Chapter 3 Terms

Question 1

Broadcast

Answer 1

A transmission that involves 1 transmitter and multiple undefined receivers

Question 2

TDM

Answer 2

A type of multiplexing that assigns a time slot in the flow of communication to every node on the network

Question 3

FDM

Answer 3

A type of multiplexing that assigns a unique frequency to each communications subchannel

Question 4

WDM

Answer 4

A type of multiplexing where each signal in a fiber channel is assigned a different wavelength

Question 5

110 block

Answer 5

A type of punch-down box designed to terminate twisted pair wires

Question 6

NEXT

Answer 6

Cross Talk that occurs between wire pairs at the source of a signal

Question 7

Serial

Answer 7

Data transmission in which the bits follow one another along a single line of transmission

Question 8

Throughput

Answer 8

The amount of data a medium can transmit during a given period of time

Question 9

Plenum

Answer 9

The area above the ceiling tile or below the subfloor in a building

Question 10

Latency

Answer 10

The delay between the transmission of a signal and its receipt