TI Challenge - SC 101

TI Challenge - SC 101

Overview of Premises Cabling
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1. What is the standard everyone in the USA refers to as the basis of structured cabling?*

IEEE 902.3EIA/TIA TR42EIA/TIA 568NEMA 63.1999All of the above
2. What is the international standard for structured cabling?*

ISO-11801TIA-568ISO-9000IEC-0001None of the above
3. What copper cable types are included in the TIA-568 structured cabling standards?*

UTP (unshielded twisted pair), STP (shielded twisted pair) and coaxUTP (unshielded twisted pair) and coaxAny communications cableUTP (unshielded twisted pair), ScTP (screened twisted pair) and STP(shielded twisted pair)All of the above
4. What do Category 3, Category 5e and Category 6 designations mean?*

How well the cables are madeThe performance level of UTP cableFlame retardance of the cableHow far the cable will work in networksAll of the above
5. What is the cable from the telecom closet (room) to the work area called?*

Backbone cablingWork area cablePatchcordHorizontal cablingNone of the above
6. What is the cabling from the telecom closet to the main cross connect or computer center called?*

Horizontal cablingBackbone cablingRiser cablePatchcordNone of the above
7. Why is the structured cabling standard not like "code"?*

It doesn't deal with flammabilityIt changes every yearIt is not legally requiredIt is not written by the NFPANone of the above
8. What other cables are recognized in the structured cabling standards?*

CATV RG-6 coaxIBM Type IIMultimode fiber optic cableSinglemode and multimode fiber optic cableNone of the above
9. What is the maximum length of a permanently installed UTP cabling link allowed in structured cabling standards?*

90 meters100 meters100 feetDepends on the electronics running on the linkNone of the above
10. What are TI's Core Values*

CollaborationAccountabilityLoyaltyEfficiencyContinual Improvement
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