Focus Questions Exercise Chapter 9 Name:

Date: Class:

Cisco Exercises - Semester 1 - Networking Fundamentals

Chapter 9 Structured Cabling

1. Where are patch cables plugged into?

2. Think about the cabling in this building. What factors would the person laying cable have to keep in mind? How would they keep track of all the cables?

3. How do you determine whether cable has been properly installed?

4. What do you call an assembly of pin locations and ports that can be mounted on a rack?

5. What type of vertical cabling connects the central hub to other hubs in a hierarchical star topology?

6. What type of tool is used to measure attenuation of a signal on a network?

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