Copper Media Flashcards

1
Q

What is RG-6?

A

Coaxial cable - normally used by cable companies to connect their service to homes.

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2
Q

What is an F-Type connector?

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A connector mainly used on coaxial cables to connect to a cable box or wall jack.

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3
Q

What is a Twinaxial Cable?

A

Similar to coaxial cable but uses two inner conductors to carry the data instead of just one.

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4
Q

What is RJ-11 used for?

A

Phone networks.

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5
Q

What is RJ-45 used for?

A

Data networks.

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6
Q

What is the standard of CAT5?

A

100BASE-TX.

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7
Q

What is the bandwidth of CAT5?

A

100 mbps.

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8
Q

What is the distance of CAT5?

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100 meters.

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9
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What is the standard for CAT5e?

A

1000BASE-TX.

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10
Q

What is the bandwidth of CAT5e?

A

1000 mbps.

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11
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What is the distance of CAT5e?

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100 meters.

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12
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What is the standard for CAT6?

A

1000BASE-T / 10GBASE-T.

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13
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What is the bandwidth of CAT6?

A

1000 mbps / 10 gbps.

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14
Q

What is the distance of CAT6?

A

100 meters / 55 meters.

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15
Q

What is the standard for CAT6a?

A

10GBASE-T.

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16
Q

What is the bandwidth of CAT6a?

A

10 gbps.

17
Q

What is the distance of CAT6a?

A

100 meters.

18
Q

What is the standard for CAT7?

A

10GBASE-T.

19
Q

What is the bandwidth of CAT7?

A

10 gbps.

20
Q

What is the distance of CAT7?

A

100 meters.

21
Q

What is the standard for CAT8?

A

40GBASE-T.

22
Q

What is the bandwidth of CAT8?

A

40 gbps.

23
Q

What is the distance of CAT8?

A

30 meters.

24
Q

What is a Straight Through Cable (Patch Cable)?

A

Contains the exact same pinout on both ends of the cable.

25
Q

What cable pinout does a Straight Through Cable use?

A

568B.

26
Q

What is a Straight Through Cable used for?

A

Used to connect a DTE to a DCE.

27
Q

What is Data Terminal Equipment (DTE)?

A

Endpoint devices that connect to a piece of data communications equipment (laptops, desktops, servers, and routers.

28
Q

What are examples of Data Communications Equipment (DCE)?

A

Switches, modems, hubs, and bridges.

29
Q

When do you use a Crossover Cable?

A

When connecting a DCE to a DCE, or a DTE to a DTE.

30
Q

What cable do you use when connecting a switch to a switch?

A

Crossover Cable.

31
Q

What is Medium Dependent Interface Crossover (MDIX)?

A

A automated way to electronically simulate a crossover cable connector even if using a straight-through cable.

32
Q

What cable pinout does a Crossover cable use?

A

568A / 568B.

33
Q

What is a Plenum Cable?

A

A special coating put on a UTP or STP cable that provides fire-retardant chemical layer to the outer insulating jacket.

34
Q

What is the pin layout for T-568A?

A

Green white / Green / Orange White / Blue / Blue White / Orange / Brown White / Brown

35
Q

What is the pin layout for T-568B?

A

Orange White / Orange / Green White / Blue / Blue White / Green / Brown White / Brown