| A | B |
|---|
| encoding | transmission process |
| STP | combines the techniques of shielding and cancellation via the twisting of wires |
| UTP | relies solely on cancellation effect |
| Coax | consists of a hollow outer cylandrical conductor |
| Coax | can be run for longer distances between network nodes |
| Has a kevlar jacket | fiber optic |
| single mode | uses a injection laser diode |
| multimode | uses a light emitting diode |
| Low frequency | long waves |
| short waves | high frequency |
| IEEE | Institute of Electrical and Electronics engineers |
| UL | Underwriters Laboratories |
| TIA/EIA | has provided the greatest impact on networking media standards |
| EIA | Electronic Industry Alliance |
| TIA | Telecommunication Industry Association |
| horizontal cabling | cablin runs from a telecommunications outlet to host |
| max distance UTP | 100 meters |
| RJ-45 | male connector |
| Jack | female connector |
| time domain reflector | cable tester |
| crossed pairs | wires in reverse order |
| straight through cable | pin connection the same all the way to other end |
| cross over cable | crosses the critical pair ot properly align and transmit and receive signals |
| 10base2 | thinnet |
| 10base 5 | thicknet |
| 10base t | Twisted pair |
| transciever | combines transmitter and receiver |
| Auxillary unit interface | AUI |
| segment | collision domain |
| collision | when two bits propagate at the same time on the same network |
