Twisted-Pair Cables

Question 1

Speed: 10 MbpsFrequency: 16 MHzCharacteristics: Not used much-it is old

Answer 1

Category CAT 3

Question 2

Speed: 100 MbpsFrequency: 100 MHzCharacteristics: For 10/100 connections

Answer 2

Category CAT 5

Question 3

Speed: 1000 MbpsFrequency: 100 MHzCharacteristics: For 1G connections

Answer 3

Category CAT 5e

Question 4

Speed: 10 GbpsFrequency: 250 MHzCharacteristics: Used with 10GBase-T networks

Answer 4

Category CAT 6

Question 5

Speed: 10GbpsFrequency: 500 MHzCharacteristics: Official standard is CAT 6a, not 6e

Answer 5

Category CAT 6e

Question 6

Speed: 10 GbpsFrequency: 600Characteristics: Shielding added for individual wire pairs

Answer 6

Category CAT 7