®

BICSI Registered Communications

Distribution Designer
(RCDD®)

Pre-Examination Assessment of
Current Knowledge and Experience
Based on the 11th edition of the
Telecommunications Distribution Methods Manual (TDMM)

This basic assessment is intended to provide training and development guidance for those who want
to become BICSI Registered Communications Distribution Designers (RCDDs). RCDD is a designation
for individuals who demonstrate expertise in the design, integration and implementation of informa-
tion transport systems (ITS)—voice, data, video, audio and other low-voltage control—and their related
infrastructure components.

This assessment will take approximately 45 minutes to complete. After completing the assessment
and the scoring analysis sheets, you will know what areas you need to study prior to coming to classes.
You will also know which training classes to take in order to have the best chance of passing the RCDD
examination the first time.

If you are taking the RCDD exam, you should plan on investing a minimum of 100 hours of independent
study of the most recent edition of the Telecommunications Distribution Methods Manual (TDMM). This
study should occur prior to attending the RCDD exam review class or sitting for the RCDD exam.

If you are not taking the RCDD exam or plan to take it at a later date, we recommend a minimum of 20
hours of pre-class study of the TDMM prior to attending class. Your pre-class study should focus on
areas where you had low scores (less than 10 points out of 15 per chapter) on this assessment.

The assessment is designed to help you prepare for BICSI design classes, and will not necessarily
indicate your ability to pass the RCDD examination.

Further information about BICSI conferences, seminars, publications and professional registration
programs (including the RCDD exam application) is available on BICSI’s Web site at [Link], or
by calling the BICSI office at +1 813.979.1991 or 800.242.7405 (USA and Canada toll-free).

© Copyright BICSI, October 2006. All rights reserved. BICSI and RCDD are registered trademarks of BICSI, Inc.
Printed in the USA.
 Assessment Instructions
Each assessment section has three parts:
1) A question(s) taken directly from each TDMM chapter.
2) An honest estimation of your overall knowledge level about the topic.
3) An honest estimation of your work experience regarding the topic.

In each section of the assessment:

Step #1 Answer the questions in each section. (Do NOT look up the answers yet!)

Step #2 Evaluate your knowledge of the topic and write your score in the “Knowledge” box (from 1 to 5—
see scoring instructions below).

Step #3 Evaluate your work experience regarding the topic and write your score in the “Experience” box (from
1 to 5—see scoring instructions below). Do these three steps now, then score the results starting with
Step #4.

To score and evaluate your knowledge level:

1 point If you have no knowledge about this item.
2 points If you have heard of the item but have no in-depth knowledge.
3 points If you have average knowledge of this item (use at least monthly).
4 points If you have above average knowledge of this item (use weekly/daily).
5 points If you know enough about this item to teach it to others.

To score and evaluate your design experience level:

1 point If you have no hands-on experience in the design or installation of this item.
2 points If you have some hands-on exposure and some knowledge of the design/installation of this item.
3 points If you have worked with co-workers to successfully complete the design of the item more than once.
4 points If you have performed the design of this item by yourself on multiple occasions over the past two
(2) years.
5 points If you have performed the design of this item and have instructed or been responsible for inspect-
ing the designs of others for at least two (2) years.

Step #4 Using the answer sheet on pages 13-14, grade your answers to the questions. If you have the correct
answer, write a 5 in the appropriate answer block on the analysis sheet; partially correct answer = 3
points; and an incorrect answer = 1 point.
Note: For Core Chapter questions, you must determine your average score for the questions in that
chapter. Please add up the individual scores for each question in that chapter and divide the sum by the
number of questions. Write this number in the shaded box “Question Score Average.”

Step #5 Transfer your Knowledge and Experience scores to the section boxes on the analysis sheet.

Step #6 For each chapter section, add together your Question Score (your Question Score Average in the case
of Core Chapters), your Knowledge Score and your Work Experience Score. Enter this number in each
section’s “Chapter Subtotal Score” box.

Step #7 After you have determined the subtotal score for each section on all three pages of the analysis sheet,
go back and circle the sections with the lowest subtotal scores. If the score for a particular section is
less than 10 points, you need further study before attending the class.

