CompTIA A+ Core 1: Cable Types & Connectors Flashcards
Which type, or specification of cabling must be used if the cable is being run between the celling of one level, and the floor of another?
Plenum
What is the primary benefit of using shielding in twisted pair cabling?
Less susceptible to interference
Which type of fiber optic cabling is best suited to very long runs with very few bends or turns?
Single mode – step index
What is the minimum category of twisted pair cabling required to support 1 Gbps bandwidth?
5e
Which type of wiring standard completely reverses the pin configuration from one end of the cable to the other, so that wires 1 to 8, connect respectively to pins 8 to 1?
Rollover
Which types of video cables and connectors are also capable of carrying audio signals?
HDMI
DisplayPort
Which type of USB connector was most commonly used on the device end of a printer?
Type B
Which type of signal is not supported by a Thunderbolt cable?
Network
Which type of hard drive cable was not commonly used in desktop systems, but was often used in network servers?
SCSI
What would be a primary consideration if you are using a USB to ethernet adapter on a network that provides 1 Gbps bandwidth?
The version of the USB interface
An RJ-11 connector would likely be found in use with which devices or services?
DSL internet
Phones
Modems
Which type of USB connector does not differentiate between the computer end, and the device end?
Type C
Which type of connector may have been more expensive to implement on a fiber optic cable itself, but could result in cost savings due to its more efficient size?
Lucent connector
What is the standard number of wire pairs supported in a single block, or bank of a 110 punchdown block?
25
An F connector would most likely be used with which device?
Video surveillance camera
