Chapter 5 Review Flashcards

1
Q

What kind of cable uses BNC connectors? Which connector is likely to be used by cable TV?

Copper cable, RJ-45

Twisted-pair cable, RJ-11

Fiber-optic cable, MTRJ

Coaxial cable, F-connector

A

Coaxial cable, F-connector

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2
Q

Which kind of crosstalk occurs between wire pairs near the source of the signal?

FEXT

Alien

Tx/Rx reverse

NEXT

A

NEXT

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3
Q

What type of fiber cable problem is caused when pairing a 50-micron core cable with a 62.5-micron core cable?

Fiber type mismatch

Wavelength mismatch

Dirty connectors

Tx/Rx reverse

A

Fiber type mismatch

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4
Q

Which kind of multiplexing assigns slots to nodes according to priority and need?

STDM (statistical time division multiplexing)

TDM (time division multiplexing)

WDM (wavelength division multiplexing)

CWDM (coarse wavelength division multiplexing)

A

STDM (statistical time division multiplexing)

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5
Q

Which part of a toner and probe kit emits an audible tone when it detects electrical activity on a wire pair?

Toner

TDR

Tone generator

Tone locator

A

Tone locator

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6
Q

What is the earliest twisted-pair cabling standard that meets the minimum requirements for 10GBase-T transmissions?

Cat 6a

Cat 5

Cat 5e

Cat 7

A

Cat 6a

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7
Q

Which fiber connector contains two strands of fiber in each ferrule?

SC

MTRJ

LC

ST

A

MTRJ

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8
Q

Which of these categories of twisted-pair cable can support Gigabit Ethernet?

Cat 5e, Cat 6a, Cat 7

Cat 5, Cat 6, Cat 7

Cat 5e, Cat 6, Cat 3

Cat 6, Cat 7a, Cat 5

A

Cat 5e, Cat 6a, Cat 7

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9
Q

Suppose you’re creating patch cables to be used in a government office. What color wire goes in the first pin?

White/green

White/orange

Brown

Blue

A

White/green

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10
Q

Which transmission characteristic is never fully achieved?

Throughput

Bit rate

Bandwidth

Latency

A

Bandwidth

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