IT 246L Lesson 4 crossword puzzle

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Across
  1. 2. The location of workstations and other user devices-in short, the place where people work with computers and other network devices.
  2. 5. A device that transmits and receives in wireless networking, an access point is a transceiver.
  3. 9. Interference that one wire generates on another wire when both wires are in a bundle.
  4. 10. A cable type that carries data over thin strands of glass by using optical (light) pulses to represent bits.
  5. 14. A grade of cable suitable for data networking.
  6. 17. The attachment of RJ-45 plugs on a cable to make a patch cable, or punching down cable wires into terminal blocks on a jack or patch panel
  7. 19. The collection of all cables and connectors tying a network together.
  8. 20. A device used in the work area in wall plates and surface-mounted boxes to plug a patch cable that connects a computer to the horizontal wiring.
Down
  1. 1. Devices that use infrared signals to communicate.
  2. 3. A room that houses servers, routers, switches, and other major network equipment and serves as a connection point for backbone cabling running between telecommunications closets (IDFs). When it's used to connect backbone cabling between buildings and IDFs, it's called a "main distribution frame." See also intermediate distribution frame (IDF) and main distribution frame (MDF).
  3. 4. A unit expressing how many times per second a signal or electromagnetic wave occurs.
  4. 6. A type of patch cable with a 568B standard on one end and the 568A standard on the other end
  5. 7. A short cable for connecting a computer to an RJ-45 jack or connecting a patch-panel port to a switch. See also straight-through cable.
  6. 8. A grade of cable that's not suitable for data networking but is suitable for voice communication
  7. 11. A telecommunications closet that houses the cabling and devices for work area computers. See also telecommunications closet (TC) and work area.
  8. 12. A LAN that's expanded beyond its normal distance limitations with wireless communication.
  9. 13. An equipment and cabling room that serves as the connecting point for backbone cabling between buildings and between IDFs; also called the "main cross-connect." See also equipment room.
  10. 15. A connector used to terminate twisted pair cable for making patch cables. It has eight wires
  11. 16. A length of cable between two network devices, such as a NIC and a switch. Any intermediate passive (unpowered) devices, such as wall jacks, are considered part of the total segment length.
  12. 18. A very long-wavelength light source in the invisible spectrum that can be used to transmit data wirelessly.