Step #8 Add the subtotal scores for all sections and enter this in the Sum of Chapter Subtotals box at the end of
the Core analysis sheet and the Non-Core analysis sheet.

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 Assessment Instructions (continued)

There are two analysis scoring sheets for the TDMM “Core” chapters and one analysis sheet for the “Non-Core”
chapters. Note that 85% of the RCDD exam is based on the core chapters and 15% on the non-core chapters.
If the Sum of Core Chapter Subtotals at the bottom of the Core Chapter analysis sheet is:
Greater than 150, we recommend training solution #1.
Between 115-150, we recommend training solution #2.
Less than 115, we recommend training solution #3.

If the Sum of Non-Core Chapter Subtotals at the bottom of the Non-Core Chapters analysis sheet is:
Greater than 105, we recommend training solution #1.
Between 80-105, we recommend training solution #2.
Less than 80, we recommend training solution #3.
The following training solutions are general recommendations. You may need more or less preparation
depending on your specific situation.
Training Solution #1
• DD200: Telecommunications Distribution Systems Review (4 days)
• Minimum of 50 hours of independent study of the TDMM prior to taking the RCDD examination

Training Solution #2
• DD102: Designing Telecommunications Distribution Systems course (6 days)
• DD200: Telecommunications Distribution Systems Review (4 days)
• Minimum of 75 hours of independent study of the TDMM prior to taking the RCDD examination

Training Solution #3
• DD100: Introduction to Voice/Data Cabling Systems (2 days)
• DD102: Designing Telecommunications Distribution Systems course (6 days)
• DD200: Telecommunications Distribution Systems Review (4 days)
• Minimum of 100 hours of independent study of the TDMM prior to taking the RCDD examination

If specific item scores were low for:

Optical fiber, we recommend you attend FO110: Fiber Optic Network Design (4 days).
Grounding, bonding and protection, we recommend you attend DD120: Grounding and Protection Fundamentals
for Telecommunications Systems (3 days).
Data network design, we recommend you attend DA100: Introduction to Networks (2 days) and/or
DA110: Designing Networks (5 days).
Design, construction and project management, we recommend you attend PM125: Project Management
Program (5 days).
Wireless, we recommend you attend WD100: Introduction to Wireless (2-days) and WD110: Designing Wireless
Networks (5-days).
Customer-owned outside plant, we recommend you attend OSP100: Introduction to Customer-Owned Outside
Plant (2-days), OSP101: Site Survey and Media Selection (3-days) and OSP110: CO-OSP Cable Plant Design (5-days).

For information on these and other courses, consult the BICSI Educational Resource Catalog, BICSI’s Web site at
[Link], or call the BICSI office at 800.242.7405 (USA and Canada toll-free) or +1 813.979.1991.

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 Core Areas
Scoring System:
1 = No knowledge/experience, 2 = Limited knowledge/experience, 3 = Average knowledge/experience,
4 = Weekly/daily knowledge/solo performance, 5 = Expert knowledge/experience

Chapter 1 Principles of Transmission

1. A 1000BASE-T application uses balanced twisted pair Category _______or_______ and makes use of ______
pairs in the cable for transmission.

2. Describe full duplex transmission: ___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. Crosstalk is signal interference between cable pairs, which may be caused by a pair picking up unwanted
signals from either: ______________________________________ or _______________________________________

4. The four major types of optical fiber transmitter light sources are: ____________________________________,
_______________________________, _______________________________ and _____________________________

5. Which light source launches its full power into 50/125 μm and 62.5/125 μm multimode optical fiber?
_________________________________________

6. 50/125 μm laser optimized multimode optical fiber has a _______________________ bandwidth at 850 nm
than at 1300 nm.

