What are internal controls and why are they important? Internal controls are the procedures put in place to help achieve the objectives of the university relating to financial, strategic, and academic initiatives. Good controls encourage efficiency, compliance with laws, regulations and university policies, and seek to eliminate fraud and abuse. Some everyday internal control procedures include:
Standard Fiber Optic Cable. Sealed with a Teflon jacket over a stainless steel sheath, Williamson's standard fiber optic cables are available in lengths of 3 - 30 feet (1-9 meters). Cable diameter is .25 in. (6.5mm) with a lens assembly that is 3.05 in. long x 0.5 diameter (77mm x 14mm). They are suitable for most general purpose applications.
A technology that uses glass (or plastic) threads (fibers) to transmit data. A fiber optic cable consists of a bundle of glass threads, each of which is capable of transmitting messages modulated onto light waves. Fiber optics has several advantages over traditional metal communications lines: The main disadvantage of fiber optics is that the cables are expensive to install. In addition, they are more fragile than wire and are difficult to splice. Fiber optics is a particularly popular technology for local-area networks.