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Terms in this set (655)
the competence or skill expected of a professional
Professionalism
(How you look, sound, and feel)
Refrain from acts that cause background checks, time
Actions of a professional management, avoid arguments, park appropriot, do
not steal time
The movement of information in either analog or
Principle of transmission digital form through copper conductors and fiber
strands
AC Alternating current
A signal in the form of a wave using continuous
Analog signal variations of physical characteristics (constant
voltage)
A range of frequencies available for signaling
Bandwidth expressed in hertz (potential capacity of signals
traveling at once)
Bel A ratio for analog signal strength (10 dBs)
Current (I) The flow of electrons in a conductor (Amps)
Decibel (dB) A ratio for analog signal strength (1/10 BEL)
DC Direct current
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Signal in the form of sequences of discrete pulses
Digital signal
(binary signal)
EMI Electromagnetic interference
The number of cycles that a signal completes in a
Frequency
given time
standard for measurement used for measuring
Hertz (Hz) frequency in cycles per second. (60 Hz = 60
completed cycles per second)
The amount of energy transferred per unit time
Power (P)
required to operate a device
Volt (V) A unit of measurement for electromotive force
Most common media for data transmission. Data is
Copper cabling
transmitted as electrical pulses. (Cat 5, Cat 5e, Cat 6)
The loss or weakening of a signal between two point
Attenuation expressed in dBs (a ratio of signal sent and signal
received)
AWG American wire gauge
A type of wiring where a pair of conductors
continually twist inside the cable to reduce or
Balanced twisted pair eliminate the possibility of EMI from other conductors
in the cable (blue and blue white will be twisted
together)
Capacitance the ability of a conductor to store electrical energy
Cabling with a central metallic inner conductor and a
coaxial cable separated enclosed outer conductor by a dielectric
material like a metallic braid
Unwanted transfer of a signals electromagnetic
Crosstalk
energy (blue interfering with orange)
The total opposition that a circuit cable or compound
Impedance (Z) offers to the flow of altering current (measured in
ohms)
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The property of an electrical force field built around a
Inductance
conductor when current flows through it
The signal loss resulting from the insertion of a
Insertion loss component (attenuation when a new signal is
transmitted)
Nominal velocity of propagation (coefficient used to
NVP determine the speed of transmission relative to the
speed of light)
Ohm (R) The measure of electrical resistance
The mathematical relationship among electrical
Ohms law
current resistance and voltage
V
Ohms law formula
I|R
A measurement of opposition a material offers to the
Resistance
flow of direct current (measured in ohms)
A ratio of the power of the outgoing signal to the
Return loss
power of the reflected signal
USOC Universal service order code
Optical fiber cabling Transmits data modulated as light pulses
Fiber has greater bandwidth, can carry signals over
The advantages of fiber
greater distances, and less susceptible to EMI
The loss or weakening of a signal between two point
Attenuation expressed in dBs (a ratio of signal sent and signal
received)
A range of frequencies available for signaling
Bandwidth expressed in hertz (potential capacity of signals
traveling at once)
The attenuation of a signal as it passes through optical
Cable loss
fiber cable
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The outer concentric glass layer that surrounds the
Cladding
fibers core and has a lower index of refraction
The loss of signal resulting from the scattering of light
Dispersion
pulses (The widening or spreading out of the modes)
Ferrule The alignment sleeve portion of an optical connector
FC Fiber connector
And assembly used to increase the effective outer
Furcating harness
diameter of strands (also called a fan out)
The signal loss resulting from the insertion of a
Insertion loss component (attenuation when a new signal is
transmitted)
Lucent Connector A SFF Single fiber connector used
LC Connector for termination of both multi mode and single mode
(most common)
Wave guide that allows many bound modes to
Multimode optical fiber
propagate (typically used for short distances)
The transmission of media using thin glass to transmit
Optical fiber
signal via light pulses
Small Form Factor (physical fiber connectors and
SFF
adapters)
SC Subscriber connector
Blue orange green brown slate white red black yellow
Optical fiber color codes
violet rose aqua
How is the second set of Same color code with an additional black strip (black
12 fibers color is stripped with yellow)
coordinated
Reflection Light bouncing off the surface of something
Refraction Light bending as it passes through something
