Chapter 6 Fiber

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Question 1

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What are the 2 key components of an optical fiber?
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  • Core & Cladding
  • Core & Acrylate
  • Cladding & Acrylate
  • Core & Buffer

Question 2

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The refractive index of the fiber core is higher than that of the cladding
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  • True
  • False

Question 3

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A micrometer is
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  • 1 billionth of a meter
  • 1 thousandth of a meter
  • 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
  • Singlemode
  • OM2
  • OM1

Question 5

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What is the diameter of the cladding in multimode fiber cable
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  • 50um
  • 125um
  • 62.5um
  • 250um

Question 6

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What is the distance limitation of multimode fiber
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  • 2,000 meters
  • 3,000 meters
  • 1,000 meters
  • 10,000 meters

Question 7

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Which fiber supports wavelengths of 1310nm, 1490nm, 1550nm & 1625nm
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  • Singlemode
  • Multimode

Question 8

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What is the distance limitation of singlemode fiber
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  • 2,000 meters
  • 3,000 meters
  • 5,000 meters
  • 10,000 meters

Question 9

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Which fiber supports wavelengths of 850nm and 1300nm
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  • Multimode
  • Singlemode

Question 10

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Which fiber generally uses LED and VCSEL light sources
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  • Multimode
  • Singlemode

Question 11

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What is the diameter of the acrylate coating in fiber cable
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  • 50um
  • 125um
  • 250um
  • 100um

Question 12

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What is the most common tight buffer diameter
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  • 900um
  • 250um
  • 3mm

Question 13

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Tight buffer fiber is only installed in multimode fiber
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  • True
  • False

Question 14

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Which type of fiber requires a furcation kit
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  • Tight Buffer
  • Multimode
  • Loose Tube
  • 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
  • Air blown
  • Tight buffer
  • Loose tube

Question 16

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Air-blown systems are designed & manufactured for an expected operating lifetime of how many years
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  • 20
  • 30
  • 10
  • 15

Question 17

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There is no mandatory standard to identify the color coding for fiber
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  • True
  • False

Question 18

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According to standards, horizontal fiber cable is normally ____________
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  • Multimode
  • Singlemode
  • Tight buffer
  • 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
  • 2 inch
  • 4 x diameter of cable
  • 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
  • 2 inch
  • 4 x diameter of cable
  • 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
  • 15 x diameter of cable
  • 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
  • 10 x diameter
  • 20 x diameter

Question 23

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What is the minimum bend radius of an intrabuilding fiber during installation
Answer
  • 10 x diameter
  • 15 x diameter
  • 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)
Answer
  • OLTS
  • VFL
  • OTDR

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
Answer
  • VFL
  • OTDR
  • OLTS

Question 26

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It is recommended to order innerduct without a pull sting preisntalled
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  • True
  • False

Question 27

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(2) 1.5 inch and (1) 1 inch innerducts are recommended to be placed inside what size conduit
Answer
  • 3 inch
  • 2 inch
  • 4 inch
  • 6 inch

Question 28

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The service loop is used to relieve all tension of the fiber cable
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  • True
  • False

Question 29

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How much horizontal fiber should be left at the work area
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  • 1 meter
  • 2 feet
  • 18 inches
  • 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
  • 3 feet
  • 1 meter
  • 3 meters

Question 31

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When blowing fiber, what carries the cable down the tube
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  • fluid drag
  • air pressure
  • vacuum

Question 32

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Air blown fiber shall not be used for outside plant
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  • True
  • False

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
  • pressure testing
  • continuity testing

Question 34

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What is the typical air pressure when blowing fiber
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  • 150-220psi
  • 150-200psi
  • 100-150psi
  • 200-225psi

Question 35

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Which splicing method has a low consumable cost
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  • fusion
  • mechanical

Question 36

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Reflectance may be a concern with which type of splicing method
Answer
  • fusion
  • mechanical

Question 37

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How much fiber typically should be in a splice tray
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  • 3 feet
  • 1-2 meters
  • 1-3 meters
  • 1 meter

Question 38

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Identify this fusion
Answer
  • fuse time too long
  • autofeed too low
  • autofeed too high
  • fuse current too hot

Question 39

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Identify this fusion
Answer
  • fuse current too hot
  • autofeed too high
  • good splice
  • autofeed too low

Question 40

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Identify this fusion
Answer
  • autofeed too high
  • good splice
  • fuse time too long
  • fuse current too hot

Question 41

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Identify this fusion
Answer
  • autofeed too low
  • fuse time too long
  • autofeed too high
  • good splice

Question 42

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Identify this fusion
Answer
  • good splice
  • autofeed too high
  • autofeed too low
  • fuse time too long

Question 43

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What is the maximum splice loss regardless of the methodology
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  • .3dB
  • .1dB
  • .75dB
  • 1.5dB

Question 44

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What is the curing cycle for heat cured connectors
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  • 20 minutes
  • 10 minutes
  • 5 minutes
  • 15 minutes

Question 45

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Adhesive hardening when terminating anaerobic connectors takes how long
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  • 10-20 seconds
  • 15 seconds
  • 1 minute
  • 5-10 seconds

Question 46

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What is the size of the primary acrylate
Answer
  • 125um
  • 250um
  • 245um
  • 5um

Question 47

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What is the #1 reason for troubleshooting in optical networks
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  • contamination
  • core alignment
  • 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
  • 100x-200x
  • 200x-400x

Question 49

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This tool is used to inspect the radius of curvature, offset of polish & optical fiber height
Answer
  • VFL
  • Interferometer
  • OLTS
  • 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
Answer
  • OTDR
  • OLTS
  • VFL
  • Interferometer

Question 51

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Acceptance testing of optical fiber is most often performed with which tester
Answer
  • VFL
  • OLTS
  • OTDR
  • Interferometer

Question 52

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For singlemode fiber, out-of-band testing may be accomplished at the _____ nm window
Answer
  • 1625
  • 1550
  • 1310
  • 1490

Question 53

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What is the worst acceptable loss for a mated pair
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  • .75dB
  • .5dB
  • .3dB
  • 1.0dB

Question 54

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95% of mated pairs shall be better than ____dB loss
Answer
  • .75dB
  • .5dB
  • .3dB

Question 55

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There is currently no maximum bandwidth for singlemode optical fiber
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 56

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What is the recommended power range for microscopes to view the end face of an optical fiber connector
Answer
  • 100x-200x
  • 100x-800x
  • 200x-400x

Question 57

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This tester uses Rayleigh scattering & Fresnal reflection to measure the characteristics of an optical fiber
Answer
  • OTDR
  • OLTS
  • VFL

Question 58

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Shorter wavelengths of light exhibit greater amounts of attenuation because of Rayleigh scattering
Answer
  • True
  • False

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
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 60

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What are the most common connectors for multimode fiber (select all correct)
Answer
  • ST
  • SC
  • LC
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