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CompTIA Network+ Revision: Cables

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the frequency (in MHz) of Cat 5e cabling?


(Enter number only)

(a)  

2.

Which of the following applies to Cat 5 cabling?

a)

10BASE-T

b)

1000BASE-T

c)

10GBASE-T

d)

100BASE-TX

3.

Name the distance limitation (m) of Cat 7 cabling.


(Enter number only)

(a)  

4.

Which of the following is the correct frequency of Cat 3 cabling?

a)

250MHz

b)

100MHz

c)

20MHz

d)

16MHz

5.

Fill in the blank:


Cat (a)   cabling has a frequency of 500MHz.

6.

Select the two different capacities that can be used with Cat 6 cabling.

a)

1Gbps

b)

12Gbps

c)

10Gbps

d)

17Gbps

7.

Which category of cabling has distance limitations of 100m AND 55m?

(a)  

8.

Which cable categories have frequencies of 100MHz?


(Select 2)

a)

Cat 5

b)

Cat 6a

c)

Cat 5e

d)

Cat 7

9.

Cat 7 cable has a capacity of (a)   Gbps.


(Enter number only)

10.

What is the capacity of Cat 6 cabling?

a)

1Gbps

b)

1Gbps and 10Gbps

c)

10Gbps

d)

100Mbps

11.

What is the fastest category of cabling?


(Enter number only)

(a)  

12.

What is the maximum recommended length for a Cat 6 cable when used as 1000BASE-T?

a)

1m

b)

10m

c)

55m

d)

100m

13.

Which of the following cable standards is good for running 10Gbps of speed to 100m?

a)

Cat 5

b)

Cat 5e

c)

Cat 7

d)

All of the above

14.

Which cable standard is shown in the image?

a)

T568A

b)

T568B

15.

Which colour wires would need to be swapped in the above example of a T568A wiring standard, in order to create a T568B connection?

a)

Brown and Blue

b)

Green and Orange

c)

Orange and Brown

16.

How many individual wires make up an ethernet cable?

(a)  

17.

Which of the following images shows an LC connector?

a)
b)
c)
d)
18.

Name the connector type.

(a)  

19.

What is this connector used for?

a)

Charging a Laptop

b)

Telephone Connections

c)

Ethernet Networking

d)

Data Transfer

20.

Is this connector used for optical or electrical signals?

(a)  

21.

Name the above wiring layout.

a)

Crossover

b)

Straight Through

c)

Rollover

22.

Name the above cabling layout.

(a)  

23.

Select the crossover wiring layout.

a)
b)
c)
24.

In which instance would you use a rollover cable?

a)

Connecting a computer terminal to a router console port

b)

Connecting your phone to your computer

c)

Connecting a host to a switch

d)

Connecting two hosts together

25.

Where would you use a straight-through cable?


(Select two)

a)

When connecting a switch to a router

b)

When connecting a host to a firewall

c)

When connecting a honeypot to a cantenna

d)

When connecting a host to a switch