Optic Fiber Test Questions Well
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_________ of the cable plant is a necessary part of the design and installation process for a fiber optic
network that is often overlooked - โ โ Documentation
All outdoor cables are specifically designed to ___. - โ โ Prevent moisture damage to the fiber
Any cable that contains metallic conductors must be properly grounded and bonded. - โ โ True
Armored cable is used in outside plant installations to ___. - โ โ Prevent rodent damage
Black polyethylene jackets are used on outdoor tables for ________. - โ โ Sunlight and moisture
protection
Both mechanical splices and pre-polished splice connectors require a good ________ to have low loss -
โ โ Cleve on the fiber being terminated
Cable plant lot should be estimated during the? - โ โ Design phase
Cables should always be pulled with _________ to prevent damage - โ โ The cables strength
members
Cables which contain both multimode and singlemode fiber's are called Hybrid cables. - โ โ True
Cables with metallic conductors as well as fiber are called? - โ โ Composite Cables
Connectors at each end of the cable plant should not be counted when calculating the cable plant loss. -
โ โ False
Copper networks can be converted to fiber optics using? - โ โ Media Converters
Dangerous late from fiber optic cables is bright and easily visible - โ โ False
Discussions of which of which is better - copper, fiber or wireless - are no longer relevant, as fiber is the
only choice. - โ โ False
Factory terminations, such as used for making patchcords, generally use what method of attaching the
connector to the cable? - โ โ Epoxy/Polish
Fiber amplifiers and DWDM work in the __________ wavelength range. - โ โ 1480-1650
Fiber is used in long distance phone networks because it is much cheaper than copper wire. - โ โ
True
