Chapter 3: Twisted Pair Cable Categories

Question 1

What is the bandwidth of CAT 5?

Answer 1

100 MHz

Question 2

What is the bandwidth of CAT 5e?

Answer 2

100 MHz

Question 3

What is the bandwidth of CAT 6 at 100 meters?

Answer 3

250 MHz

Question 4

What is the bandwidth of CAT 6 at 55 meters?

Answer 4

250 MHz

Question 5

What is the bandwidth of CAT 6a?

Answer 5

500 MHz

Question 6

What is the bandwidth of CAT 7?

Answer 6

600 MHz

Question 7

What is the bandwidth of CAT 8?

Answer 7

2 GHz

Question 8

What is the transmission speed of CAT 5?

Answer 8

10/100 Mbps

Question 9

What is the transmission speed of CAT 5e?

Answer 9

10/100/1000 Mbps

Question 10

What is the transmission speed of CAT 6 at 100 meters?

Answer 10

10/100/1000 Mbps

Question 11

What is the transmission speed of CAT 6 at 55 meters?

Answer 11

10 Gbps

Question 12

What is the transmission speed of CAT 6a?

Answer 12

10/100/ 1000/10000 Mbps

Question 13

What is the transmission speed of CAT 7?

Answer 13

10/100/1000/10000 Mbps

Question 14

What is the transmission speed of CAT 8?

Answer 14

40 Gbps

Question 15

What is the maximum length of CAT 5?

Answer 15

100 meters

Question 16

What is the maximum length of CAT 5e?

Answer 16

100 meters

Question 17

What is the maximum segment length of CAT 6?

Answer 17

55 or 100 meters

Question 18

What is the maximum segment length of CAT 6a?

Answer 18

100 meters

Question 19

What is the maximum length of CAT 7?

Answer 19

100 meters

Question 20

What is the maximum length of CAT 8?

Answer 20

30 meters

Question 21

What is the application of CAT 5?

Answer 21

10BASE-T 100BASE-TX

Question 22

What is the application of CAT 5e?

Answer 22

10BASE-T 100BASE-TX 1000BASE-T

Question 23

What is the application of CAT 6 at 100 meters?

Answer 23

10-BASE-T 100BASE-TX 1000BASE-T

Question 24

What is the application of CAT 6 at 55 meters?

Answer 24

10GBASE-T

Question 25

What is the application of CAT 6a?

Answer 25

10BASE-T 100BASE-TX 1000BASE-T 10GBASE-T

Question 26

What is the application of CAT 7?

Answer 26

10GBASE-T

Question 27

What is the application of CAT 8?

Answer 27

40GBASE-T

Question 28

What are the notes for CAT 5e?

Answer 28

Enhanced to support 1000 Mbps

Question 29

What are the notes for CAT 6 at 55 meters?

Answer 29

Supports 10 Gbps only at reduced length

Question 30

What are the notes for CAT 6a?

Answer 30

Enhanced to support 10 Gbps over 100 meters

Question 31

What are the notes for CAT 7?

Answer 31

Shielded twisted pair Requires GG45 or TERA connectors Not recognized by the EIA/TIA

Question 32

What are the notes for CAT 8?

Answer 32

Shielded twisted pair Short-range use in data centers

Question 33

What is the pin out standard for TIA/EIA-568A?

Answer 33

1.) green striped 2.) solid green 3.) orange striped 4.) solid blue 5.) blue striped 6.) solid orange 7.) brown striped 8.) solid brown

Question 34

What is the pin out standard for TIA/EIA-568B?

Answer 34

1.) orange striped 2.) solid orange 3.) green striped 4.) solid blue 5.) blue striped 6.) solid green 7.) brown striped 8.) solid brown