NEC3203 ASSIGNMENT NO. 1: TELECOM TERMS AND ACRONYMS Always No.
NAME: _______________________________________ Ans. _________________________________________
Identification. Answer the following with the best of
your knowledge. Write the exact term(s) on the space TELECOM ACRONYMS
provided after each item.
1. Thinner an d less expensive than braided STP cable,
1. MMDS
these cables are also known as _____ cables or _____ Ans. _________________________________________
cables.
Ans. _________________________________________ 2. HFC
Ans. _________________________________________
2. The basic telephone cable is also known as the _____
Ans. _________________________________________ 3. USB
Ans. _________________________________________
3. Categories 3, 4 and 5 UTP cables are what standard
compliant? 4. CMTS
Ans. _________________________________________
Ans. _________________________________________
4. Another factor to consider when choosing a cabling 5. QAM/FEC
system relates to the recent adoption of the _____ Ans. _________________________________________
directives.
Ans. _________________________________________ 6. S-CDMA
Ans. _________________________________________
5. What do you mean about the acronym FOIRL?
Ans. _________________________________________ 7. MTA
Ans. _________________________________________
6. A _____ in an optical fiber results in increased
attenuation. 8. PSTN
Ans. _________________________________________ Ans. _________________________________________
7. An unwanted signals that appears during the
9. IPCDN
transmission over networks and media. Ans. _________________________________________
Ans. _________________________________________
10. DAVIC
8. What is the so-called King of Network Cables? Ans. _________________________________________
Ans. _________________________________________
9. _____ is a special cable that consists of two parallel
wires with a ground shield around them.
Ans. _________________________________________
10. What is the main purpose of terminating a 50Ω
resistor at both ends of the coax cable?
Prepared By: Engr. Francis P. Gubangco, MIM GO ECE !!!