PEC Book 1: Acronyms

Question 1

PEC

Answer 1

Philippine Electronics Code

Question 2

PRC

Answer 2

Professional Regulation Commission

Question 3

IECEP

Answer 3

Institute of Electronics Engineers of the Philippines, Inc.

Question 4

ISO

Answer 4

International Standards Organization

Question 5

ANSI

Answer 5

American National Standards Institute

Question 6

ANS

Answer 6

American National Standards

Question 7

CSA

Answer 7

Canadian Standards Association

Question 8

SCC

Answer 8

Standards Council of Canada

Question 9

IEEE

Answer 9

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

Question 10

TIA

Answer 10

Telecommunications Industry Association

Question 11

EIA

Answer 11

Electronics Industries Alliance

Question 12

BICSI

Answer 12

Building Industry Consulting Service International

Question 13

ITS

Answer 13

Information Transport Systems

Question 14

AFCEA

Answer 14

Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association

Question 15

dB

Answer 15

Decibel

Question 16

FO

Answer 16

Fiber Optic

Question 17

LAN

Answer 17

Local Area Network

Question 18

MHz

Answer 18

Megahertz

Question 19

WAN

Answer 19

Wide Area Network

Question 20

CEC

Answer 20

Canadian Electrical Code

Question 21

NEC

Answer 21

National Electric Code

Question 22

NFPA

Answer 22

National Fire Protection Association

Question 23

SCS

Answer 23

Structured Cabling System

Question 24

UTP

Answer 24

Unshielded Twisted Pair

Question 25

STP

Answer 25

Shielded Twisted Pair

Question 26

POTS

Answer 26

Plain Old Telephone Service

Question 27

CMP

Answer 27

Plenum Cable

Question 28

CMR

Answer 28

Riser Cable

Question 29

CM

Answer 29

General Purpose Cable

Question 30

CMX

Answer 30

Limited Use Cable

Question 31

CMUC

Answer 31

Undercarpet Cable

Question 32

OSP

Answer 32

Outside Plant

Question 33

IDC

Answer 33

Insulation Displacement Contact

Question 34

USOC

Answer 34

Universal Service Order Code

Question 35

ST

Answer 35

Straight TIp

Question 36

SC

Answer 36

Subscriber Connector

Question 37

LC

Answer 37

Latching Connector

Question 38

MTRJ

Answer 38

Mechanical Transfer Registered Jack

Question 39

SFF

Answer 39

Small Form Factor

Question 40

EF

Answer 40

Entrance Facilities

Question 41

TR

Answer 41

Telecommunication Rooms

Question 42

ER

Answer 42

Equipment Rooms

Question 43

TE

Answer 43

Telecommunication Enclosures

Question 44

MC

Answer 44

Main Cross-Connect

Question 45

IC

Answer 45

Intermediate Cross-Connect

Question 46

HC

Answer 46

Horizontal Cross-Connect

Question 47

CP

Answer 47

Consolidation Point

Question 48

TP

Answer 48

Transition Point

Question 49

MUTOA

Answer 49

Multi-User Telecommunications Outlet Assembly

Question 50

WA

Answer 50

Work Areas

Question 51

BCT

Answer 51

Bonding Conductor for Telecommunications

Question 52

TMBG

Answer 52

Telecommunications Main Grounding Busbar

Question 53

TBB

Answer 53

Telecommunications Bonding Backbone

Question 54

TEBC

Answer 54

Telecommunications Equipment Bonding Conductor

Question 55

TGB

Answer 55

Telecommunications Grounding Busbar

Question 56

GE

Answer 56

Grounding Equalizer

Question 57

RL

Answer 57

Return Loss

Question 58

EMI

Answer 58

Electromagnetic Interference

Question 59

RFI

Answer 59

Radio Frequency Interference

Question 60

NVP

Answer 60

Normal Velocity of Propagation

Question 61

NEXT

Answer 61

Near-End Crosstalk

Question 62

FEXT

Answer 62

Far-End Crosstalk

Question 63

PSNEXT

Answer 63

Power-Sum Near-End Crosstalk

Question 64

ELFEXT

Answer 64

Equal Level Far-End Crosstalk

Question 65

PSELFEXT

Answer 65

Power-Sum Equal Level Far-End Crosstalk

Question 66

ACR

Answer 66

Attenuation to Crosstalk Ratio

Question 67

PSACR

Answer 67

Power-Sum Attenuation to Crosstalk Ratio