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RCDD-002 BICSI Registered Communications Distribution Designer - RCDD Questions and Answers

Questions 4

A 24 port layer 2 switch can perform all of the following functions EXCEPT:

Options:

A.

Bridge

B.

Route

C.

Link aggregation

D.

Full duplex operation

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Questions 5

You are placing PTP fiber between two locations 55 km (34 miles) apart. You are told that DWDM equipment will be installed within the next 5 years. Which of the following optical fiber types should you use?

Options:

A.

Dispersion unshifted (ITU-G652)

B.

Dispersion shifted (ITU-G653)

C.

Cut off shifted (ITU-G654)

D.

Non-zero dispersion shifted (ITU-G655)

E.

Bending loss insensitive (ITU-G657)

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Questions 6

ITU-T G.655 recommends which type of singlemode optical fiber?

Options:

A.

DSF

B.

N-DSF

C.

NZ-DSF

D.

SF

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Questions 7

A security program consists of three independent components. They are electronic, architectural, and:

Options:

A.

Operational

B.

Physical

C.

Environmental

D.

Elemental

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Questions 8

What is the MOST important aspect of fire alarm signaling?

Options:

A.

Audibility

B.

Clarity

C.

Reliability

D.

Intelligibility

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Questions 9

You are designing an audible alarm notification system for an office environment with an ambient noise level of 55 dBA. What dBA level should the horn be set at?

Options:

A.

40 dBA

B.

50 dBA

C.

55 dBA

D.

65 dBA

E.

70 dBA

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Questions 10

Select the appropriate task to complete the section 2.2 of the work breakdown structure below:

2. Technician

2.1 Install rack

2.2 _________

2.3 Place fiber

2.4 Terminate fiber

2.5 Test fiber

Options:

A.

Prepare as-built drawings

B.

Install connector housing

C.

Clean/polish connectors

D.

Specify fiber

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Questions 11

Between the late 60’s and until 1984, what was the service that was to help architects and engineers better design and implement pathways and spaces in commercial buildings for telephone communications?

Options:

A.

BICS

B.

AT&T

C.

CREDFACS

D.

GTE

E.

BICSI

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Questions 12

Which area of project management covers the blending of various subteams into a project organization with a cohesive plan?

Options:

A.

Integration management

B.

Human resources management

C.

Risk management

D.

Communications management

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Questions 13

Which of the following is NOT true about consolidation points?

Options:

A.

They are not to be used for direct connections to active equipment.

B.

They allow horizontal cables to be extended into work area pathways.

C.

They are to be terminated on separate connectors for each individual user.

D.

The maximum length of cable from the consolidation point (CP) to the outlet varies by media type.

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Questions 14

When specifying telecommunications outlet boxes, all of the following should be considered EXCEPT:

Options:

A.

Outlet box shall be a minimum of 100 mm (4 in) x 100 mm (4 in) x 76 mm (3 in)

B.

Outlet boxes should be installed near an electric outlet at the same height

C.

Different outlet boxes have different support requirements

D.

Floor mounted telecom outlet boxes should be coordinated with furniture to minimize the potential trip hazard

E.

Outlet boxes must be of adequate size so that minimum cable bend radius requirements are not exceeded

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Questions 15

Which of the following is NOT a type of connector for optical fiber?

Options:

A.

LC

B.

ST

C.

SFF

D.

S/FTP

E.

SC

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Questions 16

Rack mounted hardware is installed in two standard sized racks or cabinets. Those sizes are:

Options:

A.

482 mm (19 in) and 584 mm (23 in)

B.

482 mm (19 in) and 762 mm (30 in)

C.

610 mm (24 in) and 762 mm (30 in)

D.

762 mm (30 in) and 914 mm (36 in)

E.

482 mm (19 in) and 1020 mm (40 in)

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Questions 17

One advantage of using preconnectorized jumpers and cables is:

Options:

A.

They are less costly than field connectorized connectors

B.

The cables are more rugged and can handle higher pull tensions

C.

They come with factory certified quality of terminations

D.

They require additional engineering time thereby providing a higher degree of reliability

E.

