CET 215- Lesson 12 Network cables and connectors (Quiz)

Which of the following twisted-pair standards is known as Fast Ethernet?

100BASE-TX

Which of the following twisted-pair standards operates at 10 Gbps by using all four pairs of Cat6a cable?

10GBASE-T

Which of the following connectors terminates a coaxial cable?

BNC

Which component of the optical fiber strengthens and protects the fiber itself but does not affect its optical properties?

Buffer

Maria, a technician, is troubleshooting an expansion card in a computer that allows the computer to receive faxes over a VoIP line. The line connected to the expansion card is most likely which of the following cable types?

CAT6

Smith, an end user, is unable to connect to the network and you have visually verified the lights on the back of the PC are active, and there is no physical damage to the Ethernet jack. Which of the following tools should you use to continue troubleshooting the connection?

Cable tester

Which of the following is used for Fast Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet networks and also used for telephone and video?

Cat 5

Which of the following Ethernet cables would best support an application that requires a 600 Mbps throughput at the lowest price point?

Cat 5e

Which twisted pair category is suitable for new Gigabit Ethernet installations and short distance 10 Gigabit Ethernet networks?

Cat 6

Which of the following cables contains a center conductor made of copper surrounded by a plastic jacket with a braided shield over it?

Coaxial

Which component of the optical fiber is made of the silica glass which is far more transparent than an ordinary consumer glass?

Core

Which type of cable is most often used to connect two devices of the same type, such as two computers or two switches to each other?

Crossover

Which of the following networking cables transmits digital signals using light impulses rather than electricity?

Fiber optic

John, a technician, wants to increase network bandwidth to 1Gbps between two office buildings that are 805m apart. Which of the following would be the best solution to meet the requirement?

Fiber optic

Which of the following cable types is used to connect a cable modem to a SOHO router?

Ethernet

A technician is troubleshooting a desktop that is having intermittent issues with locking up and system errors. The technician suspects that the problem might be that not enough power is getting to the motherboard. Which of the following tools would the technician use to determine if the hypothesis is correct?

Multimeter

A user reports to a technician that his desktop is having intermittent issues with locking up and system errors. The technician starts troubleshooting and suspects that the issue might be the motherboard is not getting enough power. Which of the following tools should the technician use to verify that his assumption is correct?

Multimeter

During an inspection, it was found that data racks were not properly grounded. To pass the inspection and address a growing concern to protect data cabling and equipment, a technician must make sure all racks are properly grounded. Which of the following tools should the technician use to verify this has been completed?

Multimeter

Which tool uses a spring-loaded blade to push the wire in place, pierce the insulation, and cut excess length in a single motion?

Punch down tool

You are tasked to connect a new cable to an open port on the patch panel. Which of the following tools will you most likely use?

Punch-down tool

Which RG standard is used for long distance drops and underground cables?

RG-11

Which cable standard can be used for newer digital cable, satellite, and cable modem connections?

RG-6

Which cable standard is used by 10BASE5 "Thicknet" Ethernet?

RG-8

Which connector is used to terminate household telephone cabling?

RJ-11

Joe, a technician, wants to run a cable for a new PC and the requirement is the CAT6 cable. Which of the following connectors will he use when terminating the cable?

RJ-45

Jennifer, a network technician, is installing a new network switch is looking for an appropriate fiber optic patch cable. The fiber optic patch panel uses a twist-style connector. Which of the following connector types should the fiber patch cable have?

ST

Which provides protection against network eavesdropping and signal interference and works at the physical layer of the OSI model?

STP cable

Which of the following is the best solution to the attenuation problem?

Segment the cable with repeaters.

You're troubleshooting a connection issue between the switch and the wall jack. You go into the switch room to check if the cable is plugged into the switch but you didn't find it because none of the cables are labeled. Which of the following tools will you most likely use to find the cable?

Toner probe

You're observing fine black particles on printouts and in the printer itself. Which of the following tools will you use to fix this problem?

Toner vacumn