Question 1
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What are the 2 key components of an optical fiber?
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Core & Cladding
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Core & Acrylate
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Cladding & Acrylate
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Core & Buffer
Question 2
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The refractive index of the fiber core is higher than that of the cladding
Question 3
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1 billionth of a meter
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1 thousandth of a meter
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1 millionth of a meter
Question 4
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Which fiber is most common for backbone & horizontal runs within buildings and campus environments
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Multimode
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Singlemode
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OM2
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OM1
Question 5
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What is the diameter of the cladding in multimode fiber cable
Question 6
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What is the distance limitation of multimode fiber
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2,000 meters
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3,000 meters
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1,000 meters
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10,000 meters
Question 7
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Which fiber supports wavelengths of 1310nm, 1490nm, 1550nm & 1625nm
Question 8
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What is the distance limitation of singlemode fiber
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2,000 meters
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3,000 meters
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5,000 meters
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10,000 meters
Question 9
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Which fiber supports wavelengths of 850nm and 1300nm
Question 10
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Which fiber generally uses LED and VCSEL light sources
Question 11
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What is the diameter of the acrylate coating in fiber cable
Question 12
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What is the most common tight buffer diameter
Question 13
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Tight buffer fiber is only installed in multimode fiber
Question 14
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Which type of fiber requires a furcation kit
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Tight Buffer
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Multimode
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Loose Tube
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Singlemode
Question 15
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This type of fiber consists of up to 24 strands bundled together in a single line that is color coded
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Ribbon
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Air blown
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Tight buffer
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Loose tube
Question 16
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Air-blown systems are designed & manufactured for an expected operating lifetime of how many years
Question 17
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There is no mandatory standard to identify the color coding for fiber
Question 18
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According to standards, horizontal fiber cable is normally ____________
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Multimode
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Singlemode
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Tight buffer
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Loose tube
Question 19
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What is the minimum bend radius of a fiber cable, with up to 4 strands, during installation
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1 inch
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2 inch
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4 x diameter of cable
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10 x diameter of cable
Question 20
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What is the minimum bend radius of a fiber cable, with up to 4 strands, at rest
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1 inch
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2 inch
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4 x diameter of cable
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10 x diameter of cable
Question 21
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What is the minimum bend radius of interbuilding fiber during installation
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10 x diameter of cable
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15 x diameter of cable
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20 x diameter of cable
Question 22
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What is the minimum bend radius of a fiber backbone cable at rest
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15 x diameter
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10 x diameter
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20 x diameter
Question 23
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What is the minimum bend radius of an intrabuilding fiber during installation
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10 x diameter
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15 x diameter
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20 x diameter
Question 24
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Which test instruments can be used to test fiber while it is still on the reel (select all correct)
Question 25
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Which fiber test instrument does not require access to both ends of the fiber while testing on the reel
Question 26
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It is recommended to order innerduct without a pull sting preisntalled
Question 27
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(2) 1.5 inch and (1) 1 inch innerducts are recommended to be placed inside what size conduit
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3 inch
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2 inch
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4 inch
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6 inch
Question 28
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The service loop is used to relieve all tension of the fiber cable
Question 29
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How much horizontal fiber should be left at the work area
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1 meter
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2 feet
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18 inches
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12 inches
Question 30
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How much fiber slack should be left in a cabinet within a TR
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10 meters
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3 feet
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1 meter
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3 meters
Question 31
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When blowing fiber, what carries the cable down the tube
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fluid drag
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air pressure
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vacuum
Question 32
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Air blown fiber shall not be used for outside plant
Question 33
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Which of the following are basic tests to verify each tube prior to blowing fiber (select all correct)
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airflow testing
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pressure testing
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continuity testing
Question 34
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What is the typical air pressure when blowing fiber
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150-220psi
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150-200psi
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100-150psi
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200-225psi
Question 35
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Which splicing method has a low consumable cost
Question 36
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Reflectance may be a concern with which type of splicing method
Question 37
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How much fiber typically should be in a splice tray
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3 feet
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1-2 meters
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1-3 meters
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1 meter
Question 38
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Identify this fusion
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fuse time too long
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autofeed too low
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autofeed too high
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fuse current too hot
Question 39
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Identify this fusion
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fuse current too hot
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autofeed too high
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good splice
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autofeed too low
Question 40
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Identify this fusion
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autofeed too high
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good splice
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fuse time too long
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fuse current too hot
Question 41
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Identify this fusion
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autofeed too low
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fuse time too long
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autofeed too high
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good splice
Question 42
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Identify this fusion
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good splice
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autofeed too high
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autofeed too low
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fuse time too long
Question 43
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What is the maximum splice loss regardless of the methodology
Question 44
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What is the curing cycle for heat cured connectors
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20 minutes
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10 minutes
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5 minutes
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15 minutes
Question 45
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Adhesive hardening when terminating anaerobic connectors takes how long
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10-20 seconds
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15 seconds
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1 minute
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5-10 seconds
Question 46
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What is the size of the primary acrylate
Question 47
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What is the #1 reason for troubleshooting in optical networks
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contamination
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core alignment
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poor terminations
Question 48
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What is the power range for microscopes to view the end face of an optical fiber connector
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100x-800x
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100x-200x
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200x-400x
Question 49
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This tool is used to inspect the radius of curvature, offset of polish & optical fiber height
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VFL
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Interferometer
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OLTS
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OTDR
Question 50
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This tool can determine end-to-end attenuation & distance to a point of high attenuation during pre-installation testing
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OTDR
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OLTS
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VFL
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Interferometer
Question 51
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Acceptance testing of optical fiber is most often performed with which tester
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VFL
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OLTS
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OTDR
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Interferometer
Question 52
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For singlemode fiber, out-of-band testing may be accomplished at the _____ nm window
Question 53
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What is the worst acceptable loss for a mated pair
Question 54
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95% of mated pairs shall be better than ____dB loss
Question 55
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There is currently no maximum bandwidth for singlemode optical fiber
Question 56
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What is the recommended power range for microscopes to view the end face of an optical fiber connector
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100x-200x
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100x-800x
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200x-400x
Question 57
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This tester uses Rayleigh scattering & Fresnal reflection to measure the characteristics of an optical fiber
Question 58
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Shorter wavelengths of light exhibit greater amounts of attenuation because of Rayleigh scattering
Question 59
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Longer wavelengths are more sensitive to bending loss and will allow light to exit out of the fiber core more than shorter wavelengths
Question 60
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What are the most common connectors for multimode fiber (select all correct)