Week 2

2.2 Cabling

2.2.1 Know and understand the characteristics of cable types and where they are used:

• unshielded twisted pair (UTP)

• shielded twisted pair (STP)

• coaxial

• fibre-optic.

2.2.2 Know a definition for Ethernet, understand its purpose, and where it is used.

2.2.3 Know and understand characteristics of cable standards in the context of ethernet:

• CAT 5e

• CAT 6

• CAT 7.

2.2.4 Know and understand metrics to compare cable standards in the context of ethernet:

• bandwidth

• maximum length.

2.2.5 Know and understand the benefits and drawbacks of cable standards.

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2025-06-05 09:18:46