CompTIA A+ Exam 220-1101 - Cabling Quiz 2 Flashcards
What is the maximum allowable cable length for USB 2.0?
5 meters
What is the practical cable length limitation for USB 3.x?
3 meters
Which refers to an older type of serial cable used for connecting modems, printers, mice, and other peripheral devices?
RS-232
What are the characteristic features of Thunderbolt 1?
Data transfer rate of up to 20 Gbps
Mini DisplayPort (MDP) connector
Capability to send PCIe/DisplayPort data and power over single cable
Support for up to 6 devices on a single port
Which refer(s) to Thunderbolt 2?
Support for up to 6 devices on a single port
Capability to send PCIe/DisplayPort data and power over single cable
Mini DisplayPort (MDP) connector
Data transfer rate of up to 20 Gbps
Thunderbolt 3:
Provides support for up to 6 devices on a single port
Enables data transfer rate of up to 40 Gbps
Uses USB-C connector
Provides the capability to send PCIe/DisplayPort data and power over single cable
What is the maximum allowable length for a Thunderbolt copper cable?
Up to 3 meters
The fiber-optic Thunderbolt interface allows for a maximum cable length of:
60 meters
Which types of cabling provide the capability for transmission of both video and audio data?
HDMI
DisplayPort
What are the characteristic features of the signal that can be carried through an HDMI cable?
2 Answers
Digital signal
Video and audio
Which refers to the signal that can be sent over DisplayPort cabling?
Digital audio/video
Which of the Digital Visual Interface (DVI) versions does not provide support for digital signal transmission?
DVI-A
do not have a dual-link option, and only carry analog signals
Which DVI type does not provide support for analog signal transmission?
DVI-D
DVI-I provides support for both digital and analog video signal transmission.
TRUE / FALSE
TRUE
Which refers to the characteristic features of the signal that can be carried through the VGA cable?
Video
Analog
Examples of cabling types used for mass storage devices include:
SATA
IDE / PATA
SCSI
eSATA
What are the characteristic features of SATA revision 1.0?
1.5 Gbps data transfer rate
Maximum cable length of 1 meter
SATA revision 2.0 specifies:
3 Gbps data transfer rate
Maximum cable length of 1 meter
A single Serial ATA (SATA) data cable can be used to connect a motherboard slot with:
Only 1 device
The characteristic features of SATA revision 3.0 include:
Maximum cable length of 1 meter
6 Gbps data transfer rate
Which refers to SATA revision 3.2?
Maximum cable length of 1 meter
16 Gbps data transfer rate
Which refers to the characteristic features of SAS [Serial Attached SCSI]?
Serial interface
Point-to-point connection
Does NOT require bus termination
offers higher transfer speeds than parallel SCSI standards
costs less
supports 16 devices
Which refer(s) to the characteristics of Parallel ATA (PATA) cabling?
Cable consisting of 40 wires
Ribbon cable
Cable consisting of 80 wires
What is the maximum number of devices that can be attached to a PC through a single PATA cable?
2
When installing two PATA drives on a single cable, each drive must be configured with a jumper to designate it as a primary drive (Device 0) or secondary drive (Device 1). The “cable select” jumper setting option automatically configures the drive as Device 0 or Device 1 according to its position on the cable.
TRUE / FALSE
TRUE
Which type of network cabling is most susceptible to EMI and RFI?
UTP
Which type of network cabling provides immunity against EMI and RFI?
Fiber Optic
