TestOut 1st Semester - 1st 9 Weeks

Exam Review

You want to measure the voltage, amps, and ohms of various devices. What tool would you use?

- ✔✔You'd use a multi-meter.

what's a multimeter? - ✔✔a device for testing various electrical properties. i.e. ac/dc voltage,

current (amps), resistance (ohms), capacitance, and frequency.

What does a voltage event recorder do? - ✔✔keeps track of voltage conditions on a power line.

basic recorders simply keep track of the occurrence of under/over voltage conditions, while more

advanced devices track conditions over time/create a graph, saving data from a program running

on a computer.

What's a butt set also called? - ✔✔a lineman's handset.

what is a butt set used for? what does it include? - ✔✔testing analog telephone installations.

includes: an earpiece, mouthpiece, dialing interface, and various connectors.

What is a toner probe, and what is it used for? - ✔✔a toner probe is 2 devices used together to

trace the end of a wire from a known endpoint into the termination pt in the wiring closet.

what is a cable certifier? - ✔✔a cable certifier is a multi-function tool that verifies or validates

that a cable or an installation meets the requirements for a specific architecture implementation