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Premises Cabling UTP



Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 

What do UTP Category 3, Category 5e and Category 6 designations indicate?
A.
The frequency performance grade of the cable
B.
UL-rated Flame retardance of the cable
C.
How far the cable will work in networks
D.
They are trade names for cable types
 

 2. 

What minimum level of UTP cable type is required by 1000Base-T (Gigabit Ethernet)
A.
Cat 5
B.
Cat 5e
C.
Cat 6
D.
Augmented Cat 6
 

 3. 

What is the main characteristic of unshielded twisted pair Category 5e or Category 6 cable that gives it high frequency performance?
A.
High performance plastics in the insulation of the pairs
B.
The size of the conductors
C.
The rate of twists in the pairs of wires
D.
The connectors
 

 4. 

Category 6A cable is specified and must be tested during certification to ___ MHz.
A.
100
B.
250
C.
500
D.
1000
 

 5. 

The name for the latest generation Cat 6 UTP cable for use with 10 Gigabit networks is _____.
A.
Enhanced Cat 6
B.
Extended Cat 6
C.
Augmented Cat 6
D.
Cat 7
 

 6. 

If you use an Cat 3 UTP jack on newer Cat 5e cable plant, the link performance will meet ______specs.
A.
Cat 3
B.
Cat 5
C.
Cat 5E
D.
Cat 6
 

 7. 

Before UTP cabling became widely used and the industry standard, most Ethernet Networks were connected over _______ cable.
A.
Copper
B.
Coaxial
C.
Shielded
D.
Telephone
 

 8. 

Wireless networks require cables to connect the server, router or hub to the ______.
A.
PC
B.
Uplink
C.
SNMP
D.
AP (Access point)
 

 9. 

Which network connection type has the highest bandwidth?
A.
Power line
B.
UTP
C.
Wireless
D.
Optical fiber
 

 10. 

Standard UTP (unshielded twisted pair) copper cabling for voice and data installations has how many pairs of wire?
A.
Two
B.
Three
C.
Four
D.
Twenty-five
 

 11. 

Attenuation in copper cable____________.
A.
Is lower at higher frequencies
B.
Is higher at higher frequencies
C.
Is the same at all frequencies
D.
Is highest at 10 MHz
 

Multiple Response
Identify all the choices that best complete the statement or answer the question.
 

 12. 

What optical fiber types are recognized in the structured cabling standards?
 A.
Multimode in backbones
 B.
Singlemode in backbones
 C.
Multimode in horizontal connections
 D.
Singlemode in horizontal connections
 



 
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