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Cabling 101

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which are the two twisted pair cables types available? 
a)
UDP and FTP
b)
STP and UDP    
UTP and FTP
STP and UTP 
c)
UTP and FTP  
d)
NONE OF THE ABOVE 
2.
What type of connector do twisted pair cables on computer networks use? 
a)
RJ-11
b)
RJ-30
c)
RJ-45
d)
NONE OF THE ABOVE
3.
3. Ethernet Twisted pair cable has how many conductors? 
a)
6 CONDUCTORS
b)
8 conductors
c)
10 conductors
d)
12 conductors 
4.
4. The modular jack near the workstation, plugs into the back of the 
a)
Transformer
b)
Telecommunication Outlet 
c)
Adapter
d)
Resistor plate 
5.

5. Regarding unshielded twisted pair cables we CANNOT state:

a)

They are classified in categories, from 1 to 7.

b)

They have interference

c)

They cannot be used on Gigabit Ethernet networks.

d)

They have no interference

6.
What are data transfer speeds measure in?
a)
Bytes
b)
Bits
c)
Frames
d)
Relays
7.
Which of the following cable standards is good for 10 Mb/s, 100 Mb/s, and 1,000 Mb/s transfer speeds?
a)
Cat-5
b)
Cat-6
c)
Cat-7
d)
All the above
8.
Which term refers to a tube or channel through which network cable can be run to protect and organize it?
a)
Plenum
b)
Console
c)
Conduit
d)
Duckwork
9.
This term refers to a port setting which allows an interface to send and receive data at the same time.
a)
Half Duplex
b)
Full Duplex
c)
Full Monty
d)
Full Override
10.
What kind of cable is described as a central conductor wire, surrounded by insulating materials, placed inside a braided metal shield? 
a)
Unshielded twisted pair
b)
coaxial
c)
shielded twisted pair
d)
fiber-optic
11.
What is the most common use of coaxial cable in networking today?
a)
connecting computers in a small network
b)
connecting two computers in a point-to-point connection
c)
connecting a cable modem to an Internet Service Provider (ISP)
d)
in a multipoint connection 
12.
What distance can a signal travel on a fiber-optic cable? 
a)
500 meters
b)
1 kilometer
c)
1000 meters
d)
tens of kilometers
13.
What type of fiber-optic cable uses lasers to send signals? 
a)
single-mode
b)
multimode
c)
CAT6
d)
STP
14.
Which of the following cable types does NOT use copper wires? 
a)
coax
b)
STP
c)
UTP
d)
fiber-optic
15.
Of the following, which is the fastest category of UTP cabling? 
a)
CAT5
b)
CAT3
c)
CAT5e
d)
CAT6
16.
Which connector is used for UTP cabling on a network? 
a)
RF-11
b)
BNC
c)
RS-232
d)
RJ-45