Networking Cable and Devices

Commonly used cable in computer networking.

• LAN

• TPC

• Coaxial

• Fiber optic

Commonly used cable for television signal transmission with internet signal.

• STP

• Coaxial

• Fiber Optic

• UTP

•This cable can transmit data over a long distance at the highest speed. It can transmit data up to 40 kilometers at the speed of 100Gbps.

• Coaxial

• STP

• UTP

• Fiber optic

Cable is completely immune to EMI and RFI

• Coaxial

• TPC

• Fiber optic

• STP

Cable that is made up of conductor, insulator, braiding, and sheath.

• Fiber optic

• STP

• Coaxial

• UPT

Cable consists of color-coded pairs of insulated copper wires.

• UTP

• STP

• TPC

• Ethernet cable

Each pair is wrapped with an additional metal shield, then all pairs are wrapped in a single outer plastic sheath.

• UTP

• STP

• Fiber optic

• Coaxial

A device that connects your home network to your internet service provider, or ISP. It converts digital signal to analog then converts it again to digital signal to the receiving end. 

• Switch

• Router

• Modem

• Hub

A box that lets all of your wired and wireless devices use that internet connection at once and allows them to talk to one another directly. 

• Hub

• Switch

• Router

• Modem

•They connect 8 up to 60 computers together within a single local area network, or LAN.

• Router

• Hub

• Switch

• Modem