Section 5: Media and Cabling Distribution

Question 1

Cat 3 UTP - Standard, Bandwidth, Max Distance

Answer 1

10Base-T, 10 Mbps, 100 meters

Question 2

Cat 5 UTP - Standard, Bandwidth, Max Distance

Answer 2

100Base-TX, 100 Mbps, 100 meters

Question 3

Cat 5e UTP - Standard, Bandwidth, Max Distance

Answer 3

1000Base-T, 1000 Mbps, 100 meters

Question 4

Cat 6 UTP - Standard, Bandwidth, Max Distance

Answer 4

100Base-T, 1000 Mbps, 100 meters or
10GBase-T, 10 Gbps, 55 meters

Question 5

Cat 6a UTP - Standard, Bandwidth, Max Distance

Answer 5

10GBase-T, 10 Gbps, 100 meters

Question 6

Cat 7 UTP - Standard, Bandwidth, Max Distance

Answer 6

10GBase-T, 10 Gbps, 100 meters

Question 7

Cat 8 UTP - Standard, Bandwidth, Max Distance

Answer 7

40GBase-T, 40 Gbps, 30 meters

Question 8

100Base-FX - Fiber Type (Mode), Bandwidth, Distance

Answer 8

Multimode Fiber (MMF), 100 Mbps, 2 Kilometers

Question 9

100Base-SX - Fiber Type (Mode), Bandwidth, Distance

Answer 9

Multimode Fiber (MMF), 100 Mbps, 300 meters

Question 10

1000Base-SX - Fiber Type (Mode), Bandwidth, Distance

Answer 10

Multimode Fiber (MMF), 1000 Mbps, 220-550 meters

Question 11

1000Base-LX - Fiber Type (Mode), Bandwidth, Distance

Answer 11

Single Mode Fiber (SMF), 1000 Mbps, 5 Kilometers
Multimode Fiber (MMF), 1000 Mbps, 550 meters

Question 12

10GBase-SR - Fiber Type (Mode), Bandwidth, Distance

Answer 12

Multimode Fiber (MMF), 10 Gbps, 400 meters

Question 13

10GBase-LR - Fiber Type (Mode), Bandwidth, Distance

Answer 13

Single Mode Fiber (SMF), 10 Gbps, 10 Kilometers

Question 14

MMF / Core Size

Answer 14

Multi-Mode Fiber / 62.5 microns
▪ Shorter distances than single-mode fiber
▪ Larger core size allows for multiple modes of travel for the light signal
▪ Common uses:
- Routers to switches
- Switches to switches
- Servers to switches

Question 15

SMF / Core Size

Answer 15

Single-Mode Fiber / 10 microns
▪ Longer distances than multimode fiber
▪ Smaller core size allows for only a single mode of travel for the light signal
▪ Common uses:
- Routers to switches
- Switches to switches

Question 16

SC Fiber Terminator

Answer 16

Subscriber Connector - A standard-duplex fiber-optic connector with a square molded plastic body and push-pull locking features. (Can be used with single-mode or multimode fiber)

Question 17

ST Fiber Terminator

Answer 17

Straight Tip Connector - A high-performance fiber-optic connector with round ceramic ferrules and bayonet locking features. (Can be used with single-mode or multimode fiber)

Question 18

LC Fiber Terminator

Answer 18

Lucent Connector - a plastic housing with push-pull design that utilizes a latch instead of a locking tab to secure it in place. Two cables can be mated together.
Comes in three different colors: beige (multimode), blue (single-mode), and green (angle polish).

Question 19

MTRJ Fiber Terminator

Answer 19

Mechanical Transfer Registered Jack Connector - A Fiber optic Cable Connector popular with small form factor devices due to its small size; the connector houses two fibers and mates with locating pins on the plug. (Connect Fiber switches to Fiber distribution panel then to another connector type to connect

Question 20

GBIC Transceiver

Answer 20

▪ Standard, hot-pluggable gigabit Ethernet
transceiver (copper or fiber)

Question 21

SFP Transceiver

Answer 21

Small Form-factor Pluggable (SFP)
▪ Compact, hot-pluggable optical module transceiver
▪ Support up to 4.25 Gbps
▪ aka Mini-GBIC

Question 22

SFP+ Transceiver

Answer 22

Small Form-factor Pluggable Enhanced (SFP+)
▪ Support up to 16 Gbps

Question 23

QSFP Transceiver (QSFP+; QSFP28; QSFP56)

Answer 23

Quad Small Form-factor Pluggable (QSFP)
▪ Compact, hot-pluggable optical module transceiver
▪ Supports up to 100 Gbps

Question 24

WDM

Answer 24

Wavelength Division Multiplexing (WDM) (Typically Single Mode Fiber)
▪ Combines multiple signals into one signal and sends over a single fiber optic strand using different wavelengths of the laser light source

Question 25

MDF

Answer 25

Main Distribution Frame

Question 26

IDF

Answer 26

Intermediate Distribution Frame

Question 27

Demarcation Point

Answer 27

Where the WAN connection will enter your building