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Terms in this set (655)
the competence or skill expected of a professional
Professionalism
(How you look, sound, and feel)
Refrain from acts that cause background checks, time
Actions of a professional management, avoid arguments, park appropriot, do
not steal time
The movement of information in either analog or
Principle of transmission digital form through copper conductors and fiber
strands
AC Alternating current
A signal in the form of a wave using continuous
Analog signal variations of physical characteristics (constant
voltage)
A range of frequencies available for signaling
Bandwidth expressed in hertz (potential capacity of signals
traveling at once)
Bel A ratio for analog signal strength (10 dBs)
Current (I) The flow of electrons in a conductor (Amps)
Decibel (dB) A ratio for analog signal strength (1/10 BEL)
DC Direct current
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Signal in the form of sequences of discrete pulses
Digital signal
(binary signal)
EMI Electromagnetic interference
The number of cycles that a signal completes in a
Frequency
given time
standard for measurement used for measuring
Hertz (Hz) frequency in cycles per second. (60 Hz = 60
completed cycles per second)
The amount of energy transferred per unit time
Power (P)
required to operate a device
Volt (V) A unit of measurement for electromotive force
Most common media for data transmission. Data is
Copper cabling
transmitted as electrical pulses. (Cat 5, Cat 5e, Cat 6)
The loss or weakening of a signal between two point
Attenuation expressed in dBs (a ratio of signal sent and signal
received)
AWG American wire gauge
A type of wiring where a pair of conductors
continually twist inside the cable to reduce or
Balanced twisted pair eliminate the possibility of EMI from other conductors
in the cable (blue and blue white will be twisted
together)
Capacitance the ability of a conductor to store electrical energy
Cabling with a central metallic inner conductor and a
coaxial cable separated enclosed outer conductor by a dielectric
material like a metallic braid
Unwanted transfer of a signals electromagnetic
Crosstalk
energy (blue interfering with orange)
The total opposition that a circuit cable or compound
Impedance (Z) offers to the flow of altering current (measured in
ohms)
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The property of an electrical force field built around a
Inductance
conductor when current flows through it
The signal loss resulting from the insertion of a
Insertion loss component (attenuation when a new signal is
transmitted)
Nominal velocity of propagation (coefficient used to
NVP determine the speed of transmission relative to the
speed of light)
Ohm (R) The measure of electrical resistance
The mathematical relationship among electrical
Ohms law
current resistance and voltage
V
Ohms law formula
I|R
A measurement of opposition a material offers to the
Resistance
flow of direct current (measured in ohms)
A ratio of the power of the outgoing signal to the
Return loss
power of the reflected signal
USOC Universal service order code
Optical fiber cabling Transmits data modulated as light pulses
Fiber has greater bandwidth, can carry signals over
The advantages of fiber
greater distances, and less susceptible to EMI
The loss or weakening of a signal between two point
Attenuation expressed in dBs (a ratio of signal sent and signal
received)
A range of frequencies available for signaling
Bandwidth expressed in hertz (potential capacity of signals
traveling at once)
The attenuation of a signal as it passes through optical
Cable loss
fiber cable
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The outer concentric glass layer that surrounds the
Cladding
fibers core and has a lower index of refraction
The loss of signal resulting from the scattering of light
Dispersion
pulses (The widening or spreading out of the modes)
Ferrule The alignment sleeve portion of an optical connector
FC Fiber connector
And assembly used to increase the effective outer
Furcating harness
diameter of strands (also called a fan out)
The signal loss resulting from the insertion of a
Insertion loss component (attenuation when a new signal is
transmitted)
Lucent Connector A SFF Single fiber connector used
LC Connector for termination of both multi mode and single mode
(most common)
Wave guide that allows many bound modes to
Multimode optical fiber
propagate (typically used for short distances)
The transmission of media using thin glass to transmit
Optical fiber
signal via light pulses
Small Form Factor (physical fiber connectors and
SFF
adapters)
SC Subscriber connector
Blue orange green brown slate white red black yellow
Optical fiber color codes
violet rose aqua
How is the second set of Same color code with an additional black strip (black
12 fibers color is stripped with yellow)
coordinated
Reflection Light bouncing off the surface of something
Refraction Light bending as it passes through something
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