Understanding wired networks

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Why is Ethernet the most common method in an office?
Reliability and performance
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What is the most commonly used networking cable?
Twisted-pair
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Advantages of twisted pair cables?
Fast and very affordable
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What problems do twisted pair cables reduce?
Crosstalk and interference
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What is the most common type of patch cable?
Straight through cable
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What does a straight through cable do?
Connects a computer to a central connecting device
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What does a crossover cable do?
Connect like devices to each other
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How far can twisted pair cables be ran before the signal degrades?
100m
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What do you use to allow a cable to run futher?
Repeater, hub or switch
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How are twisted pair cables categorised?
Frequency and data transfer rate
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When is a shielded twisted pair cable required?
If there is a lot of interference
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What is the shield made of in shielded twisted pair cables?
Aluminium
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What is interference?
Anything that disrupts or modifies a signal
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What is data emanation?
Transmission of data across electromagnetic signals
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When data is transmitted through data emanation what is generated?
Electronic field
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What could happen to the electronic field in data emanation?
Could be exploited to intercept the data
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What is crosstalk?
Signal transmitted on one wire has an affect on another
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What is crosstalk due to?
Close proximity
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What can crosstalk lead to?
Corrupt communications or transmissions being intercepted
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When should cables be plenum-rated?
When inside walls or above drop ceilings
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What makes plenum-rated cables more impervious to fire?
Teflon coating
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What does a fire optic cable transmit?
Light
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What is the media for fibre optics?
Glass
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What connectors are there for a fibre optic cable?
ST, SC and LC
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How many rays of light does a single-mode fibre optic cable carry?
1
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Single mode-fibre optic cables are used for longer distances, true or false?
True
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What fibre optic cable can carry multiple rays?
Multi-mode fibre
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