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Everything you need to know about network connectors for the CompTIA A+ exam
Cat 5
100 Mbps up to 100 m
Cat 5e
1 Gbps up to 100 m
Cat 6
1 Gbps up to 100 m or 10 Gbps up to 55 m
Cat 6A
10 Gbps up too 100 m
PVC (non-plenum cable)
Most flammable ethernet cable but cost effiecint
Plenum-rated cable
Fire-resistant ethernet cable designed for airways, conduits, and areas sprinklers cannot reach.
Riser-rated cable
A fire rating that designates the proper cabling to use for vertical runs between floors of a building.
What is fiber-optic cable?
A cable that transmits data at close to the speed of light along glass or plastic fibers.
What type of light source does multimode fiber-optic cable use?
LEDs
What type of light source does single-mode fiber-optic cable use?
Lasers
Unshielded Twisted Pair cable (UTP)
Most commonly used ethernet cable used today
Shielded Twisted Pair cable (STP)
ethernet cable that provides extra protection against interference.
RJ-11
A phone line connection or port found on modems, telephones, and house phone outlets.
RJ-45
A port that looks like a large phone jack and is used to connect to a wired network adapter or other hardware device
Coaxial cable
Insulated copper wire; used to carry high-speed data traffic and television signals.
F-type connectors
Connectors used in coaxial cables for cable television and cable modem connections.
