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Twisted Pair Cables Quiz

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a twisted pair cable mainly used for?

a)

Cooking

b)

Talking to animals

c)

Sending computer data

d)

Drawing pictures

2.

What are twisted pair cables made of?

a)

Plastic and rubber

b)

Paper and string

c)

Copper wires

d)

Wood and nails

3.

Why are the wires in a twisted pair cable twisted?

a)

To look pretty

b)

To reduce noise and interference

c)

So they don't get bored

d)

To make them longer

4.

Which of the following is a type of twisted pair cable?

a)

USB

b)

HDMI

c)

UTP

d)

Lightning

5.

What does UTP stand for?

a)

Ultra Thin Paper

b)

Unshielded Twisted Pair

c)

Underwater Telephone Protocol

d)

Unique Twisting Process

6.

What does STP stand for?

a)

Super Twisting Power

b)

Shielded Twisted Pair

c)

Smart Telephone Plug

d)

Simple Twisted Path

7.

Which one is better at blocking outside interference?

a)

UTP

b)

STP

c)

Both the same

d)

Neither

8.

Twisted pair cables are mostly used in:

a)

Airplanes

b)

Boats

c)

Computer networks

d)

Microwaves

9.

How many wires are usually twisted together in a standard Ethernet cable?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

4 pairs (8 wires)

d)

10

10.

Which color is not usually found in twisted pair cables?

a)

Orange

b)

Green

c)

Blue

d)

Pink

11.

Twisted pair cables can only be used once.

4 lines
12.

STP cables have an extra layer of shielding.

4 lines
13.

Twisting the wires helps keep signals strong.

4 lines
14.

You can eat a twisted pair cable.

4 lines
15.

Ethernet cables use twisted pair wires inside.

4 lines
16.

All twisted pair cables are waterproof.

4 lines
17.

UTP cables are cheaper than STP cables.

4 lines
18.

Twisted pair cables can carry both voice and data.

4 lines
19.

Twisted pair cables are usually made of (a)   .

20.

STP stands for __________ __________ __________.

4 lines
21.

UTP cables are commonly used in __________.

4 lines
22.

One twisted pair cable usually contains (a)   pairs of wires.

23.

The twist in the cable helps stop (a)   .

24.

In an Ethernet cable, there are (a)   total wires.

25.

The extra layer in STP cables is called (a)   .