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Hardware
Cable Performance
Structured cabling systems
Standards and the NEC
100

What is the purpose of a "Firestop" product?

Restore the integrity of fire rated walls and floors after they have been penetrated?
100

What termination does not exist for 4-pair UTP cabling:

T-568A, T-568B, T-570Dor USOC

T-570D

100

Category 6a designation applies to UTP cables and associated connecting hardware whose transmission characteristics are specified up to 500Mhz

500Mhz

100

What are the 4 area call-outs in a structured cabling systems?

Entrance Facility, Equipment Room, Telecommunications Room, Work Area.

100

What topic is covered in Article 250 of the NEC

Grounding

200

General purpose cables may be ran in a plenum in what kind of raceway?

Metal Conduit

200

AT&T "B" Bonding clamps are available in how many sizes?

3

200

Which terminal block style has exhibits the worst NEXT performance at high frequencies: 66-type or 110-type.

66-type

200

The administrative label color for the service provider side of network demarcation ______.

Orange

200

What is the ANSI/TIA/EIA standard covering grounding and bonding requirements of a telecommunications infrastructure?

607-A

300

What is the maximum distance entrance cables can travel inside of a building without being grounded?

50'

300

What is the most common coaxial connector used for cable tv applications?

F-Type

300

What is the characteristic impedance of the pairs in an IBM type shielded twisted pair cable?

150 Ohms

300

If a designer calls out for a specific wire to be used in a designed system, this wire is considered ______.

Application dependent.

300

Which of the following inside cables are recognized by the NEC?

Commercial, General Purpose, Residential, and Riser?

General Purpose, Residential, and Riser.

400

What is the maximum footage for any telecommunications cabling INCLUDING TR & Work Station cabling

325'

400

What is the acronym for a ground bar found in a telecommunications or equipment room?

TGB

400

What type of test would be used to test a Cat6 horizontal cable from a patch panel to a work station outlet?

Permanent Link

400

The element of a structured wiring system that provides interconnection between telecommunications rooms and work stations?

Horizontal Cabling

400

TIA/EIA standards are meant to supply guidelines for products and consistency to ________.

Designers, Installers, and Technicians.

500

Mandatory requirements are designated by the word ____.

"Shall"

500

Which type of conventional overvoltage protection is subject to becoming inoperable from pitting and dust build-up after repeated operations?

Carbon Block Air Gap

500

As bit rate increases, bandwidth and encoder complexity must also be increased. True or False?

True

500

______ administration addresses the administration needs of a premises that is served by a single equipment room.

Class 1

500

According to EIA/TIA 568, it is standard practice to have a maximum of how many degrees of bend between pull points for low voltage cabling

180 degrees

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