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1
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Name EIA

A

Electronic Industries Alliance

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2
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What do the EIA do?

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Develop standards for the industry

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3
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Name TIA

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Telecommunications Industry Association

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4
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What do the TIA do?

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Standards, market analysis, trade shows, government affairs etc.

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5
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What is the ANSI/TIA/EIA-568?

A

Commercial Building Telecommunications Cabling Standard

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6
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Cat 3 standard?

A

10BASE-T

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7
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Cat 3 Max distance?

A

100m

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8
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Cat 5 / 5e standard?

A

100BASE-TX

1000BASE-T

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9
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Cat 5 / 5e max distance?

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100m

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10
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Cat 6 / 6a standard?

A

10GBASE-T

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11
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Cat 6 max distance?

A

37 - 55m

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12
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Cat 6a max distance?

A

100m

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13
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Name UTP

A

Unshielded Twisted Pair

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14
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Name STP

A

Shielded Twisted Pair

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15
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What is a F/UTP cable?

A

Foil around the cable but no shielding on the individual pairs

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16
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What is a S/FTP cable?

A

Braided shielding around the entire cable and foil around the pairs

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17
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What type of cable is a RG-6, and what is it used for?

A

Coaxial cable used in television / digital cable, and high speed internet

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18
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What type of cable is a RG-59, and what is it used for?

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Coaxial cable used as a patch cable. Not designed for long distances.

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19
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What is multi-mode fiber used for?

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Short range communications. Up to 2km

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20
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What speed does multi-mode fiber run at 2km and 550m?

A

100Mbit/s at 2km

10Gbit/s ar 550m

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21
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Common light source of multi-mode fiber?

A

LED

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22
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What is single-mode fiber used for?

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Long distance communication. Over 80km without additional processing.

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23
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Common light source of single-mode fiber?

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Laser

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24
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Name VGA

A

Video Graphics Array

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25
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Name the connector of a VGA cable

A

DB-9. More accurately DE-9

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26
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Colour of a VGA cable?

A

Blue

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27
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VGA signal type?

A

Analog

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28
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VGA degrades after a distance of?

A

5 - 10m

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29
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Name HDMI

A

High-Definition Multimedia Interface

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30
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HDMI signal type?

A

Digital, no analog

31
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HDMI cable distance before loss of signal?

32
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HDMI / miniHDMI connector type?

A

HDMI: 19-pin Type A

miniHDMI: Type C

33
Q

Name VESA

A

Video Electronics Standards Association

34
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Name DVI

A

Digital Visual Interface

35
Q

Transfer speed of single link DVI?

A

3.7Gbits/s

36
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Transfer speed of dual link DVI?

37
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Signal support for DVI-A?

38
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Signal support for DVI-D?

39
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Signal support for DVI-I?

A

Integrated, both digital and analog at the same time.

40
Q

Which is faster. Micro-USB or Apple Lightning?

41
Q

What is a Thunderbolt connection?

A

High-speed serial connector. Data and power at the same time.

42
Q

What is MDP?

A

Mini DisplayPort standard

43
Q

Thunderbolt v1.

List the amount of channels, speed per channel and combined speed.

A

2 channels
10Gbit/s per channel
20Gbit/s total

44
Q

Thunderbolt v2.

List the amount of channels, speed per channel and combined speed.

A

20Gbit/s aggregated channels

45
Q

Thunderbolt v3.

Speed and connector type.

A

40Gbit/s aggregated throughput

USB-C connector

46
Q

Thunderbolt v3.
Max distance for copper?
Max distance for optical?

A

3m copper

60m optical

47
Q

Name USB

A

Universal Serial Bus

48
Q

Low speed USB 1.1.

Speed and distance.

A

1.5Mbits/s @ 3m

49
Q

High speed USB 1.1.

Speed and distance.

A

12Mbits/s @ 5m

50
Q

USB 2.0.

Speed and distance.

A

480Mbits/s @ 5m

51
Q

USB 3.0 (SuperSpeed)

Speed and distance.

A

5Gbits/s @ about 3m

52
Q

USB 3.1 (SuperSpeed+)

Speed?

53
Q

USB 3.1 connector types

A

Type-A and USB-C

54
Q

USB 3.2 speeds?

A

10Gbits/s and 20Gbits/s

55
Q

USB-C connectors must support what key 3 features to be classed as USB 3.1 cables?

A

USB 3.1 speeds of 10Gbit/s
Power delivery greater then 7.5watts
Alternate mode / additional data wires.

56
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Name SATA

A

Serial AT Attachment

57
Q

Speed of a SATA 1.0

A

1.5Gbits/s @ 1m

58
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Speed of a SATA 2.0

A

3Gbits/s @ 1m

59
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Speed of a SATA 3.0

A

6Gbits/s @ 1m

60
Q

Speed of a SATA 3.2

A

16Gbits/s @ 1m

61
Q

How many pins on a SATA data cable?

62
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How many pins on a SATA power cable?

63
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What is a RJ11 connector commonly used for?

A

Telephone / ADSL / DSL

64
Q

What is the RJ11 position / conductor configuration?

A

6P2C

6 positions / 2 conductors

65
Q

What is the RJ14 position / conductor configuration?

A

6P4C

6 positions / 4 conductors

66
Q

What is a RJ45 connector commonly used for?

A

Ethernet cables

67
Q

What is the RJ45 position / conductor configuration?

A

8P8C

8 positions / 8 conductors

68
Q

Name RS232

A

Recommended Standard 232

69
Q

What connections are commonly found on a RS232 cable?

A

DB-25

DE-9 (or DB-9)

70
Q

What is a RS232 cable commonly used for?

A

Serial console interface

71
Q

Name BNC

A

Bayonet Neill-Concelman

72
Q

What is a BNC connector commonly used for?

A

Commonly used on a coaxial cable

73
Q

What type of cable is a F-connector commonly used on?

A

RG-6 or RG-59 coaxial cables.

Computer Hardware Terms/Ports 220-1001 (6 decks)

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