1. What is the maximum length of a 100BaseT network segment?

a. 25 meters

b. 50 meters

c. 75 meters

d. 100 meters

e. 328 meters

2. Which type of cable should be used to swap out a bad run in a 1000BaseT network?

a. RG-56 or series 6

b. Category 5 UTP

c. Category 5e UTP

d. Multimode fiber

e. Single Mode fiber

3. ** CORRECTED **

In a crossover cable, which wire is wire 1 crossed with?

a. 2

b. 3

c. 4

d. 5

e. 8

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4. Match the components of coaxial cable.

Column A Your Answer Column B

1. center conductor d a. plastic covering called a polyethylene

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2. jacket a b. foam created by injecting polyethylene
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3. dielectric b c. corrosion resistant protectant
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4. underground coax c d. copper-clad aluminum
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5. Which of the following define types of wiring closets used for wiring distribution?

(Choose three.)

a. MDF

b. BDF

c. FDF

d. IDF

e. MPoE

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6. Which copper-based medium offers speeds of up to 10Gbps and has a minimum

of 250MHz of bandwidth?

a. Category 6b

b. Single-mode fiber

c. Multimode fiber

d. Category 6

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7. Unshielded, twisted-pair cable is vulnerable to EMI and crosstalk.

True False

8. Which type of connector is used with coaxial cable?

a. F

b. ST

c. SC

d. MT-RJ

9. What type of cable transmits lights from end to end?

a. Coax

b. Fiber optic
 c. UTP

d. Category 5

10. What type of connector does UTP cable typically use?

a. RJ-45

b. ST

c. SC

d. BNC

e. F-Connector

f. RJ-14

11. In which of the following categories is UTP cable not rated?

a. Category 2

b. Category 5e

c. Category 6a

d. Category 8

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12. ** CORRECTED **

How many wires are used in a 100 Mbps UTP transmission?

a. 1

b. 2

c. 4

d. 8

13. You are wiring a new home network for a subscriber. Due to space limitations at the location, you need to run
several cables close to each other. After the setup, you find that the signals from each cable are overlapping.
Which term describes what is happening?

a. Attenuation

b. Crosstalk
 c. Near crosstalk

d. EMI

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14. ** CORRECTED **

Which of the following are fiber optic connectors?

(Choose 3)

a. Ferrule Connector

b. Subscriber Tip

c. Mechanical Transfer Registered Jack

d. Local Form Factor

e. Straight Tip

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15. As a home network installer, you need to verify proper wiring of a RJ-45 T568B termination on category 5e. What
color wire is associated with pin 4 of a T568B termination?

a. white/orange

b. blue solid

c. green solid

d. white/brown

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16. You have been called in to replace a faulty ST connector in a small business. Which of the following media types
are you working with?

a. RG-56

b. Single-mode fiber

c. SCSI

d. RJ-45 crossover

17. ** CORRECTED **

Which RJ-45 connector pin out configuration would be used to connect a host computer into a switch?
 a. UTP

b. Straight-through

c. Crossover

d. Rolled

18. ** CORRECTED **

Which of the following connector types would a home network technician use to connect a serial cable?

a. RJ-11

b. BNC

c. AUI

d. DB-9

19. What type of connectors are used with 10Base2?

a. RF

b. F-81

c. RJ-45

d. BNC

20. ** CORRECTED **

Which of the following describes the loss of signal strength as a signal travels through a particular medium?

a. Attenuation

b. Crosstalk

c. EMI

d. Chatter

21. ** CORRECTED **

Which Broadband over Power Lines standard exists for high-speed communication devices?

a. IEEE 802.11
 b. IEEE 802.3

c. IEEE 1901

d. IEEE 1394

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22. ** CORRECTED **

Which of the following provides the longest cable run distance?

a. Category 6a UTP

b. Single-mode fiber

c. Coax

d. Multimode fiber

e. Home phone lines

23. Category 6a (augmented) was designed to support greater distance, 100 meters or 328 feet, by improved crosstalk
characteristics.

True False

24. After 100 meters (328 feet), CAT6 cabling is known to experience which of the following symptoms?

a. signal bleed

b. signal loss

c. data collision

d. crosstalk

25. ** CORRECTED **

Why would a cable installer use plenum-rated cable during an installation?

a. Reduces toxic gas released during a fire

b. Is not susceptible to any interference

c. High combustion temperature

d. Low combustion temperature

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26. Which coax cable is used in our cable industry for wiring the subscriber premises?

a. RG-58 A/U

b. Series 6

c. F-type 81

d. RG-59/U

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27. ** CORRECTED **

Which statement below is correct about T1 crossover or loopback wiring?

a. pin #3 and pin #4 are wired to pin #2 and pin #6

b. pin #1 and pin #2 are wired to pin #4 and pin #5

c. pin #6 and pin #7 are wired to pin #4 and pin #5

d. pin #1 and pin #2 are wired to pin #3 and pin #8

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28. When designing a network, you have been asked to select a cable that offers the
most resistance to crosstalk. Which of the following are you likely to choose?

a. Multimode fiber-optic

b. Shielded twisted pair

c. UTP

d. Shielded mesh

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29. ** CORRECTED **

Cable operators will continue to search for increased bandwidth. Cable operators SONET over single mode fiber
supports OC-768. How much bandwidth does OC-768 support?

a. 155Mbps

b. 2.5Gbps

c. 10Gbps

d. 40Gbps

e. 100Gbps
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30. Serial cables offer a distance of 200 feet with a speed of 200Kbps.

True False

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31. ** CORRECTED **

What statement below is correct about Ethernet loopback wiring?

a. pin #1 is wired to pin #4

b. pin #4 is wired to pin #7

c. pin #1 is wired to pin #3

d. pin #2 is wired to pin #5