CFOT (Certified Fiber Optic Technician) Exam

ETA CFOT Exam description
The ETA CFOT (Certified Fiber Optic Technician) exam is the qualifying exam which is obtainable to the candidates who want to pursue an opportunity for ETA Fiber Optic Technician FOT certification. The CFOT study guide will have to cover the content from the approved ETA FOT course. When passing the CFOT exam, ETA will officially state that the successful candidates has the essential knowledge and abilities which are necessary to design, configure, install, and maintain fiber optic systems and test and troubleshoot a Local Area Network (LAN) system with various faults. Any CFOT study guide such as those from Testking should cover topics on fiber optic concepts.

ETA CFOT Exam details:
As the FOT certification is a advanced certification, the ETA CFOT (Certified Fiber Optic Technician) exam is fairly easy and has a difficulty rating of about 6 on a scale of 1 to 10.

The exam consists of simulation-based, fill-in-all-of-the-blank-questions, with multiple-choice single answer, multiple-choice various answers, and drag-and-drop questions.

This exam is available in English only.

Candidates taking the exam can expect to find between 60 and 90 questions in the exam and will have between 60 and 120 minutes to answer them.

It will cost you 150 USD to take the ETA CFOT exam. You can take the at any Prometric or Pearson VUE venue anywhere in the world.

ETA CFOT Study notes:
Lots of CFOT study notes are available for the CFOT exam from companies like Testking. When preparing to take the CFOT exam, make sure that the following information is included in the CFOT study guide, the CFOT practice test, or the CFOT practice exam as this information is in the contents of the ETA CFOT exam:

Principles of Fiber Optic Transmission
Basic Principles of Light
Optical Fiber Construction and Theory
Optical Fiber Characteristics
Advantages of Fiber Over Copper
Fiber Optic Cables
Sources
Detectors
Connectors
Passive Components
Types of Splicing
Cable Installation and Hardware
Fiber Optic Link
Optical Fiber Measurement and Testing
Link and Cable Testing

Note that the contents of the ETA CFOT exam may change at any time without notice so check the ETA certification website before taking the exam.

ETA CFOT On passing this Exam:
Once you pass the ETA CFOT exam, you will be awarded credit for the CFOT (Certified Fiber Optic Technician) Certification.