Twisted Pair Cables

A cable that consists of color coded pairs of insulated copper wires that are twisted around each other to form pairs that are encased in a plastic sheath.

• coaxial cable

• twisted pair cable

• fiber optic cable

The number of twists per meter or foot in a twisted pair cable is known as the

• twist ratio

• twist metric

• twist measure

• twist length

The more twists per foot in a pair of wires makes the cable less resistant to cross-talk or noise.

• true

• false

The most common types of twisted pair wiring categories ar Cat 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7

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• false

This type of twisted pair cable consists of twisted pair wires that are not only individually insulated but also surrounded by a shielding made of foil.

• STPO

• STP

• UTP

• UTPA

This type of twisted pair cable is a cabling that consists of one or more insulated wire pairs encased in a plastic sheath.

• STP

• UTP

• Cat 6

• STPO

Which of the following TIA/EIA pinout standard is depicted in this picture?

• TIA/EIA 568a

• TIA/EIA 568b

When both ends of a patch cable are terminated identically it is called a

• straight through cable

• mirror cable

• crossover cable

• rollover cable

Crossover cables have the transmit and receive wires reversed.

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• false

Crossover cables are used to connect

• a pc to a pc

• a switch to a switch

• a pc to a router

• a pc to a modem