Cables

Question 1

Name EIA

Answer 1

Electronic Industries Alliance

Question 2

What do the EIA do?

Answer 2

Develop standards for the industry

Question 3

Name TIA

Answer 3

Telecommunications Industry Association

Question 4

What do the TIA do?

Answer 4

Standards, market analysis, trade shows, government affairs etc.

Question 5

What is the ANSI/TIA/EIA-568?

Answer 5

Commercial Building Telecommunications Cabling Standard

Question 6

Cat 3 standard?

Answer 6

10BASE-T

Question 7

Cat 3 Max distance?

Answer 7

100m

Question 8

Cat 5 / 5e standard?

Answer 8

100BASE-TX

1000BASE-T

Question 9

Cat 5 / 5e max distance?

Answer 9

100m

Question 10

Cat 6 / 6a standard?

Answer 10

10GBASE-T

Question 11

Cat 6 max distance?

Answer 11

37 - 55m

Question 12

Cat 6a max distance?

Answer 12

100m

Question 13

Name UTP

Answer 13

Unshielded Twisted Pair

Question 14

Name STP

Answer 14

Shielded Twisted Pair

Question 15

What is a F/UTP cable?

Answer 15

Foil around the cable but no shielding on the individual pairs

Question 16

What is a S/FTP cable?

Answer 16

Braided shielding around the entire cable and foil around the pairs

Question 17

What type of cable is a RG-6, and what is it used for?

Answer 17

Coaxial cable used in television / digital cable, and high speed internet

Question 18

What type of cable is a RG-59, and what is it used for?

Answer 18

Coaxial cable used as a patch cable. Not designed for long distances.

Question 19

What is multi-mode fiber used for?

Answer 19

Short range communications. Up to 2km

Question 20

What speed does multi-mode fiber run at 2km and 550m?

Answer 20

100Mbit/s at 2km

10Gbit/s ar 550m

Question 21

Common light source of multi-mode fiber?

Answer 21

LED

Question 22

What is single-mode fiber used for?

Answer 22

Long distance communication. Over 80km without additional processing.

Question 23

Common light source of single-mode fiber?

Answer 23

Laser

Question 24

Name VGA

Answer 24

Video Graphics Array

Question 25

Name the connector of a VGA cable

Answer 25

DB-9. More accurately DE-9

Question 26

Colour of a VGA cable?

Answer 26

Blue

Question 27

VGA signal type?

Answer 27

Analog

Question 28

VGA degrades after a distance of?

Answer 28

5 - 10m

Question 29

Name HDMI

Answer 29

High-Definition Multimedia Interface

Question 30

HDMI signal type?

Answer 30

Digital, no analog

Question 31

HDMI cable distance before loss of signal?

Answer 31

20m

Question 32

HDMI / miniHDMI connector type?

Answer 32

HDMI: 19-pin Type A miniHDMI: Type C

Question 33

Name VESA

Answer 33

Video Electronics Standards Association

Question 34

Name DVI

Answer 34

Digital Visual Interface

Question 35

Transfer speed of single link DVI?

Answer 35

3.7Gbits/s

Question 36

Transfer speed of dual link DVI?

Answer 36

7.4Gbit/s

Question 37

Signal support for DVI-A?

Answer 37

Analog

Question 38

Signal support for DVI-D?

Answer 38

Digital

Question 39

Signal support for DVI-I?

Answer 39

Integrated, both digital and analog at the same time.

Question 40

Which is faster. Micro-USB or Apple Lightning?

Answer 40

Lightning

Question 41

What is a Thunderbolt connection?

Answer 41

High-speed serial connector. Data and power at the same time.

Question 42

What is MDP?

Answer 42

Mini DisplayPort standard

Question 43

Thunderbolt v1. | List the amount of channels, speed per channel and combined speed.

Answer 43

2 channels 10Gbit/s per channel 20Gbit/s total

Question 44

Thunderbolt v2. | List the amount of channels, speed per channel and combined speed.

Answer 44

20Gbit/s aggregated channels

Question 45

Thunderbolt v3. | Speed and connector type.

Answer 45

40Gbit/s aggregated throughput | USB-C connector

Question 46

Thunderbolt v3. Max distance for copper? Max distance for optical?

Answer 46

3m copper | 60m optical

Question 47

Name USB

Answer 47

Universal Serial Bus

Question 48

Low speed USB 1.1. | Speed and distance.

Answer 48

1.5Mbits/s @ 3m

Question 49

High speed USB 1.1. | Speed and distance.

Answer 49

12Mbits/s @ 5m

Question 50

USB 2.0. | Speed and distance.

Answer 50

480Mbits/s @ 5m

Question 51

USB 3.0 (SuperSpeed) | Speed and distance.

Answer 51

5Gbits/s @ about 3m

Question 52

USB 3.1 (SuperSpeed+) | Speed?

Answer 52

10Gbit/s

Question 53

USB 3.1 connector types

Answer 53

Type-A and USB-C

Question 54

USB 3.2 speeds?

Answer 54

10Gbits/s and 20Gbits/s

Question 55

USB-C connectors must support what key 3 features to be classed as USB 3.1 cables?

Answer 55

USB 3.1 speeds of 10Gbit/s Power delivery greater then 7.5watts Alternate mode / additional data wires.

Question 56

Name SATA

Answer 56

Serial AT Attachment

Question 57

Speed of a SATA 1.0

Answer 57

1.5Gbits/s @ 1m

Question 58

Speed of a SATA 2.0

Answer 58

3Gbits/s @ 1m

Question 59

Speed of a SATA 3.0

Answer 59

6Gbits/s @ 1m

Question 60

Speed of a SATA 3.2

Answer 60

16Gbits/s @ 1m

Question 61

How many pins on a SATA data cable?

Answer 61

7 pins

Question 62

How many pins on a SATA power cable?

Answer 62

15 pins

Question 63

What is a RJ11 connector commonly used for?

Answer 63

Telephone / ADSL / DSL

Question 64

What is the RJ11 position / conductor configuration?

Answer 64

6P2C | 6 positions / 2 conductors

Question 65

What is the RJ14 position / conductor configuration?

Answer 65

6P4C | 6 positions / 4 conductors

Question 66

What is a RJ45 connector commonly used for?

Answer 66

Ethernet cables

Question 67

What is the RJ45 position / conductor configuration?

Answer 67

8P8C | 8 positions / 8 conductors

Question 68

Name RS232

Answer 68

Recommended Standard 232

Question 69

What connections are commonly found on a RS232 cable?

Answer 69

DB-25 | DE-9 (or DB-9)

Question 70

What is a RS232 cable commonly used for?

Answer 70

Serial console interface

Question 71

Name BNC

Answer 71

Bayonet Neill-Concelman

Question 72

What is a BNC connector commonly used for?

Answer 72

Commonly used on a coaxial cable

Question 73

What type of cable is a F-connector commonly used on?

Answer 73

RG-6 or RG-59 coaxial cables.