Knowledge Experience
To what extent do you have knowledge and actual work experience designing
copper or optical fiber transmission systems?
1-5 1-5

Chapter 2 Electromagnetic Compatibility

7. Cables are susceptible to the transfer of unwanted signals. What are three methods used to suppress or
prevent unwanted signals? _____________________, ______________________ and _____________________

8. Name the three types of electrostatic discharge used in testing: _____________________________________,

_____________________________________________ and ______________________________________________

Knowledge Experience
To what extent do you have knowledge and actual work experience designing
or modifying cabling systems where you had to overcome electromagnetic
interference problems?
1-5 1-5

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 Core Areas (continued)
Scoring System:
1 = No knowledge/experience, 2 = Limited knowledge/experience, 3 = Average knowledge/experience,
4 = Weekly/daily knowledge/solo performance, 5 = Expert knowledge/experience

Chapter 3 Work Areas

9. What is the difference between a consolidation point and a transition point? _____________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________________

10. In modular furniture applications, what is the recommended minimum separation for telecommunications
cable pathways running parallel to electrical pathways? ________________________________________________

11. Furniture and horizontal pathway capacity should not exceed ________________ of the pathway cross section.

Knowledge Experience
To what extent do you have knowledge and actual work experience designing
open office distribution systems?
1-5 1-5

Chapter 4 Horizontal Distribution Systems

12. What is the maximum length allowed for horizontal distribution cables from the horizontal cross-connect to
the work area outlet? _________________________________

13. What is the maximum length allowed for horizontal distribution cables including patch cords, jumpers and
equipment cables? ____________________________________

14. When sizing horizontal pathways, what areas of the usable floor space would be omitted?
__________________________________________________________________________________________________

Knowledge Experience
To what extent do you have knowledge and actual work experience designing
horizontal distribution systems, including open ceiling, conduit, underfloor
duct, etc.?
1-5 1-5

Chapter 5 Backbone Distribution Systems

15. What is the recommended physical topology for backbone cabling?______________________________________

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 Core Areas (continued)
Scoring System:
1 = No knowledge/experience, 2 = Limited knowledge/experience, 3 = Average knowledge/experience,
4 = Weekly/daily knowledge/solo performance, 5 = Expert knowledge/experience

16. What three factors should be considered when choosing backbone transmission media?
a) ________________________________________________________________________________________________

b) ________________________________________________________________________________________________

c) _______________________________________________________________________________________________

17. Fiber-to- the-desk applications may require backbone extension to the horizontal optical fiber. What two
factors may preclude horizontal optical fibers from being extended through the backbone pathways?

a) ________________________________________________________________________________________________

b)_________________________________________________________________________________________________

Knowledge Experience
To what extent do you have knowledge and actual work experience designing
backbone cabling systems within commercial building structures?
1-5 1-5

Chapter 6 Telecommunications Spaces

18. What is the minimum number of telecommunications rooms required if the usable floor space to be served
exceeds 929 m2 (10,000 ft2)? __________________

19. What is the maximum floor area that a telecommunications enclosure (TE) can serve? ____________________

20. If a substantial portion of the telecommunications room (TR) is dedicated to backbone cable distribution,
then include space for: ____________________________________ and _____________________________________

Knowledge Experience
To what extent do you have knowledge and actual work experience designing
telecommunications rooms, including determining room location, room sizing,
backboard design and patch panel/rack specification?
1-5 1-5

Chapter 7 Firestopping

21. What does a 2-hour (F) rating mean? ________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________________

22. Several types of firestop materials are available as putty. Most of these materials have _________________ properties.

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 Core Areas (continued)
Scoring System:
1 = No knowledge/experience, 2 = Limited knowledge/experience, 3 = Average knowledge/experience,
4 = Weekly/daily knowledge/solo performance, 5 = Expert knowledge/experience

23. Describe the concept of compartmentation: ___________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________________

Knowledge Experience
To what extent do you have knowledge and actual work experience designing
both mechanical and nonmechanical firestopping systems for ITS cabling
between walls, floors and ceilings?
1-5 1-5

Chapter 8 Grounding, Bonding and Protection

24. What minimum size bonding conductor is typically used in commercial buildings?_________________________

25. The ac grounding system consists of what two main components?

a) ________________________________________________ b) _____________________________________________

26. Interbuilding circuits are considered to have a lightning exposure unless one or more conditions exist.

Name two of these conditions: ______________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________________

Knowledge Experience
To what extent do you have knowledge and actual work experience designing
grounding, bonding and electrical protection systems for commercial buildings?
1-5 1-5

Chapter 9 Power Distribution

27. Inductive reactance is the portion of impedance that opposes a change in voltage due to magnetic field
coupling. True False

28. Capacitive reactance is the portion of impedance that opposes a change in current flow due to electric field
coupling. True False

Knowledge Experience
To what extent do you have knowledge and actual work experience designing
power distribution systems for ITS equipment, including battery backup and
uninterruptible power supplies?
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 Core Areas (continued)
Scoring System:
1 = No knowledge/experience, 2 = Limited knowledge/experience, 3 = Average knowledge/experience,
4 = Weekly/daily knowledge/solo performance, 5 = Expert knowledge/experience

Chapter 10 Telecommunications Administration

29. How many classes of administration are used for telecommunications systems? __________________________

30. The description identifier for a campus or site would fall into the class number of ____ for administration purposes?

