Cables

Question 1

Analog cables made of copper but specifically engineered with a metal shield intended to block signal interference.

Answer 1

Coaxial Cables

Question 2

Use glass or plastic threads within cables to transfer the data using light (lasers or LEDs) as opposed to traditional metal cables using electricity.

Answer 2

Fiber Cables

Question 3

Used to connect two computing devices of the same type directly to each other

Answer 3

Crossover

Question 4

Used to connect a device to a wall outlet.

Answer 4

Patch

Question 5

created when pairs of wires are twisted around each other to protect and cancel out interference from each other and outside sources.

Answer 5

UTP - Unshielded Twisted Pair cables

Question 6

a connector that supports two parts of wires (four total) - typically used in telephones

Answer 6

Rj11

Question 7

This is an end connector typically used with Ethernet cables and supports four pairs

Answer 7

Rj45

Question 8

This UTP cable can support up to 10Mbps for up to 100 meters and is commonly used for phone lines today

Answer 8

Cat3

Question 9

This UTP cable supports 16 mbps for up to 100 meters and is not commonly used today.

Answer 9

Cat4

Question 10

This UTP cable doubles the number of twisted pairs to four for up to 1 Gbps over up to 100 meters.

Answer 10

Cat5e

Question 11

UTP Cables is used in Ethernet LANs containing two twisted pairs allowed for up to 100 mbps up to 100 meters between the device and the switch, huh, or router

Answer 11

Cat5

Question 12

UTP cable is used in Ethernet LANd and dat centers and is made up of four tightly woven twisted pairs and supports 1 gbps for up to 100 meters or 10 gbps for up to 55 meters

Answer 12

Cat6

Question 13

This UTP Cable uses a higher quality cable that is more resistant to interference. Mostly used in wired network today

Answer 13

Cat6a