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| A medium comprised of minuscule strands of transparent glass or plastic that transmit data via signals of light. |
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| A type of fiber optic cabling designed to allow transmission of multiple data channels. |
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| A type of fiber optic cabling designed to allows transmission of a single data channel. |
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| A standardized type of twisted pair cabling that maintains reliable throughput at speeds of up to 10Mbps with only a few twists per foot of cable. |
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| A standardized type of twisted pair cabling that maintains reliable throughput at speeds of up to 100Mbps. |
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| A standardized type of twisted pair cabling that maintains reliable throughput at speeds of up to 1Gbps. |
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| A standardized type of higher-quality twisted pair cabling that maintains reliable throughput at speeds of up to 10Gbps. |
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| A type of cabling that consists of different types of transmission cables bundled together within the same wiring jacket. |
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| A type of cable comprised of a solid core surrounded by a layer of insulation material, then covered in a layer of braided wire or foil, and finally wrapped in an insulating sheath. Variants of this cable type are often used in conjunction with television and video devices. |
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| A type of cable that can be used to directly connect two computers, although transmission speeds are very low |
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| A mode of data transfer operation that allows transmission of data in one direction only |
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| A mode of data transfer operation that allows transmission of data in both directions, but only one direction at a time |
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| A mode of data transfer operation that allows transmission of data in both directions simultaneously |
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| The degradation of a signal as it travels over distance |
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| The type of coaxial cable used for Ethernet networking. |
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| The two types of coaxial cable used for low-power video, cable television, and radio frequency signals, not to be confused with the type used in Ethernet networking. |
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| The term for the coaxial cable used in 10Base5 networking. |
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| The term for the coaxial cable used in 10Base2 networking. |
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