CH4-Network Media

Question 1

All of the cables and connectors that tie a network together

Answer 1

Cable Plant - a collection of

Question 2

Runs from the work area’s jack to the telecommunications closet

Answer 2

Horizontal wiring - total max distance is 100 m

Question 3

Expresses how many times per second a signal or an electromagnetic wave occurs

Answer 3

hertz

Question 4

Connects a patch panel port to a switch/hub or RJ-45 jack

Answer 4

Patch cable

Question 5

Interconnects telecommunications closets (IDF) and equipment rooms (MDF) or between floors/buildings

Answer 5

backbone cabling - vertical cabling

Question 6

The method used to represent bits on a medium

Answer 6

Encoding -

Question 7

A method of transmitting data in which 2 wires of opposite polarity are used

Answer 7

Differential signal - provides canceling effects on EMI/crosstalk

Question 8

Uses infrared signals to communicate

Answer 8

IrDA device (Infrared Data Association)

Question 9

A telecommunications closet that houses the cabling and devices for work areas computers

Answer 9

IDF (Intermediate distribution frame) -

Question 10

An equipment and cabling room that serves as the connecting point for backbone cabling between buildings and between IDF’s

Answer 10

MDF (main distribution frame) - main cross-connect