Chapter 9 Vocabulary & Questions

 

Vocabulary

 


Algorithm

Backbone

Backoff

Bus

Bus topology

Catchment

Collision

Collision Domain

Cut Sheet

EIA/TIA 606

Fish Tape

Gutter

Hammer drill

HCC

Hierarchical Star Topology

Highway

ICC

IDF

MCC

MDF

Noise

Patch panels

Pin locations

POP

Ports

Pull string

Punch-down tool

Raceway

RJ connector

Signal injector

Star topology

Telepole

Tie Wraps

Wire maps


 

Questions

 

1.      Where are patch cables plugged into?

 

2.      Think about the cabling in this building. What factors would the person laying cable have to keep in mind? How would they keep track of all the cables?

 

3.      How do you determine whether cable has been properly installed?

 

4.      What do you call an assembly of pin locations and ports that can be mounted on a rack?

 

5.      What type of vertical cabling connects the central hub to other hubs in a hierarchical star topology?

 

6.      What type of tool is used to measure attenuation of a signal on a network?