CompTIA A+ Depot Technician Quiz #24

[ramesh]

A tough one for you:

You are the computer technician for your company. One of the employees in the design department uses a laptop computer to connect to your company's network wirelessly. She often transfers numerous large files and finds it takes a long time. You decide to connect her to the company network using the laptop's 100 megabit per second (Mbps) network card. What is the minimum category of ethernet cable that will support speeds of 100Mbps? Choose the best option(s) from those listed below.

a) CAT 4 UTP
b) CAT 5 UTP
c) CAT 5e UTP
d) CAT 6 UTP

[zRo ToLeRaNcE]

Cat 5 UTP cable is minimum for 100Mbps

[ramesh]

Category (CAT) 5 Unshielded Twisted Pair (UTP) cables provide speeds of up to 100 Mbps and are the lowest category UTP networking cable that can do so. CAT 5 UTP cables use 4 pairs of copper wires and RJ-45 connectors. This type of cable is the most common type used in home and small to medium sized companies.

Correct Option(s):

b) CAT 5 UTP

Incorrect Option(s):

a) CAT 4 UTP - CAT 4 UTP allows for a maximum transmission speed of 20 Mbps.
c) CAT 5e UTP - CAT 5e UTP allows for a maximum transmission speed of 1 gigabit per second (Gbps), but is a higher category cable than CAT 5 UTP.
d) CAT 6 UTP - CAT 6 UTP allows for a maximum transmission speed of 10 Gbps, but is a higher category cable than CAT 5 UTP.

[techdude]

did a quiz on this today.... I was in a bit idk moment.

[Brick]

oh zeeen,,,,.....................