COMNET LEc Flashcards
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Carries the data in the form of
signals between two or more
computers
Network Media
Provides the path for sending and
receiving information between
computers
Network Media
6 factors to consider in choosing a network Media
● Cost
● Ease of installation
● Flexibility
● Resistance to interference or EMI
● Speed or capacity or bandwidth
● Attenuation
EMI stands for?
electromagnetic interference
It refers to the amount of data that can be transmitted in a fixed amount of
time
Bandwidth
It is the capacity of the cable to transfer signal from one point to another
Attenuation
2 major classifications of Media
Wired Media and Wireless Media
3 types of Wired Media
○ Twisted pair cable
○ Coaxial Cable
○ Fiber Optic Cable
4 types of wireless media
○ Wireless LAN
○ Extended LAN
○ Mobile Computing
○ Wireless PAN
Another term for Wired Media
Cabled, Bounded
or Conducted media
This cable carries data in the form
of electronic signals
Twisted Pair
Consists of two strands of copper
wire twisted around each other
Twisted Pair
2 Basic Types of Twisted Pair Cable
○ Shielded Twisted Pair (STP)
Unshielded Twisted Pair (UTP)
Has a covering around the 4 pairs
of wire
Shielded Twisted Pair (STP)
6 categories of UTP cable
Category 1 (CAT 1)
● Category 2 (CAT 2)
● Category 3 (CAT 3)
● Category 4 (CAT 4)
Category 5
● Category 5e
● Category 6
Type of UTP cable that can transmit data at speeds up to 100 Mbps.
Cat 5
Type of utp cable that Used for telephone communications. Not suitable for transmitting data.
Cat 1
Type of UTP cable that is Capable of transmitting data at speeds up to 4 megabits
per second (Mbps).
Cat 2
Type of UTP cable that is Used in 10BASE-T networks. Can transmit data at speeds up
to 10 Mbps.
Cat 3
Type of UTP cable that is Used in Token Ring networks. Can transmit data at speeds
up to 16 Mbps.
Cat 4
Type of UTP cable that is Used in networks running at speeds
up to 1000 Mbps (1 gigabit per second
[Gbps]).
Cat 5e
Typically it a cable consists of
four pairs of 24 American Wire Gauge
(AWG) copper wires.
Cat 6
This type of twisted pair, the average costs per node is moderately expensive
STP or shielded twisted pair
This type of twisted pair, the average costs per node is least expensive
UTP or unshielded tiwsted pair