Network cables and connectors Flashcards
Fiber- what is the central glass called
core
Fiber- how is info transmitted
light
Fiber- what does fios stand for
fibre optics
Fiber- what protects the glass
cladding
Fiber- why is fios good
better security and goes longer distance
Fiber-can we bend the cable
no it will break the glass
Fiber- what are the two types of fios
single mode sm and multi mode mm
Fiber- what is the length and size of the core of smf and mmf
smf for wan and mmf for lan
Fiber- whats faster
smf
Fiber- what are three common options for fiber connectors
st and lc and sc
Twisted pair- what are the types of twisted pairs
stp and utp
what are the two common standards
t-568 a green t-568 b orange white
what is a patch cable
connect one networking device like pc to switch
what is a crossover cable
connects identical devices
what was rj 11 used for
phones back in the day
what is rj 45 used for
into pc for router
what are the diff categories of ethernet cables
cat 3 4 5 5e 6 6 6a 7 8
what is the speed and distance for cat 3 and 4
theyre too old
what is the speed and distance cat 5
1mbps 100 meters
what is the speed and distance for cat 5e
1gbps 100 meters
what is the speed and distance of cat 6
1gbps 100 meters
what is the speed and distance of the other cat 6
1gps 1000 meters
what is the speed and distance of cat 7
4gps 55 meters
what is the speed and distance of cat 8
4gps 100 meters
coaxial- what are the r6s
r66 and r654
what is the naval coax
british naval coax
what is the type coax
f type coax
how do splitters affect the connection
degrade the tech