The technician does not need to be concerned with the water blocking components of the cable

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Questions 18

In reviewing your client's network needs for today and 5 years into the future, you note their current specs call for a 1Gb/s network within a campus environment, with little or no possibility of any increased bandwidth demands until they move to their planned future site. The building is not large, and the cable lengths will not exceed 550 m (1804 ft). Your recommendation for the fiber to be installed in the backbone is:

Options:

A.

OM1 fiber

B.

OM2 fiber

C.

OM3 fiber

D.

OM1, OM2, or OM3 will work

E.

OS1 equipped with attenuators

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Questions 19

Which class of the system was created to secure a single equipment room (ER)?

Options:

A.

Class 1

B.

Class 2

C.

Class 3

D.

Class 4

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Questions 20

Which class of the system applies when the premise only has a single equipment room (ER), and it is the only telecommunications space administered?

Options:

A.

Class 1

B.

Class 2

C.

Class 3

D.

Class 4

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Questions 21

Class ________ administration provides for the telecommunications infrastructure administration needs of a single building, or of a tenant served by a single or multiple. It also includes administration for backbone cabling, systems, and.

Options:

A.

1

B.

2

C.

3

D.

4

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Questions 22

You are designing a cabling containment system installed overhead in a new data center. The main or prime purpose of the system will be to manage fiber optic cabling between cabinets. You have a choice of designs of the containment system. In view of the prime purpose of containment system, your first choice of design will be one that:

Options:

A.

Has a bottom design with a web spacing of less than 203 mm (8 in)

B.

Has a bottom design with a web spacing of less than 152 mm (6 in)

C.

Is manufactured with a soft cloth type material

D.

Has a solid bottom design

E.

The design is not important as long as the client pre approves the manufacturer

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Questions 23

What type of redundancy provides two complete units, modules, paths or systems for every one required for a base system.

Options:

A.

N

B.

N+1

C.

N+2

D.

2N

E.

2(N+1)

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Questions 24

What type of redundancy provides two additional units, modules, paths, or systems in addition to the MINIMUM required to satisfy the base requirement.

Options:

A.

N

B.

N+1

C.

N+2

D.

2N

E.

2(N+1)

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Questions 25

Coupling with electrical circuits can create inductive interference to telecommunications facilities. Which of the following can decrease the coupling effect?

Options:

A.

Decrease the exposure length

B.

Make sure that the single-phase components add in phase

C.

Decrease the physical separation

D.

Increase the earth resistance

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Questions 26

One interior TTY must be provided at locations defined as public accommodations with ________ or more pay telephones.

Options:

A.

One

B.

Two

C.

Four

D.

Six

E.

Eight

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Questions 27

What is the air change requirement for a tunnel of 610 m (2000 ft) long with a diameter of 3.4 m (11 ft)?

Options:

A.

One complete air change per hour

B.

Two complete air changes per hour

C.

Three complete air changes per hour

D.

Four complete air changes per hour

E.

Five complete air changes per hour

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Questions 28

You are placing two 423 mm (19 in) relay racks with a 152 mm (6 in) vertical management panel on each end and a 12 in vertical cable management panel between the racks. The rack lineup begins against a wall in the room. What is the MINIMUM room size required?

Options:

A.

1.83 m (6 ft) x 2.4 m (8 ft)

B.

2.1 m (7 ft) x 2.4 m (8 ft)

C.

2.4 m (8 ft) x 2.4 m (8 ft)

D.

2.4 m (8 ft) x 3.0 m (10 ft)

E.

3.0 m (10 ft) x 3.0 m (10 ft)

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Questions 29

On a survey of one of your client's buildings, you discover that one of the TRs, housing a considerable quantity of switching equipment, is at 25 degrees C (77 degrees F) with a relative humidity of 59 percent. This is considered to be:

Options:

A.

Within the normal range of temperature and humidity

B.

High temperature and normal humidity

C.

Normal temperature and high humidity

D.

High temperature and high humidity

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Questions 30

You are working on the design of a new, large ER/TR that will contain many racks and data cabinets including a large UPS system. Your recommendation to the architect for room access from inside the building is:

Options:

A.

