Cables and Connectors Flashcards
(96 cards)
1
Q
10Base-T ethernet speed
A
10mbps
2
Q
10Base-T ethernet distance
A
100m
3
Q
10Base-T ethernet cable type
A
CAT3/4/5 UTP
4
Q
10Base-T ethernet cable type
A
CAT6 or above
5
Q
10Base-T ethernet distance
A
100m
6
Q
100Base-TX ethernet speed
A
100mbps
7
Q
100Base-TX ethernet distance
A
100m
8
Q
100Base-TX ethernet cable type
A
CAT5 UTP/STP
9
Q
1000Base-T ethernet speed
A
1GB
10
Q
1000Base-T ethernet distance
A
100m
11
Q
10GBase-T ethernet speed
A
10G
12
Q
1000Base-T ethernet cable type
A
CAT5e UTP
13
Q
40GBase-T ethernet speed
A
40G
14
Q
40GBase-T ethernet distance
A
30m
15
Q
40GBase-T ethernet cable type
A
CAT 7a/8
16
Q
10Base-T ethernet frequency
A
802.3
17
Q
100Base-TX ethernet frequency
A
802.3u
18
Q
1000Base-T ethernet frequency
A
802.3z, 802.3ab
19
Q
10GBase-T
A
802.3an
20
Q
40GBase-T
A
802.3bq
21
Q
100Base-FX fiber speed
A
100mbps
22
Q
100Base-FX fiber distance
A
10k
23
Q
100Base-SX fiber speed
A
100mbps
24
Q
100Base-SX fiber distance
A
300m
25
1000Base-SX fiber speed
1GB
26
1000Base-SX fiber distance
550m
27
1000Base-LX fiber speed
1GB
28
1000Base-LX fiber distance
2km
29
10Base-SR fiber speed
10G
30
10Base-SR fiber distance
400m
31
10Base-LR fiber speed
10G
32
10Base-LR fiber distance
10k
33
40Base-LR fiber speed
40G
34
40Base-LR fiber distance
10k
35
WDM
Wavelength Division Multiplexing
36
CWDM
Coarse Wavelength Division Multiplexing
37
CWDM speed
10gbps ethernet
16gbps fibre
38
CWDM distance
80km
39
DWDM speed
100-400 gbps
40
DWDM distance
120+ km
41
UTP
Unshielded Twisted Pair
42
UTP distance
100m
43
CAT1 speed
1mbps
44
CAT1 application
Old telephone system
45
CAT2 speed
4mbps
46
CAT2 application
Token ring
47
CAT3 speed
10mbps
48
CAT3 application
Ethernet
49
CAT4 speed
16mbps
50
CAT4 application
Token Ring
51
CAT5 speed
100mbps
52
CAT5 application
Fast Ethernet
53
CAT5e speed
1000mbps
54
CAT5e application
Gigabit ethernet
55
CAT6 speed
10gbps @ 55 meters
56
CAT6 application
Gigabit ethernet
57
CAT6a speed
10gbps
58
CAT6a application
Gigabit ethernet
59
CAT7 speed
10gbps
60
CAT7 application
ScTP up to 100 meters
61
CAT8 speed
40gbps
62
CAT8 application
Short distances - 5 - 30 meters
63
Coaxial cable
Standard for original ethernet networks
64
RG-6
Used for internet, cable tv, satellite
65
Twinaxial cable
Low cost alternative to fibre optic
66
Twinaxial speed
1gbps or 10gbps
67
Twinaxial distance
5 meters
68
Fibre Optic cable
Conductor is a strand of glass or plastic
Carries a pulse of light instead of electrical signals
Common in LAN backbones and trunk links between switches
69
Multimode fibre
Light travels through a large core in many arrays called modes
70
Singlemode fibre
Light travels through a smaller core
Forces light to travel in one ray or mode
71
Multimode fibre optic cable
Wider diameter allows multiple light beams to travel on the cable
72
Multimode fibre max distance
2km
73
Multimode fibre speed
1Gbps up to 1000m, 10Gbps up to 550m
74
Multimode fibre usage
LANs
75
Singlemode fibre optic cable
Single beams travels through a single path
76
TIA/EIA-568B
White orange,
orange,
white green,
blue,
white blue,
green,
white brown,
brown
77
TIA/EIA-568A
White green,
green,
white orange,
blue,
white blue,
orange,
white brown,
brown
78
RJ-11
Most commonly used for telephone lines
4 pins
79
F-type
Used for terrestrial television, cable television, satellite television, cable modems
80
LC connector
Generally used in organizations network closet or telecom room
Good for both SMF and MMF
81
ST connector
Used with single mode cable
82
SC connector
Used with multimode cable
83
MTRJ
SMF or MMF
84
Angled Physical Contact (APC)
Mostly employed in RF applications
85
Ultra Physical Contact (UPC)
SMF or MMF
Ethernet network equipment
Serial devices
Media converters
Fibre switches
86
Media Converter
Device that connects one cable type to another
87
Transceiver
Used to plug different types of cable into empty switch ports
88
Small Form-factor Pluggable (SFP)
Compact optical transceiver
89
SFP speed
Up to 4.25Gbps
90
SFP distance
80km
91
Enhanced Small Form-factor (SFP+) speed
10Gbps
92
SFP+ distance
80km
93
Quad Small Form-factor (QSFP) speed
4 lanes, 1Gbps
94
Enhanced Quad Small Form-factor (QSFP+) speed
1 lane at 40Gbp or 4 lanes at 10Gbps each
95
Krone Block
European alternative to the 110 block
Used for telecom, broadcast audio, and control systems
96
Building Industry Cross-connect (BIX) Block
Proprietary punch down block developed by Nortel
Used to terminate six 4-pair cables to six RJ45 female ports
