3.1 Basic Cable Types & Their Purposes Flashcards
Copper Cables
Twisted pair copper wires
Copper Cables Cat 5
Old cabling, Ethernet standard 1000BASE-T, 100-meter run
Copper Cables Cat 5e
Updated cabling, Ethernet standard 1000BASE-T, 100-meter run
Copper Cables Cat 6
Updated cabling, Ethernet standard 10GBASE-T, 50-meter run unshielded or 100-meter run shielded
Copper Cables Cat 6a
Augmented cabling, Ethernet standard 10GBASE-T, 100-meter run
Copper Cables Coaxial
RG-6 coax cable with multiple layers of shielding
(UTP) Stands for
Unshielded Twisted Pair
Unshielded Twisted Pair (UTP)
Most common twisted pair cabling
Shielded Twisted Pair (STP)
Twisted pair cabling with additional shielding
Plenum
The area of space between raised floors and dropped ceilings of a building
Direct Burial
Cabling underground
Optical Fiber
Cables using light signals
T568A & T568B
Color standards for twisted cabling
(USB) Stands for
Universal Serial Bus
Universal Serial Bus (USB)
Simple connections for keyboards, printers, etc.
Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0
480 megabits per second over a 5-meter distance
Universal Serial Bus (USB) 3.0
5 gigabits per second over a 3-meter distance
Thunderbolt
Data and power on same cable
Serial
Older cables to connect to devices
(VGA) Stands for
Video Graphics Array
Video Graphics Array (VGA)
Video only cable
(HDMI) Stands for
High-Definition Multimedia Interface
High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI)
Video & audio cable, 20 meter range
Display Port
Video & audio cable that can be used with HDMI cable
(DVI) Stands for
Digital Visual Interface (DVI)
Digital Visual Interface (DVI)
Video only cable
(SATA) Stands for
Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA)
Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA)
Cables used for storage devices inside laptops or desktop
(eSATA) Stands for
External SATA (eSATA)
External SATA (eSATA)
Cables used for storage devices outside laptop or desktop
(SCSI) Stands for
Small Computer System Interface (SCSI)
Small Computer System Interface (SCSI)
Ability to daisy chain (connect) multiple devices at one time
RJ11 Connector
Telephone or DSL connections
RJ45 Connector
Most commonly used for Ethernet connections
F Type Connector
Cable television connections
Punchdown Block
Used to connect users to the network
USB-C Connector
Used for both host and user connections
Molex Connector
Older connections used to power internal computer devices like fans
Lightning Port Connector
Used to connect to IOS devices
DB9 Connector
Used in switches and routers
Lucent Connector (LC)
Smaller fiber connector
Straight Tip (ST) Connector
Fiber connector that locks into its connection
Subscriber connector (SC)
Square shaped connection
