The CAT's out of the bag
This is the number of twisted pairs in a CAT5e network cable
4
This 4 letter acronym is used for 10 gigabit networking ports
SFP+
This command-line tool is used to force Group Policy updates
gpupdate
He, along with Paul Allen, founded Microsoft
Bill Gates
This model uses 7 layers to standardize network communication
OSI model
This 8-position modular connector is the standard plug used on most Ethernet cables
RJ45
This type of fiber can be used for distances spanning kilometers
Single-mode fiber
This tool is used to manage Group Policy
GPMC
The software that Microsoft originally sold, before getting into Operating Systems
BASIC
UTP
Unshielded Twisted Pair
This version of cable was used for telephone in most houses and businesses
cat3
This unit measures signal loss in cabling
attenuation
This protocol is used by AD for authentication
Kerberos
The company Microsoft bought 86-DOS from to sell as MS-DOS
Seattle Computer Products
IaaS
Infrastructure as a Service
This common twisted-pair cable type is rated for speeds up to 1 Gbps
cat5e
This unit of measurement is commonly used to express crosstalk performance in cabling systems
decibels (dB)
This FSMO role is responsible for time synchronization in a domain
PDC Emulator
Microsoft Word was originally released solely on this Microsoft-owned Unix OS.
Xenix
CIDR
Classless Inter-Domain Routing
This wiring standard pairs the green and orange wires differently from T568A but remains the most commonly used in the U.S.
T568B
This type of crosstalk occurs between adjacent cables rather than within a single cable
Alien (AXT)
This DNS record type is critical for domain controller location
an SRV record
The U.S. city where Microsoft was incorporated
Albuquerque
This tool monitors and logs system activity for security analysis
SEIM