Technical Terms - Hardware (A-Z) - Cat 5

What is the maximum data transfer rate supported by Cat 5 cables?

• 500 Mbps

• 50 Mbps

• 100 Mbps

• 200 Mbps

How many internal wires does each Cat 5 cable have?

• Six

• Ten

• Four

• Eight

What is the frequency at which Cat 5 cables operate?

• 125 MHz

• 100 MHz

• 75 MHz

• 50 MHz

What type of cable is a Cat 5 cable with the same wiring on each end?

• Twisted pair cable

• Coaxial cable

• Fiber optic cable

• Patch cable

When were Category 5 Ethernet cables commonly used for creating local area networks?

• 1980s

• 1990s

• 2000s

• 2010s

What type of networks were Cat 5 cables sufficient for?

• 10BASE-T

• 100BASE-T

• 1000BASE-T

• 10,000BASE-T

What type of cables began to replace Cat 5 cables in 2001?

• Cat 7

• Cat 6

• Cat 6a

• Cat 5e

What is the low maximum data transfer rate of Cat 5 cables considered to be in modern networks?

• 200 Mbps

• 100 Mbps

• 500 Mbps

• 50 Mbps

What is the shorthand for 'Category 5'?

• CatE

• Cat5

• Cat-5

• CatV

What type of networks do most wired networks use Cat 5e cables and above for today?

• 1000BASE-T

• 10,000BASE-T

• 100BASE-T

• 10BASE-T