IT 246L Lesson 4 crossword puzzle
Across
- 2. The location of workstations and other user devices-in short, the place where people work with computers and other network devices.
- 5. A device that transmits and receives in wireless networking, an access point is a transceiver.
- 9. Interference that one wire generates on another wire when both wires are in a bundle.
- 10. A cable type that carries data over thin strands of glass by using optical (light) pulses to represent bits.
- 14. A grade of cable suitable for data networking.
- 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
- 19. The collection of all cables and connectors tying a network together.
- 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. Devices that use infrared signals to communicate.
- 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).
- 4. A unit expressing how many times per second a signal or electromagnetic wave occurs.
- 6. A type of patch cable with a 568B standard on one end and the 568A standard on the other end
- 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.
- 8. A grade of cable that's not suitable for data networking but is suitable for voice communication
- 11. A telecommunications closet that houses the cabling and devices for work area computers. See also telecommunications closet (TC) and work area.
- 12. A LAN that's expanded beyond its normal distance limitations with wireless communication.
- 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.
- 15. A connector used to terminate twisted pair cable for making patch cables. It has eight wires
- 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.
- 18. A very long-wavelength light source in the invisible spectrum that can be used to transmit data wirelessly.