Copper Cable Categories

Question 1

10GBASE-T (unshielded)

Answer 1

Cat 6
55 meters

Question 2

1000BASE-T

Answer 2

Cat 5 (no longer in use) and Cat 5e (enhanced)
100 meters

Question 3

10GBASE-T (shielded)

Answer 3

Cat 6
100 meters

Question 4

10GBASE-T (augmented)

Answer 4

Cat 6A
100 meters

Question 5

10GBASE-T (shielded only)

Answer 5

Cat 7
100 meters

Question 6

40GBASE-T (shielded only)

Answer 6

Cat 8
30 meters

Question 7

Coaxial cables

Answer 7

RG-6 used in television / digital cable

Question 8

twinaxial cable

Answer 8

common on 10 gigabit ethernet SFP+ cables
- Full Duplex
- Five meters
- Low cost
- Low latency compared to twisted pair