Networking Basics - Networking Physical Media & Wiring Standards

Question 1

Coaxial Cable

Answer 1

Transmission line, consisting of conducting wire surrounded by an insulated spacer, surrounded by a cylindrical sheath; used to carry high-frequency signals

Question 2

Plenum-Rated Cable

Answer 2

Type of network cabling that satisfies the plenum rating defined in the National Electrical Code

Question 3

Plenum

Answer 3

Space above a false ceiling used for: cables, ducts, +

Question 5

Thinnet

Answer 5

10Base2, a form Ethernet using a thin coaxial cable

Question 6

F-Type Connector

Answer 6

Coaxial cable connector

Question 7

Shielded Twisted Pair (STP)

Answer 7

Cable with multiple twisted-pair wiring pairs surrounded by a single shield

Question 8

Electromagnetic Interface (EMI)

Answer 8

Noise generated by an external source that affects signals in an electric circuit

Question 9

Unshielded Twisted Pair (UTP)

Answer 9

Type of cable used for computer networking & telecommunicatins

Question 10

Crosstalk

Answer 10

Undesirable signals from a neighboring transmission circuit; undesired coupling between circuits

Question 11

Plain Old Telephone Service (POTS)

Answer 11

Traditional landline telephone system

Question 12

Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN)

Answer 12

Network infrastructure provided by public telecommunications carrier

Question 13

Riser Cable

Answer 13

Vertical cable that connects the floors of a building

Question 14

Fiber-Optic Cable

Answer 14

Cable made of flexible fibers with a glass for that carry light signals

Question 15

Next

Answer 15

Near-end crosstalk

Question 16

Registered Jack (RJ)

Answer 16

Standardized telecommunications interface registered by the Federal Communications Commission

Question 17

Pin-Out

Answer 17

Manner in which electrical connector / device is wired; the list of signals that corresponds to each pin / pinout

Question 18

TIA/EIST568A & TIA/EIAT568B

Answer 18

2 wiring standards created by the Telecommunications Industry Associate (TIA) & the Electronics Industry Association (EIA) to specify which wire colors go in which positions in the connectors

Question 19

Pinout

Answer 19

Manner in which an electrical connector / device is wired; the list of signals that corresponds to each pin/pinout

Question 20

Voice-Over IP (VoIP)

Answer 20

Voice-over Internet Protocol, a telecommunications system that uses the internet / other internet protocol network to transmit telephone calls

Question 21

Patch Cable

Answer 21

Cable that connects network devices to a patch panel

Question 22

Straight-Through Cable

Answer 22

Network cable used to connect a computer to a networking device

Question 23

Crossover Cable

Answer 23

Cable, especially an Ethernet cable, that allows 2 devices of the same kind: such as 2 computers to be connected directly

Question 24

Rolled / Rollover Cable

Answer 24

Particular type of cable used to connect consoles to computer

Question 25

Csu/DSU

Answer 25

Hardware device that converts a digital data frame from a LAN protocol into a frame format of a WAN protocol

Question 26

TI Connection

Answer 26

Type of serial line that transmits data at a rate of 1544 (or 1536) kilobits per second

Question 27

Demarc

Answer 27

Point of demarcation where the provider’s network (& responsibility) ends & that of the customer begins