Cables and Networking Devices

Question 1

Hub

Answer 1

Connects between 4 and 48 ports

Question 2

Switch

Answer 2

Smart hub, remembers ports for no collisions

Question 3

Wireless Access Point

Answer 3

Connects wired network to wireless devices

Question 4

Router

Answer 4

Connects different networks together

Question 5

Firewall

Answer 5

Scans and blocks traffic

Question 6

Patch Panel

Answer 6

Connects cable network jacks from wall to central area

Question 7

PoE

Answer 7

Power over Ethernet (802.3), uses Cat 5 or 6

Question 8

802.3af

Answer 8

PoE supplying 13W

Question 9

802.3at

Answer 9

PoE supplying 25W

Question 10

802.3bt

Answer 10

PoE supplying either 51W or 73W

Question 11

Cable Modem

Answer 11

Translates coaxial cable signals to radio frequency waves

Question 12

Digital Subscriber Line (DSL)

Answer 12

Translates coaxial cable signals to phone lines

Question 13

Optical Network Terminal (ONT)

Answer 13

Ends fiber connection

Question 14

Software Defined Networking (SDN)

Answer 14

Cloud virtualization of network hardware

Question 15

UTP

Answer 15

Unshielded Twisted Pair, ends in RJ-11 or RJ-45, ethernet or phone cabling

Question 16

STP

Answer 16

Shielded Twisted Pair, ends in RJ-11 or RJ-45, ethernet or phone cabling

Question 17

RJ-45

Answer 17

Ethernet Cable connector

Question 18

RJ-11

Answer 18

Phone Cable connector

Question 19

Cat 5

Answer 19

100BASE-TX, 100Mbps, 100m

Question 20

Cat 5e

Answer 20

1000BASE-TX, 1000Mbps, 100m

Question 21

Cat 6

Answer 21

(1000BASE-T, 1000Mbps, 100m) or (10GBASE-T, 10Gbps, 55m)

Question 22

Cat 6a

Answer 22

10GBASE-T, 10Gbps, 100m

Question 23

Cat 7

Answer 23

10GBASE-T, 10Gbps, 100m

Question 24

Cat 8

Answer 24

40GBASE-T, 40Gbps, 30m

Question 25

568b

Answer 25

OW,O,GW,Bl,BlW,G,BrW,Br, Cat5e connector

Question 26

568a

Answer 26

568b with orange and green reversed, Cat5e connector with backwards compatibility with phone lines

Question 27

SC

Answer 27

Subscriber connector for fiber, "stick and click"

Question 28

ST

Answer 28

Straight tip connector for fiber, "twist and click"

Question 29

LC

Answer 29

Lucent connector for fiber, "paired, love"

Question 30

MTRJ

Answer 30

Mechanical transfer registered jack, connector for fiber, "small boy"

Question 31

F-type

Answer 31

Coaxial cable connector