Knowledge Experience
To what extent do you have knowledge and actual work experience designing and
implementing an administrative labeling and record keeping system for pathways,
spaces and cabling?
1-5 1-5

Chapter 16 Data Network Design

31. In the OSI model, layer 4 (transport) services make it possible to assign various levels of __________________
to the data transfer process.

32. The IEEE 802.3ah standard for Ethernet in the First Mile (EFM) specifies: _______________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________________

33. The length of Ethernet frames can range from _________ octets to _________ octets.

34. RIP is a widely used distance-vector routed protocol. True False

35. Three practical power source options for power over Ethernet (PoE) are: ________________________________,

__________________________________________________ and ____________________________________________

Knowledge Experience
To what extent do you have knowledge and actual work experience designing
Ethernet network transport systems and/or internetworks?
1-5 1-5

Chapter 17 Wireless

36. The proposed IEEE 802.11n specification will have a maximum throughput of ___________________ or higher.

37. Define an access point: _____________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________________________
Knowledge Experience
To what extent do you have knowledge and actual work experience designing
wireless networks?
1-5 1-5
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 Core Areas (continued)
Scoring System:
1 = No knowledge/experience, 2 = Limited knowledge/experience, 3 = Average knowledge/experience,
4 = Weekly/daily knowledge/solo performance, 5 = Expert knowledge/experience

Chapter 19 Customer-Owned Outside Plant

38. In cold weather regions, direct buried cables should be placed below: ____________________________________

39. In aerial plant environments, name the three types of loading that poles are subjected to:
__________________________________________________, _______________________________________________
and _______________________________________________

40. In CO-OSP underground applications, the top of conduit must be buried below the ground surface at:

a) 457 mm (18 in)_____ b) 610 mm (24 in)_____ c) 762 mm (30 in)_____ d) 914 mm (36 in)_____

41. Under what circumstances should conduits be encased in concrete?_____________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________
Knowledge Experience
To what extent do you have knowledge and actual work experience designing
customer-owned outside plant?
1-5 1-5

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 Non-Core Areas
Scoring System:
1 = No knowledge/experience, 2 = Limited knowledge/experience, 3 = Average knowledge/experience,
4 = Weekly/daily knowledge/solo performance, 5 = Expert knowledge/experience

Chapter 11 Field Testing

42. What are nine field acceptance test parameters for balanced twisted-pair cabling?

_____________________________ , ___________________________________ , _______________________________

_____________________________ , ___________________________________ , ______________________________

_____________________________ , ___________________________________ , _______________________________

Knowledge Experience
To what extent do you have knowledge and actual work experience interpreting
test parameter results?
1-5 1-5

Chapter 12 Design, Construction and Project Management

43. What are three tangible elements in the design phase of a construction project? _________________________,

________________________________________________ and ______________________________________________

Knowledge Experience
To what extent do you have knowledge and actual work experience managing
ITS projects?
1-5 1-5

Chapter 13 Private CATV Distribution Systems

44. A directional coupler is a splitter with uneven outputs. True False

Knowledge Experience
To what extent do you have knowledge and actual work experience designing
private CATV systems?
1-5 1-5

Chapter 14 Overhead Paging Systems

45. Generally, there are two audio amplifier constant voltage distribution systems in current use. The most common
is the __________________ volt system.

Knowledge Experience
To what extent do you have knowledge and actual work experience designing
overhead paging systems in commercial buildings?
1-5 1-5
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 Non-Core Areas (continued)
Scoring System:
1 = No knowledge/experience, 2 = Limited knowledge/experience, 3 = Average knowledge/experience,
4 = Weekly/daily knowledge/solo performance, 5 = Expert knowledge/experience

Chapter 15 Building Automation Systems

46. The ITS cabling distribution designer can calculate one voice and data work area for every 9.3 m2 (100 ft2).
A building automation distribution designer can calculate one coverage area for every _______m2 (_____ ft2).