Two 0.9 m (3 ft) solid doors

B.

One 1.5 m (5 ft) metallic roll top door

C.

One 1.2 m (4 ft) solid core, steel sheath door

D.

One 1.83 m (6 ft) solid core dual direction sliding door with removable sides

E.

One double door with a removable center post

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Questions 31

You have the responsibility of designing a railroad track crossing for an outside plant OSP cable. There are three separate railroad tracks to be crossed. The measurement between the center of the two outer tracks is 16 m (52 ft). Using the standard track width of 1435 mm (4 ft 8.5 in), what is the length of the rigid steel conduit required to facilitate the crossing?

Options:

A.

20 m (66 ft)

B.

25 m (82 ft)

C.

31 m (102 ft)

D.

35 m (115 ft)

E.

40 m (130 ft)

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Questions 32

Which one of the following is NOT an advantage of direct-buried cable?

Options:

A.

Is flexible for future reinforcements or changes

B.

Has a low initial installation cost

C.

Can easily bypass obstructions

D.

Preserves the aesthetic appearance of buildings

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Questions 33

You are placing an entrance cable between two buildings connected by a conduit 205.3 m (588 ft) in length. What would be the MAXIMUM length of unlisted OSP cable that could be used before you terminate the cable or transition it to a listed cable?

Options:

A.

185 m (607 ft)

B.

200 m (656 ft)

C.

209 m (686 ft)

D.

213 m (700 ft)

E.

216 m (708 ft)

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Questions 34

Active video converters are required for what type of CATV distribution system?

Options:

A.

Video over balanced twisted-pair

B.

Trunk and tap

C.

Home run

D.

Video over optical fiber

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Questions 35

A building has six floors plus a basement. Each floor is 929 sq m (10,000 sq ft) and has approximately 50 CATV outlets respectively. There is a single hardline trunk cable installed from the basement headend passing through the telecommunications room (TR) on each floor. In order to maintain the LEAST signal loss passing through each telecommunications room (TR) to the next telecommunications room (TR), what device should you specify for use within each telecommunications room (TR)?

Options:

A.

Splitter

B.

Directional coupler

C.

Multiport tap

D.

Combiner

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Questions 36

The headend has several modulators assigning frequencies for distribution to the CATV network. What distribution device should you use immediately at the headend to distribute the modulator's output signals to CATV system?

Options:

A.

Splitter

B.

Directional coupler

C.

Combiner

D.

Multiport tap

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Questions 37

Which of the following is used to create an electronic signal that can be sent to the central nurse call equipment?

Options:

A.

Headend module

B.

Initiation device

C.

Notification device

D.

Two tone device

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Questions 38

You are renovating telecommunication rooms that support an acute care facility that has 10,000 sq ft floors. The facility will be adding 15,000 sq ft to each of the floors. What is the MINIMUM additional floor space that you will need to expand the TRs to support the new floor space?

Options:

A.

3 m x 3 m (10 ft x 10 ft)

B.

3.5 m x 4.3 m (11.5 ft x 14 ft)

C.

3.0 m x 4.5 m (10 ft x 15 ft)

D.

6 m x 6 m (20 ft x 20 ft)

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Questions 39

You are designing a nurse call system for a health care facility. The system will have emergency call switches. What is the first step you should take in designing the nurse call system?

Options:

A.

Properly size the supporting TR to accommodate the headend system

B.

Program the headend device for the various call switches that will be used

C.

Perform a risk assessment to determine call switch locations

D.

Perform a site survey to verify the pathways that will connect the headend device with the call switches

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Questions 40

What is at the "root" of a DAS (distributive antenna system)?

Options:

A.

Antenna

B.

Receiver

C.

Transmitter

D.

Transceiver

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Questions 41

Which of the following is NOT a primary method of transporting radio signals in an active DAS?

Options:

A.

Analog modulation of the RF signal

B.

Down conversion of the RF signal

C.

Up conversion of the RF signal

D.

Digital sampling of the RF signal

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Questions 42

A tapped trunk topology uses ________ cabling to support a DAS.

Options:

A.

