Troubleshooting Physical Networks

Question 1

Which cabling tools strips off end to attach to connector

Answer 1

Cable stripper

Question 2

Used to cut a piece of cable of twisted pair

Answer 2

Cable snip/cutter

Question 3

used to verify continuity of every wire in the cable to make sure there are no breaks in the cable

Answer 3

Cable Tester

Question 4

works for twisted pairs specifically, diagnose any open pair, shorted pair, short between pair, reverse pair issue

Answer 4

Wire map

Question 5

one or more pairs are not connected at the end of the pin, one of the wires is broken in the middle

Answer 5

Open pair

Question 6

when conductors of a wire pair are connected to each other at any location within the cable

Answer 6

Short pair

Question 7

when the conductors of two wires of different pairs are connected to any location within the cable

Answer 7

Short between the pair

Question 8

when two wires in a single pair are connected to the opposite pins of that pair on the other end of the cable

Answer 8

Reverse pair

Question 9

both wires of one colored pair are connected to the pin of a different color pair on the opposite end

Answer 9

Crossed pairs

Question 10

when a wire of one pair is split away from another and crosses over a wire of an adjacent pair

Answer 10

Split Pairs

Question 11

used with an existing cable to determine category or data throughput, determines if cables are CAT5, CAT6 network. Tell me through standard output and frequency

Answer 11

Cable Certifier

Question 12

a way to check voltage or resistance of a copper cable, used to verify if a cable is broken or not by checking its resistance (Ohm)

Answer 12

Multi meter

Question 13

______ is used with a toner probe to accurately identify the location of a cable pair or conductor within a wiring bundle

Answer 13

Tone Generator or Toner Probe

Question 14

an effect caused by unintentional and undesired transmission (leakage) of a signal from one cable to another

Answer 14

Crosstalk

Question 15

SC

Answer 15

Subscriber Connector

Question 16

ST

Answer 16

“Stick and Twist” or Straight Tip Connector

Question 17

using dry cleaning cloth to clean a fiber connector

Answer 17

Dry cleaning

Question 18

using a moist, lint-free cloth to clean a fiber connector

Answer 18

Wet cleaning

Question 19

a transmitter or receiver combined into a single device that converts a network connection from one type to another

Answer 19

Transceiver

Question 20

Used to locate where cables are running inside the wall

Answer 20

Tone generator