Data and Voice Copper Cabling Knowledge Check #1

UTP Strippers should only score the cable jacket in order to prevent nicking the wires.

• True

• False

Foil shielded twisted pairs with no outer shield would have what classification?

• F/FTP

• SFTP

• F/UTP

• U/FTP

How many ohms does coaxial cabling utilize in networking applications?

• 100

• 75

• 50

• 25

What is the standard ohms for a balanced twisted pair?

• 50

• 75

• 100

• 25

What type of cable contains any combination of twisted-pair, coaxial, or fiber optic cabling?

• SFTP

• General Purpose

• Multifaceted

• Hybrid/Composite

CAT5E maximum untwist is....

• 0.5"

• 0.75"

• 1"

• 0.25"

As a rule of thumb UTP cable should be minimum of _______ inches from power cables and outlets, unless is in a conduit or you install STP, which then you should stay greater than 2 inches.

• 8

• 10

• 12

• 4

If possible, you should try to install networking cable in the next stud space over from a power cable or power outlet, regardless if it is shielded or not.

• True

• False

Networks continue to get smaller and less complicated.

• True

• False

Estimated that a 1 percent drop in Ethernet packets can correlate to an 80 percent drop in throughput.

• Drop-Rate Ratio

• Drop-Rate Magnification

• Packet-Drop Magnification

• Dropped-Packet Return-Loss