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Copper Media Flashcards

1
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A type of wiring in which two conductors of a single circuit are twisted together?

A

Twisted Pair Cables

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What are benefit of twisted pair cables?

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Twisting reduces electromagnetic interference and crosstalk.

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What are the two types of twisted pair cables?

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UTP (Unshielded Twisted Pair) and STP (Shielded Twisted Pair)

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What are Unshielded Twisted Pair cables?

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Composed of pairs of wires twisted together without additional shielding being added to the cable

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What are benefits of Twisted Pair cables?

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Lightweight, Flexible, and cost-effective

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What are coaxial cables? Name the types of cables.

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Consists of single copper conductor at its core, with insulating layer and conductive shield. RG-6, RG-59, and Direct Attach Copper.

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What are benefits of RG-6 Cables?

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Used to support Faster internet speed in most resident locations. Supports up to 1 gbps at 300 meter distance

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What are RG-59 Cables?

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They are older standard for coaxial cables and are not used anymore.

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What are Direct Copper Cables

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Fixed assembly copper cabling for short distances that connect switches routers or servers. Supports up to 100 gbps at short distances.

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What are benefits and speed of Twinaxial cables

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Often a component of DAC assembly.
Considered as another specialized form of cabling.
Two insulated copper conductors.
Used in SFP+ and QSFP applications.
Supports 10 Gbps to 100 Gbps up to 100 meters.

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What is difference between Plenum vs non-Phenum cables?

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Plenum are fire resistance suitable for air circulation spaces. Non-Plenum are less fire resistant used where fire risk is lower.

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12
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Speed of Cat 5 cable and distance

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100mbps at 100 meters

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Speed of Cat 5e cable and distance

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1Gbps at 100 meters

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Speed of Cat 6 cable and distance

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1Gbps at 100 meters 10Gbps at 55 meters

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Speed of Cat 6a cable and distance

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10 Gbps at 100 meters

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Speed of Cat 7 cable and distance

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10 Gbps at 100 meters

17
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Speed of Cat 8 cable and distance

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10-25 or 40 Gbps at 30 meters

18
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Speed of RG-6 cable and distance

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1 Gbps at 300 meters

19
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Speed of Twinaxial cable and distance

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10 Gbps or more at 10 meters

20
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Speed of DAC cable and distance

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100 Gbps at 15 meters (active) or 100 Gbps at 7 meters (passive)

21
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Why are copper media cables important.

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Versatile, lower costs, and its vital in network infrastructure.

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