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What is the most common type of network cabling used in homes today?
Twisted Pair
Coaxial Cable
Copper Wire
Fiber Optic
What is ethernet?
An IEEE specification called 802.3
Cabling used in homes to transport data
The most common type of cabling used in government facilities
An infrastructure that is used in households that connects to the outside network otherwise known as the internet
What does ethernet specify?
The method in which data is to be sent through a very wide range of transmission lines
The type of cabling to use in certain facilities
The method of connection protocol used to connect to the internet
The authentication protocol used in database servers
What is the design behind coaxial cable?
Two transmission lines that share a common axis
Two transmission lines that twist around each other
A small inner transmission line and a thick outer transmission line
There is no design, nothing to see here
Coaxial cable is terminated at both ends using what?
BNC Connector
RJ-45 Connector
RJ-11 Connector
Two terminal connector
What is the advantages of using coaxial cable?
Better EMI/RFI protection
Extremely durable
Able to reach short distances
Flexible and easy to stretch
Which is Thicknet?
10base5
10base2
10base3
10base4
Which is Thinnet?
10base2
10base3
10base4
10base5
What is the difference between 10base2 and 10base5?
Thinnet runs 200 meters and Thicknet runs 500 meters
They both run at 10Mbps
One runs at 40Mbps and the other runs at 10Mbps
No difference
What is similar between 10base5 and 10base2?
They both run at 10Mbps
They both can run 500 meters
They both run at 50Mbps
They are not the same at all
What are three twisted pair transmission line standards?
10baseT
100BaseT
1000BaseT
10000BaseT
IEEE standard 802.3i covers what TP standard?
10BaseT
10Base5
100BaseT
1000BaseT
IEEE standard 802.3u covers what TP standard?
10BaseT
100BaseT
1000BaseT
10000BaseT
IEEE 802.3ab covers what TP standard?
10BaseT
100BaseT
1000BaseT
10000BaseT
Cat6 uses CCA construction
True
False
What is Fiberoptic Cable?
Cables that transmit data through light
Cables that are extremely vulnerable to EMI
Cables that use a twisted pair of wires
Cables that use light to transmit Electrical pulses
What are the advantages of Fiber Optic cabling?
Broadband communications
Immunity to EMI or RFI
Security
Extremely low cost
Name the four different Fiber optic connectors.
FC
LC
SC
ST
FT
What are some factors that impact network connectivity?
Environmental
Improper Handling
Bandwidth Issues
Not paying the cable bill
Broadband network
What is the purpose of a NIC?
To control a machines access to the network
To add cost to a machine
To control the signals and make sure they make it to the right local component
To control voltage
Where is the MAC address located on a machine?
In the NIC
In the motherboard
In the CPU
In the Power Supply
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