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Non Disclosure Agreement
aliases: NDA A document that, when signed, restricts an employee from sharing sensitive infor...
Riser
A rating level for twisted-pair cables, designed to run between floors through open vertical shaf...
Offboarding
The process that is followed when an organization ends a partnership with an employee. This inclu...
Standby Power Supply
An offline hardware device that goes online to provide power when an undervoltage event occurs. #II
Punch Down Tool
A tool that is used to secure cable wiring to a punch-down block or a patch panel. #I
Standard Operating Procedure
Organizations establish a general procedure that overarches into most departments. It provides em...
Plenum
The spaces above false ceilings and below raised floors, usually used to wire electrical wiring f...
Serial Port
A type of port used to connect serial devices to a computer system, like a barcode scanner. Also ...
RJ45 Connector
A common type of connector used to connect devices to twisted pair cables. RJ45 Connectors: have...
Time Domain Reflectometer
A type of cable tester that uses time domain reflectometry to characterize and locate faults on m...
Surge Suppressor
A piece of hardware that filters power surges before they reach connected systems, along with con...
Surge Protector
A piece of hardware that filters power surges before they reach connected systems, along with pow...
Power Sag
A moment of decreased voltage being provided to the systems connected to a power supply. e.g. 110...
Power Spike
A moment of increased voltage being provided to the systems connected to a power supply, lasting ...
Power Surge
A moment of increased voltage being provided to the systems connected to a power supply, lasting ...
OSI Transport Layer
The transport layer is responsible for organizing incoming data packets using their content, and ...
T568A
A wiring standard for the RJ45 connector as defined by the order of the wires that connect to the...
IPv6 Address Prefixes
An enumeration of the most common v6 address prefixes and their uses. Type Prefix Leading Hex ...
Fiber Optic Cable
A type of network cable that uses light to transmit data in a glass or plastic cable. Wavelength ...
Network Switch
An ethernet switch lets you connect multiple devices to the same network segment, but does NOT co...