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| Refers to the way that cables and other pieces of hardware connect to one another. |
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| The pattern of interconnections in a communications system. |
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| A network toplogy that uses a single bus cable that connects all of the comptuers in line. Must be terninated to provent signal reflection. |
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| A network topology in which all the computers on the network attach to a central ring. |
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| A network topology in which all computers in the network connect to a central wiring point. |
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| The capability of any system to continue functioning after some part of the system has failed. |
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| The bus cable to which the computers on an Ethernet network connect. |
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| The manner in which the physical components of a network are arranged. |
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| A hybrid of the Token Ring topology and the Physical star. |
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| A hybrid of the Star and Bus toplogies that uses a physical star, where all nodes connect to a single wiring point such as a hub and a logical bus that maintains the Ethernet standards. |
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| Topology in which each computer has a direct or indirect connection to every other computer in a network. Any node on the network can forward traffic to other nodes. |
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| Partially Meshed Topology |
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| A mesh topology in which not all of the nodes are directly connected. |
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| A meshed network where every node is directly connected to ever other node. |
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| Topology in which one device communicates with more than one other device on a network. |
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| A network of two single devices communicating with each other. |
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| A practical application of a topology and other critical technologies that provides a method to get data from one computer to another on a network. |
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| A type of cable that contains a central conductor wire surrounded by an insulating material, which in turn is surrounded by a braided metal shield. |
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| Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) |
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| Interference from one device to another resulting in poor performance in the device's capabilities. |
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| A connector used for 10Base2 coaxial cable. They had to be locked onto place by turning the locking right 90 degrees. |
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| Ratings developed by the U.S. military to provide a quick reference for the different types of coaxial cables. |
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| A cabling for networks composed of pairs of wires twisted around each other at specific intervals. Used in places where a lot of EMI is present. |
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| A popular cabling for telephone and networks composed of pairs of wires twisted around each other at specific intervals. Used where not a lot of EMI is used. |
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| A grade assigned to cable to help network installers get the right cable for the right network technology. |
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| The capacity of a network to transmit a given amount of data during a given period. |
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| Connectors used for UTP cable on both telephone and network connections. |
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| The part of the fiber optic cable that makes the light reflect down the fiber. |
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| Type of material giving the fiber optic cable strength. |
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| The external plastic covering of a fiber optic cable. |
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| Fiber optic cables that uses lasers. |
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| Type of fiber optic cable that uses LED's. |
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| A light distortion problem unique to multimode fiber optic cables. |
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| Space between a building's false ceiling and the floor above it. |
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| Fire rating that designates the proper cabling to use for vertical runs between floors of a building. |
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