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CompTIA A+ 220-1001 > Cables > Flashcards

Cables Flashcards

1
Q

Used in plenum spaces

A

Plenum cabling

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2
Q

Adhere to a fire safety standard of NFPA 90A
Made from fire retardant plastic which is a low smoke polyvinyl chloride and fluorinated ethylene polymer.
Less flexible

A

Plenum cabling

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3
Q

2 types of Category 6 cables

A

Cat6

Cat6a (augmented)

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4
Q

Cable that is backwards compatible, has stricter specifications, and a faster speed over ethernet lines.

A

Cat6

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5
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How fast is Cat6 cables?

A

10GBASE - T

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6
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2 types of Category 5 cables

A

Cat5

Cat5e (extended)

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7
Q

What are the two speeds of cat5 cables?

A

100BASE-T

1000BASE-TX

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8
Q

Which cat5 is guaranteed for a distance of 100m?

A

1000BASE-TX

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9
Q

Cable internal Scheme:

gGoBbObrBr

A

T-568A

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10
Q

Cable internal scheme:

oOgBbGbrBr

A

T-586B

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11
Q

Equal but opposite signals travel on each pair member

A

Differential signaling

Found on twisted pair cabling

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12
Q

What is balanced pair operation

A

Differential signaling

receiver examines differences between cables, determines what is noise and cancels it

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13
Q

How is unshielded twisted pair protected from emi?

A

plastic sheath only

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14
Q

How is shielded twisted pair protected from emi?

A

Jacket
shield braid
shield foil
may have a ground wire

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15
Q

data transmission by using pulses of light

A

fiber optics

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16
Q

What is the basic design of a fiber optic cable?

A 
Outer Jacket
Strength member
Coating
Cladding
Core
17
Q

Which type of fiber optic cable is more expensive, but better for longer distances?

A

Single mode

18
Q

Which type of fiber optic cable has sharp refraction by cladding?

A

Multi-mode step index

19
Q

What are the three types of fiber optic cabling?

A

Single mode
multi-mode: step index
Multi-mode: graded index

20
Q

What is the design of a coaxial cable?

A 
Outer jacket
Braided shield
Foil Shield
Dielectric
Center Conductor
21
Q

What are the 2 types of coaxial cables?

A

RG-6

RG-59

22
Q

This cable is suitable for radio
Commonly used by cable companies
Suitable for longer distances and higher bandwidth
Has a larger core

A

Coaxial RG-6

23
Q

This cable has shorter distances and lower bandwith
Is commonly used as a patch cable between devices
Has a smaller core

A

Coaxial RG-59

24
Q

Benefits of coaxial cable

A

Multiple channel support
lower error rates than twisted cable
high capacity for bandwith
rigid design

25
Q

Limitations of coaxial cable

A

signal leakage
noise from external fields
ground loops

26
Q 
Cable type:
Unshielded
10/100 Mbps
100 MHz
Not good for large corporations
Prone to EMI and cross talk
27
Q 
Cable type:
Unshielded
1000 Mbps/ 1Gbps
100 MHz
More expensive
Less cross-talk
28
Q 
Cable type:
Shielded or unshielded
1000 Mbps/ 1Gbps
>250 MHz
Length limit of 55 m  or 33 m
29
Q

Cable type:
Shielded
10000 Mbps/ 10 Gbps
500 MHz

CompTIA A+ 220-1001 (13 decks)

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