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Wiring System - ANSWER Is a form of electrical circuit.
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Electrical circuit - ANSWER Is comprised of an energy source, energy transfer
medium and a load.
Energy Transfer Medium - ANSWER copper wire, fiber optic cables and air in the
case of radiated energy
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Load - ANSWER receives the transferred energy such as resistors, lights, speakers,
motors, etc.
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EMF (electromotive force) - ANSWER The force that moves electrical energy.
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Current or Current Flow - ANSWER The movement of electrons through a circuit
that is caused by the electromotive force or voltage applied to the circuit.
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Inductance (L) - ANSWER Unit is the henry. It is the property of a circuit that causes
an opposition to any change of current within the circuit. As electrons flow, a magnetic
field is produced. The magnetic force induces a change in voltage.
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Grounding - ANSWER assures transmission of electrical signals without
interference from electromagnetic radiation from other transmission lines and
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equipment. This interference, called crosstalk, can happen from adjacent lines, motors,
PCs, lights and other devices.
Grounding electrode - ANSWER Connection to the electrode should be less than 1
ft below the surface of the solid and the electrode should extend at least 10 ft below
ground.
Ground Loop - ANSWER Causes a current to flow in the low resistance of the shield
resulting in electromagnetic waves that are picked up as noise through the wire.
, 66 block - ANSWER A punchdown block that terminates 22 to 26 AWG solid copper
wire. The 25 pair standard non split 66 block contains 50 rows.
110 block - ANSWER To terminate on-premises wiring in structured cabling. IDC or
Insulation displacement contact connector is used to terminate the twisted pair. The 110
allows for a much higher density of terminations, less crosstalk and higher bandwidth
data.
UF - ANSWER Cable can be buried into the ground. Not approved for commercial
use in NM. 340.10
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Balun - ANSWER A means of matching an unbalanced antenna or transmission line
to a balanced transmission line or antenna (Usually have a transformer in them)
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Bus Topology - ANSWER All nodes are connected to a single shared
communication line
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Ring Topology - ANSWER Topology where the computers are connected on a loop
or ring.
Star Topology - ANSWER A topology with one central node that has each computer
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or network device attached to the central node. All data first goes into the central node
and then is sent out to its destination.
Transducer - ANSWER A device that converts energy from one form to another
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Crossover - ANSWER Divide an output into separate circuits each covering a
specific band or frequency range.
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inverse square law - ANSWER Each doubling of distance from the sound source
results in a fourfold reduction of sound power (equal to 6db). If one moves 4' to 8' from a
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sound source, the level is reduced by 6 db. Double the distance to 16' and the level is
reduced another 6db to 12 db.
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Dry Contact Devices - ANSWER Normally open switch which close on activation
and creates and alarm. Pull stations, heat detectors, four wire smoke detectors,
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sprinkler supervisory switches.
Conventional Fire Systems - ANSWER Two types of zones. Initiating and
Notification zones. The number of initiating zones defines how large the system can be.
Most conventional zones use a two-wire scheme and end of line resistor for supervision
or IDC.
IDC - ANSWER Initiating Device Circuit. The IDC connects an auto or manual
initiating device to a zone or a monitoring module.