Question1: – Your boss has decided to have the cable run to every computer in the office, but I don’t know which type to use. To help bring the company into the 21st century, write a short essay on the merits of UTP and fiber optic- cabling.?
Question2: – Your company has hired a group of new network techs, and you’ve been asked to do their training session on networking standard organizations. Write a brief essay detailing the IEEE and its various committees.
Lab Project 2.2
In your studies of network cabling for the CompTia network+ certification exam, you realize you could use a simplified chart to study from and memorize. Build a reference study chart that describes the features of network cabling.
Create your completed chart using a spreadsheet program, or simply a sheet of paper, with the column headings and names shown in this table. If you wish, you can start by writing your notes here.
Cable Type | Description | Benefits | Drawbacks |
Cat 5 | |||
Cat 5e | |||
Cat 6 | |||
Cat 6a | |||
Fiber-optic |