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3.1 Basic Cable Types & Their Purposes Flashcards

1
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Copper Cables

A

Twisted pair copper wires

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Copper Cables Cat 5

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Old cabling, Ethernet standard 1000BASE-T, 100-meter run

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3
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Copper Cables Cat 5e

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Updated cabling, Ethernet standard 1000BASE-T, 100-meter run

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Copper Cables Cat 6

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Updated cabling, Ethernet standard 10GBASE-T, 50-meter run unshielded or 100-meter run shielded

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5
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Copper Cables Cat 6a

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Augmented cabling, Ethernet standard 10GBASE-T, 100-meter run

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Copper Cables Coaxial

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RG-6 coax cable with multiple layers of shielding

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7
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(UTP) Stands for

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Unshielded Twisted Pair

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Unshielded Twisted Pair (UTP)

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Most common twisted pair cabling

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Shielded Twisted Pair (STP)

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Twisted pair cabling with additional shielding

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10
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Plenum

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The area of space between raised floors and dropped ceilings of a building

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Direct Burial

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Cabling underground

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12
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Optical Fiber

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Cables using light signals

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13
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T568A & T568B

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Color standards for twisted cabling

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14
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(USB) Stands for

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Universal Serial Bus

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15
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Universal Serial Bus (USB)

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Simple connections for keyboards, printers, etc.

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16
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Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0

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480 megabits per second over a 5-meter distance

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Universal Serial Bus (USB) 3.0

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5 gigabits per second over a 3-meter distance

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18
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Thunderbolt

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Data and power on same cable

19
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Serial

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Older cables to connect to devices

20
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(VGA) Stands for

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Video Graphics Array

21
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Video Graphics Array (VGA)

A

Video only cable

22
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(HDMI) Stands for

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High-Definition Multimedia Interface

23
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High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI)

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Video & audio cable, 20 meter range

24
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Display Port

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Video & audio cable that can be used with HDMI cable

25
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(DVI) Stands for

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Digital Visual Interface (DVI)

26
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Digital Visual Interface (DVI)

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Video only cable

27
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(SATA) Stands for

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Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA)

28
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Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA)

A

Cables used for storage devices inside laptops or desktop

29
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(eSATA) Stands for

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External SATA (eSATA)

30
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External SATA (eSATA)

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Cables used for storage devices outside laptop or desktop

31
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(SCSI) Stands for

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Small Computer System Interface (SCSI)

32
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Small Computer System Interface (SCSI)

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Ability to daisy chain (connect) multiple devices at one time

33
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RJ11 Connector

A

Telephone or DSL connections

34
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RJ45 Connector

A

Most commonly used for Ethernet connections

35
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F Type Connector

A

Cable television connections

36
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Punchdown Block

A

Used to connect users to the network

37
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USB-C Connector

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Used for both host and user connections

38
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Molex Connector

A

Older connections used to power internal computer devices like fans

39
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Lightning Port Connector

A

Used to connect to IOS devices

40
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DB9 Connector

A

Used in switches and routers

41
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Lucent Connector (LC)

A

Smaller fiber connector

42
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Straight Tip (ST) Connector

A

Fiber connector that locks into its connection

43
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Subscriber connector (SC)

A

Square shaped connection

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