Cable Jargon
What 2 channels create the quadrants in a QAM constellation?
I & Q channels
This is the CATV term that defines how radio Frequencies travel over the copper cladding of the center conductor.
WHAT IS SKIN EFFECT
This power comes from the solid center conductor due to molecular / atomic makeup.
Thermal Noise
THIS IS WHAT YOU CALL A TELEPHONE CIRCUIT STATUS THAT MEASURES 6 TO 8 vDC
WHAT IS OFF THE HOOK OR OFF-HOOK
THIS COUNTRY HAS 100% OF ITS POPULATION USING THE INTERNET
WHAT
IS
ICELAND
THE TV SHOW, THE SIMPSONS, BEGAN IN THIS YEAR
WHAT
IS
1989
What is the ratio in decibels of average symbol power to average error power. The level a signal deviates from its ideal state. The higher the better.
MER OR MODULATION ERROR RATIO
This TV technology states the TV uses thousands of fluorescent lights grouped in sets of 3 and has a bright display with a good wide viewing angle.
Plasma
Bonding wire is made out of what type of metal?
Copper
THIS OCCURS WHEN “TIP” AND “RING” OF A TELEPHONE CIRCUIT ARE INVERSELY INSTALLED
WHAT IS POLARITY REVERSAL
What Internet protocol started off as a DoD contract back in 1983?
Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol (TCP / IP)
INTERNET WAS FIRST INVENTED IN THIS YEAR, BY ARPANET Advanced Research Projects Agency Network (ARPANET) FOR THE US DEPT OF DEFENSE
WHAT
IS
1969
THIS IS THE POINT OF TERMINATION AT A CUSTOMER OR BUSINESSES PREMISE
WHAT IS DEMARCATION OR DEMARC
What is the technical term used when over air broadcasts ENTER our coax network?
Ingress
A DEVICE THAT PROVIDES A MEANS FOR CONNECTING BONDING CONDUCTORS FOR COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS TO THE GROUNDING ELECTRODE SYSTEM
WHAT IS AN INTERSYSTEM BONDING TERMINATION OR IBT
What does eMTA stand for?
Embedded Multimedia Terminal Adapter
IF THE ABBREVIATION (MB) STANDS FOR MEGABYTE, 1,000,000 BYTES
THEN THE ABBREVIATION (YB) STANDS FOR WHAT? 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000
WHAT IS Yottabyte
OR
1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 BYTES
IN 1957, 25 MILLION AMERICANS TUNED IN TO WATCH THIS MOVIE ON FREE DISNEY BROADCAST TV FEATURE
WHAT
IS
CINDERELLA
THIS WORD REFERS TO WHEN YOU HAVE HIGHER THAN NORMAL RF LEVELS
Hot
THIS IS A TELEVISION SERVICE WHICH VIEWERS ARE REQUIRED TO PAY A FEE IN ORDER TO WATCH A SPECIFIC PROGRAM
WHAT IS PAY-PER-VIEW OR PPV
THIS IS THE MINIMUM BENDING RADIUS FOR GROUND WIRE
WHAT IS THREE (3) INCHES
THIS TOOL IS USED TO TERMINATE WIRES AT A 110 OR 66 BLOCK
WHAT IS A PUNCH DOWN
FREQUENCIES BETWEEN 5 MHZ TO 85 MHZ ARE IN WHAT BAND.
WHAT IS RETURN BANDWIDTH OR RETURN
IN THIS YEAR, CABLE TELEVISION FIRST BECAME AVAILABLE IN THE UNITED STATES
WHAT
IS
1948
What is the form of low frequency electronic interference that can effect a customer's service in the form of horizontal bars slowly traveling up the customer's screen?
Hum
What is the technical term used when a network modulates analog or digital channels on coax?
Frequency Division Multiplexing (FDM)
THIS DEVICE IS USED TO CONNECT THE GROUND WIRE TO THE ELECTRICAL SERVICE GROUND WIRE
WHAT IS A HEX-CLAMP CONNECTOR
THIS IS WHEN ONE PAIR OF WIRES SHORTS TO ANOTHER WIRE OF ANOTHER PAIR
WHAT IS A CROSS
The leading standard for cable modems.
DOCSIS (Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification):
THIS COMPANY LAUNCHED A SATELLITE TO BROADCAST THIS NEW TELEVISION SERVICE, BEING THE FIRST TO DO SO
WHO
IS
HBO
OR HOME BOX OFFICE