Networking Tools 2.8

Question 1

What is a Snip/Cutter?

Answer 1

Used to cut a piece of cable off a larger spool or run of cable

Question 2

What is a Cable Stripper?

Answer 2

Used to strip off the end of the cable and prepare it for attachment to a connector

Question 3

What is a Cable Crimper?

Answer 3

Used to attach the connector to the end of the cable

Question 4

What is a Cable Tester?

Answer 4

Used to verify the continuity of each of the eight individual wires inside of a twisted pair cable

Question 5

What is a Wire Mapping Tool?

Answer 5

Works like a cable tester, but specifically for twisted pair ethernet cables

Question 6

What are the 6 wire mapping errors that can occur?

Answer 6

Open pair, shorted par, short between pairs, reversed pairs, crossed pairs, & split pairs

Question 7

What is a Cable Certifier?

Answer 7

Used to determine a cables category or data throughput

Question 8

What is a Push-Down Block?

Answer 8

A push-down block is a termination point used to connect and organize multiple twisted-pair copper wires in telecom and network installations.
“Organize multiple copper pairs”
“Terminate twisted pair cables”
“Telecom distribution point”

Question 9

What is a Tone Generator/Tone Probe?

Answer 9

A tone generator is a handheld tool used to send a signal (tone) through a cable so you can identify and trace it

Often called a fox and hound due to the fox creating the tone and hound to trace where the tone is coming from

Question 10

What is a Loopback Adapter/Device?

Answer 10

A loopback adapter is a device that plugs into a port and sends the signal back to itself to test whether the port works

Question 11

What is a tap?

Answer 11

(Test Access Point) A TAP is a hardware device placed inline on a network link to copy traffic for monitoring and analysis

It sits between two devices:
Device A ↔ TAP ↔ Device B
It makes a copy of all traffic and sends it

Question 12

What is a Wireless Analyzer?

Answer 12

Ensures proper coverage and prevents overlap between wireless access
point coverage zones and channels