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1. Attenuation: The Decrease in magnitude or power loss of a signal.
2. Decibels, dB: Unit of measurement for attenuation.
3. American Wire Gauge (AWG): The numerical system for designating wire
diameter.
4. inverse relationship: American Wire Gauge numbers have this relationship to
the wire size.
5. Balanced Twisted-Pair: Type of wiring in which 2 conductors of a single circuit
are twisted together in order to minimize EMI
6. V=I*R: The formula relation between Voltage, impedance, and resistance.
7. Capacitance: Measured in Farads, causes a voltage difference between two
wires when they are separated by insulation
8. Durability: Connector's ability to survive hundreds of insertions and withdrawls
9. Impedance: Combined effects of resistance, inductive reactance, and
capacitive reactance of a circuit. (Z)
10. STP (shielded) and UTP (Unshielded): The two types of Balanced Twisted
Pair cable
11. 100 Ohms at 100 MHz: Nominal characteristic impedance of balanced Twisted-
pair cables
12. 100 MHz: Cat 5e UTP has transmission characteristics up to:
13. Crosstalk: The unwanted transfer of a signal's electromagnetic energy from
one or more circuits to other circuits
14. Shielded, Unshielded, and Cat 7a: The three types of balanced twisted-pair
modular connectors
15. TIA-568A and TIA-568B: The two standards-compliant wiring schemes for
8P8C modular connectors
16. X: The designation used for a multi-line connector
17. Serial-11: Coaxial Cable type used in video backbone distribution
18. 75 Ohms: The characteristic impedance of a series-6 Coaxial Cable
19. F-type Connector: Type of Coaxial connector that cannot be used with
stranded center conductor
20. Screw-on: Type of BNC connector that is NOT recommended for any
installation 21. Code: The purpose of ___ is to ensure the safety during the
installation and use of materials, components, fixtures, systems, premises, and
related subjects
22. Standard: The purpose of ___ is to improve the quality, function, performance,
repeatability or some other facet of an item
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23. ANSI/TIA-568.0: This ANSI/TIA standard is the foundation for premise
telecommunication cabling infrastructure; enables the planning and installation of a
structured cabling system for all types of customer premises
24 ANSI/TIA-606: This ANSI/TIA standard contains administrative information,
such as labeling requirements and recommendations for the components of a
structured cabling system
25. ANSI/TIA-607: This ANSI/TIA standard provides recommendations and
requirements related to Bonding and Grounding
26. First Level Backbone: This level of Backbone cabling is between the MC and
the IC
27. First Level Backbone: This level of Backbone cabling is between the MC and
the HC or IC
28. Second Level Backbone: This level of Backbone cabling is between the IC
and the HC
29. To distribute signal from the Horizontal Cross-connect in the TR to the
work area: This is the purpose of horizontal Cabling
30. 2 Cables: This is the minimum number of cables to be installed/ran to each
work area
31. Orange: This color is used to denote a cable demarcation point
32. Green: This color is used to denote Network connections
33. Purple: This color is used to denote Common Equipment
34. White: This color is used to denote first-level backbone cabling
35. Gray: This color is used to denote second-level backbone cabling
36. Blue: This color is used to denote Horizontal Cabling
37. Brown: This color is used to denote Inter-Building backbone cabling
38. Yellow: This color is used to denote misc. systems, like alarm circuits
39. Red: This color is used to denote systems reserved for future used
40. 5m (16.5ft): This is the maximum length of both equipment cords and patch
cables
41. Undercarpet Cable: This type of cable is not recommended
42. Class 2: A single building with multiple telecommunication spaces would be part
of this administration class
43. A Consolidation Point (CP): The purpose of ___ is to allow horizontal cabling
to be extended from building pathways into work area furniture pathways or
modular wall partitions to the equipment outlet
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44. Class 1: A single building with one ER would be part of this administration class
45. Class 4: Multiple sites/campuses with multiple buildings would be part of
this administration class
46. Class 3: A single site/campus with multiple buildings would be part of this
administration class
47. Demarcation Point: This is where the service provided relinquishes circuit
responsibility to the customer
48 Entrance Facility (EF): This is where outside plant (OSP) cables enter a
building
49. Underground: The most economical permanent entrance type over the
lifecycle of a building.
50. Aerial: This service entrance has the lowest installation cost.
51. Telecommunications Room (TR): This is a telecommunications space that
provides a controlled environment for the telecom equipment, connecting
hardware, and splice closures
52. Computer Room: This is the core part of the data center that contains IT
equipment for data processing and provides the equipment it's proper
operational environment
53. PAN (Personal Area Network): This network type could consist of a very small,
bluetooth network, used by a single person.
54. LAN (Local Area Network): This type of network could be in a single household
55. CAN (Campus Area Network): This type of network would include a single
site with multiple buildings
56. MAN (Metropolitan Area Network): This type of network would cover an entire
city
57. WAN (Wide Area Network): This type of network could cover a very large
geographical area, such as the worldwideweb
58. Server: This device manages one or more resources shared by workstation
users and administrators on a network
59. Router: This is a network component that makes it possible to segment a
network into multiple broadcast domains
60. Network Software: This is used to transform a standalone computer into a
network station
61. Server: This device is equipped with features not commonly found on desktop
computers
62. Workstation: This device is used to access a network
63. Router: This device is a combination of hardware and software