Explain basic cable types, features, and their purposes.

Question 1

Network cables?

Answer 1

Cables that connect networks

Question 2

Ethernet?

Answer 2

Connects devices with a rj-45

Question 3

Cat5?

Answer 3

cabling standard @ 100 mbps (utp)

Question 4

Cat5e?

Answer 4

cabling standard @ 1 gbps (utp)

Question 5

Cat6?

Answer 5

cabling standard @ 10 gbps (utp)

Question 6

Plenum?

Answer 6

Fire retardant network cable used in Plenum areas which are between floors. This helps prevent cables from heating up causing smoke and fires.

Question 7

Shielded twisted pair?

Answer 7

EMI resistant ethernet cables

Question 8

Unshielded twisted pair?

Answer 8

Not resistant to EMI. Ethernet cables with 10/100/100 Base-T Standards.

Question 9

568A/B?

Answer 9

Ethernet cabling standards to ensure proper ethernet packet transfers. 568A begins with white green. 568B begins with white orange.

Question 10

Fiber?

Answer 10

Cable that user laser light to travel instead of electricity. 1 gbps speed.

Question 11

Coaxial?

Answer 11

Center core cable covered with insulation and braided wire for cable and satellite connections

Question 12

Speed and transmission limitations?

Answer 12

cat 5 - 100 meters, cat 5e - 100 meters, cat 6 33-55 meters

Question 13

Video cables?

Answer 13

Transmitting video to a display output.

Question 14

Vga?

Answer 14

15 pin, 3 row d connector for windows OS monitor

Question 15

Hdmi?

Answer 15

19 pin high definition multimedia interface connector carrying high def video and audio. Lcds, projectors, vr headsets

Question 16

Mini-hdmi?

Answer 16

sed by smaller devices like laptops and video cameras. Mini hdmi type-c connector with regular size hdmi connector on other end lof cable

Question 17

Display port?

Answer 17

vesa standard, packetized data, compatible with hdmi and dvi. Passsive adapter.

Question 18

Dvi?

Answer 18

igital visual interface supports hdtv as single link and dual link. Dvi-d supports digital while dvi-i (interchangeable) supports digital and analog connections.

Question 19

Multipurpose cables?

Answer 19

Used to connect to a multitude of devices like: phones, printers, cameras, etc

Question 20

Lightning?

Answer 20

jack for iphones and ipads

Question 21

Thunderbolt?

Answer 21

High speed serial connector based on mini display port (MDP) connector versions 1-2. While version 3 uses usb-c connector.

Question 22

USB?

Answer 22

Universal Serial Bus connection. Connects almost every type of peripheral.

Question 23

Usb 2.0?

Answer 23

High speed usb runnung at 480 mbps. For webcams, card scanners, old flash media drives

Question 24

Usb 3.0?

Answer 24

Superspeed usb at 5 gbps. For flash media drives, external storage, cameras

Question 25

Peripheral cables?

Answer 25

Cables that are used to connect to peripheral devices.

Question 26

Serial?

Answer 26

tranfers data between two devices using a serial protocol.

Question 27

Hard drive cables?

Answer 27

Cables that are used to provide serial connections to hard drives.

Question 28

Sata?

Answer 28

Serial Advanced Technology attachment point to point connection between a sata device host bus adapter (sata controller)

Question 29

Ide?

Answer 29

Pata drives that use 40 pin ribbon cables and a standard molex power connector.

Question 30

SCSI

Answer 30

Small computer serial interface. Super fast serial interface. Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) provide fast reliable storage for servers and storage arrays.

Question 31

Adapters

Answer 31

Devices that use different output connector ports than their input connections.

Question 32

DVI to HDMI

Answer 32

An adapter cable with DVI and HDMI connectors. No loss of video quality.

Question 33

USB to Ethernet

Answer 33

An adapter with a usb dogger for pc connection and an ethernet port to allow the computer to send data packets out.

Question 34

DVI to VGA

Answer 34

DVI-A Backwards compatible with VGA. Only 640 x 480 is supported.