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3.1 Cable specs Flashcards

1
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Give three characteristic features of Cat 5 cabling.

A
  • Twisted-pair copper cabling
  • RJ45 connector
  • 100m cable segment length
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2
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Give the Cat 5 cabling transfer rate over 2 pairs of cables (100BASE-T networks).

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100 Mbps

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3
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Give the Cat 5 cabling transfer rate over 4 pairs of cables (1000BASE-T networks).

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1 Gbps

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4
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Name three characteristic features of Cat 5e cabling.

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  • 100m cable segment length
  • Twisted-pair copper cabling
  • RJ45 connector
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5
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What is the transfer rate for Cat 5e, 4 pairs of cables, 1000BASE-T networks?

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1 Gbps

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6
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What is the minimum cabling requirement for a 10 Gbps Ethernet connection over copper twisted pair?

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Cat 6

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What is the range of Cat 6 and Cat 6A cabling, respectively, that can support 10 Gbps in 10GBASE-T networks?

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Cat 6 - 33-55m
Cat 6A - 100m

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8
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Give four characteristics of coaxial cabling.

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  • Used for carrying cable television signal
  • Copper cabling
  • Doesn’t provide protection against EMI
  • Used for broadband cable Internet access
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9
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What is the maximum distance typically covered by an Ethernet network cable segment implemented with twisted-pair copper cabling?

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100m

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10
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Is UTP coaxial cabling?

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No

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11
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Which fiber cable uses LED as the source of light?

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Multimode

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12
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What are the two cables used to connect workstations to network devices?

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Patch cables and straight-through cables

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13
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A straight-through cable would be used for what two purposes?

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  • Connecting workstations to network devices
  • Establishing a direct communication link between two PCs
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14
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5 metres is the maximum allowable cable length for which USB specification?

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USB 2.0

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15
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RS-232 is an older serial cable used for connecting what devices?

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Modems, printers, mice and other peripherals

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16
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What do (only) Thunderbolt 1 and 2 have in common?

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Data transfer rate of up to 20Gbps

17
Q

What do all three Thunderbolt versions have in common?

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  • Can send PCIe/DP data and power over single cable
  • Support for up to 6 devices on a single port
18
Q

What do (only) Thunderbolt 1 and 3 have in common?

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  • USB-C connector
19
Q

What is the maximum data transfer rate for Thunderbolt 3?

20
Q

What sort of connector does Thunderbolt 2 have?

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Mini DisplayPort (MDP) connector

21
Q

A Thunderbolt copper cable can be a maximum length of how many metres?

22
Q

The fiber-optic thunderbolt interface allows for a maximum cable length of?

23
Q

Give two characteristic features of the signal that can be carried through a HDMI cable.

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  • Digital signal
  • Video and audio
24
Q

The signal that a VGA cable can carry has the two characteristic features of?

A

Video and analog

25
Q

List four cabling types used for mass storage devices.

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  • SATA
  • IDE/PATA
  • SCSI
  • eSATA
26
Q

Which SATA revision has a 1.5 Gbps data transfer rate and a max. cable length of 1m?

A

Revision 1.0

27
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SATA revision 2.0 specifies:

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  • 3 Gbps data transfer rate
  • Max. cable length 1m
28
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SATA revision 3.0 has the characteristic features of:

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  • 6 Gbps data transfer rate
  • Max. cable length 1m
29
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Which SATA revision has a 16 Gbps data transfer rate and a max. cable length of 1m?

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SATA revision 3.2

30
Q

Give three characteristic features of Serial-Attached SCSI (SAS).

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  • Serial interface
  • Point-to-point connection
  • Does not require bus termination
31
Q

List three characteristics of PATA cabling.

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  • 40-wire cable
  • Ribbon cable
  • 80-wire cable
32
Q

Give one reason coaxial cable is not the best choice for network cabling.

A

Because it is the most susceptible to EMI and RFI

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