In$-$Class Lab Assignment $2$

Each question has an answer provided in the video. Answer the question with text by typing it out, then type the minute number with the screenshot of the YouTube video as it appears on your browser in your computer desktop showing today$$s date and time.

Example:

What is a twisted pair cable?

Answer:

This is a type of networking cable that consists of several pair of copper conductors and are colour coded for them to be twisted in a particular pair.

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All answers MUST be short $($except lists$)$ and straight to the point $$ one sentence, maximum of two sentences

Week $4$ Lab Assignment $($video$)$: Categories of Cables $-$ Selecting the Right Network Cable

What categories of cables are mostly available in the modern day in our network systems?

What are the things you consider when buying ethernet cables for your network?

In commercial networks;

what dictates the data speed within the cables?

Give an example stated in the video

Why are ethernet cables generally shielded?

What kind of cable shielding is best used in outdoor environments?

Why is it important not to go beyond $90$m in Cat $5$e and Cat $6$ when cabling a network?

What happens when you go beyond the recommended cable length?

Which cable style has the property of being the most easily bent?

What are the two types of core cables we have?

When do you best use either of the named core cables in the last question?

What cable style do you use in a harsh environment?

When considering a big gauge, a big conductor diameter is used. True or False?

What kind of cable gauge is mostly used in Canada?

When using a data communication cable as opposed to electrical cables, the gauge needs to be higher. True or False?

What gauge range of cables are you typically concerned about as an IT professional?

Is it advisable to use slim Cat cables for devices that use high voltage of Power over Ethernet $($PoE$)?$ Yes or No$.$

Are the gauge sizes directly proportional to the data transmission rate of the Cat cables? Yes or No$.$

For Jacket ratings;

Why is it best practice not to use CM$/$CMG in Plenum $($confined$)$ spaces as regards to laws?

What danger can it cause?

List two special applications of network cabling.

What kind of specialized cable do not wear out easily when cleaning chemicals are applied to it$?$

Why should you not bury Cat $5$e cables?

What determines why you should upgrade from CatX to CatY?

If you mix CatX and CatY together in a network, will that network work properly? Yes or No$.$

What does cable ratings not guarantee when shopping for cables?

What does businesses prioritize more than home users when considering the type of cables to use?

Which is more important to consumers, upload speed or download speed?