Exam 20: Essentials of Networking

Typically, how long are patch cables?

A good patch cable should include a _______________.

Describe twisted pair cabling.

What is a crossover cable and why would you use one?

What type of cabling is rarely seen in networking implementations?

How are MAC addresses represented?

Why is the network interface card (NIC) referred to as a network interface controller?

Digital Equipment, Intel, and Xerox invented the first network in the mid-1970s and created what eventually became _______________.

What is the goal of networking?

The _______________ format is shorthand for representing strings of ones and zeros.

100BaseT requires at least _______________ cable to run.

The 10BaseT and 100BaseT standards require _______________ pairs of wires.

What is the advantage of buying patch cables?

_______________ consists of twisted pairs of wires surrounded by shielding to protect them from EMI, or electromagnetic interference.

Network technologies that use laser light use _______________ fiber optic cabling.

The _______________ is often simply an office or cubicle that potentially contains a workstation and a telephone.

A(n) _______________ connector uses a screw connector and is on the back of all cable modems and most televisions.

What is common to all flavors of Ethernet?

List the three essential ingredients required for successful implementation of a basic structured cabling network.

What two types of RJ connectors are used for networking?