Network Cables

Question 1

Cat 6a

Answer 1

500MHz and carries 10Gbps of data up to 100m (328ft) and is used in 10GBASE-T networks

Question 2

Cat 6

Answer 2

250MHz and carries 1Gbps of data up to 100m (328ft) and can carry 10Gbps of data up to 55m (180ft). 1Gbps is used in 1000BASE-T networks and 10Gbps is used in 10GBASE-T networks

Question 3

Cat 5

Answer 3

100MHz and carries 100Mbps of data up to 100m (328ft) and is used in 100BASE-TX networks

Question 4

Cat 5e

Answer 4

100MHz and carries 1Gbps of data up to 100 (328ft) and is used in 1000Base-T networks