Knowledge Experience
To what extent do you have knowledge and actual work experience designing
building automation systems?
1-5 1-5

Chapter 18 Electronic Safety and Security

47. The three elements of any security program are: ___________________________, __________________________
and ______________________________
Knowledge Experience
To what extent do you have knowledge and actual work experience designing
electronic safety and security systems?
1-5 1-5

Chapter 20 Data Centers

48. A secondary distribution area is required for Tier ____ redundancy.
Knowledge Experience
To what extent do you have knowledge and actual work experience designing
data centers?
1-5 1-5

Chapter 21 Special Design Considerations

49. A(n) ______________________ transformer is inserted between the telecommunications pair and the terminal
equipment serving an electrical power station.

Knowledge Experience
To what extent do you have knowledge and actual work experience designing the
following: pay telephone locations in public facilities, cabling systems for
marinas and cabling systems located within tunnels?
1-5 1-5

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 Non-Core Areas (continued)
Scoring System:
1 = No knowledge/experience, 2 = Limited knowledge/experience, 3 = Average knowledge/experience,
4 = Weekly/daily knowledge/solo performance, 5 = Expert knowledge/experience

Chapter 22 Residential Cabling

50. Grade 2 residential cabling consists of a minimum of:

a) One 4-pair category 5e and one 75 ohm Series 6 coaxial cable.

b) Two 4-pair category 3 and two 4-pair category 5 cables.

c) Two 4-pair category 5e and two 75 ohm Series 6 coaxial cables.

e) One 75 ohm coaxial cable and one 62.5/125 μm optical fiber cable.

Knowledge Experience
To what extent do you have knowledge and actual work experience designing
single-unit residential and multi-tenant residential cabling distribution systems?
1-5 1-5

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 Answers
By question number
All answers are from the 11th edition TDMM.

1. 5e or 6; four. Chapter 1, pages 77, 79.

2. Full-duplex is a term used to describe the transmission of signals in both directions at the same time.
Chapter 1, page 44.
3. Adjacent pair of conductors or nearby cables. Chapter 1, page 65.
4. Light-emitting diodes (LEDs); short wavelength lasers (CDs); vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL);
and laser diodes (LDs) or lasers. Chapter 1, page 91.
5. VCSELs. Chapter 1, page 93.
6. Higher. Chapter 1, page 109.
7. Bonding, shielding and grounding cable shields and equipment. Chapter 2, page 14.
8. Discharge through a spark in the air; radiated effects of ESD; contact discharge. Chapter 2, page 15.
9. A consolidation point is a location for interconnection between the permanently installed horizontal cables
extending from the HC(FD) in the TR and the horizontal cables extending to the telecommunications out-
let/connectors or MUTOAs. A transition point is described as a location in the horizontal cabling where flat
undercarpet cable connects to round cable. Chapter 3, page 15, 19.
10. 51 mm (2 in). Chapter 3, page 9.
11. 40%. Chapter 3, page 9.
12. 90 m (295 ft). Chapter 4, page 65.
13. 100 m (328 ft). Chapter 4, page 65.
14. Common areas of the building such as rest rooms and utility closets. Chapter 4, page 10.
15. Hierarchical star. Chapter 5, page 3.
16. a) Flexibility of the medium with respect to supported services; b) The required useful life of backbone
cabling; c) Site size and user population. Chapter 5, page 25.
17. a) The need to be rated for riser use; b) They can take up too much space in the backbone pathway.
Chapter 5, page 51.
18. Two. Chapter 6, page 23.
19. 3,600 ft2. Chapter 6, page 32.
20. Splicing and ladder racking. Chapter 6, page 24.
21. That the firestop withstands the test fire for a two-hour period without permitting flames to pass through the
firestop, or permitting flames to occur on any element of the unexposed side of the firestop, or developing
any opening in the firestop during the hose stream test. Chapter 7, page 10.
22. Intumescent. Chapter 7, page 21.
23. Compartmentation is a critical requirement for reducing the severity of fire loss. If a fire can be contained in its
early stages, firefighters have a chance to control it before the entire structure is involved. Chapter 7, page 4.
24. 6 AWG [4.1 mm (0.16 in)]. Chapter 8, page 20.
25. a) Grounding electrode conductor; b) Grounding electrode. Chapter 8, page 5.