Shielded twisted pair

B.

Balanced twisted pair

C.

Unbalanced twisted pair

D.

Optical fiber

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Questions 43

You are required by architectural design to place UTP cables in the same space as unshielded power lines. How should you proceed with the placement of your cables?

Options:

A.

Require the architect/electrical engineer to place shielding in the space before your UTP is placed.

B.

You should provide a minimum separation of 610 mm (24 in).

C.

You should provide a minimum separation of 229 mm (9 in).

D.

You should provide a minimum of two 101 mm (4 in) RMC.

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Questions 44

The potential for ______ occurs when devices or systems share a common electromagnetic environment and their operational frequencies overlap.

Options:

A.

Electromagnetic interference (EMI)

B.

(EMC)

C.

Radio frequency interference (RFI)

D.

Fast transients

E.

Electrostatic discharge (ESD)

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Questions 45

The ability of a device to withstand electromagnetic disturbances from another device is:

Options:

A.

Electromagnetic interference (EMI)

B.

Radio Frequency Interference (RFI)

C.

(EMC)

D.

Fast transients

E.

Electrostatic Discharge (ESD)

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Questions 46

When balanced twisted-pair copper cabling, return loss is a measurement of the:

Options:

A.

Worst case difference in magnitude between the expected insertion loss and the actual measured insertion loss

B.

Reflection of signal power resulting from the insertion of a device in a transmission line (in dB)

C.

Signal coupling between any two pairs along the entire length of the cabling

D.

Loss in signal resulting from the insertion of a component, of link, or channel, between a transmitter and a receiver

E.

Time required for a signal to travel from one end of the transmission path to the other end

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Questions 47

Exhibit:

The diagram below is a typical configuration for:

Options:

A.

Work area 3-connector permanent link

B.

Work area 3-connector channel

C.

Data center 4-connector channel

D.

Data center 4-connector permanent link

E.

Work area 4-connector permanent link

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Questions 48

You are preparing to test newly installed open office cabling. Within the open office cabling, there are multiple consolidation points (CP) that were installed while waiting for furniture. How do you proceed with permanent link testing?

Options:

A.

Test to each CP, then test from CP to workstation.

B.

Wait for open office cabling to be completed, then test to each workstation outlet, including the CP.

C.

Test that the CP is within 90 meters, then test again to the workstation outlet.

D.

Perform permanent link tests to each CP, then continuity tests from CP to each workstation outlet.

E.

Test to each workstation outlet, treating each outlet as a channel.

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Questions 49

All of the following are used to control static discharge EXCEPT:

Options:

A.

Ion generator

B.

Discharge plates and bracelets

C.

Maintenance of humidity of between 30 and 55 percent

D.

Installation of isolated grounds

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Questions 50

If you have a circuit with 120 volts, 12 amps, and 10 ohms, it has a peak power of ________ watts.

Options:

A.

1018

B.

1200

C.

1440

D.

2037

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Questions 51

Multiples of the basic frequency of an electrical waveform are called:

Options:

A.

Transients

B.

Noise inductions

C.

Harmonics

D.

Random frequency variations

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Questions 52

Which characteristic is an advantage of copper based media over optical fiber cable?

Options:

A.

Weight

B.

Corrosion resistance

C.

Ability to handle analog signals

D.

Susceptibility to EMI

E.

Very high data rates

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Questions 53

A video camera has a coaxial cable output. The video signal is to be distributed to devices that have balanced twisted pair inputs. The transition between these two different transmission media can be accomplished by using a:

Options:

A.

Balun

B.

Converter

C.

Modulator

D.

Cross connect

E.

Transceiver

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Questions 54

Assume that the optical power transmitted by a 62.5/125 multimode fiber is distributed uniformly across its core. If this fiber is perfectly coupled (i.e., the two fibers are aligned and abutted) to a 50/125 fiber, what is the percent of power that is lost?

Options:

A.

0 percent

B.

36 percent

C.

50 percent

D.

80 percent

E.

100 percent

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Exam Name: BICSI Registered Communications Distribution Designer - RCDD
Last Update: May 3, 2024
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