IEEE 802.3 Standards Quiz

What is the speed of the original IEEE 802.3 Ethernet standard?

• 1 Gbps

• 10 Mbps

• 100 Mbps

• 10 Gbps

Which IEEE 802.3 standard defines Fast Ethernet (100 Mbps)?

• 802.3i

• 802.3z

• 802.3u

• 802.3ae

Which medium is used by 1000Base-T (Gigabit Ethernet)?

• Coaxial

• Fiber Optic

• Twisted Pair (Cat 5e/6)

• Satellite

Which standard is designed for 10 Gbps Ethernet over fiber optic cable?

• 802.3ae

• 802.3u

• 802.3z

• 802.3i

Jasper is setting up a high-speed data center connection that needs to support 10 Gbps over twisted pair copper cables. Which IEEE standard should he choose?

• 802.3z

• 802.3ae

• 802.3an

• 802.3u

Shawn is upgrading his office network to support 1 Gbps speeds using existing Cat 5e cables. Which Ethernet standard is most appropriate?

• 802.3ab

• 802.3z

• 802.3ae

• 802.3i

Nate’s fiber link must span 10 kilometers to connect two buildings. Which standard should he consider using?

• 1000Base-SX

• 1000Base-LX

• 1000Base-T

• 802.3bz

Jack is working on a new warehouse that needs Ethernet at 100 Mbps over fiber optic cables. Which standard is best for this situation?

• 100Base-FX

• 100Base-T

• 1000Base-T

• 10Base-T

Rob wants to connect switches using a 1 Gbps short-range multimode fiber link. Which option works best?

• 1000Base-SX

• 1000Base-T

• 10GBase-T

• 1000Base-LX

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NGSS.HS-PS4-5

Anthony wants to future-proof a network for 25 Gbps connections in a data center. Which IEEE standard supports this?

• 802.3ae

• 802.3by

• 802.3z

• 802.3u