Exam 3: Networking Media

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The frequency of the wave forms used for communication is measured in cycles per second usually expressed as Watts.

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Infrared transmissions are being used increasingly for ____________________ connections that enable portable computing devices to communicate with wired computers or peripheral devices, such as printers.

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Match each term with the correct statement below.
trades electrical pulses for their optical equivalents.
amplifier
was the predominant form of network cabling for many years.
fiber-optic cable
consists of one or more pairs of insulated strands of copper wire twisted around one another.
insertion loss
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trades electrical pulses for their optical equivalents.
amplifier
was the predominant form of network cabling for many years.
fiber-optic cable
consists of one or more pairs of insulated strands of copper wire twisted around one another.
insertion loss
measures the amount of time a signal takes to travel from one end of the cable to another.
bandwidth
receives incoming signals on one cable segment and refreshes them before retransmitting them on another cable segment.
coaxial
how many bits or bytes of information a cable can carry over a unit of time.
repeater
detects weak signals, strengthens those signals, and then rebroadcasts them.
shielding
refers to any protective layers wrapped around a cable to protect it from external interference
twisted-pair
each physical connection adds to the attenuation of signals on a cable segment.
latency
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The maximum cable length for Category 5, 5e and 6 UTP cables is 200 meters.

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With respect to structured cabling, the ____ houses servers, routers, switches, and other major network equipment and serves as a connection point for backbone cabling running between TCs.

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The ____ Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMax)standard, comes in two flavors.

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____ transmission systems use analog techniques to encode binary 1s and 0s across a continuous range of values.

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What is structured cabling? What are its components?

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____ is not a fiber-optic connector.

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Coaxial cable consists of a single conductor at the core, surrounded by an insulating layer, braided metal shielding, and an outer cover (usually called the ____).

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With respect to structured cabling, the ____ is where computer workstations and other user devices are located.

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____ is not a fiber-optic connector.

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IEEE stands for __________________________________________________.

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With respect to structured cabling, the ____ provides connectivity to computer equipment in the nearby work area.

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Describe the twisted-pair (TP)cable network media.

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The bend radius of fiber-optic cable is ____ degrees per foot.

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With respect to structured cabling, what is the role of backbone cabling?

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How do narrowband radio LAN technologies work?

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Spread-spectrum radio addresses several weaknesses of single-frequency communications, whether high or low power.

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Whether STP or UTP, twisted-pair network cabling most commonly uses ____ connectors to plug into computer network interfaces or other networked devices.

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