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Non Disclosure Agreement

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aliases: NDA A document that, when signed, restricts an employee from sharing sensitive infor...

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Riser

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A rating level for twisted-pair cables, designed to run between floors through open vertical shaf...

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Offboarding

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The process that is followed when an organization ends a partnership with an employee. This inclu...

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Standby Power Supply

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An offline hardware device that goes online to provide power when an undervoltage event occurs. #II

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Punch Down Tool

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A tool that is used to secure cable wiring to a punch-down block or a patch panel. #I

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Standard Operating Procedure

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Organizations establish a general procedure that overarches into most departments. It provides em...

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Plenum

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The spaces above false ceilings and below raised floors, usually used to wire electrical wiring f...

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Serial Port

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A type of port used to connect serial devices to a computer system, like a barcode scanner. Also ...

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RJ45 Connector

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A common type of connector used to connect devices to twisted pair cables. RJ45 Connectors: have...

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Time Domain Reflectometer

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A type of cable tester that uses time domain reflectometry to characterize and locate faults on m...

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Surge Suppressor

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A piece of hardware that filters power surges before they reach connected systems, along with con...

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Surge Protector

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A piece of hardware that filters power surges before they reach connected systems, along with pow...

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Power Sag

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A moment of decreased voltage being provided to the systems connected to a power supply. e.g. 110...

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Power Spike

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A moment of increased voltage being provided to the systems connected to a power supply, lasting ...

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Power Surge

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A moment of increased voltage being provided to the systems connected to a power supply, lasting ...

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OSI Transport Layer

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The transport layer is responsible for organizing incoming data packets using their content, and ...

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T568A

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A wiring standard for the RJ45 connector as defined by the order of the wires that connect to the...

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IPv6 Address Prefixes

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An enumeration of the most common v6 address prefixes and their uses. Type Prefix Leading Hex ...

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Fiber Optic Cable

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A type of network cable that uses light to transmit data in a glass or plastic cable. Wavelength ...

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Network Switch

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An ethernet switch lets you connect multiple devices to the same network segment, but does NOT co...

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