You use cat5e twisted pair cable on your network. cables are routed through walls and the ceiling. a user puts a screw in the wall to hang a picture and pierces the cable so that a signal sent on pin 1 arrives on the cable connected to pin 7. which term describes this condition?

Short circuit describes this condition.

Explanation:

Short circuit is a circuit that allow a current to pass on very low electrical independence. It contain low resistance connection between two conductors.As you use Cat5e twisted pair on your network. Cable are routed through walls and ceiling. According to situation short  circuit describe it well.

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