Answers continued on other side.

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 Answers (continued)

26. Circuits in large metropolitan areas where buildings are close together and sufficiently high to intercept
lightning AND;
Interbuilding cable runs of 42.7 m (140 ft) or less, directly buried or in underground conduit. (The shield or
conduit must be bonded to the building’s ac grounding electrode system at each end. This is another simpli-
fied zone of protection, as well as proper bonding practice.) AND;
Areas having an average of five or fewer thunderstorm days per year and earth resistivity of less than 100
ohm-meters. Chapter 8, page 24.
27. False. Chapter 9, page 10.
28. False. Chapter 9, page 10.
29. Four. Chapter 10, page 3.
30. Four. Chapter 10, page 5.
31. Quality. Chapter 16, page 10.
32. The functionality required for the subscriber access network. Chapter 16, page 18.
33. 64 to 1,522. Chapter 16, page 80.
34. False. Chapter 16, page 103.
35. VoIP switches with integrated power supplies; mid-span units; and local power sources. Chapter 16, page 111.
36. 100 Mb/s. Chapter 17, page 7.
37. The role of an access point is to serve as a central point for communications and management on a WLAN.
Chapter 17, page 63.
38. The area’s 50-year frost line. Chapter 19, page 7.
39. Transverse storm loading; vertical loading; and bending moments (due to eccentric loads). Chapter 19, page 23.
40. 610 mm (24 in). Chapter 19, page 13.
41. The minimum conduit depth cannot be obtained; conduits pass under roads, driveways or railroad tracks; and
bend points might be subject to movement. Chapter 19, page 13.
42. Wire map; length; insertion loss; NEXT; ELFEXT; propagation delay; return loss; PSNEXT; PSELFEXT.
Chapter 11, page 14.
43. Drawings; specifications; and cost estimates. Chapter 12, page 23.
44. True. Chapter 13, page 10.
45. 70. Chapter 14, page 12.
46. 23 m2 (250 ft2). Chapter 15, page 51.
47. Architectural; electronic; and operational. Chapter 18, page 3.
48. IV. Chapter 20, page 22.
49. Isolating. Chapter 21, page 27.
50. C. Chapter 22, page 3.

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 ASSESSMENT SCORING ANALYSIS
QUESTION ANSWERED CORRECTLY = 5

TDMM, 11th Edition

SUBTOTAL
CHAPTER
QUESTION PARTIALLY CORRECT = 3

SCORE

SCORE
QUESTION ANSWERED INCORRECTLY = 1

CORE CHAPTERS
KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE = 1,2,3,4 OR 5
WORK EXPERIENCE = 1,2,3,4 OR 5

QUESTION 1 Chapter 1
QUESTION 2 Principles of Transmission
QUESTION 3
QUESTION 4
QUESTION 5
QUESTION 6
QUESTION SCORE AVERAGE
(divide total score by 6)
KNOWLEDGE
WORK EXPERIENCE
QUESTION 7 Chapter 2
QUESTION 8 Electromagnetic Compatibility
QUESTION SCORE AVERAGE
(divide total score by 2)
KNOWLEDGE
WORK EXPERIENCE
QUESTION 9 Chapter 3
QUESTION 10 Work Areas
QUESTION 11
QUESTION SCORE AVERAGE
(divide total score by 3)
KNOWLEDGE
WORK EXPERIENCE
QUESTION 12 Chapter 4
QUESTION 13 Horizontal Distribution Systems
QUESTION 14
QUESTION SCORE AVERAGE
(divide total score by 3)
KNOWLEDGE
WORK EXPERIENCE
QUESTION 15 Chapter 5
QUESTION 16 Backbone Distribution Systems
QUESTION 17
QUESTION SCORE AVERAGE
(divide total score by 3)
KNOWLEDGE
WORK EXPERIENCE
QUESTION 18 Chapter 6
QUESTION 19 Telecommunications Spaces
QUESTION 20
QUESTION SCORE AVERAGE
(divide total score by 3)
KNOWLEDGE
WORK EXPERIENCE
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 ASSESSMENT SCORING ANALYSIS

