What term describes a practical application of a topology and other critical technologies that provide a method to get data from one computer to another on a network?

16. (p. 53) Which kind of cable does not provide any protection against EMI?
A. UTP
B. STP
C. fiber
D. coax

17. (p. 53) Which of the following is NOT an advantage of UTP cabling?
A. It is inexpensive.
B. It is easy to install.
C. It is not susceptible to electro-magnetic interference.
D. It provides protection against crosstalk.

18. (p. 55) Which kind of cable works best for long-distance transmissions?
A. coax
B. UTP
C. STP
D. fiber-optic

19. (p. 55) Which of the following describes the numeric designator on fiber-optic cables?
A. its bandwidth and throughput
B. the size of the fiber and the size of the cladding measured in millionths of a meter (microns)
C. its maximum length and maximum number of nodes per segment
D. its Ohm rating and its Category rating

20. (p. 55) Which kind of cabling would you select when you need to cover distances that span kilometers?
A. coax
B. UTP
C. STP
D. fiber-optic

21. (p. 56) Most network technologies that use fiber-optics use which type of fiber-optic cables?
A. single-mode
B. CAT 6
C. multimode
D. 50 Ohm

22. (p. 58) What organization provides a variety of industry-wide cabling standards, such as those for serial, parallel, and FireWire?
A. IBM
B. IEEE
C. ISO
D. ARPA

23. (p. 59) Which IEEE subcommittee sets the standards for Wireless LAN networks?
A. 802.2
B. 802.3
C. 802.5
D. 802.11

24. (p. 47) Which hybrid topology is the dominant wired network topology?
A. star-ring
B. point-to-multipoint
C. fiber-optic
D. star-bus

25. (p. 52) What does the term "capacitance" refer to?
A. how much a cable can resist the flow of electricity
B. how long it takes a wire to get a full charge
C. how much bandwidth the cable can support
D. how much throughput the cable is capable of providing

26. (p. 49) In response to demand for the most common configuration of fiber-optic cable, manufacturers created this type of fiber-optic cabling.
A. RG-8
B. duplex
C. modal
D. single-mode

27. (p. 54) Which statement is true about Category ratings for cables?
A. Only cables used for networking receive a category rating.
B. UTP has a category rating.
C. Only STP has a category rating.
D. Only coaxial has a category rating.

28. (p. 47) At which layer of the OSI model does network cabling belong?
A. Physical
B. Data Link
C. Network
D. Transport

29. (p. 50) What term describes a practical application of a topology and other critical technologies that provide a method to get data from one computer to another on a network?
A. hybrid technology
B. bus topology
C. segment
D. network technology

30. (p. 55) Which connector is used for UTP cabling on a network?
A. RF-11
B. BNC
C. RS-232
D. RJ-45