3.1 Basic Cable Types & Their Purposes

Question 1

Copper Cables

Answer 1

Twisted pair copper wires

Question 2

Copper Cables Cat 5

Answer 2

Old cabling, Ethernet standard 1000BASE-T, 100-meter run

Question 3

Copper Cables Cat 5e

Answer 3

Updated cabling, Ethernet standard 1000BASE-T, 100-meter run

Question 4

Copper Cables Cat 6

Answer 4

Updated cabling, Ethernet standard 10GBASE-T, 50-meter run unshielded or 100-meter run shielded

Question 5

Copper Cables Cat 6a

Answer 5

Augmented cabling, Ethernet standard 10GBASE-T, 100-meter run

Question 6

Copper Cables Coaxial

Answer 6

RG-6 coax cable with multiple layers of shielding

Question 7

(UTP) Stands for

Answer 7

Unshielded Twisted Pair

Question 8

Unshielded Twisted Pair (UTP)

Answer 8

Most common twisted pair cabling

Question 9

Shielded Twisted Pair (STP)

Answer 9

Twisted pair cabling with additional shielding

Question 10

Plenum

Answer 10

The area of space between raised floors and dropped ceilings of a building

Question 11

Direct Burial

Answer 11

Cabling underground

Question 12

Optical Fiber

Answer 12

Cables using light signals

Question 13

T568A & T568B

Answer 13

Color standards for twisted cabling

Question 14

(USB) Stands for

Answer 14

Universal Serial Bus

Question 15

Universal Serial Bus (USB)

Answer 15

Simple connections for keyboards, printers, etc.

Question 16

Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0

Answer 16

480 megabits per second over a 5-meter distance

Question 17

Universal Serial Bus (USB) 3.0

Answer 17

5 gigabits per second over a 3-meter distance

Question 18

Thunderbolt

Answer 18

Data and power on same cable

Question 19

Serial

Answer 19

Older cables to connect to devices

Question 20

(VGA) Stands for

Answer 20

Video Graphics Array

Question 21

Video Graphics Array (VGA)

Answer 21

Video only cable

Question 22

(HDMI) Stands for

Answer 22

High-Definition Multimedia Interface

Question 23

High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI)

Answer 23

Video & audio cable, 20 meter range

Question 24

Display Port

Answer 24

Video & audio cable that can be used with HDMI cable

Question 25

(DVI) Stands for

Answer 25

Digital Visual Interface (DVI)

Question 26

Digital Visual Interface (DVI)

Answer 26

Video only cable

Question 27

(SATA) Stands for

Answer 27

Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA)

Question 28

Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA)

Answer 28

Cables used for storage devices inside laptops or desktop

Question 29

(eSATA) Stands for

Answer 29

External SATA (eSATA)

Question 30

External SATA (eSATA)

Answer 30

Cables used for storage devices outside laptop or desktop

Question 31

(SCSI) Stands for

Answer 31

Small Computer System Interface (SCSI)

Question 32

Small Computer System Interface (SCSI)

Answer 32

Ability to daisy chain (connect) multiple devices at one time

Question 33

RJ11 Connector

Answer 33

Telephone or DSL connections

Question 34

RJ45 Connector

Answer 34

Most commonly used for Ethernet connections

Question 35

F Type Connector

Answer 35

Cable television connections

Question 36

Punchdown Block

Answer 36

Used to connect users to the network

Question 37

USB-C Connector

Answer 37

Used for both host and user connections

Question 38

Molex Connector

Answer 38

Older connections used to power internal computer devices like fans

Question 39

Lightning Port Connector

Answer 39

Used to connect to IOS devices

Question 40

DB9 Connector

Answer 40

Used in switches and routers

Question 41

Lucent Connector (LC)

Answer 41

Smaller fiber connector

Question 42

Straight Tip (ST) Connector

Answer 42

Fiber connector that locks into its connection

Question 43

Subscriber connector (SC)

Answer 43

Square shaped connection