Media types Flashcards
1
Q
Consists of 4 pairs of unshielded wires twisted around each other
A
Unshielded twisted pair
2
Q
Very similar to unshielded twisted pair except that it has a foil shield that covers the wires
A
shielded twisted pair
3
Q
This cable is used today primarily by cable providers to provide a computer with broadband internet connection
A
coaxial cable (RG-6 and RG-59)
4
Q
Two modes of fiber optic optics
A
single mode fiber and multi-mode fiber
5
Q
Allows you to convert to different types of media such as converting single and multi-mode fiber to Ethernet, fiber to coaxial, and single-mode fiber to multi-mode fiber and so on
A
media converter