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Network Cabling Flashcards

1
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What are the three primary types of network cable?

A

coaxial, twisted pair, and fiber

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What twisted pair cable has a transmission rate of up to 100 Mbps over a max distance of 100 meters?

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Cat 5

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What twisted pair cable has a transmission rate of up to 1Gbps over a max distance of 100 meters due to the separation of the 4 sets of twisted pairs from one another and an increased number of twisted in the cable pairs.

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Cat 5e

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What twisted pair cable has a transmission rate of up to 10Gbps over a max distance of 55 meters?

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Cat 6

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What twisted pair cable has a transmission rate of up to 10Gbps but have an increased distance capability of up to 100 meters?

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Cat 6e

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6
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What cable is made of a single copper-cored cable contained in an inner insulation layer? Used for cable and satellite devices.

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Coaxial Cable

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What cable is made of a pairs of individual copper wires twisted into pairs that are twisted together? The cable is contained within an insulated jacket.

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Twisted Copper Pair

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What are the two types of twisted copper pairs?

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

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9
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What is the difference between unshielded twisted pair and shielded twisted pair?

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STP cabling has each copper pair in a layer of braided foil sheathing before being twisted with the other pairs in the cable to reduce electrical interference.

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10
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In regard to cabling, what is “direct burial”?

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The practice of burying cabling underground.

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11
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When using direct burial to bury cabling underground, what type of cables should be used?

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STP cabling with an extra waterproof sheathing.

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12
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What is plenum?

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A Teflon-type covering used to cover all types of network cables. Used in cables that may be exposed to extreme heat or have the possibility of releasing gasses into a ventilation system, such as ceilings.

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13
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What cable used light pulses to transfer data?

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Fiber optic cabling.

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What are the benefits of fiber optic cabling?

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Fiber is immune to both electrical interference and wiretapping. Can transmit high speeds over several miles.

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15
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What are the two basic types of fiber?

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single-mode/multimode

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16
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What type of fiber carries only one light path, typically sourced by a laser?

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single-mode fiber

17
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What type of fiber carries multiple light paths and is sourced by an LED?

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multimode fiber

18
Q

What is the T568A standard cable pair colors?

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white/green, green, white/orange, blue, white/blue, orange, white/brown, and brown.

19
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What is the T568B standard cable pair colors?

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white/orange, orange, white/green, blue, white/blue, green, white/brown, and brown.

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