode fiber
D.) plastic optical fiber

Answer 8

A.) both multimode and single-mode fiber

Question 9

Premises cables must be rated for ? to meet codes.

A.) bend radius
B.) fire retardance
C.) pull strength
D.) weight in cable trays

Answer 9

B.) fire retardance

Question 10

Dangerous light from fiber-optic cables is bright and easily visible.

True or False?

Answer 10

False

Question 11

The protective gear every voice/data/video (VDV) installer must always wear is ?

A.) eye protection
B.) gloves
C.) plastic apron
D.) shoe covers

Answer 11

A.) eye protection

Question 12

Information on the safety of chemicals used in fiber optics is ?

A.) available from National Institutes of Health
B.) in material safety data sheets (MSDS) supplied by manufacturers
C.) rarely useful
D.) required to be in every installer’s tool kit

Answer 12

B.) in material safety data sheets (MSDS) supplied by manufacturers

Question 13

Always keep ? on connectors when not connected to equipment or being tested.

A.) dust caps
B.) mating adapters
C.) sticky tape
D.) strain relief boots

Answer 13

A.) dust caps

Question 14

Besides causing attenuation, dirt particles can cause scratches on the polished fiber ends.

True or False?

Answer 14

True