TDMM, 11th Edition

QUESTION ANSWERED CORRECTLY = 5

SUBTOTAL
CHAPTER
SCORE
QUESTION PARTIALLY CORRECT = 3

SCORE
QUESTION ANSWERED INCORRECTLY = 1

KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE = 1,2,3,4 OR 5
WORK EXPERIENCE = 1,2,3,4 OR 5 CORE CHAPTERS
QUESTION 21 Chapter 7
QUESTION 22 Firestopping
QUESTION 23
QUESTION SCORE AVERAGE
(divide total score by 3)
KNOWLEDGE
WORK EXPERIENCE
QUESTION 24 Chapter 8
QUESTION 25 Grounding, Bonding and Protection
QUESTION 26
QUESTION SCORE AVERAGE
(divide total score by 3)
KNOWLEDGE
WORK EXPERIENCE
QUESTION 27 Chapter 9
QUESTION 28 Power Distribution
QUESTION SCORE AVERAGE
(divide total score by 2)
KNOWLEDGE
WORK EXPERIENCE
QUESTION 29 Chapter 10
QUESTION 30 Telecommunications Administration
QUESTION SCORE AVERAGE
(divide total score by 2)
KNOWLEDGE
WORK EXPERIENCE
QUESTION 31 Chapter 16
QUESTION 32 Data Network Design
QUESTION 33
QUESTION 34
QUESTION 35
QUESTION SCORE AVERAGE
(divide total score by 5)
KNOWLEDGE
WORK EXPERIENCE
QUESTION 36 Chapter 17
QUESTION 37 Wireless
QUESTION SCORE AVERAGE
(divide total score by 2)
KNOWLEDGE
WORK EXPERIENCE
QUESTION 38 Chapter 19
QUESTION 39 Customer-Owned Outside Plant
QUESTION 40
QUESTION 41
QUESTION SCORE AVERAGE
(divide total score by 4)
KNOWLEDGE
WORK EXPERIENCE
Sum of Core Chapter Subtotals (max. 195)
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 ASSESSMENT SCORING ANALYSIS
QUESTION ANSWERED CORRECTLY = 5
QUESTION PARTIALLY CORRECT = 3

SUBTOTAL
TDMM, 11th Edition

CHAPTER
SCORE
QUESTION ANSWERED INCORRECTLY = 1

SCORE
KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE = 1,2,3,4 OR 5

NON-CORE CHAPTERS
WORK EXPERIENCE = 1,2,3,4 OR 5

QUESTION 42 Chapter 11
KNOWLEDGE Field Testing
WORK EXPERIENCE
QUESTION 43 Chapter 12
KNOWLEDGE Design, Construction and Project Management
WORK EXPERIENCE
QUESTION 44 Chapter 13
KNOWLEDGE Private CATV Distribution Systems
WORK EXPERIENCE
QUESTION 45 Chapter 14
KNOWLEDGE Overhead Paging Systems
WORK EXPERIENCE
QUESTION 46 Chapter 15
KNOWLEDGE Building Automation Systems
WORK EXPERIENCE
QUESTION 47 Chapter 18
KNOWLEDGE Electronic Safety and Security
WORK EXPERIENCE
QUESTION 48 Chapter 20
KNOWLEDGE Data Centers
WORK EXPERIENCE
QUESTION 49 Chapter 21
KNOWLEDGE Special Design Considerations
WORK EXPERIENCE
QUESTION 50 Chapter 22
KNOWLEDGE Residential Cabling
WORK EXPERIENCE
Sum of Non-Core Chapter Subtotals (max. 135)

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 PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN

Sum of Core Chapter Subtotals ________

Recommended preparation classes ________ ________ ________ ________
Recommended TDMM study time ________ ________ ________ ________

Sum of Non-Core Chapter Subtotals ________

Recommended preparation classes ________ ________ ________ ________
Recommended TDMM study time ________ ________ ________ ________

Dates I plan to attend classes ________ ________ ________ ________

Date I plan to sit for the RCDD exam ________

NOTES

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