Which connector is used with twisted pair cable in a LAN?
- A.BNC
- B.RJ-45
- C.RJ-11
- D.SC
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Explanation
The correct answer is B, RJ-45. The registered jack numbered 45 is the eight-pin plastic plug crimped on the end of an unshielded twisted pair Ethernet cable, and it is what clicks into the network port of a computer, a switch or a router. Option A is wrong because a BNC connector, with its bayonet twist lock, belongs to coaxial cable and was used in old bus networks and in test instruments. Option C is wrong because RJ-11 is the smaller six-position jack of an ordinary telephone line, which carries at most two pairs and cannot serve an Ethernet link. Option D is wrong because SC, the subscriber connector, is one of the push-pull connectors used on optical fibre, along with the LC and ST types, and it terminates glass strands carrying light rather than copper pairs carrying electricity.
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Practice Questions
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- A.Attack Surface
- B.Attack Signature
- C.Attack Pattern
- D.Attack Path
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- A.Modulator
- B.Mouse
- C.Plotter
- D.Keyboard
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- A.General Packet Radio Service
- B.General Packet Route service
- C.General Package Radio Service
- D.General Packet Radiation Service
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Read the full explanation →In which network topology is every node connected to a single central device?
- A.Bus topology
- B.Ring topology
- C.Star topology
- D.Mesh topology
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Read the full explanation →How many cables are needed to connect 6 computers in a fully connected mesh topology?
- A.12
- B.15
- C.18
- D.30
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