CompTIA A+ Exam 220-1001 - Cabling Quiz

What is the maximum allowable cable length for both Full Speed USB and High Speed USB?

5 meters

A type of technology that enables sending data over wiring used for transmission of electrical power is known as:

(PLC) Power Line Communication, or Ethernet over Power.

What are some characteristic features of SATA revision 1.0? (Select 2 answers)

1.5 Gbps data transfer rate, & Maximum cable length of 1 meter.

Which of the following are characteristic features of Category 5 (Cat 5) cabling? (Select all that apply)

100 Mbps Ethernet (100BaseT networks), 1 Gbps Ethernet (1000BaseT networks), 100-meter cable segment length, RJ-45 connector, & Twisted-pair copper cabling

Which of the following are characteristic features of Category 5e (Cat 5e) cabling? (Select all that apply)

100 Mbps Ethernet (100BaseT networks), RJ-45 connector, 100-meter cable segment length, Twisted-pair copper cabling, 1 Gbps Ethernet (1000BaseT networks)

What is the typical maximum segment length for a copper twisted-pair Ethernet cable?

100 meters

The Parallel ATA (PATA) interface standard specifies a maximum allowable cable length of:

18 inches

What is the maximum number of devices that can be attached to a PC through a single PATA cable?

2

SATA revision 2.0 specifies: (Select 2 answers)

3 Gbps data transfer rate, & Maximum cable length of 1 meter

Fiber-optic Thunderbolt interfaces have a maximum cable length of:

60 meters

Which of the following describe(s) characteristics of Parallel ATA (PATA) cabling? (Select all that apply)

Cable consisting of 40 wires, Ribbon cable, & Cable consisting of 80 wires

Network connections implemented with the use of a cable modem take advantage of: (Select 3 answers)

Cabling that carries TV signals, Coaxial cabling, and Shared bandwidth

What is the common minimum requirement for twisted-pair copper cabling in modern Ethernet networks?

Cat 5e

What is the minimum cabling requirement needed to create a 10 Gbps Ethernet connection over copper twisted-pair cable?

Cat 6

Which of the following are characteristics of RG-6 cabling specifications? (Select 3 answers)

Coaxial cabling, Suitable for long-distance cable runs, & Used for cable television, satellite television and cable modems

What are some characteristic features of RG-59 cabling specification? (Select 3 answers)

Coaxial cabling, Suitable for short-distance cable runs, & Used for analog video and CCTV installations.

Which of the following describe characteristics of single-mode fiber optic cabling? (Select 3 answers)

Costs more than multimode fiber optics, Transmits for distances of up to 100 km, & Uses laser as a source of light

What type of Ethernet cable is used to establish a direct communication link between two PCs?

Crossover cable

Which DVI cable type does not support digital signal transmission?

DVI-A

Which of the following DVI cable types does not support analog signal transmission?

DVI-D

Which of the following describe characteristics of DSL modems? (Select 3 answers)

Dedicated bandwidth, Twisted-pair copper cabling, and Telephone lines

DisplayPort cable allows for transmission of:

Digital audio/video

Which of the following are characteristic features of signals that can be carried through an HDMI cable? (Select 2 answers)

Digital signal, & Video and audio

Which of the following cable types can transmit both video and audio data? (Select 2 answers)

HDMI, & DisplayPort

Which of the following are characteristics of fiber-optic network cabling? (Select 3 answers)

Immunity to electromagnetic interference, More suitable for carrying digital information than copper cabling, and Used for network backbone cabling

The most common and simplest reasons that a computer monitor is unable to display a screen image include: (Select 2 answers)

Loose cable connections, & Wrong input selection.

Which of the following USB variants have a practical cable length limitation of 3 meters? (Select 2 answers)

Low Speed USB, & SuperSpeed USB

SATA revision 3.2 specifies: (Select 2 answers)

Maximum cable length of 1 meter, & 16 Gbps data transfer rate

Characteristic features of SATA revision 3.0 include: (Select 2 answers)

Maximum cable length of 1 meter, & 6 Gbps data transfer rate

A single Serial ATA (SATA) data cable can be used to connect a motherboard slot with:

Only 1 device

A type of twisted-pair copper cable used for connecting workstations to network devices is known as: (Select 2 answers)

Patch cable, & Straight-through cable

Which of the following acronyms describes using a single twisted-pair Ethernet cable to carry both data and electrical power?

PoE

Thunderbolt 3: (Select all that apply)

Provides support for up to 6 devices on a single port, Enables data transfer rate of up to 40 Gbps, Uses USB-C connector, &Provides the capability to send PCIe/DisplayPort data and power over single cable

Which of the following describe(s) Thunderbolt 2? (Select all that apply)

Support for up to 6 devices on a single port, Capability to send PCIe/DisplayPort data and power over single cable, Mini DisplayPort (MDP) connector, Data transfer rate of up to 20 Gbps

Which of the following is an older type of serial cable used for connecting modems, printers, mice, and other peripheral devices?

RS-232

Examples of cabling types used for mass storage devices include: (Select all that apply)

SATA, IDE/PATA, & SCSI

Examples of copper cabling types used in Ethernet networks include: (Select all that apply)

STP, UTP, and Coax

A special type of cabling with a fire-retardant jacket that is placed inside spaces between structural floors and dropped ceilings or inside of walls is known as plenum-rated cabling.

True

Which of the following are copper cabling termination specifications? (Select 2 answers)

T568A, & T568B

Which of the following statements describe the features of multimode fiber optics? (Select 3 answers)

Transmits for distances of up to 2 km, Costs less than single-mode fiber optic cabling, & Uses LED as a source of light.

In 10GBaseT networks, Category 6 (Cat 6) cabling supports a 10 Gbps data transfer rate at a limited range of 33-55 meters, whereas Cat 6A (Augmented) cabling allows for a 10 Gbps data transfer rate over a segment length of 100 meters

True

The DVI-I cabling supports both digital and analog video signal transmissions.

True

The main difference between UTP and STP cabling is that STP cables have additional protective covers that reduce signal interference from outside sources.

True

When installing two PATA drives on a single cable, each drive must be configured with a jumper to designate it as either a primary drive (a.k.a. "master") or a secondary drive (a.k.a. "slave"). The "cable select" jumper setting option automatically configures the drive as master or slave according to its position on a cable.

True

Which of the following are features of UTP cabling? (Select all that apply)

Twisted-pair copper cabling, Used in Ethernet networks and telephone systems, Low cost and ease of installation, Not surrounded by any shielding that would provide protection against interference from outside sources, & In Ethernet networks, installed with RJ-45 connector type

Examples of wired connection types that can be used for SOHO multifunction device/printer sharing include: (Select all that apply)

USB, Serial, & Ethernet.

What is the maximum allowable length for a Thunderbolt copper cable?

Up to 3 meters

Which of the following statements describe(s) coaxial cabling? (Select all that apply)

Used for carrying a cable television signal, Copper cabling, Protects against EMI, & Used for broadband cable Internet access

Which of the following are characteristic features of a signal that can be carried through a VGA cable? (Select 2 answers)

Video, & Analog