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Professionalism - ANSWER-the competence or skill expected of a professional
(How you look, sound, and feel)
Actions of a professional - ANSWER-Refrain from acts that cause background
checks, time management, avoid arguments, park appropriate, do not steal time
Principle of transmission - ANSWER-The movement of information in either
analog or digital form through copper conductors and fiber strands
AC - ANSWER-Alternating current
Analog signal - ANSWER-A signal in the form of a wave using continuous
variations of physical characteristics (constant voltage)
Bandwidth - ANSWER-A range of frequencies available for signaling expressed
in hertz (potential capacity of signals traveling at once)
Bel - ANSWER-A ratio for analog signal strength (10 dBs)
Current (I) - ANSWER-The flow of electrons in a conductor (Amps)
Decibel (dB) - ANSWER-A ratio for analog signal strength (1/10 BEL)
DC - ANSWER-Direct current
,Digital signal - ANSWER-Signal in the form of sequences of discrete pulses
(binary signal)
EMI - ANSWER-Electromagnetic interference
Frequency - ANSWER-The number of cycles that a signal completes in a given
time
Hertz (Hz) - ANSWER-standard for measurement used for measuring frequency
in cycles per second. (60 Hz = 60 completed cycles per second)
Power (P) - ANSWER-The amount of energy transferred per unit time required
to operate a device
Volt (V) - ANSWER-A unit of measurement for electromotive force
Copper cabling - ANSWER-Most common media for data transmission. Data is
transmitted as electrical pulses. (Cat 5, Cat 5e, Cat 6)
Attenuation - ANSWER-The loss or weakening of a signal between two point
expressed in dBs (a ratio of signal sent and signal received)
AWG - ANSWER-American wire gauge
Balanced twisted pair - ANSWER-A type of wiring where a pair of conductors
continually twist inside the cable to reduce or eliminate the possibility of EMI
from other conductors in the cable (blue and blue white will be twisted together)
Capacitance - ANSWER-the ability of a conductor to store electrical energy
coaxial cable - ANSWER-Cabling with a central metallic inner conductor and a
separated enclosed outer conductor by a dielectric material like a metallic braid
Crosstalk - ANSWER-Unwanted transfer of a signals electromagnetic energy
(blue interfering with orange)
,Impedance (Z) - ANSWER-The total opposition that a circuit cable or compound
offers to the flow of altering current (measured in ohms)
Inductance - ANSWER-The property of an electrical force field built around a
conductor when current flows through it
Insertion loss - ANSWER-The signal loss resulting from the insertion of a
component (attenuation when a new signal is transmitted)
NVP - ANSWER-Nominal velocity of propagation (coefficient used to determine
the speed of transmission relative to the speed of light)
Ohm (R) - ANSWER-The measure of electrical resistance
Ohms law - ANSWER-The mathematical relationship among electrical current
resistance and voltage
Ohms law formula - ANSWER-V
I|R
Resistance - ANSWER-A measurement of opposition a material offers to the
flow of direct current (measured in ohms)
Return loss - ANSWER-A ratio of the power of the outgoing signal to the power
of the reflected signal
USOC - ANSWER-Universal service order code
Optical fiber cabling - ANSWER-Transmits data modulated as light pulses
The advantages of fiber - ANSWER-Fiber has greater bandwidth, can carry
signals over greater distances, and less susceptible to EMI
Attenuation - ANSWER-The loss or weakening of a signal between two point
expressed in dBs (a ratio of signal sent and signal received)
Bandwidth - ANSWER-A range of frequencies available for signaling expressed
, in hertz (potential capacity of signals traveling at once)
Cable loss - ANSWER-The attenuation of a signal as it passes through optical
fiber cable
Cladding - ANSWER-The outer concentric glass layer that surrounds the fibers
core and has a lower index of refraction
Dispersion - ANSWER-The loss of signal resulting from the scattering of light
pulses (The widening or spreading out of the modes)
Ferrule - ANSWER-The alignment sleeve portion of an optical connector
FC - ANSWER-Fiber connector
Furcating harness - ANSWER-And assembly used to increase the effective
outer diameter of strands (also called a fan out)
Insertion loss - ANSWER-The signal loss resulting from the insertion of a
component (attenuation when a new signal is transmitted)
LC Connector - ANSWER-Lucent Connector A SFF Single fiber connector used
for termination of both multi mode and single mode (most common)
Multimode optical fiber - ANSWER-Wave guide that allows many bound modes
to propagate (typically used for short distances)
Optical fiber - ANSWER-The transmission of media using thin glass to transmit
signal via light pulses
SFF - ANSWER-Small Form Factor (physical fiber connectors and adapters)
SC - ANSWER-Subscriber connector