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CompTIA A+ Certification All-in-One Exam Guide

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Figure 18-27 Punching down a 110 block

The punchdown block has small metal-lined grooves for the individual

wires. The punchdown tool has a blunt end that forces the wire into the

groove. The metal in the groove slices the cladding enough to make contact.

EXAM TIP The CompTIA A+ exams expect you to know that a

punchdown tool is used for securing UTP connections to a punchdown block.

It’s not until you go for CompTIA Network+ certification that you’ll be

expected to know how to use these tools.

Not only do patch panels prevent the horizontal cabling from being

moved, but they are also your first line of defense in organizing the cables.

All patch panels have space in the front for labels, and these labels are the

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