Networking Cables
This type of cable is made of copper and is commonly used for Ethernet networks
What is twisted pair cable?
The 802.11 wireless standard is commonly known as this.
What is Wi-Fi
A network covering a small geographic area, such as a school or office, is called this
What is a LAN
What does ISP stand for?
What is Internet Service Provider
What does IP stand for
What is Internet Protocol
What is the maximum length for a standard Cat5e Ethernet cable before signal degradation occurs
What is 300 Feet
What frequency bands are commonly used for Wi-Fi networks
What are 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz
What does WAN stand for
What is Wide Area Network
This internet connection type uses traditional phone lines but is much faster than dial-up
Answer: What is DSL
Which protocol is used for sending emails
What is SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol)
Which shielding method in twisted-pair cables reduces electromagnetic interference
What is shielding (STP - Shielded Twisted Pair)?
What does WPA stand for in wireless security
What is WI-FI Protected Access
What type of network is commonly used in a smart home with IoT devices?
What is a PAN (Personal Area Network)?
What type of internet connection provides the highest speeds and lowest latency
What is fiber-optic internet
What is the primary difference between IPv4 and IPv6?
What is IPv4 uses 32-bit addresses, while IPv6 uses 128-bit addresses?
Name the 3 main cables used in networking
Twisted Pair, Coaxial, Fiber optic
What is the maximum theoretical speed of the 802.11ac standard
What is 1.3 Gbps
Which network type connects multiple businesses or cities within a metropolitan area
What is a MAN (Metropolitan Area Network
Which service type provides internet over cable television lines
What is cable internet
This protocol encrypts web traffic to secure online transactions
What is HTTPS (HyperText Transfer Protocol Secure)?
What are the four pairs of colors found in a standard Ethernet cable using T568B wiring
What are orange/white, orange, green/white, blue, blue/white, green, brown/white, and brown
Which Wi-Fi standard first introduced MIMO (Multiple Input, Multiple Output
What is 802.11n
What is the primary difference between a client-server and a peer-to-peer network
What is a client-server network relies on a central server, while a peer-to-peer network allows direct communication between devices
Which type of satellite internet service offers faster speeds: Geostationary (GEO) or Low-Earth Orbit (LEO)?
What is LEO (Low-Earth Orbit)?
Which protocol is responsible for translating domain names into IP addresses? (Answer: What is DNS (Domain Name System)?)
What is DNS (Domain Name System)?