Study Guide To FOA Certification
Any connector with a FOCIS standards document - ANS-Which fiber optic connector
may be used according to the EIA/TIA 568 cabling standard?
The Performance level of unshielded twisted pair cable - ANS-What UTP Cat 3, Cat 5e,
and Cat 6 or Class D, E, and F rating indicate?
66 Punchdown blocks - ANS-Commerical phone systems (not VoIP but POTS)
traditionally use multipair UTP cables for backbone connections with
_running_____used in the telecom closet for connections to horizontal cables running to
the desktop.
Gigabet Ethernet - ANS-TIA Cat 5e or "enhanced Cat 5' cable or ISO/IEC Class D cable
was introduced to support the needs of what the computer network?
100 MHz - ANS-For certifying Cat 5e/Class D Performance, installed cables are tested
at ________.
250 MHz - ANS-Category 6/Class E cabling is specified and must be tested during
certification to _______MHz.
All of these - ANS-A copper time domain reflectometer (TDR) can be used to
find_________.
Keep the pairs twisted to within 1/2 inch of the termination - ANS-When terminating
Cat5e/6 or Class D/E UTP cabling, what must be remembered to maintain the
performance of the installed cable?
Bix block - ANS-Which punchdown block is more often used with multipair cables for
POTS (plain old telephone service) connections?
True - ANS-Standards are written by manufacturers as minimum specifications to
ensure interoperability among various manufacturer's products.
True - ANS-While video surveillance systems traditionally used coax cable, they can
use UTP in a structured cabling system or fiber optics also.
False - ANS-Gigabit and faster networks only work fiber optics.
, False - ANS-Fiber optic installations do not require inspection for compliance to local
building or electrical codes since they do not contain copper wires.
True - ANS-The US National Electrical Code (NEC) requires removal of all "abandoned"
communications cabling for fire safety.
True - ANS-The international standards include a Class F cable for highest performance
networks that some manufacturers sell in the US as Category 7, but it is not currently a
US standard.
Cat 7 - ANS-The name for the current generation UTP cable for use with 10 Gigabit
network is _______.
Wiremap - ANS-Voice grade unshielded twisted pair cables (UTP) which are only
intended to carry POTS (plain old telephone service) only need testing for_________.
Punchdown blocks - ANS-Below is the color code _________
(Colors from left: 1-8: Blue Stripe, Blue, Orange Stripe, Green Stripe, Green, Brown
Stripe, Brown)
90 meters (293ft) - ANS-What is maximum length of a permanently installed UTP
cabling link allowed in structured cabling standards (the permanent link)?
10 meters - ANS-TIA/EIA 568 and ISO/IEC 11801 standards specify the total length of
UTP patchcords in a channel to be less than______.
Cat 5/Class D - ANS-If you use a Cat 5/ Class D UTP patchcord on newer Cat 6/Class
E cable plant, the link performance will typically meet_____specs.
Hook and loop cable ties - ANS-At patchpanels,______should be used to bundle
patchcords for neatness to ensure no damage to the cables.
Insulation displacement terminations in the connecting block - ANS-What actually
makes the electrical connection with the wires in a 110 block?
No - ANS-Does a jack have the same color code for the pairs as a punchdown block?
Reversal of pairs 2 and 3 - ANS-The difference between the termination schemes of
T568A and T568B is_______?
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